Global Hawk Surpasses 10,000 Flight Hours

An RQ-4B Global Hawk operating from an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia surpassed 10,000 flight hours on a March 7 mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The aircraft, known as A2019, was the “first Block 20 and first RQ-4B...

CSAF’s Reading List

Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh has chosen 12 books, five movies, images from six photographers, and 10 art collections for his 2015 professional reading list program. The books include fictional, historical, and biographical works on topics ranging from leadership...

CENTCOM C-130 Swap Out

West Virginia and Wyoming Air National Guard C-130Hs returned from a four-month deployment supporting operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Horn of Africa, and the broader Persian Gulf region last week. Four aircraft from Cheyenne-based 153rd Airlift Wing were augmented by...

Raptors Versus Vipers At Homestead

The 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead ARB, Fla., recently held a large force exercise event in which T-38s, F-22s, and F-16s squared off to simulate real world air combat contingencies. The “CHUMEX” exercise, which wrapped March 4, allowed F-22 Raptors...

Barksdale Back-to-Back

A second rotation of B-52s from Barksdale AFB, La., took over US Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence at Andersen AFB, Guam, earlier this month, according to a March 9 release. “This time around, we are replacing our own brothers and...

Allied Fun in the Souda Sun

F-16s from Spangdahlem AB, Germany, recently conducted joint training with Hellenic Air Force F-16s from Souda Bay, Greece, on the island of Crete, officials announced. “To be able to fly out here and alongside the Greek air force and train...

Norwegian F-16 Pilots Expand Night Training in US

Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 pilots will begin training this year with night vision goggles at the Air National Guard’s 162nd Wing at Tucson International Airport in Arizona, according to a wing release. Norwegian pilots have trained with the 162nd...