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Air Force Prepare F-16 Fighting Falcons to Take Off

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs assigned to the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron prepare an F-16 Fighting Falcon for ...
The Aviationist

USAF F-35As and F-16s Conduct ‘Dynamic Operational’ Deployment to Greenland

The mission was supported by the Royal Danish Air Force, underscoring Denmark’s contribution in the security of the Arctic, and Greenland’s role in the ...
New York Post on MSN

Four U.S. F-16 Fighter Jets Accompany Air Force One as Trump Travels to South Korea

On October 29th, from Air Force One shows four F-16 jet fighters in formation as Trump made his way to South Korea following ...
The Aviationist

USAF Aims for 1,558 Combat Jets by Ten Years, Eyes Higher F-35 and F-15EX Output

An unclassified U.S. Air Force report, mandated by the 2025 NDAA, included figures of the required combat fleet, calling for an increase of nearly 300 ...
Military.com

Lessons from the Korean War: How Air Combat Then Still Shapes U.S. Tactics Today

When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...
KSL

US to host Qatari air force facility in Idaho

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a letter of acceptance on Friday allowing the construction of a Qatari air force facility at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. The base, ...
Task & Purpose

Idaho Air Force base will host a Qatari F-15 training unit

Qatar will set up a facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho to train F-15 pilots. Secretary Hegseth had to clarify it will be on an existing, U.S.-controlled base, not a new separate Qatari ...
Washington Examiner

US agrees to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets at base in Idaho: Hegseth

The Pentagon has agreed to host Qatari F-15s and pilots at a new facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Elmore County, Idaho, War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday alongside his Qatari ...
militarnyi

F-16 Fighter Jets Carry Out 80% of Ukrainian Air Force Combat Missions – U.S. Statement

F-16 fighter jets, provided to Ukraine as part of military aid, carry out about 80% of all combat sorties flown by the Ukrainian Air Force. The Air and Space Forces Magazine reported on this. These ...
CNN

US announces it will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility in Idaho

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the US will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, which will host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and ...
The National Interest

US Air Force F-16 vs. US Navy F/A-18: Which Fighter Jet Rules the Roost?

The two fighters are tailored to the needs of their respective services; the F-16 is fast and lightweight, while the F/A-18 is better suited to carrier operations. The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting ...
Yahoo

Former Air Force drone operator says the job isn't like a video game. 'There's not a single game in the world that can prep you.'

Tanner Yackley served in the military for eight years, from 2010 to 2018. He spent most of his time at a base in the US, operating drones on the other side of the world. He said a common misconception ...