Captain Christopher Fletcher, Commanding Officer, Naval Support Activity Lakehurst, addressed over 100 attendees that included active duty Navy, Marine, Air Force and Army personnel, veterans and civilian DoD employees, as well as community dignitaries at the Lakehurst Flight Deck on Tuesday, June 3rd to mark the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Midway. Considered the … Dowiedz się więcej
On his two-day visit to Estonia, Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Philip Breedlove stressed that Estonian air space forms part of NATO air space and highlighted the enforcement of the Baltic Air Policing Mission as an example of Alliance\’s solidarity and readiness to respond. Breedlove, in Estonia for North-Eastern … Dowiedz się więcej
Most people think that during an emergency they would step up to the plate, act heroically and do what is necessary to save lives. Thinking one might rescue the day is a noble thought, but acting on those thoughts is what sets the nation’s heroes above noble thinkers. „Every pilot thinks 'what would I do … Dowiedz się więcej
The 33rd Fighter Wing here etched another mark on the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program by logging its 5,000th combined sortie, May 28. The F-35 Integrated Training Center, or ITC, flies a third of all the sorties in the Department of Defense program. More than 15,000 sorties have been flown across all variants … Dowiedz się więcej
A special training exercise was held for the newest generation of commanders from the „Kings of the Air” and „First” squadrons at Sde Dov airbase. During the four days of training, they flew Beechcraft King Air planes and developed basic flying skills as well as the ability to deal with different extreme situations. As flight … Dowiedz się więcej
Official approval has been given to the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, to display in 2014 – its 50th season. The Team was formally awarded its 2014 Public Display Authority (PDA) earlier today, after months of intensive preparation by its pilots, engineers and support staff. Following the approval, the Red Arrows’ pilots … Dowiedz się więcej