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‘The Black Jet’: F-16 Squadron Gives Its Flagship an F-117 Paint Scheme

July 5, 2024 | By David Roza
The 8th Fighter Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., took a page out of the history books last month when it unveiled its F-16 flagship painted in a black and grey color scheme honoring the squadron’s past life flying the F-117 Nighthawk, the world’s ...

PHOTOS: Invasion-Striped C-130s Soar Over France for 80th Anniversary of D-Day

June 6, 2024 | By David Roza
Air Force crews flew over France this week in C-130 transport planes decked out in black-and-white “invasion stripes” for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

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