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United States Air Force - Air Power Yearbook 2017
15.12.2016, 19:42

United States Air Force - Air Power Yearbook 2017

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Страниц: 100
Формат: PDF
Размер: 20 МВ
Качество: Отличное
Язык: Английский
Год издания: 2016


United States Air Force - Air Power Yearbook 2017


4 WELCOME
As the US Air Force celebrates its 70th anniversary, the Yearbook re ects upon a busy and diverse global force
6 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN 2017
Thomas Newdick talks with Gen Herbert ‘Hawk’ Carlisle about the challenges facing Air Combat Command in the modern era
12 YEAR IN REVIEW
Combat Aircraft reviews the major news stories around the USAF in 2016
20 21ST CENTURY ‘BUFF’
B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers are dropping weapons in anger once again, and  exing their muscles amid threats of a new East-West stand-o .
Thomas Newdick discovers that while the rhetoric may recall the bad old days of the Cold War, today’s
‘BUFF’ is a very di erent beast
28 RAPTOR SCHOOL
Training new F-22 Raptor pilots falls to the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall AFB. Meet the unit that holds the future of US Air Force air supremacy in its hands
36 READY FOR COMBAT?
Jamie Hunter and Thomas Newdick recount how the F-35A was declared ‘combat-ready’ on August 2, 2016, when Gen ‘Hawk’ Carlisle signaled that the Lightning II had achieved initial operational capability with the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah
42 NEW TRAINERS
In December, the US Air Force was expected to replace the T-38 Talon
46 AX: MADE FOR CLOSE AIR SUPPORT
The US Air Force is examining options for a might eventually replace the A-10C Thunderbolt II.
Jamie Hunter looks at the options
48 ‘HAWGS’ ON THE ROAD
Ian Harding and Neil Dunridge join the A-10C Thunderbolt IIs from the 442nd Fighter Wing’s 303rd Fighter Squadron during a month-long European deployment
54 PHANTOM’S LAST STAND
Jamie Hunter talks to the commander of the last remaining US Air Force Phantom II unit, as Detachment 1 of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron marked the end of an era in 2016
62 TEAM KADENA
The 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, is home to two active-duty squadrons of F-15Cs, plus KC-135R, HH-60G and E-3B units. It is a vital node in the mission to maintain peace in the Paci c region
70 UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE AIR POWER REVIEW
Tom Kaminski provides an extensive overview of the USAF including a detailed directory of units, bases and aircraft
 

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