Story by Staff Sgt. Brittany Murphy | 39th Air Base Wing | 11.26.2018
“F-35’s (Lightning II) and F-22’s (Raptor) look really nice on a ramp somewhere, but if they don’t have a tanker to get them to the fight, they are no good. They are just static displays,” explained U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Clay Dotson, 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker instructor boom operator....
Story by Staff Sgt. Veronica McNabb | 102d Public Affairs Detachment | 06.07.2017
The 238th Air Support Operations Squadron, Mississippi Air National Guard, is conducting close air support at the National Training Center during the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team’s rotation....
Story by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider | 23rd Wing | 04.18.2017
Today’s fight against terrorism doesn’t rest on the shoulders of one country. It’s a team fight, meaning countries must be interoperable to effectively defeat that threat. To better support that team, members of the German air force’s Air Ground Operations Squadron partnered with the 19th Air Support Operations Squadron to conduct a close air support exercise, April 10 to 14 at Camp......
Story by Capt. Jennifer Cruz | 10th Press Camp Headquarters | 02.18.2016
From thousands of feet in the air to the ground in seconds - no, these are not paratroopers. Instead, these are Latvian and U.S. Air Force service members conducting a training simulation providing close air support....
Story by Pfc. George Melendez | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 02.05.2016
The faint whir of helicopter rotors can be heard in the distance and gets louder as it slices through the desert air overhead. The AH-1W “Super Cobra” attack helicopter comes to a complete stop, hovering steadily in the sky. A red dash of fire suddenly amasses from the aircraft’s mounted rocket launcher, delivering hell’s fury onto simulated enemies beneath, leaving nothing but a......
Story by Capt. Brian Block | 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit | 08.17.2015
AV-8B Harriers assigned to the “Greyhawks” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced) began flying sorties from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) Aug. 16 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR)....
Story by Sgt. Jarred Woods | 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 06.17.2015
The enemy is near – and within sight. A coordinated network of exacting service members pinpoint their location, and then relay this critical information to highly skilled fighter pilots in the sky. One’s imagination can picture the rest....
Story by Lance Cpl. Fatmeh Saad | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.03.2015
“This is Nomad, I have a MEDEVAC ready to pass, over,” said a Marine net operator during air support element and direct air support center drills aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 3....
