[Photo] French Rafale damages Refueling Probe while taking fuel from U.S. KC-135 tanker over Mali
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 and French Rafale involved in an mid-air emergency over Mali. Taken from a 100th ARW (Air Refueling Wing) KC-135 Stratotanker during what seemed to be…
Rare NC-135W test bed for the Rivet Joint RC-135 spyplanes on a quick tour to the Eastern Mediterranean
The rare NC-135W tail number 61-2666 deployed to Souda Bay, Crete, for a week. The NC-135W is a test-bed belonging to the 645th MATS (Material Squadron) Det. 2 AFMC (Air Force…
Barksdale’s B-52s to get the first woman commander of a combat Bomber Wing ever
2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base to get first woman commander of a combat bomber wing in the next weeks. Even if it has not been officially confirmed,…
Army Air Force Video explains how to evade Flak (anti-aircraft fire) in WWII
Over Germany, Italy, Japan, "Flak" (anti-aircraft gun) was, along with enemy fighters, the main threat to Allied bombers. An Army Air Force training film explains FlaK (from the German word…
Polish Air Force Mig-29 and Royal Air Force Typhoon jets on Baltic Alert
Polish Fulcrums and British Eurofighter Typhoons provide Baltic Air Policing from Lithuania. The RAF and the Polish Air Force have taken over the four-month rotation of Baltic Air Policing since…
[Photo] All three F-35 variants fly together for the first time
F-35A, F-35B and F-35C Joint Strike Fighters flying together. A nice photo lets you compare the shape and size of the three variants of the F-35 Lightining II multi-role aircraft…
