Red Flag 16-2: Italian, Turkish and U.S. Forces Train to Fight Advanced Adversary
Red Flag 16-2 explained. The second Red Flag of 2016 featured an international coalition training against a dynamic and integrated “Red Adversary” Force. The exercise, running from Feb. 29 to…
A bear named “Yogi” was ejected from a USAF B-58 to test the Hustler’s escape capsule on this day in 1962
"Yogi" was ejected at 35,000 feet, 870 mph. On Mar. 21, 1962, a 2-year old black bear named “Yogi” was ejected from a U.S. Air Force B-58 during tests of…
Unique video shows how historic aircraft were transported to the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Historic combat aircraft down the street. Filmed in 1970, the following video shows how vintage combat planes were moved from the Air Force Museum at Patterson Field down State Route 444…
A close look at the F119-PW-100: the first 5th Geb. fighter engine powering the F-22 Raptor
The F-22 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines, the world's first operational fifth-generation engine in service. The F-22 Raptor stealth multirole aircraft embed a lot of…
Watch this stunning video of a U.S. nuclear submarine breaking the ice to surface in the Arctic Circle
The Los Angeles-class USS Hartford performed a North Pole surfacing. There is no need to highlight the strategic importance of submarines. The type of missions they can carry out is…
U.S. Air Force assets train in astronaut recovery as NASA prepares to restore its capability to launch men into space
Astronaut recovery training in preparation for America's return to human spaceflight. On Mar. 14, 2016 the U.S. Air Force Detachment 3 belonging to the 45th Space Wing and the 920th…