Are We Safer Now? U.S. Homeland Security 17 Years After the 9/11 Terror Attacks.
The Air Policing Mission and Homeland Security Since 9/11 Face Adaptive Threat. “Kill one, terrorize a thousand.” Sun Tzu’s quote from “The Art of War” defines the basis for asymmetrical…
We Visit the Kearsarge ARG to see the 22nd MEU Aviation Combat Element in action
The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Aviation Combat Element (ACE) VMM-264 (Reinforced) takes us on board the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) during deployment work-ups. Authoritative voices bark from the loudspeakers on…
Meet the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s First Female F-35A Lightning II Pilot
USAF Reserve Col. Regina Sabric Is Also Commander of 419th Fighter Wing.Colonel Regina Sabric, callsign “Torch”, of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania has become the first female Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint…
Israeli Combat Aircraft Which Participated In The Attack On The Syrian Nuclear Reactor in 2007 Given New Mission Marking
Syrian Reactor Mission Markings for the jets involved in the raid. On Sept. 6, 2007 the Israeli Air Force (IAF) destroyed the nuclear reactor in Dier ez-Zor, Syria as part…
Two U.S. F-22 Raptor Jets Escorted Two Russian Tu-95MS Strategic Bombers Off Alaska
A routine close encounter between Russian bombers and American stealth interceptors in the Northern Pacific Ocean. On Sept. 1, two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers involved in "scheduled flights over the…
The Italian Typhoons Have Deployed To Iceland To Take Over NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing Duty
For the third time, the Italian F-2000A jets have deployed to Keflavik to ensure the safety of Iceland's airspace. On Sept. 4, four Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets deployed…
