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Nov. 5, 2022
US, international forces operate as a combined force in exercise Virtual Flag: Coalition

The exercise integrated the full spectrum of air, land, surface, space, and cyber warfighters in a virtual battlespace in joint and coalition environments.
July 15, 2022
The ‘Future Fight’ is here: Red Flag-Nellis 22-3

More than 20 units and approximately 2,300 participants arrived at Nellis Air Force Base to take part in the final Red Flag of 2022. Greeting them were the pilots of the newly re-activated 65th Aggressor Squadron, and the 57th Operations Group’s dedicated multi-domain aggressor force.
Jan. 27, 2020
Total-force aviators take flight during Sentry Aloha 20-1

Sentry Aloha 20-1, an air-to-air combat exercise, is hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard and designed to train Airmen from around the country in a joint and interoperable venue on a large scale.
Jan. 12, 2020
DRAGON simulator to augment AWACS training

DRAGON, replaces 1970s analog technology with digital, automated aircraft navigation functions, and it ensures E-3 aircraft are compliant with current and future air traffic control requirements.
Jan. 11, 2020
18th Wing, joint partners execute first WestPac Rumrunner exercise

With the evolving security environment in the Indo-Pacific and to further support a safe and secure region, the 18th Wing spent months designing WestPac Rumrunner as an exercise to train counter-air capabilities and strengthen joint interoperability. In addition to air tactics and joint
July 22, 2019
ACE Solo Flight Program concludes for 2019 at historic Tuskegee Airmen airfield

The A.C.E. Solo Flight Program, which began in 2018, is a unique, STEM--science, technology, engineering and math--focused summer program designed to motivate and mentor minorities and women to pursue aerospace careers, with an emphasis on Air Force opportunities.
May 1, 2018
High School to Flight School

Officials at Air Force Reserve Command headquarters, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, are hoping an innovative new program will help the command meet its need for flight engineers.
Oct. 24, 2017
Seoul ADEX 17 concludes, partnerships thrive

The Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2017 wrapped up Oct. 22, 2017 at Seoul Air Base.
Oct. 20, 2017
Hill AFB maintainers support F-35A first Asia appearance during Seoul ADEX 17

Twenty-seven Hill Air Force Base maintainers and accompanying support equipment loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 13, 2017, bound for Northeast Asia’s largest air show to support the F-35A Lightning II’s first time on Asian soil.
Oct. 16, 2017
US forces to participate in Seoul ADEX 2017

The U.S. military will be represented at the 2017 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, or Seoul ADEX 17, at Seoul Airport, South Korea, Oct. 17-22, 2017.
Jan. 20, 2017
First E-3 with DRAGON modification arrives at Tinker AFB

The first E-3 Sentry aircraft with the glass flight deck modification known as DRAGON (Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation) arrived at Tinker Jan. 9.
Dec. 5, 2016
Tyndall host Checkered Flag, Combat Archer

The skies over Tyndall Air Force Base will soon be filled with a variety of aircraft as they partake in Checkered Flag 17-1 and Combat Archer 17-3, concurrent large-scale total force aerial integration exercises that will run Dec. 5-16.
Oct. 6, 2014
Airmen wear many hats, support NATO mission in Germany

Airmen from Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Air Refueling Wing began a two-week support mission here, supporting NATO’s airborne warning and control system mission.
March 31, 2014
Keeping the eyes of the eagle sharp

On the night of Oct. 4, 1958, 111 passengers boarded a Pan Am Boeing 707 at New York's Idlewild Airport for a non-stop 8 hours and 41 minutes flight to Paris' Le Bourget Airport. The journey ushered in the jet age for the United States and made the world a seemingly smaller place.

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