First F-35 arrives at Eglin Air Force Base

The Department of Defense’s first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter touched down at its new home here July 14, marking a major milestone in the nation’s military history. Upon arrival, the jet officially became part of the Air Force inventory. It now belongs to the JSF training unit, the 33rd Fighter Wing. Flying it [...]

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam 1965 – 1974

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam 1965 – 1974

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Delta 4 Rocket Launches From Vandenberg

Delta 4 Rocket Launches From Vandenberg

Footage of a Delta IV rocket launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying a classified National Reconnai…

Bases get new names in realignment

WASHINGTON: Some military installations are consolidating and getting new names as joint basing becomes a reality. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission’s directive to consolidate 26 stateside military installations into 12 joint bases has brought names such as Lewis-McChord, Langley-Eustis, and even the trilateral McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst into the lexicon of military installations. Settling on new [...]

B-2 Bombers arrive at Andersen AFB

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam: More than 240 Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., arrived here in late February to support the deployment of B-2 Spirits as part of the continuous bomber presence here. The Airmen and aircraft replaced the service-members and the B-52 Stratofortresses deployed here from Barksdale AFB, La. Andersen AFB has [...]

Air Force officials announce candidate bases for joint strike fighter

WASHINGTON: Air Force officials here announced the list of candidate locations Oct. 29 for basing the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter. The list of candidate bases was approved by the secretary and chief of staff of the Air Force and identifies the first group of bases to be considered for joint strike fighter basing [...]

Tinker AFB refurbishes F-22 air turbines

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE: As part of a new cooperative agreement, air turbines and more than 30 other components from the F-22 Raptor now undergo maintenance here. In a joint agreement between private manufacturers Lockheed Martin, Honeywell and the Air Force, workers from the 550th Commodities Maintenance Squadron now refurbish the air turbines that provide [...]