From 05-18 December 2018, the Royal Australian Air Force joined the United States Pacific Air Forces and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) for Operation Christmas Drop, the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. [maxgallery id="122143"] Launching from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, C-130J Hercules aircraft delivered donated…
10/27/2017 The CH-53K King Stallion lands after a test flight in West Palm Beach, Fla. on March 22, 2017. Lockheed Martin announced the CH-53K King Stallion passed its Defense Acquisition Board assessment that approved for the aircraft to begin low-rate initial production on April 4, 2017. [maxgallery id="101919"] The CH-53K will…
10/27/2017:The CH-53K King Stallion lands after a test flight in West Palm Beach, Fla. on March 22, 2017. Lockheed Martin announced the CH-53K King Stallion passed its Defense Acquisition Board assessment that approved for the aircraft to begin low-rate initial production on April 4, 2017. The CH-53K will be considered…
08/14/2015: B-2 Spirits land June 8, 2015 at Royal Air Force Fairford, England. Both active duty and Air National Guard airmen from the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings participating in hot-pit refueling and an engine-running crew change. These skills tests validate the vital importance RAF Fairford plays in projecting the…
07/09/2015: Emerald Warrior 2015 is the Department of Defense's only irregular warfare exercise, allowing joint and combined partners to train together and prepare for real world contingency operations.The exercise is based out of Hurlburt Field, FL. 21st Special Tactics Squadron Combat Controllers perform Joint Terminal Attack Controller training to coordinate…
06/08/2015:B-2 Spirits land June 7, 2015 at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, with both active duty and Air National Guard Airmen from the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings participating in hot-pit refueling and an engine-running crew change. These skills tests validate the vital importance RAF Fairford plays in projecting the…
09/24/2014: According to a story in Jane’s the USN is converting older missiles as part of the strike package against ISIS. Credit: Navy Media Content Services: 9/22/14 The conversion of 500 missiles will run through to the end of January 2017. Although not mentioned in the Department of Defense's (DoD's)…
05/12/2014: CV-22 Images: Almost Like Paintings [slidepress gallery='cv-22-images'] The credit for the first photo goes to Air Force Public Affairs Agency and is dated 5/3/14. The credit for the remaining photos goes to 3rd Combat Camera Squadron and is dated 3/8/12. In the first photo, Airmen perform maintenance checks on…
