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Fifty years of Red Flag – one of the most well-known military aviation exercises

2 April 2025 Kacper Kolibowski

The Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training held by the United States Air Force (USAF). Since its debut on 29th November 1975, the exercise has brought together many aircrews from the USAF, the […]

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Sentry Aloha over Hawaii

28 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 16th January 2024, another edition of Sentry Aloha aerial combat training began. Hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard, the exercise involves more than 700 personnel and 46 aircraft from the United States armed […]

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Military airlift units in support of airborne firefighting – the MAFFS aircraft

9 August 2023 Jacek Domański

Wildland fires are recently a common subject of news headlines. They are one of the most feared forces of nature due to being nearly impossible to prevent, difficult to control and causing significant damage. It […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Chasing the sunset – F-22s over Hawaii

19 July 2023 Jacek Domański

A few days ago, the US Air National Guard disclosed a set of photos taken during night-time training operation, performed by F-22 Raptor fighters of the 199th Fighter Squadron, 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. […]

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Basic facts about aircraft de-icing

9 January 2023 Jacek Domański

Winter is here. And, as usual, brings usual season characteristics such as snow, low temperatures and ice. They may cause problems in many sectors, but aviation is the one to be particularly sensitive to winter […]

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Heritage C-130H of the Montana Air National Guard

12 September 2022 Jacek Domański

In October of 2021, Montana Air National Guard (MTANG) officially revealed to general public one of its C-130H Hercules aircraft, painted in a special heritage livery. That special paint scheme was applied on the aircraft […]

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Evaluating the southern approach – Operation Noble Defender

3 July 2022 Jacek Domański

Starting 29th June 2022, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) held training operation focused on validation of its capability to defend airspace of continental United States from so-called ´southern approach´ – an area of […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Tactical airlift dexterity practised over the Pacific Ocean

12 May 2022 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of May, the Royal Australian Air Force and the US Air Force concluded a bilateral tactical airlift and airdrop exercise, codenamed Global Dexterity 2022. The training was performed in the Hawaii operational […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Innovative approach brought to life over Hawaii – Ho’oikaika 2022 exercise

16 March 2022 Jacek Domański

A first-of-its-kind joint exercise was hosted between 3rd and 6th March 2022 by the Hawaii Air National Guard. The training, codenamed ´Ho’oikaika´, was focused on creating a stealth airpower while operating from three separate locations […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Generation meeting in Idaho

12 January 2022 Jacek Domański

Between 7th and 9th January 2022, the 124th Fighter Wing hosted a joint training of F-35B and A-10 crews, organized at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho. During that exercise, pilots from the US […]

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