The 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla., has elements of the 410 Tactical Fighter (Operational Training) Squadron from Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada, visiting for a little dissimilar air combat training. It’s an annual arrangement, according to the Pensacola News-Journal. The Canadians brought several CF-18 Hornets to fly against the 33rd’s F-15s.
The Air Force wants to pump more than $12 billion over the next five years into its new affordable long-range missiles program and recently asked industry to push the flights of some of those munitions beyond 1,200 miles.