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Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James speaks to Airmen during an All Call at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Jan. 23, 2014. James visited Barksdale AFB to meet with Airmen to stress the importance of the nuclear mission and their role in it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jannelle Dickey)

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First F-22 sortie for "Mr. Bones"
 

1/24/2014 - TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.  -- The 95th Fighter Squadron took flight for the first time Jan. 21, since its reactivation here in October 2013.

With the first group of F-22 Raptors delivered Jan. 6 from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Tyndall is becoming the world's largest F-22 contingent and preparing the "Boneheads" for the new combat mission.

"I felt extremely proud to be part of the first flight," said Capt. David Ruiz, 95th FS fighter pilot. "There have been a lot of people working together to achieve this milestone and resurrect 'Mr. Bones'."

 

La suite http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123377623

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[Photo] The effect of Florida’s freezing rain on U.S. Air Force AC-130U gunship

 

 

 

 

These images, taken on Jan. 29, 2014, say it all.

http://theaviationist.com/2014/01/29/frozen-ac-130u-spooky/

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J'aime bien le gatling givré

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et moi la dame qui tire à l'US M1

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Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Lt. Gen Stephen Wilson, commander of Global Strike Command, provide an update, Jan. 30, 2014, in the Pentagon, on the investigation of compromised test materials at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. During the press briefing, James and Wilson talked about the steps the Air Force and Global Strike Command are taking to address the integrity failure by some officers and measures to address systemic issues affecting the ICBM crew force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

 

Modifié le 31 janvier 2014 par actyon

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52nd ACW wins its 24th Outstanding Unit Award

1/27/2014 - TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The 552nd Air Control Wing has been awarded it's 24th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, it was announced recently.

"This recognition is without a doubt a tremendous reflection of the military and civilian Airmen who make up this outstanding wing," said Col. Jay Bickley, 552nd ACW commander. "I want to personally thank each and every one of them for the extraordinary effort put forth each day, their willingness to grow, develop and mentor one another and their continuance to uphold the core values of our Air Force."

According to records, the most recent AFOUA earned by the wing was for the period June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013. Prior to this, the last one the wing had earned was for the period of June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012.

http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123378088

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Photos: Prowlers, Strike Eagles prepare for Red Flag sorties

2/3/2014 - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Kyle Smith, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 crew chief, marshals an EA-6B Prowler during Red Flag 14-1 Jan. 30, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Prowler is a fully integrated electronic warfare system combining long-range, all-weather capabilities with advanced electronic countermeasures.More than 440,000 service members have participated in Red Flag since it began in 1975, including more than 145,000 aircrew members flying more than 385,000 sorties and logging more than 660,000 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123378738

 

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Suite et fin de la serie A Nellis AFB Nevade pour le Red flag

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Photo: Red Flag participants tackle night ops

 

2/4/2014 - Royal Australian Air Force Lead Aircraftman Randall Costello, an armament specialist from the 77th Squadron, RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, performs pre-flight checks before his assigned aircraft heads out for a night training mission during Red Flag 14-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 30, 2014. Since its establishment in 1975, Red Flag has played host to military units from more than 30 different countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Kleinholz)

http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123378898

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Concernant le F-35, si Washington veut toujours que l'OTAN dispose d'une capacité résiduelle nucléaire, il devra obligatoirement faire en sorte que coucou puisse emporté la B61 - ou alors la France peut proposer l'ASMP ;) -.

Le traité INF a bailloné les capacitées de frappe nucléaire aéroporté de l'aviation US avec l'interdiction d'avoir des engins dépassant les 500 km de portée.

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L’US Air Force tentée de retirer du service son célèbre avion d’attaque A-10 Thunderbolt.

 

Les difficultés budgétaires aux Etats-Unis compliquent, comme l’on peut s’en douter, la modernisation de l’US Air Force. Coincée entre le financement de l’avion de combat dit de 5e génération F-35 Lightning II, en cours de développement chez Lockheed-Martin, la nécessité de renouveler au plus tôt sa flotte de ravitailleurs C-135 par le KC-46 de Boeing et de préparer l’avenir avec notamment la mise au point d’un futur bombardier, elle doit faire des choix tout en composant avec la pression des parlementaires, qui, comme souvent par le passé, imposent des solutions qui ne satisfont que très rarement ses responsables...

 

http://www.opex360.com/2014/02/04/lus-air-force-tentee-de-retirer-du-service-son-celebre-avion-dattaque-a-10-thunderbolt/

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A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., flies over Midwest skies, Oct. 4, 2013 during a training mission supported by an air refueling KC- 135 Stratotanker from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jess Lockoski)

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MC-130P Combat Shadow takes final flight in UK

2/5/2014 - RAF MILDENHALL, England -- The last MC-130P Combat Shadow assigned to the 67th Special Operations Squadron here took its final flight while based in the U.K. Jan. 24, 2014, visiting several locations the 67th SOS has called home in the past.

Its departure marks the final step of Special Operations Command Europe's transition from the Combat Shadow to the MC-130J Commando II, said Patrick Charles, 352nd Special Operations Group historian. The MC-130P, tail number 66-0215, is the last of its kind to leave the European theater.

While flown as a routine training mission, the sortie also served as a final farewell and the end of an era.

"We were able to take the airplane to all the fields that the 67th SOS has been stationed at in the United Kingdom," said Lt. Col. Scott Hartman, 67th SOS assistant director of operations and pilot for the historic flight.

Most of the airfields the Combat Shadow visited have long-since been closed - their runways grown over or used for storage and parking - but Hartman said they were able to complete flybys and low approaches of the 67th SOS's former homes.

"It was a great chance to get a feel for the long history that the 67th has had here in the U.K., and it was incredible to see where previous squadron members lived and flew out of," he said.

Locations the crew visited included RAF Sculthorpe, RAF Prestwick, RAF Woodbridge and RAF Alconbury. During the flight the MC-130P performed an aerial refueling with one of the 352nd SOG's newest aircraft, a CV-22 Osprey from the 7th Special Operations Squadron.

"We were also able to do a flyby of the town of Hunstanton on the Norfolk coast where Reis Leming rescued 27 people during flooding in 1953," Hartman said. "Reis Leming was a member of the 67th SOS (lineage unit) at the time, and Hunstanton is a supporter of the 67th SOS to this day."

Much like the 67th SOS, the MC-130P has a rich legacy.

"The Shadow has a long and proud history in both special operations and in the United States European Command theater," Hartman said. "The MC-130P's success is a product of the talented and dedicated aircrew who flew them and the professional and extremely hard-working maintenance personnel who maintained them through their long history."

Since the mid-1980s, the MC-130P has participated in special operations missions ranging from air refueling of the military's vertical lift platforms; precision airdrop of personnel and equipment; and the execution of night, long-range, transportation and resupply of military forces across the globe.

The MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft were originally designated HC-130s when they were first produced in the 1960s, and started out as a Combat Search and Rescue aircraft. The Air Force used them extensively in Vietnam to fulfill a number of specialized roles in addition to their primary CSAR function.

The Combat Shadow has deployed for Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, Operation Deny Flight in Yugoslavia, Operations Restore Democracy and Uphold Democracy in Haiti, Operations Deliberate Force and Joint Endeavor in Bosnia, Operation Assured Response in Liberia, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn in Iraq and Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya.

Since the standup of Air Force Special Operations Command in the mid 1980s these aircraft have been an integral part of AFSOC's fixed wing fleet and have been used extensively in special operations since that time. Since 1970, the 67th SOS has operated the HC-130/MC-130P (the designation changed in 1996) participating in numerous operations since that time.

For Hartman, the Combat Shadow has been a pleasure to fly, but he said it's time to move on, specifically to the MC-130J Commando II.

"The MC-130J is a great airplane that brings new capabilities and improved performance that I think will serve the 67th SOS and the 352nd SOG very well," Hartman said.

Even as he looks to the future, Hartman was appreciative of his role in closing out the Combat Shadow's U.K. legacy.

"It was an honor to be the aircraft commander for the final flight of the MC-130P (while based) in the U.K."

http://www.usafe.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123379123

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décembre 79 comment ils voyaient leur futur avions

 

 

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Capt. Philip Gunn participates in a flyover during the internment ceremony of Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner, Jan. 23, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. Risner was the Air Force's 20th ace and survived more than seven years of captivity as a prisoner during the Vietnam War. Gunn is a 336th Fighter Squadron weapons system officer assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (Courtesy photo)

 

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a sortie training mission during Red Flag 14-1, Jan. 30, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Combat units come together from the U.S. and its allied countries to engage in realistic combat training scenarios within Nellis AFB’s 2.9 million acre Test and Training Range Complex. The F-16 is assigned to the 120th Fighter Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf)

 

A B-2 Spirit takes off during Red Flag 14-1, Jan. 28, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The B-2 is a multirole bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. Red Flag gives Airmen an opportunity to experience realistic, stressful combat situations in a controlled environment to increase their combat readiness and effectiveness. The B-2 is assigned to the 13th Bomb Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Thomas Spangler)

 

The first newly-upgraded operational B1-B Lancer arrives Jan. 21, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The B-1B Lancer was recently upgraded with a new Integrated Battle Station. The IBS is a combination of three different upgrades, which include a Fully Integrated Data Link, a Vertical Situation Display upgrade, and a Central Integrated System upgrade. These three modifications fall under the IBS initiative, which is slated to be installed concurrently through 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Richard Ebensberger)

 

Senior Airman Aljon Alfonso performs pre-flight checks before his assigned F-15E Strike Eagle heads out for a night training mission during Red Flag 14-1, Jan. 30, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Night missions have been integrated into Red Flag to prepare pilots and aircrews for missions in low-light environments. Alfonso is a crew chief from the 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Kleinholz)

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Ravitailleurs KC-46A : le Pentagone s'attend toujours à un retard de 6 à 12 mois


Le Pentagone vient de rendre ses conclusions concernant la mise au point des nouveaux matériels militaires américains. Dans un rapport publié le 27 janvier dernier, le DOT&E (la direction des évaluations de matériels et des essais opérationnels) maintient que l'avion ravitailleur Boeing KC-46A est un programme à « hauts risques », qui devrait connaître un retard de « six à douze mois ». C'est tout particulièrement la phase d'évaluation opérationnelle initiale (IOT&E), jusqu'ici programmée pour le printemps 2016, qui pourrait ainsi être retardée.

Le Pentagone note également des retards dans la mise au point du système d'autoprotection ALR-69A de Raytheon, qui ferait pour le moment preuve de performances insuffisantes.

 

http://www.air-cosmos.com/defense/ravitailleurs-kc-46a-le-pentagone-s-attend-toujours-a-un-retard-de-6-a-12-mois.html

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F-15E Strike Eagle , the 391st Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho (U.S. Air Force photo)

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AC-130H Spectre gunships (U.S. Air Force photo) l'avion mutique de l'USAir force

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The first newly upgraded operational B1-B Lancer taxis in prior to a crew swap Jan. 21, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo)