APRIL 19, 2021 - Air Force Thunderbirds will debut their redesigned aerial demonstration, to include an updated ground show performance, at the Cocoa Beach Air Show, Florida on April 17 and 18. This is the first time in almost 40 years the Thunderbirds have completely revised their aerial demonstration since the team converted to the F-16 Fighting Falcon following the fatal … [Read more...]
Jolly Green II Completes Developmental Testing
APRIL 16, 2021 - The Air Force’s new combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, completed its developmental test program at Eglin Air Force Base, April 13. The final test by the Sikorsky and Air Force team was on the aircraft’s weapon systems. The goal of the test was to both demonstrate the performance of the weapons while optimizing weapon-system … [Read more...]
Duke Field Air Traffic Controllers Key Element of Airfield’s Unique Capabilities
APRIL 14, 2021 - The elongated windows of the control tower offer a panoramic view of the flightline and base facilities. Screens around the room are lit with maps of planes transiting through the airspace and ambient aircraft chatter lingers in the background. To an outsider, it can seem relatively calm, but activity taking place here is shaping the military’s capabilities on … [Read more...]
Service Leaders Prioritize Integration in Joint Effort
APRIL 14, 2021 - To build a force capable of meeting the evolving demands of warfare, Army, Air Force and Navy service chiefs gathered for a second joint warfighter talks here Thursday to discuss how to further develop Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control. In September, the Army signed a two-year agreement with the Air Force in support of CJADC2, which plans to make … [Read more...]
CASPER The Friendly, Multi-Capable Team
APRIL 13, 2021 - A team of multi-capable Airmen (MCA) from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, exercised skillsets outside their career fields to support airdrop operations during a training at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 29, 2021. The training was part of the 86th Airlift Wing’s new Cross-Functional Airlift Support Personnel (CASPER) program, created to enable Agile Combat … [Read more...]