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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, takes off at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Aug. 5, 2016. The A-10 is flying to Tapa Range to perform air-to-ground training with Estonian and NATO allies in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Missy Sterling/released) 442nd FW completes Estonia FTD
Reservists and active-duty Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Guardsmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, completed a flying training deployment to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, August 8.
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Savannah Hawes, the 482nd Fighter Wing installation public health administrator, uses a magnifying glass to examine mosquitoes she captured around Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. Hawes is examining the mosquitoes she finds to see if they carry the Zika virus. If the virus is discovered, the base will partner with Miami-Dade County to plan out ways to eliminate the threat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aja Heiden) Homestead in battle to combat Zika
Team Homestead is now among the entities combating the Zika Virus that is infecting areas in South Florida.Savannah Hawes, the 482nd Fighter Wing installation public health administrator, is setting out traps to catch mosquitoes around Homestead Air Reserve Base (HARB) and is on the lookout for the infamous virus.“The traps are used to catch and
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Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James speaks during the F-35A Lightning II aircraft initial operational capability ceremony Aug. 5 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee) F-35A combat readiness celebrated at Hill AFB
Hill AFB hosted a ceremony Aug. 5 in celebration of the recent announcement that the F-35A Lightning II aircraft is ready for combat.Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command, declared that the fifth-generation fighter aircraft was ‘combat ready’ Aug. 2.During the ceremony, Carlisle lauded the aircraft’s performance and praised Airmen
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Pilots from the 95th and 301st Fighter Squadrons from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., fly over the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial, France, for a ceremony April 20. The ceremony celebrated the centennial of the Layfayette Escadrille, which was comprised of American volunteer pilots who flew with the French military before and after the United States entered World War I. The monument honors the service of these pilots and serves as the final resting place for some. The 301 FS is a unit under the 44th Fighter Group, which is a classic associate unit at Tyndall. (Courtesy photo) Tyndall Reserve Airmen reach rare F-22 milestone
Few people get to fly an Air Force fighter jet. Even fewer have flown the F-22 Raptor. And, even more rare are Reserve Airmen, Majors Bryan Dick and Robert Ice who have reached the 1,000-hour flying mark in the Raptor. Flying 1,000 hours equates to a pilot sitting in a fighter jet for 41 days and 16 hours. Fewer than 20 Air Force F-22 pilots have
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Eight United States Air Force Reserve Command A-10s assigned to the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, conducted highway landings on the Jägala-Käravete Highway in Northern Estonia, Aug 1. Eight successful landings and take-offs from the highway not only displays the U.S. Air Force’s tactical capabilities, it also displays the partnership between the U.S. and Estonia that allowed for the coordination of the event. (Courtesy photo/ Andres Putting) A-10s land on highway in Estonia
Eight Air Force Reserve Command A-10 Thunderbolt IIs conducted highway landings on the Jägala-Käravete Highway in Northern Estonia Aug 1.
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A 302nd Airlift Wing Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130H departs Peterson Air Force Base early Aug. 3, 2016 enroute Boise Tanker Base, Idaho. MAFFS was activated to assist with U.S. Forest Service fire fighting efforts in the Western states. (U.S. Air Force photo/Daniel Butterfield) Reserve C-130 departs to assist aerial firefighting efforts
An Air Force Reserve C-130 equipped with a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System departed here today to support ongoing aerial fire fighting efforts in the Western U.S.
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Chief Master Sgt. Leon Alexander directs the aircraft to stop in its parking place on arrival at Otopeni Air Base, Romania. Otopeni is located on the outskirts of Bucharest. Maxwell reservists arrive in Romania
908th Airlift Wing Reservists and aircraft arrived at Otopeni Air Base, Romania, July 24. The 908th is here to complete the first visit of what can be called the Reserve Partnership Program, an extension of the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
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Default Air Force Logo Linguists harness hidden 'superpower'
Speaking another language is like having a hidden superpower. By that definition, the Air Force Reserve linguists operating under the 16th Intelligence Squadron are full-on superheroes with a combined capability to speak more than 45 languages and dialects.
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(U.S. Air Force photo/Bryan Magana) Hill hosts Fox News
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Maj. Jayson Rickard, F-35 pilot in the 419th Fighter Wing, gives Fox News reporter Allison Barrie an up-close look at the new Gen III helmet during a visit here July 19. Barrie toured the active duty 388th FW and Reserve 419th FW to learn more about the fifth-generation fighter jet and the technology used by Hill’s
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 11, 2016) Master Sgt. Steven Switzer, a KC-135R in-flight refueling technician with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., operates the boom July 11, 2016 over the Pacific Ocean in support of Rim of the Pacific exercise 2016. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise which provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Grady Epperly) Citizen Airmen keep RIMPAC flying high
One of the few common threads interwoven between the twenty-six nations and more than 200 aircraft participating in Rim of the Pacific 2016 is the need for fuel; a lot of it.
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