The French Air Force scrambled its Mirage 2000 fighter to intercept a civilian aircraft over Toulon on Mar. 30 and the police found that he was piloting the plane without wearing shoes.
A French Air Force Mirage 2000 aircraft takes off over Bodo, Norway on October 26, 2018 during Exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE 2018. Image by: Corporal Bryan Carter, 4 Wing Imaging CK04-2018-0922-064
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) now has its first woman fighter pilot. 1st Lt. Jul Laiza Mae B. Camposano-Beran was recently qualified to fly combat missions on the S.211 and has so far clocked 150 hours on the jet.
The U.S. Air Force will being relocating the AC-130J Formal Training Unit (FTU) to Kirtland Air Force Base this summer.
Air Force Special Operations Command’s first Block 30 AC-130J Ghostrider gunship arrives at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 6, 2019. This is the first Block 30 AC-130J for the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt, and will replace the AC-130U Spooky gunship as it retires from service after more than 20 years of operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Miller)