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1940s At the end of World War II, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Chester W. Nimitz ordered the formation of a flight demonstration team to keep the public interested in naval aviation. In a short three months, the Navy Flight Exhibition Team performed its first flight demonstration June 15, 1946, at their home base, Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida. Lt. Cmdr. Roy “Butch” Voris led the team and flew the Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat. The new Navy Flight Exhibition team was only th...

Astral Knight 21: Liberty Wing trains with European Allies By Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III, 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published May 26, 2021 A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron takes off during exercise Astral Knight 21 at Larissa Air Base, Greece, May 17, 2021. Astral Knight is a multinational exercise designed to enhance interoperability between the U.S. and its NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III) U....

The 48th Fighter Wing trained and integrated with allied NATO nations during Astral Knight 21, May 17 - 21, 2021, strengthening partnerships and rapid deployment capabilities.,

12 The Republic of Singapore Air Force deployed airmen, F-16 fighters, F-15SG fighters and a G550 Airborne Early Warning aircraft to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 24, 2021. This deployment provides bilateral training for aircrew and maintenance personnel to enhance interoperability and cultivate regional partnerships. “We welcome the RSAF deployment and the opportunity to further enhance cooperation and bolster our respective capabilities together,” said Brig. Gen. Jer...

62 LARISSA AIR BASE, Greece - The 48th Fighter Wing trained and integrated with allied NATO nations during Astral Knight 21, May 17 - 21, 2021, strengthening partnerships and rapid deployment capabilities. Astral Knight is a multinational, integrated air and missile defense exercise conducted in the Adriatic Region of Europe designed to enhance interoperability between the U.S. and its NATO allies in the region. Operating from Larissa Air Base, Greece, the Liberty Wing worked si...

The Royal Danish Air Force achieved a milestone in the F-35 training program by using a Denmark-owned F-35A Lightning II for the first time in a training flight over Luke Air Force Base, May 5, 2021.,

Military aircraft operate from several bases in Norfolk and Suffolk, including the RAFs F35 Lightning IIs at RAF Marham, and US Air Force Strike Eagles at RAF Lakenheath. Their presence in Norfolk skies has even been felt by the Queen when she is in residence at Sandringham.  The Queen visited the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth at the weekend ahead of an overseas deployment which will include the Marham-based jets.    Captain Angus Essenhigh (left), Commodore Steve Mo...

Air University is hosting the annual Gathering of Eagles event on campus 24-26 May, 2021. Offered as an elective course as part of the Air Command and Staff College experience, GOE provides students the chance to meet with aviation and military legends and,

By Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur, Idaho Army National Guard / Published May 24, 2021 The Idaho Army National Guard’s 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion and the Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Air Support Operations Squadron and 190th Fighter Squadron joined forces from the ground to the sky in the large-scale joint training event on May 18 and 19, 2021. The Idaho Army National Guard’s 2nd of the 116th Combined Arms Battalion and the Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th A...

This Photo Is One Thing: North Koreas Worst Nightmare Come True At the time of the elephant walk—the first for the F-35—the Utah wings possessed around forty F-35s. Heres What You Need to Remember: The roughly 100 U.S. F-16s and A-10s in South Korea and Japan—and any F-35s that deployed in time for the first day of fighting—likely would be the first to hit North Korean artillery. And theyd have to launch fast to save lives in Seoul. On Nov. 19, 2018, two U.S. Air Force wings in Utah l...