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Cope Tiger trilateral exercise in full swing
Readiness and continued development of multilateral interoperability remains a key priority for allies and partners participating in Cope Tiger 12, a field training and large force air employment exercise that began here Mar. 12. During the two-week exercise, more than 1,600 combined service members and civilians from the U.S., Thailand and Republic of Singapore aim [...]
US/ROK forces show off air power
Not even the sun had a chance to rise before Airmen here began their work during a combined combat generation exercise, March 2, between United States and Republic of Korea air forces. “The purpose of the exercise today is to test the ability of our team to execute our combat mission at a moment’s notice,” [...]
Air Force celebrates JSF arrival, rolls out nation’s airpower future
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE: Air Force officials said the unveiling of the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter was a “historic occasion” during a rollout ceremony here Aug. 26. The F-35A, on display during the ceremony, was delivered here in July by Lt. Col. Eric Smith, the Air Force’s first F-35 pilot. “This is indeed [...]
Arsenal of Airpower: USAF Aircraft Inventory 1950-2009
Numbers Crunch: The Air Force invests more of its total budget in joint force support than any other service. In fact, investments in joint capabilities, such as space, mobility, and intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance, account for about 45 percent of its total budget, states a new Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies report released Wednesday. That’s nearly a 40 [...]
General cites importance of airpower for Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan National Army Air Corps is a vital and rapidly growing component of Afghanistan’s security forces and is building airpower to deny terrorists a safe haven in Afghanistan, a U.S. Air Force general here said. Afghanistan’s vast and forbidding terrain, the threat posed by roadside bombs and the country’s nearly total lack [...]
Airpower: C-17s provide heavy airlift
SOUTHWEST ASIA: Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations May 4, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets and an Air Force B-1B Lancer were called to carry out air strikes during an engagement [...]
Langley showcases airpower to conclude Air Force Week
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va: Airpower took center stage during the first day of Airpower over Hampton Roads, a three-day airshow culmination of Air Force Week April 24 here. Thousands of people from the surrounding Hampton Roads area came to the first day of airshows to witness static displays and aerial demonstrations by several aircraft [...]
Airpower: HH-60 Pave Hawks key to rescues
SOUTHWEST ASIA: Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations April 24, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-15E Strike Eagle used a guided bomb unit-38, general purpose 500-pound bombs, and [...]
Joint airpower show proves military might at Air Force Week
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.: Hundreds of Virginia residents saw a joint airpower demonstration firsthand during Hampton Roads Air Force Week April 22 along the coastline of Virginia Beach. The event included a simulated rescue where a special forces team called in airstrikes then ran into the Atlantic Ocean to be rescued by Airmen flying in an [...]
