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  • Bamboo Eagle tests pilots preparation, skill, F-35 capabilities

    SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Pilots from the 34th Fighter Squadron are bringing the fifth-generation airpower of the F-35A Lightning II to the simulated combat of Bamboo Eagle 24-3.Following Red Flag, which ran from July 22-Aug. 2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., the squadron forward deployed to a “spoke”

  • Bamboo Eagle’s simulated combat environment creating Mission Ready Airmen

    SANTA MARIA, Calif. – F-35A Lighting II maintainers from the 388th Fighter Wing are forward deployed here, from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., generating sorties for Bamboo Eagle 24-3, and the exercise is providing a learning opportunity for the entire squadron.During Bamboo Eagle, the 34th Fighter

  • Bamboo Eagle 24-3: USAFWC’s Approach To Great Power Competition

    The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center began the second iteration of exercise Bamboo Eagle on Aug. 2, marking the beginning of an eight-day exercise spanning various locations across the western United States, designated sea and airspace in the eastern Pacific, and several virtual and constructive

  • Red Flag 24-3 kicks off at Nellis

    Red Flag 24-3, coordinated and hosted by the 414th Combat Training Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base from July 22 to August 2, is one of the U.S. Air Force's largest combat training exercises.

  • 57th Wing Change of Command Ceremony

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Case Cunningham, left, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, passes the guidon to Brig. Gen. Lawrence Sullivan, right, the incoming 57th Wing commander, in front of Chief Master Sgt. Jason Trickey, center, the 57th Wing command chief, during a change of command ceremony

  • NTTR Change of Command

    U.S. Air Force Col. Dane Gehrmann, Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) commander, delivers a speech during the NTTR change of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, June 13, 2024. As commander, he oversees a 2.9 million acre range and 12,000 square miles of airspace that make up the

  • Las Vegas Aviators military appreciation night

    U.S. Air Force Col. Nicholas R. Pederson, center, commander of the 432nd Wing and the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Creech Air Force Base, and Col. Joshua DeMotts, top right, the 99th Air Base Wing commander, and their sons pose for a photo before throwing the opening pitch during a military

  • Bronze Star Presentation Ceremony

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Connor Reilly, a 58th Rescue Squadron flight commander, Tech. Sgt. William Leonard, a 58th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, and Staff Sgt. Manuel Terrazas, a 58th Rescue Squadron pararescueman stand at attention for the presentation of their Bronze Star medals during a ceremony at

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