Media - News | Jul 19, 2019
Hill Airmen expand F-35A combat capability in Rapid Forge
This week, Airmen from Hill Air Force Base’s fighter wings forward deployed the F-35A Lightning II to several locations in Europe as part of a joint readiness exercise. So far, Operation Rapid Forge has seen F-35As, F-15E Strike Eagles, and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft work together to land, refuel and re-arm with inert munitions at […]
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Media | Jul 17, 2019
EDITOR’S PICK6,159 viewsJul 17, 2019, 10:07pm The Invisible Anniversary Of The B-2 Bomber
This week we’ll mark the 50th anniversary of the first men landing on the moon, a magnificent achievement that we still marvel at half a century later. Wednesday marked another anniversary in the annals of aerospace history that is less well known, but of significant consequence for the security of our nation—the 30th anniversary of the first […]
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Commentary - Media | Jul 17, 2019
The Invisible Anniversary Of The B-2 Bomber
This week we’ll mark the 50th anniversary of the first men landing on the moon, a magnificent achievement that we still marvel at half a century later. Wednesday marked another anniversary in the annals of aerospace history that is less well known, but of significant consequence for the security of our nation—the 30th anniversary of […]
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Media - News | Jul 11, 2019
Largest off-station F-35A operation to date
Since May 30, the 388th Fighter Wing’s 34th Fighter Squadron has been flying out of Mountain Home in what has been the largest off-station F-35A Lightning II operation to date. The squadron, normally stationed at Hill AFB, Utah, is functioning as a detachment with about 300 Airmen in operations, support and maintenance. They arrived at […]
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Media - News | Jul 11, 2019
By buying F-15 jets, Pentagon leaders are repeating past mistakes
On March 14, 2012, an American flag was flown aboard aircraft serial No. 10-4195 — the first flight of the last F-22 Raptor produced. The fifth-generation fighter was of uncompromised design, born of capabilities to sustain the vision of the world’s greatest air force and emphatically demonstrating that America would invest to protect its interests […]
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