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The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947. It is the second youngest branch of the United States Armed Forces and the fourth in order of precedence. The United States Air Force articulates its core missions as air supremacy, global integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control.
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Lockheed AC-130
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Raytheon BBN to create collaborative game for USAF Fight Tonight effort
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USAF A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots practise MALD employment mission
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- December 9, 2022
77th “Gamblers Double Down”- demonstrate Shaw’s AFFORGEN capabilities
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- November 17, 2022
USAF F-22 Raptors fly alongside allied fighters over Poland
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USAF A-10 Demo Team unveils new special livery
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Pilots Exchange: USAF F-16 female pilot flies Marine F-35B
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The programme seeks to combine AI-driven planning with interactive gaming to reduce the Air Tasking Order planning cycle. Raytheon BBN has been awarded a contract to develop a collaborative gaming technology to refine complex air attack options for the US Air Force (USAF). The estimated potential value of this three-year contract is approximately
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The simulated mission, which also involved B1-B Lancer aircraft, was carried out above the Philippine Sea. he US Air Force’s (USAF) pilots have conducted an integrated strike mission to showcase the A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft’s capability to employ Air Decoy Missile (ADM)-160 Miniature Air Launched Decoys (MALD). Participating A-10C pilots were from
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PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, SAUDI ARABIA – In line with the new Air Force Force Generation, or AFFORGEN model, the 20th Fighter Wing has accelerated its force generation approach, sustained readiness and delivered three major aviation deployments in calendar year 2022. Including back-to-back deployments to Prince Sultan Air Base, the 77th “Gamblers”
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Early August 2022, twelve LockheedMartin F-22A ‘Raptor’ aircraft of the US Air Force 90th Fighter Squadron landed at the 32nd Tactical Air Base, Łask, Poland (ICAO code: EPLK); to support the “NATO Air Shielding” operations. 90FS The 90th Fighter Squadron, based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, USA; ICAO code: PAED);
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MQ-9B SkyGuardian® is the next generation of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), delivering persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) around the globe. SkyGuardian is designed to fly over the horizon via satellite for up to 40+ hours in all types of weather and safely integrate into civil airspace, enabling joint
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The C-20G is a Gulfstream IV aircraft capable of all-weather, long-range, high speed non-stop flights between nominally suited airports. It is manufactured by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Savannah, Georgia and is powered by two Rolls-Royce Limited Tay MK611-8 turbofan engines equipped with thrust reversers. The aircraft may be configured for cargo
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The C-20 is a twin-engine, turbofan aircraft acquired to fill the airlift mission for high-ranking government and Department of Defense officials. The 89th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., operates five C-20Bs for worldwide special air missions. C-20 The various versions of the C-20 are military modifications of the commercial Gulfstream aircraft.
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The Boeing VC-25 is a military version of the Boeing 747 airliner, modified for presidential transport and commonly operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) as Air Force One, the call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States. Only two examples of this aircraft type are in service; they
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The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, navigation, and fire-control systems. Unlike other modern military fixed-wing aircraft, the AC-130 relies on visual targeting. Because its large profile and low operating altitudes around 7,000 feet (2,100 m)
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The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1976, it is named for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a World War II-era fighter-bomber effective at attacking ground targets, but commonly referred to as the “Warthog” or “Hog”. The A-10 was designed to provide close air support (CAS) to friendly
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The Boeing RC-135 is a family of large reconnaissance aircraft built by Boeing and modified by a number of companies, including General Dynamics, Lockheed, LTV, E-Systems, and L3 Technologies, and used by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force to support theater and national level intelligence consumers with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities. Based on the C-135 Stratolifter airframe, various types of
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Shaw Air Force Base (Shaw AFB) (IATA: SSC, ICAO: KSSC, FAA LID: SSC) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located approximately 8.4 miles (13.5 km) west-northwest of downtown Sumter, South Carolina. It is one of the largest military bases operated by the United States, and is under the jurisdiction of USAF Air Combat Command (ACC). The 20th Fighter Wing (20th FW) is the
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The 20th Fighter Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina. The wing is assigned to Air Combat Command’s Fifteenth Air Force. The wing’s mission is to provide, project, and sustain combat-ready aircraft in conventional and anti-radiation suppression of enemy air defenses, strategic attack, counter-air, air interdiction, joint maritime
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The Fairchild C-26 “Metroliner” is the designation for the Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner series twin turboprop aircraft in the service of the United States military. It was not officially named by the US Armed Forces, but is unofficially known by the same name as its civilian counterpart. The C-26A is the military version of the Model SA227-AC Metro III; the C-26B
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Fairchild C-26 Metroliner
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