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Bold Alligator 2014: Coalition Forces Raid “Enemy” Compound

11/18/2014
11/18/2014:Coalition forces conducting a simulated raid on combat town in support of exercise Bold Alligator 14 (BA 14) aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 7, 2014. BA 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide insertion forces…

Annual Eurofighter Photo Competition Winners: 2014

11/17/2014
11/17/2014: In the slideshow below are featured the winning photos of Eurofighters seen in flight. [maxgallery id="72317"] Credit Photos: Eurofighter According the press release from Eurofighter, dated November 17, 2014: Catching the perfect image of something that flies faster than a speeding bullet is a   challenge for any photographer. But…

Wolf Pack at RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1

11/17/2014
11/17/2014: Kunsan Air base F-16 and ROKAF KF-16 fighting falcons taking off at Eielson AFB during Red Flag 15-1 exercise. And for the first time ROKAF KF-16s participate in Red Flag Alaska. Credit:8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:11/17/14 According to an article published on 10/21/14 by Senior Airman Taylor Curry of…

Airpower in the Next Two Decades of the 21st Century: Secretary Wynne Looks Ahead

11/16/2014
2014-11-08 By Michael W. Wynne In the development of airpower, one has to look ahead and not backward and figure out what is going to happen, not too much what has happened. — Brigadier General William 'Billy' Mitchell, USAS 1926. Although we are only fourteen percent of the way through…

Lessons Learned At Fallon: The USN Trains for Forward Leaning Strike Integration

11/16/2014
2014-11-14 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The USN both in its carriers and its amphibious fleet provides a significant expeditionary capability. The USMC-USN team has been reshaping amphibious assault forces under the influence of the Osprey, the coming of the F-35B, the addition of new ships such as the…

Fighting Falcons at Fallon Participate in Naval Air Wing Integration

11/16/2014
11/16/2014: U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., taxi and takeoff for a training mission from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, Nov. 12, 2014. Swamp Fox Airmen from the 169th Fighter Wing and South Carolina Air National Guard are…

Tankers Practice Rapid Launch

11/15/2014
11/15/2014: KC-135 Stratotankers from the 92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings line up in preparation for take-off during an operational readiness exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Aug. 22, 2014. The Wing Inspection Team-planned exercise allowed the Total Force Integration units to test and evaluate their capabilities providing responsive…