Air Force Archives - Page 445 of 2551

Blue Angels refueled by KC-46 for the first time

Posted on July 18, 2020 by alert5

A KC-46 Pegasus assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., lines up to refuel an U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet, July 1, 2020 over South Dakota. This marks the first time the 931st ARW refueled the Blue Angels using a KC-46. The KC-46 represents the beginning of a new era in air-to-air refueling capability to support the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. The modernized fly-by-wire boom provides a larger air-refueling envelope than the KC-46’s predecessor, the KC-135 Stratotanker. In addition to the boom, the aircraft is capable of refueling through drogue and wing aerial fueling pods, or WARPs, to provide simultaneous multi-point air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Andrea Morris)

Continue reading “Blue Angels refueled by KC-46 for the first time”

Israeli Air Force’s new 7th Wing Special Ops

Posted on July 18, 2020July 17, 2020 by alert5

Watch the final flight of KC-10 #86-0036

Posted on July 17, 2020 by alert5

JBSA-Randolph airshow canceled

Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 by alert5

The JBSA-Randolph airshow scheduled for November this year has been canceled due to COVID-19.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jen Blake / Public domain
Continue reading “JBSA-Randolph airshow canceled”

Luftwaffe Eurofighters in Lithuania for joint QRA training with the RAF

Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 by alert5

A Eurofighter detachment from Luftwaffe’s Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 “Richthofen” is now in Lithuania for joint Quick Reaction Alert training alongside the Eurofighters from the Royal Air Force (RAF).

Photo: RAF

Continue reading “Luftwaffe Eurofighters in Lithuania for joint QRA training with the RAF”