11 approved, the changes would reduce die size of the USAF fighter fleet to 54 squadrons. Depending on the number of aircraft in each, this would see the service's total number of fighters cut to between about 1,080 and 1.300. Both numbers are significantly less than the 1.763 Lockheed F...
The A-10 Thunderbolt II received its popular nickname "Warthog" from the pilots and crews of the USAF attack squadrons who flew and maintained it. The A-10 is the last of Republic's jet attack aircraft to serve with the USAF. The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was nicknamed the "Hog", F-...
During the Vietnam War, the Air force had four combat Squadrons, the 1st Special Operations Squadron (SOS) call sign Hobo, the 602nd SOS, Firefly, 22nd SOS, Zorro and the 6th SOS, call sign “Spad”. OLAA was a separate detachment assigned to the 56th SOW (Wing HQ NKP, Thailand),...
being the first time in more than two decades it had turned over a new combat aircraft to the USAF. Its most recent previous shipment had been a final F-15E Strike Eagle to the service in 2001.
After the president’s television address, SAC dispersed many of its B-47 squadrons to civilian airfields. The move complicated Soviet targeting and made room at crowded SAC bases for bombers displaced northward by U.S. invasion preparations. ...
(USAF photo by TSgt Ben Bloker) 10/17/2005Members of the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) make final inspection checks of an F/A-22 Raptor before the launch of the Raptor to Hill AFB for an F/A-22 Raptor exercise. Each of the three fighter squadrons has their own AMU's, the ...
Creating these challenging missions is not without its issues; every time we fly, we need to do so against a capable adversary. In this regard, 2OCU has been incredibly well supported by numerous units across Defence. These include other F-35A squadrons who provide the adversary air threats,...
Over the course of the war, the RVNAF acquired a total of 308 Skyraiders, and was operating six A-1 squadrons by the end of 1965. These were reduced during the period ofVietnamizationfrom 1968 to 1972, as the U.S. began to supply the South Vietnamese with more modern close air su...
and being promoted to a four-star general after he retired); and, in some cases, they commanded integrated squadrons. Captain Mac Ross was the only one of the original five who did not make it back home after the war; but, all are remembered and have been honored in a variety of ...
In addition to General Atomics and Kratos, Boeing was contracted by the USAF last December to build and fly a Skyborg prototype. The company, in partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force, has developed the Airpower Teaming System, which first flew in March but has yet ...