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October 08, 2012

U-2 Above All

Iconic Spy Plane Has Been Flying For 50 Years, Has Plenty Of Life Left

Whether people recognize it by the Snoopy-like nose or by the flat black paint and red lettering on the tail, the U-2 has become an Air Force reconnaissance icon in its 50 years of military operations.

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Main Season Of Operation Deep Freeze Begins

LC-130, C-17 Globemaster Aircraft Sustaining Antarctic Operations

The U.S. military recently kicked off the 2012-2013 season of Operation Deep Freeze, the Department of Defense's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation. The operation began with C-17 Globemaster III operations Sept. 29 and will continue with LC-130 Hercules operations beginning Oct. 18.

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Gripen Flies In Switzerland

E/F Test Aircraft Makes Its Swiss Alps Debut

Next week the Gripen E/F test aircraft will make its debut in the Swiss alps during the Axalp flight demonstration by the Swiss Air Force, 10-11 October. Wednesday morning the aircraft arrived in Switzerland after a non-stop flight from Linköping in Sweden.

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Marines Missing In Action From WWII Identified

Had Been Aboard A PBJ Aircraft That Went down In 1944

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced that the remains of seven U.S. servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and were buried with full military honors.

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LMC To Upgrade 145 F-16s For The Republic Of China Air Force

U.S. Government Awards $1.85 Billion Contract

A contract valued up to $1.85 billion has been awarded by the U.S. Government to Lockheed Martin to initiate the upgrade of 145 Block 20 F-16A/B aircraft for the Republic of China (RoC). This retrofit program will include the addition of an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, embedded global positioning, as well as upgrades to the electronic warfare and other avionics systems of Taiwan's F-16s.

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Elmendorf AFB Restores P38 Lightning

Airplane Had Been Stripped And Abandoned In The Aleutian Islands

Flying through a January sky in 1945, U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Robert Nesmith was piloting a P-38G Lightning - one of the Air Force's best aircraft during World War II. The plane, equipped with two engines and relatively long wings, was a beautiful sight, and Nesmith worked hard to be in a position to fly it across the Pacific.

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