The Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team at Joint Base Langley-Eustis performs precision aerial maneuvers to demonstrate the unique capabilities of the world's only operational fifth-generation fighter aircraft. The team also teams up with Air Force Heritage flight exhibiting the professional qualities the Air Force develops in the people who fly, maintain and support these aircraft.
U.S. Airmen and F-22 Raptor aircraft assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron are deployed to RAF Lakenheath in order to forward-deploy to NATO bases around Europe to maximize training opportunities, affirm enduring commitments to NATO allies and deter any actions that destabilize regional security.
The F-35 Heritage Flight Team represents the past, present, and future of Airpower in the United States Air Force. Assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, The team consists of one pilot and 12 maintainers who seamlessly work together to help maintain the world's most advanced fifth generation fighter aircraft, the F-35 Lightning II. From March to September, the F-35 Heritage...
General Herbert Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, has declared the
F-35A Lightning II "combat ready." The fifth-generation fighter has reached
initial operational capability, having reached several milestones including
the ability to deploy and conduct operational missions as well as having all
necessary logistics and operational elements in place. Hill Air Force Base,
along with...
The F-35A is the U.S. Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter. It will replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons and A-10 Thunderbolt II’s, which have been the primary fighter aircraft for more than 20 years, and bring with it an enhanced capability to survive in the advanced threat environment in which it was designed to operate. With its aerodynamic...
The Aeronautical Fair, F-AIR COLOMBIA, began in 2002 with an air show coordinated by the Colombian Air Force at the José María Córdova International Airport, in Rionegro, Antioquia, whose objective was to bring the world of aviation closer to the general public. This year will demonstrate the longstanding partnership between the United States and Colombia with various aerial and static...
In a demonstration of unwavering support for Turkish sovereignty and the collective security of the region, EUCOM has directed the U.S. Air Force to deploy six F-15C Eagle aircraft to Turkey from RAF Lakenheath, England. These aircraft will conduct combat air patrols in the Turkish air space. The U.S. and Turkey, as NATO allies, share a commitment to peace and stability in the region.
The U.S. Air Force deploys F-22 Raptors, Airmen, and associated equipment to the European theater as part of Flying Training Deployments. The Flying Training Deployments efforts include air training with other Europe-based aircraft and out-and-backs to multiple countries in Europe for interoperability training with NATO allies.
