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Jul 16, 2021 Photo: Ford, Brad The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing is hosting the 21st Fighter Squadron out of Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to conduct dissimilar air combat training (DACT) from July 15-30. The 21st Fighter Squadron’s F-16 Vipers will fly in collaborative exercises with the 142nd Wing’s F-15 Eagles during the two-weeks of DACT. This specified training provides realistic combat scenarios for pilots to hone advanced aerial tactics that may be used against potential a...

78 years later, WWII airman to be buried back home in Minnesota A WWII airmans remains are returned to Minnesota for his burial. (FOX 9) - It was an emotional moment for one WWII airmans family as his remains were returned home.  His fighter plane disappeared decades ago, all this time resting lost in the jungle. 78 years later, WWII airman to be buried back home in Minnesota 78 years later, a WWII airman will be buried back home in Minnesota after his remains were finally identified. Second ...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Air National Guard will be training with its F-35 fighter jets in Nevada for three weeks starting next week. The airmen, F-35 aircraft and support equipment will be leaving on Wednesday for Nellis Air Force Base for the exercise known as Red Flag, the Guard said. That means there will be no local flying of F-35s in Vermont from this coming Friday through Aug. 6, the Guard said. “We have prepared since the first F-35s arrived in Sept 2019,”...

Free State Guard Centennial by Stephen Chapis On June 29, 1921, the 104th Observation Squadron was federally recognized at the now-extinct Logan Field in the Baltimore suburb of Dundalk. This National Guard squadron was the first such post-World War I unit to be equipped with its own aircraft, which initially comprised thirteen Curtiss JN-4 Jennies. During World War II, the 104th flew anti-submarine patrols out of Atlantic City, New Jersey and later from Langley Field, Virginia. After the war...

You Can Almost See the Pilot of This F-16 Wink in Amazing Close Up Photo by For some time now we’ve been bringing you amazing images of U.S. Air Force (USAF) planes operating around the world, most of them taken mid-air by aviators in nearby machines and put on display by the military organization for all to see. So is the case now, the biggest difference being this is, in our view, the most amazing photo of this kind we’ve been treated with to date. 12 photos What you’re looking at is ...

The dramatic "elephant walk" at Elmendorf Air Force Base was more than an impressive photo-op. Heres What You Need to Remember: The Elmendorf elephant walk indicated that at least half of the bases F-22s were flight-ready on March 26, 2019. The 3rd Wing also mans a regional air-defense alert mission, which requires it to launch pairs of F-22s on short notice in order to intercept aircraft -- usually Russian -- that fly near U.S. air space. A U.S. Air Force wing in Alaska managed to launch 24 F...

The following is an excerpt from the book free to read online for those interested. Approaching 10 P.M. The HC-130P came home early. This combat Shadow tanker, tail number 0986, had launched at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 1996. The aircraft had flown from King Abdul Aziz Royal Saudi Air Base, Saudi Arabia, a facility that Americans usually called Dhahran Air Base. The HC-130 was scheduled to return about eight hours later, but sometime before 6:30...

On the night of June 25, 1996, a bomb was detonated near the Khobar Tower housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 Airmen and injuring more than 400 U.S. and international military members and civilians. The towers housed coalition forces supporting Operation Southern Watch, a no-fly zone operation in Southern Iraq. (Courtesy photo) 1991 – Operation Southern Watch: bombing the U.S. Khobar Towers barracks July 2, 2021

Longtime Elgin teacher, former Tuskegee Airman dies at 96 Melvin Copeland of Elgin died last week at the age of 96. He served as a munitions specialist with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, marched with Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement and later taught in Elgin for 40 years. COURTESY OF CARLA KHAN Melvin Copeland of Elgin died last week at the age of 96. He enlisted in the Army in 1943 to fight in World War II, hoping to be a pilot with the Tuskege...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — An Air Force squadron from South Carolina will be training with F-16 fighter jets in Vermont over the next week. A small contingent assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron from Shaw Air Force Base will arrive on Wednesday with six F-16s and complete training missions by next Wednesday, June 30, the Vermont National Guard said.