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  • Students and cadre of the Advanced Sortie Production Course at the U.S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Operations School on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., pose for a group photo Sept. 13, 2016. Throughout the inaugural 12 week course, the ASPC will provide graduate level instruction to develop highly skilled officers in the art of sortie production processes at the tactical level. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jake Carter)

    USAF AMMOS starts new Advanced Sortie Production Course

    For the U.S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Operations School at Nellis AFB, Nevada, preparing aircraft maintenance, munitions and logistics readiness leaders for tomorrow’s victories is their mission.
  • Seven F-22A Raptors sit outside the 411th Flight Test Squadron Aug. 10. Four operational jets from three different bases are at Edwards for testing to help improve the long-term combat capability of the F-22 Raptor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner)

    Raptors converge on F-22 CTF as it prepares to move

    Just after the turn of the century, it wasn’t unusual to see seven F-22A Raptors parked around the 411th Flight Test Squadron compound during the fighter’s early developmental test and evaluation days. Today, the 411th and F-22 Combined Test Force has just four of the fifth-generation fighters left – including one in the hangar undergoing maintenance – to conduct testing to continually improve the Raptor fleet’s combat and long-term capabilities.
  • The Air Force has plans to integrate enlisted pilots into RQ-4 Global Hawk flying operations, placing highly capable enlisted forces in a position to support the future threat environment. The call for nominations is open and the first selection board for enlisted remotely piloted aircraft pilots will convene at AFPC in November. (AFPC courtesy graphic)

    Nominations for first Air Force enlisted RPA pilots being accepted

    The Air Force is accepting nominations to fill its first class of enlisted remotely piloted aircraft pilots as part of a deliberate approach to enhance the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance mission.The first enlisted RPA pilot selection board will convene at the Air Force Personnel Center, Jan. 23-26, 2017, with application packages due
  • An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron, with the new “splinter” paint scheme sits in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird hangar at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., during the 57th Adversary Tactics Group change of command ceremony Aug. 5, 2016. The new paint scheme for the F-16 will serve as the closest representation of real world threats for pilots who train at Nellis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)

    Aggressor’s paint scheme gets makeover

    Since 1972, the 64th Aggressor Squadron has prepared combat air forces by providing realistic threat replication and training. On Aug. 5, the 64th AGRS unveiled the new “splinter” paint scheme for the F-16 Aggressors at Nellis Air Force Base during the 57th Adversary Tactics Group change of command. The new paint scheme for the F-16 will serve as the closest representation of real world threats for pilots who train at Nellis.
  • A cockpit upgraded via an avionic viability is powered on for demonstration in an EC-130H Compass Call at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., July 19, 2016. The upgrade revitalizes the cockpit with liquid crystal displays that consolidate vital flight information such as precision ground mapping. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Nathan H. Barbour/Released)

    Compass Call receives an upgrade

    Since it became operational, the EC-130H Compass Call has demonstrated its electronic combat power in tactical air operations around the world, and this year the aircraft has achieved another first. The aircraft has received an avionic viability program upgrade to make it more effective in combat and while maintaining compliance with federal and international aviation regulations.

  • Hill's Ogden Air Logistics Complex delivers 12th F-35A

    The Ogden Air Logistics Complex recently completed modifications on the 12th F-35A Lightning II for the Air Force's active-duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erik Henry, 9th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, refuels U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs from a KC-10 Extender over the Atlantic Ocean June 30, 2016. The F-35s traveled to Fairford, England, to support and perform in the Air Combat Command Heritage Flight for the Royal International Air Tattoo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)

    Lightning over UK: USAF F-35A takes first overseas flight

    The Air Combat Command F-35A Heritage Flight team accomplished the U.S.’ first transatlantic flight in an F-35A Lightning II, with refueling support from a KC-10 Extender, when it touched down at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, June 30, 2016.
  • A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II demonstration aircraft takes off during the AirPower over Hampton Roads Open House at Langley Air Force Base, Va., April 24, 2016. The aircraft performed alongside and F-22 Raptor and a P-51 Mustang as part of the Heritage Flight Program, which showcases the evolution of air power by flying today's state-of-the-art fighter aircraft in close formation with vintage fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman R. Alex Durbin)

    10 Questions on the F-35A Lightning II

    The F-35A is on pace to be named fully mission capable. It is Air Combat Command's newest fifth generation multirole fighter, which has a multitude of enhanced air to air and air-to-ground capabilities.

  • Beale selected for Resilient Energy Demonstration Initiative

    The Air Force has selected Beale Air Force Base, California, as the lead site for its Resilient Energy Demonstration Initiative (REDI) to develop and deploy innovative energy resilience technologies and business models, and then apply the results to other missions and installations across the Air Force enterprise.
  • Lt. Col. George Watkins, the 34th Fighter Squadron commander, flies a combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft past the control tower at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 17, 2015. During the sortie, the base’s first, Watkins conducted mission qualification training focusing on weapons employment, range familiarization and mission system proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alex R. Lloyd)

    AF names candidate bases, criteria for choosing next F-35A sites

    Air Force officials announced April 12 that Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri, are candidate bases for the first Reserve-led F-35A Lightning II location.
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