Even after the fall of the Soviet Union 24 years ago, the threat posed to the U.S. and its interests from regional ballistic missiles is not going away anytime soon. According to the View More ›
Burner Friday: 179 FS F-16CJ
Ladies and gents, boys and girls, welcome back to everyone’s favorite day of the week: Burner Friday! This week’s edition is brought to you by the Minnesota Air National Guard’s View More ›
A-10s Conduct Austere Runway Ops
Recently we took a look at a video of Russian Air Force Sukhoi SU-25s and MiG-29s operating off of a highway, demonstrating their ability to land operate from paved surfaces View More ›
From The Cockpit: Frisian Flag
Our Air National Guard friends flying the World’s Greatest Air Superiority Fighter™ have found themselves very busy as of late, with both Louisiana’s 159th Fighter Wing and Florida’s 125th Fighter Wing deployed View More ›
Burner Friday: 19FS F-15D Eagle
Well FighterSweep fans, we’ve made it through another week, and now it’s time for our weekly review of reheat! Today we’re taking a look at the flying tennis court, the View More ›
B-52 Crews Conduct 44-Hour Mission
Ultra-long haul air travel has become standard in recent years. Extremely lengthy routes such as Los Angeles to Dubai, or Dallas to Sydney, or Atlanta to Johannesburg, and many more View More ›
Photo Gallery: Old Glory
Stars and Stripes. Old Glory. The Red, White, and Blue. It’s a thing of beauty. It’s been the subject of many a tune from Francis Scott Key to Toby Keith. View More ›
Vermont ANG Heads to Japan
Air Combat Command has activated yet another Air National Guard unit for an overseas deployment as part of a rotational Theater Security Package (TSP). Vermont’s mission-ready 158th Fighter Wing, the View More ›
AFRES KC-46A Candidate Bases Announced
Boeing and the USAF’s timeline for 18 KC-46s for an August 2017 IOC is in jeopardy, and the manufacturer wants to cut corners on the testing program.
Sentry Savannah: Robust, Cost-Effective Training
Despite Sentry Savannah being a fighter-centric exercise, air mobility personnel were already hard at work even before it had officially begun. A dozen C-130 Hercules and 5 C-17 Globemaster IIIs transports brought View More ›