Twelve F-16Cs and Reserve airmen from the 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead ARB, Fla., deployed to Greece for a NATO exercise. The airmen and aircraft are flying in exercise Iniohos 17 at Andravida Air Base, a Hellenic Air Force-led large-scale exercise, according to a US Air Forces in Europe release. This year marks the third time USAF aircraft and airmen have participated, according to the release. The exercise will last until April 6.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.