FEBRUARY 13, 2023 - Yesterday at 2:42 p.m. ET, at the direction of President Biden, and based on the recommendations of Secretary Austin and military leadership, an F-16 fired an AIM9x to successfully shoot down an airborne object flying at approximately 20,000 feet altitude in U.S. airspace over Lake Huron in the State of Michigan. Its path and altitude raised concerns, … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2023
Airmen Train with Medic-X Initiative
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shelby Vande Zande, 49th Medical Group education and training flight chief, grabs equipment from a supply closet at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Jan. 27, 2023. The 49th MDG’s main goal in using the Medic-X program is implementing its training courses ensuring that both civilians and airmen working at the group can pitch in during dire … [Read more...]
Canada, U.S. Support NORAD Modernization
FEBRUARY 13, 2023 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand today discussed modernization of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and military assistance for Ukraine's defense at a meeting at the Pentagon. NORAD is a United States-Canada organization with the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime … [Read more...]
Air Force Shoots Down ‘High-Altitude Object’ off Alaskan Coast
FEBRUARY 13, 2023 - An Air Force F-22 shot down a "high-altitude object" off the Northern coast of Alaska that posed a threat to civilian airliners, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said. The North American Aerospace Defense Command detected the object Feb. 9 using ground radar and sent aircraft to identify the object. The pilots ascertained the … [Read more...]
Super Bowl LVII to Make History with All-Female Flyover
FEBRUARY 12, 2023 - To commemorate 50 years of women flying in the U.S. Navy, the service will conduct a flyover of State Farm Stadium during the national anthem with female aviators as part of the formation. History will be made on the field at Super Bowl 57, but it will also be made in the sky above before kickoff between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia … [Read more...]