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B-1 pilots explore using AR for aerial refueling training

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The B-1 bomber community is exploring the feasibility of using Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) developed by Red 6 to train rookie B-1 pilots on aerial refueling.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Scott Thorup, Air Combat Command Training Support Squadron Detachment 14 commander, prepares for takeoff as Rina Shkrabova, Red 6 director of hardware design, connects the augmented reality headset to the Berkut in Santa Monica, Calif., April 13, 2021. The visor tracks the motions of the pilots’ heads and the position of the airframe to determine how the virtual assets are viewed and its location compared to the piloted aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Porter)

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Ebbing ANGB selected to host Singapore’s F-16s and F-35s

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The U.S. Air Force has announced that Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas, has been selected as the preferred location for the F-35 training center for Foreign Military Sales participants and the new location for the 425th Fighter Squadron.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 425th Fighter Squadron, prepares to land May 19, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The F-16 can withstand up to nine G’s, nine times the force of gravity, with a full load of internal fuel. Luke AFB currently trains alongside six foreign nations and has graduated more than 61,000 fighter pilots since 1941. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)

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