The Last C-17 Leaves Long Beach
The 279th and last C-17 Globemaster III to be produced by Boeing flew away from the company’s Long …
Tanker and Transport Aircraft
KC-46A Pegasus Deploys Aerial Refueling Systems
The KC-46A Pegasus deployed both its probe and drogue and boom refueling systems last week, extending the drogue refueling …
KC-46A Pegasus First Flight | Video
This Boeing video commemorates the first flight of the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. The first KC-46A, …
Boeing KC-46A Pegasus Makes First Flight
Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus made its first flight Friday, Sept. 25, according to releases from the U.S. Air Force and …
U.S. Air Force F-16s, Personnel Deploy to Turkey
The U.S. Air Force has deployed a small detachment of six Aviano-based F-16s, support equipment and about 300 personnel …
Book Review – 365 Aircraft You Must Fly
Robert F. Dorr’s 365 Aircraft You Must Fly is a great introduction to the fascinating variety of civilian and …
The Flying Boom | Video
A nicely-done Air Force-produced video describes the service’s “flying boom” aerial refueling system and techniques, and some of the intricacies …
NACA: The Jet Age and Beyond
For survivors of the greatest conflict in history, the brave new post-World War II landscape could not have been …
AFSOC at 25: Busy Before Birth
Like the other parts of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has had a long …
NACA: Helping to Win World War II
A few months after the D-Day invasion, Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and his son John – …