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As for the USAF: Gates outlines cuts in Air Force operations By Scott Fontaine - Staff writer Posted : Friday Jan 7, 2011 10:36:28 EST The Air Force plans to consolidate several units, reduce fuel consumption and implement an array of other cost-cutting measures over the next five years to save $34 billion, money that would be poured back into acquisitions — including a long-range bomber. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the proposals Jan. 6 as part of a sweeping package of reforms that he wants all in place by fiscal 2016. The Air Force refused to add to the comments made by Ga

:) Doubt that will be answered for just about every reason known to mankind....

A U.S. Navy T-45 Goshawk jet from Pensacola Naval Air Station crashed today in an uninhabited area of Jefferson County, said Jim Durwin, assistant superintendent of operations for Tallahassee Regional Airport. Both people inside the T-45 Goshawk jet ejected to safety, said Patrick Nichols with the Department of Public Affairs at Pensacola NAS. He described the plane as a small jet and said both people ejected safely and the plane landed in a swampy area. The plane belonged to NAS Pensacola training squadron 86 Sabrehawks. Nichols said the jet was flying a routine training mission when it w

Make for a hell of a fire ball; but of course I was talking about all the F-16s.

Future full-scale drones....

My 2 yrs at NAS Keflavik Iceland were great. If the base ever opens up again I would go back in a heart beat.

Tyndall to get T-38 Detachment Panama City - According to U.S. Senator George LeMieux, Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City will soon receive a detachment of ten T-38 Talon supersonic twin-jet trainer aircraft. The ten T-38s will provide dedicated adversary support to the F-22s currently stationed at the base. Loosely, that means the T-38s would simulate enemy aircraft in combat training situations. LeMieux points to the additional jets as an indication that Tyndall’s future is very bright. “This is fantastic news for Tyndall Air Force Base and the Panama City area,†said LeMieux, a m

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Missing F-22 pilot update www.af.mil 11/19/2010 - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Air Force officials here announced that search and rescue teams have found conclusive evidence the pilot of the F-22 Raptor missing since the night of Nov. 16 did not survive the crash. Capt. Jeffrey Haney, assigned to the 3rd Wing's 525th Fighter Squadron, has been missing since the crash, however, a thorough search and rescue operation continued until today. Captain Haney, from Clarklake, Mich., was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force in August 2003 and has been stationed here since June 2006. "B

Its official who it is... Missing F-22 pilot identified www.af.mil 11/18/2010 - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The pilot of the F-22 aircraft that crashed Tuesday night has been identified as Capt. Jeffrey Haney, assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron. Capt. Haney's current status is missing. The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 p.m. Alaska time Tuesday, while on a nighttime training mission. Search and rescue teams discovered the wreckage of the F-22, assigned to the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. Rescue teams from t

F-22 aircraft crash site found 11/17/2010 - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Search and rescue aircraft have discovered the apparent wreckage of an Air Force F-22 assigned to the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 p.m. Alaska time yesterday while on a nighttime training mission. To continue searching for the missing pilot, a rescue team is being dispatched to the area, approximately 100 miles north of Anchorage, by the Alaska Air National Guard Rescue Coordination Center, the 3rd Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Ri

(CNN) -- The FBI is on its way to Fort Bliss in west Texas to investigate a shooting at a convenience store on the base that left a man dead and two women wounded, according to base spokesman Dieter Jester. The man, who authorities say shot the females, was shot and killed by law enforcement officers on the base. It's unclear what may have been the motive for the shooting or even if the man or his victims are in the military, or are civilians. The police officers who killed the alleged gunman responded within three to four minutes because their offices are very near the base shopping area.

I know that some were loaded out with 'dumb' bombs and others had laser guided bombs but don't recall which target had what.

:wacko:

Nice Iron Man figurine.

I think they are talking about the terrorism/hijacking teamwork as the first of its kind.

Welcome back Karl... :lol:

As far as I know F-35s were never assigned to Tyndall, it was the F-15 drawdown IMO that was the catalyst for an ops squadron to go to Tyndall and replace the F-15s.

Release Number: 290710 7/29/2010 - TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Today the Air Force announced actions to consolidate the F-22 fleet. The Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force determined the most effective basing for the F-22. This requires redistributing aircraft from one F-22 squadron to units at four F-22 bases. A second squadron will be relocated to an existing F-22 base. The affected bases are: Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.: Deactivate one squadron of F-22s and redistribute that squadron's aircraft to other F-22 units. Relocate the remaining squadron to

Just a reminder its on tonight.

A while back I mentioned that National Geographic was at Tyndall filming for a show on the F-4 Phantom. Well the show is called Break it Down: Fighter Jet and will be premiering on Thursday, July 22, at 8pm EST on the National Geographic Channel. Re-runs are scheduled for: Thursday, July 22 @ 11pm EST Sunday, July 25 @ 2am EST Thursday, July 29 @ 4pm EST. The F-4 Phantom's speed and firepower make it one of the most lethal fighter jets in the world. Join a crew as they break it down to salvage parts -- a task fraught with danger, as each plane comes fully loaded with a Vulcan cannon, live ro

I do believe that G restriction is for unmanned (NULLO) Phantoms, manned Phantoms can pull more G's than that. Sorry didn't get very photo happy in the aircraft just took a lot of self portraits and scenery, not much of the panels inside the plane. Thanks all for the great response, it was a blast to get to do and hope its not my last flight that I get to take.