May 5, 2021 F-15EX takes to the Alaska skies for deep end test Just weeks after delivery to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the F-15EX – both 001 and 002 – have taken to the Alaska skies for Northern Edge 21, May 3-14, 2021.
April 27, 2021 F-15EX takes flight An F-15EX Eagle II from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, takes flight for the first time out of Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 26, 2021, prior to departure for Northern Edge 2021. The F-15EX brings next-generation combat technology to a highly successful fighter airframe that is
April 19, 2021 Air Force provides C2 advisors to operational-level commanders With global competition heating up, the need to maximize the agility of U.S. Air Force operational command and control has never been more pressing. Fortunately, the USAF’s Operational Command Training Program is a foundational piece of its current C2 training architecture.
April 14, 2021 F-15C records longest known missile shot The 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron partnered with the 83d Fighter Weapons Squadron to execute the longest known air-to-air missile shot to date during March 2021.
April 12, 2021 Agile Thunder exercised across the miles Exercise Agile Thunder 21-02, a tri-wing exercise, concluded March 13 after multiple active duty Airmen successfully completed their training to rapidly deploy, fight and win.The 552nd Air Control Wing and 72nd Air Base Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, the 75th ABW and 729th Air Control Squadron at
March 5, 2021 Strike Eagle can carry 15 JDAMs on single sortie February mission proves "Strike Eagle can now carry enough JDAMs for an active combat mission, land, reload itself and/or another aircraft such as an F-35 or F-22 for additional combat sorties
Feb. 3, 2021 AFMC Airmen among 2020 Vice Chief’s Challenge winners The challenge, which launched in February 2020, focused on identifying time-consuming tasks that provide the least direct value to generating combat effects; proposing innovative solutions to streamline current processes through the novel application of technology; and partnering directly with
Dec. 16, 2020 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron supports Long Range Radar programs during pandemic The 84th Radar Evaluations Squadron’s unique mission persists as the United States continues to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The 84th RADES at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, evaluates Long Range Radars all over the continental United States, Alaska, Canada, and in several deployed areas of
Nov. 24, 2020 Ready Player One? AF Services puts E-sports to the test in Global Strike Air Force Gaming made its official debut on November 11, under the Air Force Services Center with a new intramural e-sports program. Teams at eight Air Force Global Strike Command bases will compete in a pilot program to crown the gaming champions of the command. AFGSC Airmen and Space
Nov. 12, 2020 KC-46 tests command and control during ABMS onramp 3 The 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Detachment 1 from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, participated in the most recent Advanced Battle Management System onramp experiment during exercise Valiant Shield at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, September 15-25, 2020.