The U.S. Air Force has retired its last MC-130H Combat Talon II, #89-0280, after delivering the aircraft to the “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Apr. 3.
USAF retires its last MC-130H
71st Fighter Squadron brings its first two F-22s to Joint Base Langley-Eustis
On March 29, 2023, history was made as the 71st Fighter Squadron of the 1st Fighter Wing welcomed its first two F-22s, # AF040 and AF042, to their new home on Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia. Flown by Lt. Col. Andrew Gray, the 71st FS commander, and Lt. Col. Matthew Evers, the 71st FS director of operations, these aircraft mark the beginning of a new era in combat training missions as Langley takes on the F-22 Formal Training Unit (FTU) mission. The primary mission of the 71st FS will be to train pilots on how to employ the F-22, making them the most lethal F-22 pilots in the Air Force.
Photo: Senior Master Sgt. Amy Robinson
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USAF sending F-15s to India next week
The air forces of India and United States will meet at Kalaikunda air base, India next week to resume the Cope India air exercise.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Pentagon says photo of damaged nuclear bomb was a training dummy
The recent publication of a photograph showing a damaged US nuclear bomb at a Dutch airbase has caused concern among arms control advocates. However, the Pentagon has since clarified that the picture was of a dummy weapon being used in a training exercise.
Photo: Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Marshall Aerospace unveils ARC-Radar, a sensor suite that transform a C-130J into a radar surveillance platform
Marshall Aerospace has launched the ARC-Radar, a modular sensor suite that can transform a tactical transport aircraft for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) roles using the Leonardo Osprey 30 radar.