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The U.S. Air Force’s E-11 BACN Aircraft Is So Unique, You Can Only Find It In One Place: Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

November 26, 2018 David Cenciotti 0

Commonly known as Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, the E-11A is a U.S. Air Force aircraft that provides unparalleled communications capabilities to coalition forces on the ground and aircraft in the air. “There is […]

Details Emerge About First U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Combat Mission in History.

October 3, 2018 Tom Demerly 0

Successful Strike Honored Marine Pilot Killed in Combat in September 2012. New details and photos have emerged from last week’s first-ever combat mission by a U.S. military F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The mission, […]