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Fri
29
Sep

CHAMMAL : Deux Rafale et un ATL2 frappent ensemble un centre de commandement de Daech

Submitted by Anonyme on Fri, 2017/09/29 - 00:00

Source : DICoD ─ Paris, le 29 septembre 2017.

Deux Rafale et un ATL2 ont frappé  dans la région d’Hawijah un centre de commandement de Daech en Irak. Depuis trois ans, ces aéronefs contribuent à la mission d’appui aérien apportée par la Coalition au profit des troupes irakiennes au sol tout en menant des missions de RENS ou de frappes planifiées.

Fri
29
Sep

Disparition d’un des derniers SAS

Submitted by Anonyme on Fri, 2017/09/29 - 00:00

Source : Armée de l'Air ─ Paris, le 29 septembre 2017.

Le sergent-chef Djamil Jacir, un des derniers parachutistes SAS (Special Air Service) de la France libre, est décédé lundi 18 septembre 2017 à l’âge de 98 ans. Ses obsèques se sont déroulées en la Cathédrale Saint Louis des Invalides. Djamil Jacir a ensuite été inhumé au carré militaire du cimetière de Vaugirard.

Wed
20
Sep

The Source of Most of our Strength, Is the Jointness

Submitted by Anonyme on Wed, 2017/09/20 - 00:00

Remarks as Delivered by Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, at the Air Force Association 2017 Air, Space and Cyber Conference — (DoD News) — National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 20, 2017.

Probably, the source of most of our strength, is the jointness, the ability to put together different capabilities, and come up with a synergy.

Mon
18
Sep

U.S., Japanese, South Korean Aircraft Conduct Show of Force Flights

Submitted by Anonyme on Mon, 2017/09/18 - 00:00
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By Air Force Capt. Cassandra Geseckin, U.S. Pacific Command — (DoD News) — Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii — September 18, 2017.

 U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps aircraft joined Japanese and South Korean military aircraft in a sequenced show of force over the Korean Peninsula in response to North Korea's launch of an IRBM over Japan.

Mon
18
Sep

Air Force Secretary Outlines Forward-Looking Changes, Priorities

Submitted by Anonyme on Mon, 2017/09/18 - 00:00
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by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride. https://media.defense.gov/2017/Sep/15/2001812064/-1/-1/0/170906-F-ER377-901.JPG

By Cheryl Pellerin — (DoD News) — Washington D.C. — September 18, 2017.

At the Annual Air and Space Conference, Air Force Secretary Heather A. Wilson details changes designed to drive the Air Force forward and priorities that include restoring readiness and cost-effectively modernizing.

Fri
15
Sep

DoD: Full Range of Capabilities Available Against North Korean Threat

Submitted by Anonyme on Fri, 2017/09/15 - 00:00
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By Cheryl Pellerin — (DoD News) — Washington D.C. — September 15, 2017.

The U.S. Pacific Command detected and tracked what it assessed as a single North Korean ballistic missile launch yesterday at 5:57 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Rob Manning said here today.

 

Thu
31
Aug

U.S., Allies Conduct Aerial Show of Force in Response to North Korean Missile Launch

Submitted by Anonyme on Thu, 2017/08/31 - 00:00
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Pacific Air Forces — (DoD News) — Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii — August 31, 2017.

The U.S.’ newest and most advanced fighter, the Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II, joined U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers for the first time in a sequenced bilateral mission with Japan and South Korean air forces in Northeast Asia yesterday.

Wed
23
Aug

OIR Deputy: Tal Afar Offensive Could Mean End of ISIS in Northern Iraq

Submitted by Anonyme on Wed, 2017/08/23 - 00:00
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By Cheryl Pellerin — (DoD News) — Washington D.C. — August 23, 2017.

Iraqi security forces launched their latest offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the northwestern city of Tal Afar.

Mon
07
Aug

Le ravitaillement en vol, pierre angulaire des missions de renseignement

Submitted by Anonyme on Mon, 2017/08/07 - 00:00

 Source : SIRPA Air ─ Paris, le 7 août 2017.

Un C135-FR du groupement de ravitaillement en vol 2/91 « Bretagne » a orbité plusieurs heures au-dessus du théâtre irako-syrien pour délivrer 18 tonnes de carburant au profit de quatre chasseurs américains qui ont ensuite viré sur l’aile pour se replacer en appui des forces alliées au sol combattant Daech.

 

Wed
02
Aug

LC-130 Skibird Aircrews Train for Polar Operations

Submitted by Anonyme on Wed, 2017/08/02 - 00:00
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By Air Force Master Sgt. Catharine Schmidt, 109th Airlift Wing — (DoD News) — Kangerlussuaq, Greenland — August 2, 2017.

With 10 of the world’s only ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft, commonly referred to as a Skibird, the New York ANG’s 109th Airlift Wing is able to provide the airlift needed in Antarctica and Greenland

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