The complex simulations at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland were meant to test how well the F-35 would perform in real-world combat scenarios. The Air Force’s 86th Airlift Wing flew a C-130 airlift mission to bring 13 metric tons of supplies to flood-stricken Libya. Recent congressional spending packages have allowed the Air National Guard to buy 32 new C-130Js. The Air Force chose 17.4% of eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant, down from last year’s selection rate of 21.1%. The C-130 will always be known as the primary airframe to fly the “last tactical mile.” But now, the mighty Herk is capable of so much more. By Col. Denny R. Davies
14 months ago With the clock ticking on retiring the Air Force's aging E-3 Sentry fleet, every second counts on building the E-7s that will replace them. The CARPE Dronvm application is funded by the Pentagon and developed by the Mitre Corporation. It underwent testing earlier this month. For the first time since 1990, Cope Thunder is coming back to the Philippines. Plummeting NCO promotion rates are a ripple effect of the Air Force’s effort to grow its early career enlisted workforce. Leon Gautier was the last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces in the D-Day invasion. Load More