AUGUST 5, 2022 - Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Tinker Air Force Base July 28 for an update on the base’s support to the F-35 Lightning engine program. Kendall received an update on F135 engine maintenance and modernization prior to receiving a firsthand look at the F135 engine repair line, housed within the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex — the Defense … [Read more...]
Air Force Evaluates F-15EX Eagle II Missile Tests
AUGUST 5, 2022 - Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 6 team members recently participated in two of the first developmental and operational test missile shots for the F-15EX Eagle II. Engineers and analysts from the AFOTEC Detachment 6 F-15 division traveled to Eglin Air Force Base and Tyndall AFB, both in Florida, to draw results from the AIM-120D … [Read more...]
VIRTUAL FLAG: Battle Management Begins Aug. 15th
AUGUST 4, 2022 - The 705th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Distributed Mission Operations Center, will execute exercise VIRTUAL FLAG in a synthetic, theater-level, joint combat environment ensuring joint operational and tactical warfighters’ readiness, Aug. 15. VF: Battle Management’s joint training audience will consist of personnel operating out of the DMOC and … [Read more...]
Air Force Legends Weave Together Past, Present, Future
Air and Space Forces Association legends pose for a group photo in front of an F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron during a flight line tour on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 27, 2022. The AFA mission is to promote dominant U.S. Air and Space Forces as the foundation of a strong National Defense as well as honoring and supporting Airmen, … [Read more...]
Marines Provide Refueling to Air Force MQ-9 Reaper
AUGUST 2, 2022 - U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 764 provided aviation delivered ground refueling to a remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper drone from the 163rd Attack Wing of the California Air National Guard during Integrated Training Exercise 4-22 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 20 and 21, 2022. The airmen from the … [Read more...]