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  • US military personnel, aircraft attend AVALON 19

    Approximately 130 U.S. military personnel and aircraft are scheduled to attend the 2019 Australian International Airshow and Aerospace and Defence Exposition at Avalon Airport, Victoria, Australia, Feb. 26 - March 3, 2019.

  • Sri Lanka Air Force, JASDF, meet with USAF Search and Rescue

    Representatives of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and Japanese Ministry of Defense participated in a trilateral search and rescue (SAR) exchange hosted by the 459th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 13, 2019.The exchange was a free flow of information regarding SAR practices between the

  • Managing the battlefield, JTACs captialize on A-10 capabilities

    U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, or JTACs, are a part of specialized Tactical Air Control Party teams, who along with other supporting personnel, have the responsibility of calling in airstrikes on the right targets when and where needed. These Airmen are often imbedded with U.S.

  • Cobra Gold 19: Pilot's best friend

    On a flight line shrouded in a constant haze and tortured by Thailand’s relentless sun, the sounds of jet engines and jungle birds fill the ears of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Davis, 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief; a best friend to any 35th Fighter Squadron pilot who puts their

  • Eielson hosts JPARC symposium, postures for 5th generation future

    Eielson hosted senior leaders from Air Combat Command and Pacific Air Forces during a symposium to discuss the future of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC), Feb. 12 - 13, 2019. The JPARC is a range with approximately 65,000 square miles of airspace, 2,490 square miles of land and 42,000