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Jet fighter pilot dead after crash in Las Vegas residential area Reno-Gazette-Journal 1 hr ago Ed Komenda, Reno Gazette Journal © AIRMAN 1ST CLASS ZACHARY RUFUS/U.S. AIR FORCE An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 66th Weapons Squadron sits on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 14, 2021. The A-10 Thunderbolt II has excellent maneuverability at low airspeed and altitude and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. LAS VEGAS — A pilot has died after taking off from Nellis Air Force Base Monday and crashing around 2:30 p.m. outside the so...

autoevolution 1 May 2021, 7:34 UTC · by Ever since 2007, America’s enemies have an incredible piece of machinery to fear. It’s the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone, a hunter-killer that is also capable of remote surveillance. As of possibly this year, it’s capabilities will be getting even more frightening. 9 photos Earlier in April, drone pilots from the Air Force’s 26th Weapons Squadron (WPS) got into their piloting stations in the U.S. and started commanding an MQ-9 drone located all the way in Europe. This was no ordinary Reaper, as it came equipped with something called R...

USAF creates first overseas F-35A squadron 17 February 2021 by Gareth Jennings The US Air Force (USAF) is to stand up the 495th ‘Valkyries’ Squadron as its first overseas unit to operate the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). The first of two new US Air Force F-35A units at RAF Lakenheath in the UK is to be designated the 495th ‘Valkyries’ Squadron. (US Air Force) The 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath in the UK made the announcement on 16 February, noting that the new name was selected from a poll taken in December 2020. The 495th Squadr...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Staff Sgt. Cade Yandell stands in front of a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. He recently attended the 509th Weapons Squadron’s 15-week Advanced Instructor Course at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The course focused on the KC-135 Stratotanker. (Chustine Minoda/U.S. Air Force file photo) Travis sergeant adds to family’s flying lore TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — Aviation history runs in the blood of Staff Sgt. Cade Yandell. The sergeant at Travis Air Force Base is the descendent of several generations of flyers – his father, ...

This iteration of Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base has been engineered to provide consistent and realistic training to include space and cyberspace as mediums for organizational learning to take place at the same level as air operations.,