Hawgsmoke 2024: A Tribute to the A-10 Warthog’s Legacy
Hawgsmoke 2024 Marks the End of an Era and Celebrates a Lasting Legacy Under the sweltering heat of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, 13 fighter squadrons gathered for what…
E-6 ‘Doomsday Plane’ Plays Key Role in Simulated Minuteman III Launch Test, Validating ICBM Readiness
E-6 Mercury Enhances Strategic Command and Control in Simulated ICBM Launch. Airmen and Sailors from several military units, including the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron (STOS), the 576th Flight Test Squadron…
MQ-4C Triton Flies for Five Hours Deep Within the Arctic Circle, Proving Navigation Capability
The ‘test flight’ validated the drone’s critical intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting capabilities in the High North’s harsh, austere and frigid environment. Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) surveillance…
Leonardo AW249 Next-Gen Attack Helicopter Takes Part In “Stella Alpina 2024” Operational Exercise
Exercise “Stella Alpina 2024” saw specialized components of the Italian Army training with new systems and technologies, including a pre-production model of the new AW249 attack helicopter and electronic warfare…
U.S. Marine Corps’ VMFA-251 Receives First F-35C Lightning II
VMFA-251 is the first East Coast operational unit to receive the F-35C, whose arrival at MCAS Cherry Point marks the beginning of the 2nd MAW’s transition from the F/A-18 Hornet…
AFSOC CV-22 Prepare to Deploy Abroad, USMC MV-22 Suffers Engine Fire at Fairchild AFB
The CV-22 deployment would be the first since the 2023 fatal crash and the subsequent limited operations. The MV-22 fire happened on the ground at Fairchild AFB and was quickly…
