Featured in Andersen Air Force BaseBYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022ShareU.S. Air Force Trains With Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat As It Looks Forward To Its Own Amphibious PlaneWhile plans for an amphibious MC-130 transport take shape, Cope North 2022 provided an opportunity to see the capabilities of the US-2 firsthand. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareKC-46 Tanker Shows It Can Rapidly Unload Tons Of Fuel To Thirsty Fighters At Austere AirstripsThe KC-46 is plagued with issues but its ability to move fuel to austere locations during combat operations looks promising. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2021ShareA Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For GuamDozens of F-22s will take part in a large exercise to demonstrate the Air Force’s ability to project combat airpower into the Pacific. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2021ShareB-1B Bomber That Was Just Retired Almost Got Scrapped More Than A Decade AgoThe newly-retired B-1B bomber had already gotten a second lease on life after suffering a major fire on Guam. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021ShareAir Force F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Now Operating From Guam’s Austere AirfieldThe drills brought F-35s and F-16s to a jungle-encircled airstrip and are likely a glimpse into the future of tactical jet operations in the Pacific. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In GuamIt’s yet another reminder of just how vulnerable highly strategic assets, even air defense systems, are to low-end drones. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareAirlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of GuamThe operation saw Air Force C-17s laden with airborne troops fly thousands of miles across the Pacific to raid Andersen AFB. BYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 10, 2020ShareB-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To GuamThe messaging is abundantly clear: U.S. bombers haven’t tucked-tail and run from the region, and they stand ready to deliver a big, stealthy punch. BYTyler RogowayMay 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareProposed Facility Would Drastically Cut Down Time Required To Arm Bombers On GuamThe badly needed improvements would trim the time it takes to load weapons into a bomber’s bomb bay from 11 hours to two and a half hours. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020ShareCheck Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite ImageOne of the biggest air combat exercises is underway at Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam and it even looks impressive from space. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022ShareU.S. Air Force Trains With Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat As It Looks Forward To Its Own Amphibious PlaneWhile plans for an amphibious MC-130 transport take shape, Cope North 2022 provided an opportunity to see the capabilities of the US-2 firsthand. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareKC-46 Tanker Shows It Can Rapidly Unload Tons Of Fuel To Thirsty Fighters At Austere AirstripsThe KC-46 is plagued with issues but its ability to move fuel to austere locations during combat operations looks promising. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2021ShareA Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For GuamDozens of F-22s will take part in a large exercise to demonstrate the Air Force’s ability to project combat airpower into the Pacific. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2021ShareB-1B Bomber That Was Just Retired Almost Got Scrapped More Than A Decade AgoThe newly-retired B-1B bomber had already gotten a second lease on life after suffering a major fire on Guam. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021ShareAir Force F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Now Operating From Guam’s Austere AirfieldThe drills brought F-35s and F-16s to a jungle-encircled airstrip and are likely a glimpse into the future of tactical jet operations in the Pacific. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In GuamIt’s yet another reminder of just how vulnerable highly strategic assets, even air defense systems, are to low-end drones. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareAirlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of GuamThe operation saw Air Force C-17s laden with airborne troops fly thousands of miles across the Pacific to raid Andersen AFB. BYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 10, 2020ShareB-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To GuamThe messaging is abundantly clear: U.S. bombers haven’t tucked-tail and run from the region, and they stand ready to deliver a big, stealthy punch. BYTyler RogowayMay 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareProposed Facility Would Drastically Cut Down Time Required To Arm Bombers On GuamThe badly needed improvements would trim the time it takes to load weapons into a bomber’s bomb bay from 11 hours to two and a half hours. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020ShareCheck Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite ImageOne of the biggest air combat exercises is underway at Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam and it even looks impressive from space. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020Share
