Florida-based F-22 instructor pilots got to fire live Sidewinder missiles for the first time insider@insider.com (Airman 1st Class Tiffany Price, US Air Force) © US Air Force/2nd Lt. Kayla Fitzgerald An AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an F-22 Raptor at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, December 15, 2020. US Air Force/2nd Lt. Kayla Fitzgerald
Five F-22 instructor pilots from the Air Force s 43rd Fighter Squadron took part in a live-fire exercise with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles in mid-December.
It was the squadron s first live-fire missile launch in five years, and for several of the pilots whose job is to train new F-22 pilots it was their first time firing a live AIM-9 missile.
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25 Members that deployed with the 94th Fighter Squadron returned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, from a rapid deployment in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility Dec. 19, 2020.
The 94th FS practiced Agile Combat Employment, dispersing U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors manned with small maintenance support teams to various locations throughout the Pacific. While on location, they practiced hot-pit refueling from a C-130J Super Hercules and integrated with the Republic of Korea Air Force, while participating in their annual large force training exercise.
Due to COVID-19 guidelines and precautionary measures, this deployment is unlike what members of the 94th FS have encountered in the past.
December 18, 2020
Staff Sgt. Conner Sona of the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron shows Staff Sgt. Amber Alderman, from the 90th Missile Security Operations Squadron, the features of the new body armor that is designed to better fit women in the logistics squadron s Individual Personal Equipment section at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., on Dec. 11. (Glenn Robertson/Air Force) Female security forces airmen at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming on Dec. 11 became some of the first to start using new body armor designed to fit women. In a release, the Air Force said that the new armor has several different features from the standard tactical vest. It has a curved chest plate, lighter weight and shorter size than the armor distributed to other airmen, the release said, and it also uses a snap buckle instead of velcro.
By Airman 1st Class China M. Shock, 35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published December 18, 2020
U.S. Air Force Airman Corey Tidwell, a 35th LRS fuels distribution journeyman, prepares to marshal an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Agile Combat Employment week at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 10, 2020. The 35th LRS tested a new cargo deployment function (CDF) process that centralized representatives from all units and their unpacked cargo in one location to collectively pack individual storage units, reducing the CDF timeline and deployment footprint. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class China M. Shock)
Six U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons sit on the flightline during Agile Combat Employment week at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 10, 2020. This training integrated Multi-Capable Airmen concepts, which focuses on teaching skill-sets outside of one’s respective career field. For example, during this training a 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief taug
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