The leader of Air Combat Command unveiled his assessment of the blueprint required for the combat air forces within the 2020s in remarks in the course of the Air Force Association’s Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 17. On the second one day of the 3-day, 55-session conference highlighting various topics relevant to the Air Force, Gen. Mike Hostage noted the critical role combat air forces will continue to play in advancing the nation’s interests. The general recommend the case for recapitalization following greater than a decade of combat air forces support in Afghanistan and Iraq, and... Read More »
Wherever Soldiers go, shelters must go, too. These shelter systems mustn’t ever only protect and supply comfort; they ought to even be as energy efficient as possible. Each time a base camp needs fuel delivered, that camp and its warfighters are exposed to vulnerabilities. That’s why a bunch of shelters were sent to the Southwest Asia Area of Responsibility to be tested by both the military and Air Force recently as element of the “Advanced, Energy-Efficient Shelter Systems for Contingency Basing and Other Applications” program. “It’s not until you really put it in an operational environment where you may really... Read More »
Aircraft, crews and supporting personnel from the Royal Saudi Air Force, (RSAF) had been operating alongside their allies from the Royal Air Force as Exercise Saudi-British Green Flag occurred at RAF Coningsby. RSAF Typhoons from the 10th Sqn, based […] [[ This can be a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
For years, route clearance patrols have helped keep the streets of Afghanistan safe from improvised explosive devices. U.S. Army combat engineers scour the rustic each day on the lookout for IEDs, not only to verify safe travel for military convoys, but additionally to give protection to the Afghan citizens who use the roads besides. But the day of the route clearance patrol has come to an end. In the ongoing effort to extend operational effectiveness, route clearance patrol across Afghanistan are being reborn as combined-arms route clearance operations, or CARCOs. “We have the similar mission; we still exit and clear... Read More »