On September 11, two USAF B-52 bombers completed a double transatlantic training mission over Poland, demonstrating the U.S. Air Force's ability to integrate with six allied air forces while maintaining global strike capabilities anytime, anywhere. During the mission, the two…

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has announced the second and third air bases that will host the new B-21 Raider bombers, the latest long-range strike bomber in the U.S. Air Force fleet. These bases are Whiteman Air Force Base…

On August 23rd, the Air Combat Command of the US Air Force officially received its first EA-37B Compass Call aircraft, serial number 19-5591, for pilot training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. A second aircraft is expected to be…

For the first time, US F-35s landed on a highway during the Finnish highway exercise BAANA 2024. On September 4, 2024, two F-35s Lightning II aircraft from the 48th Fighter Wing, stationed at the Royal Air Force base in Lakenheath,…

U.S. Air Force pilots will soon train for combat with T-X jets and simulators from Boeing. The U.S. Air Force has selected the Boeing T-X advanced pilot training system which features an all-new aircraft designed, developed and flight-tested by the…

Two USAF F-22 Raptors stealthy fifth-generation fighter jets from the 95th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, flew to Orland Air Base, Norway, on Aug. 15 2018 as part of an exercise aimed at strengthening the…

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from the 95th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, refuelled and trained with Spanish Eurofighter Typhoons and F-18 Hornet during an F-22 forward deployment to Albacete, Spain, Aug. 16, 2018. The squadron…

The 48th Fighter Wing bid farewell to the 56th Rescue Squadron during a ceremony at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, May 15, 2018. The event signals the near-completion of the 56th and 57th RQS relocation to Aviano Air Base, Italy,…

As massive spirals of lightning, wind and rain, hurricanes are some of the most dangerous and destructive forces in nature. And the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters fly directly into the center of them. During the 2017 season, which ended…

Approximately 150 personnel and 11 F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron traveled to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to support the F-16 weapons instructor course (WIC) at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. “The course was founded…

Approximately 180 Airmen from the 115th Fighter Wing, 176th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, also known as the Badgers, completed a 3-month Theater Security Package deployment here, November 8. Pacific Air Forces Theater Security Package deployments to the…