Starting from Dec. 31, Swiss Air Force to provide 24 hours airspace protection Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 by alert5 The Swiss Air Force will start having fighters on standby 24 hours a day starting from Dec. 31. Peter Gronemann from Switzerland [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons Continue reading “Starting from Dec. 31, Swiss Air Force to provide 24 hours airspace protection”
F-35A, B-2A conduct joint training mission Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 by alert5 10 F-35s and two B-2s participated in a joint training mission on Nov. 18. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos Continue reading “F-35A, B-2A conduct joint training mission”
Marines refuel USAF F-16s at Iwakuni Posted on December 30, 2020 by alert5 U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Larry Byrd, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171 observes the refueling of a U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon aircraft with the 13th Fighter Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 30, 2020. Marines with MWSS-171 are able to rapidly set up forward arming and refueling points in austere environments to provide fuel and munitions to a variety of joint U.S. military aircraft to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon) Continue reading “Marines refuel USAF F-16s at Iwakuni”
First Spanish Air Force woman to go solo on Eurofighter Posted on December 30, 2020 by alert5 Lt. Elena Gutierrez is the first woman in the Spanish Air Force to go solo on the Eurofighter. The flight took place last week. Photo: Spanish government Continue reading “First Spanish Air Force woman to go solo on Eurofighter”