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By Jon Lake 6th June 2023

… The USAF’s fighter force comprises a disparate mix of aircraft types – … Jon Lake explains. The USAF is planning to rationalize its fighter fleet from seven aircraft types to just four and will … of the 2018 Air Force We Need study, which called for a 62-squadron fighter force.   A compelling argument Overall …

By Khalem Chapman 2nd August 2023

… back more than 20 years, airmen assigned to the USAF’s 8th Fighter Wing (FW) in South Korea have once again trained … Korea Air Force (ROKAF) counterparts during a US-ROK buddy squadron event that was held at Cheongju Air Base (AB). … – airmen and F-16C/D Fighting Falcons from the 8th FW’s 35th Fighter Squadron (FS) ‘Pantons’ and 35th Fighter …

By Tom Kaminski 22nd November 2022

… and two in Alaska along with an Air Force Reserve Command fighter group. Assigned to PACAF Headquarters, the 613th AOC … responsible for the 18th Wing at Kadena AB, Okinawa, the 35th Fighter Wing (FW) at Misawa AB and the 374th Airlift … squadrons report to the wing’s 374th OG. The 36th Airlift Squadron (AS), flies the C-130J and is responsible for 14 …

By DOUG GORDON 14th July 2022

… the mission of the ‘Wild Weasel’ and the 52nd Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) at Spangdahlem Air Base in West Germany … The first unit to receive them was the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) in 1979, followed by the 23rd and 480th TFSs …

By Doug Gordon 11th July 2022

… Best-remembered for its performance as a conventional fighter-bomber during the war in South-east Asia, the … against one of the several pre-planned routes that each squadron had on file. These profiles could be combined under … out of regular Air Force service in July 1980 when the 35th TFW at George AFB, California, relinquished its ‘Wild …

20th August 2021

… the Pacific, but not by design. Fortunately, the Lockheed fighter entered service at the ‘right time’ and the ‘right … On November 18, 1942, eight P-38Fs of the 339th Fighter Squadron (FS)/347th Fighter Group (FG) flew their first … P-38. Fivekill Lightning Ace Charles King of the 39th FS/35th FG had this to say about the Ki-61 in the 1945 USAAF …

By Inside Stories MARTIN MARAUDER 21st July 2021

… as a Second Lieutenant prior to being posted to 27 Squadron. The unit’s commanding officer was Maj Matthys … by enemy fighters, which was fortunate, as they had no fighter escort of their own –a regular hindrance during early … parted company at the end of February, and for Wilson’s 35th ‘op’ he had another new pilot, Lt Termorshuizen, an …

By Jon Lake 1st April 2021

… tactical difference – an F-22 can be detected by a fighter radar, but only at ranges of 5-10km (APG-68 and … Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany (480th Fighter Squadron) and the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa AB, Japan (13th and 14th Fighter …

By Joe Copalman 21st January 2021

… sought rested with the 106th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (TRS) of the Alabama Air National Guard (ANG). The … was going on.” At Sheikh Isa, the 192nd TRS fell under the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, an F-4G Wild Weasel wing commanded by Col Ron …

By Tom Kaminski 17th September 2020

… operational service with carrier airborne early warning squadron VAW-11 under the designation E-2A on January 19, … replaced the earlier AN/ASN-36 INS. Introduced with the 35th E-2C (BuNo 160415) in 1976, the digital AN/ APS-125 … System was less vulnerable to jamming and could detect fighter-size targets and cruise missiles at ranges up to …

By Khalem Chapman 5th May 2020

… the landing mishap of an F-16C Fighting Falcon multi-role fighter at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, have been released … Air Base since September 1974 and is comprised of the 35th Fighter Squadron (FS) ‘Pantons'   and the 80th FS ‘Juvats' – both of …

1st May 2020

… P-61 Black Widow proved its worth as a devastating night-fighter during World War Two. Late in that conflict, efforts … in this endeavour was the 8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, nicknamed the ‘Eight Ballers’. This unit was reactivated in the spring of 1947 and attached to the 35th Fighter Group, then stationed at Johnson Air Base (AB), …

2nd January 2020

… of National Accord (GNA) forces on December 7. The fighter went down south of Tripoli near Al-Zawiya. The pilot … of an F-16C, assigned to the USAF’s 8th Fighter Wing’s 35th Fighter Squadron, suff ered minor injuries after ejecting from the …

2nd January 2020

… service. The second aircraft carrier to honor the 35th President of the US is currently in production at the … ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Marine medium tiltrotor squadron VMM-163 was tasked as the MEU’s composite aviation … deliveries continue The Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing received three additional F-35As on December 5 …

1st August 2019

… RAAF service with 82 (B) Wing in December 1953 when 2 Squadron at Amberley, Queensland, received the two UK-built … 2 Squadron RAAF (under Wg Cdr Rolf Aronson) joined the US 35th Tactical Fighter Wing at Phan Rang to conduct tactical bombing by day …