EXERCISE INIOCHOS 2018

Greece Multi-National Air Excercise On March 12 to 23, the Hellenic Air Force hosted a medium-sized multinational exercise named Iniochos at the base of 117 Combat Wing in Andravida, home of the Greek Phantoms. In this exercise the HAF along with other six participating Air Forces took advantage of some of the most suitable and Read More …

RSAF F-16 visit to KNFW

            Republic of Singapore Air Force ( RSAF ) have been training in Luke AFB since 1993 as 425th Fighter Squadron ( 425th FS ) ” Black Widows ” .  Initially Singapore lease some F-16C Blk 42 but the program have since ended and currently, they are flying F-16C/D Blk Read More …

Tactical Demonstration team schedule 2018

2018 Tactical demonstration team schedule USAF F-22A Raptor March 17: MCAS Yuma Airshow – Yuma, AZ March 24-25: Los Angeles County Airshow – Lancaster, CA March 24: Riverside Airshow – Riverside, CA April 3-8: FIDAE 2018 – Santiago, Chile April 28-29: Beale Air Show – Beale AFB, CA May 5-6: JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Open House – Read More …

Spangdahlem Airbase 480th FS in Red Flag 15-3

Spangdahlem Airbase /480th Fighter Squadron 480th FS  ( Warhawks ) callsign ” Gamble” was a dedicated Wild Weasel unit flying the venerable F-4E and G versions of the Phantom. They were used in the so-called ‘hunter/killer’ role with the F-4G hunting SAM sites and the F-4E killing them with the AGM-45 Shrike and later AGM-88 Read More …

Drill weekend 4-2015 Part IV Iraqi Vipers

                  Iraqi ordered a total of 36 F-16IQ . The F-16IQ as being reported have degraded “export” weapon system whereby they will not have the full capability of an actual F-16C Blk 52. Exactly what America is selling Iraq when it comes to arming their new F-16IQs Read More …

Ellington Field Harrier and Vipers in Feb

This past Friday, Feb 13th, I heard a A/V-8B Harrier from VMA-311 Tomcats was supposed to stop by Ellington in the late afternoon / early evening. Upon arrival I drove onto the base and scouted the ramp to see if it was already there.  No, it wasn’t.  That was potential good news as I was Read More …