Raptor Flavor

JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii The F-22s advanced ability to see and interpret the battle space is “showing itself to be pretty valuable” in Operation Inherent Resolve, said Lt. Col. Justin Spears, an F-22 pilot and commander of the 19th Fighter...

Nepal Disaster Relief Continues

US Pacific Command continues to support Nepal in the aftermath of an April 25 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed thousands and devastated the country. A joint humanitarian assistance survey team deployed from Kadena AB, Japan, to Nepal on April 29...

28th Intelligence Squadron Reaches IOC

The 28th Intelligence Squadron, an Air Force Special Operations Command Reserve unit at Hurlburt Field, Fla., recently reached initial operational capability, according to an April 30 release. The milestone comes some two months ahead of schedule, said Maj. Elisabeth Applegate,...

Erasing the Seven

JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Pacific Air Forces has removed A7—installations and mission support—from its lexicon. “We’re now an A4 only,” said James Silva, PACAF, deputy director of logistics. The Air Force Installations Mission Support Center, which was established last year...

JSpOC Monitoring Out-of-Control Satellite

The Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., continues to monitor an “out-of-control” Russian satellite, which could re-enter the atmosphere within two weeks, reported the Washington Free Beacon. It was determined the unmanned Space Station resupply cargo craft, known...

Luke’s Flagship Strike Fighter

Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, flew the wing’s flagship F-35 strike fighter from Lockheed Martin’s Forth Worth, Texas, facility to Luke AFB, Ariz., on April 28. The aircraft, tail number 5056, with the last two numbers representing...