With great amounts of planning, preparation and communication 18 F-35A Lightning IIs, 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons, and two KC-135 Stratotankers arrived…
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Alaska’s Eielson AFB receives first two F-35 stealth fighters out of 54 scheduled to arrive by 2021
by Dario LeoneWith the arrival, Eielson is now Pacific Air Forces’ first base to house the fifth-generation fighter aircraft. Taken on Apr. 21,…
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The only difference between the two ‘hogs’ depicted in the photos of this post is color. A snowhog is covered in…
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The unknown story of the U-2 flight that went lost over the North Pole and nearly escalated the Cuban Missile Crisis
by Dario LeoneTwo Air Defense Command Convair F-102 Delta Dagger interceptors were scrambled to counter the MiG-19s and guide the U-2 home. On…
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ALL THREE F-35 VARIANTS CONDUCTED EXTREME COLD-WEATHER TESTING AT EIELSON AFB
by Dario Leone“Being at Eielson AFB and showing the aircraft’s ability to operate in this environment will tell a lot of people we…
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F-35A UNDERGOES ICY RUNWAY TESTING FOR NORWEGIAN DRAG CHUTE AT EIELSON AFB
by Dario LeoneThe F-35A drag chute is designed to be installed on all of Norway’s F-35As and is form fitted to ensure it…
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F-15Es WITH APG-82 AESA RADARS DEPLOY TO RED FLAG-ALASKA FOR THE FIRST TIME
by Dario LeoneThe APG-82 AESA radar allows the F-15E Strike Eagle to bridge the gap between the fourth and fifth generation fighting force…
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NO, THIS BLACK-PAINTED USAF AGGRESSOR F-16 IS NOT AIMED TO SIMULATE CHINA’s J-31 STEALTH FIGHTER
by Dario LeoneEven if at first look this paint scheme resembled that worn by China’s Shenyang J-31 fifth-generation fighter, this F-16 doesn not feature…
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AGGRESSORS F-16 WEARING NEW SPLINTER ARCTIC SCHEME SPOTTED AT EXERCISE NORTHERN EDGE 2017
by Dario LeoneThe paint scheme is one of the two new different paint schemes introduced by USAF Aggressors in the last months Taken…
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USAF F-22 RAPTORS RECENTLY INTERCEPTED A RUSSIAN Tu-95 BEAR STRATEGIC BOMBER THAT WAS APPROACHING THE COAST OF ALASKA
by Dario LeoneThe F-22s intercepted the Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber about 100 miles southwest of Kodiak As reported by Alaska Dispatch News, on…
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