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Capt. EMMA, F-CK-1 pilot

Posted on February 3, 2022February 2, 2022 by alert5

Capt. Kuo Wen Ching was a on-commissioned officer (NCO) in the Repulic of China Air Force (RoCAF) before deciding that she wanted to be a pilot and earned her commission.

Debris from missing JASDF F-15DJ found

Posted on February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 by alert5

Rescuers searching for the missing crew members of a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15DJ fighter have found debris from the aircraft in the Sea of Japan.

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F-15EX fires the AIM-120D for the first time

Posted on February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 by alert5

A crew from the 40th Flight Test Squadron successfully carried out the first AIM-120D missile firing from a F-15EX on Jan. 25.

The F-15EX Eagle II fires an AIM-120D missile during a test mission near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla, Jan 25, 2022. The F-15EX can hold up to 12 AIM-120D missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)

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Contact lost with JASDF F-15

Posted on January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 by alert5

Wolf Pack completes project to paint four heritage tail flashes

Posted on January 29, 2022 by alert5

The 8th Fighter Wing has completed its project to paint four F-16s with heritage tail flashes. The final aircraft represents the 8th Operations Group.

Airmen assigned to the 8th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance shop work together to apply stencils for the tail flash of the 8th Operations Group’s F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 22, 2022. Tail flashes are exemplary of the unit pride and heritage across the Air Force, and help the maintainers, who repair these aircraft, as well as the pilots who fly them, connect with the Airmen and missions of the past. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

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