• 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”

  • 7th BW conducts Weapon System Evaluation Program in Combat Hammer exercise

    Personnel from 7th Bomb Wing conducted Weapons System Evaluation Program testing during the Combat Hammer exercise at Dyess Air Force Base and the Utah Test and Training Range Mar. 13-16.WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadron's capabilities to conduct live-fire

  • COMBAT POWER: Our best photos

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Hill’s 388th and 419th Fighter Wings conducted a combat power exercise Nov. 19 and launched 35 F-35A Lightning IIs within a condensed period of time. Here are the best photos of the day. As the Air Force’s only combat mission ready F-35A units, the 388th and 419th FWs