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In the era of standards, conformity, and progress there is still some heritage out there. More nose art is returning from the CENTCOM AOR (not to mention with drone kill stickers). Entire squadrons with nose art themes is awesome!

https://theaviationist.com/2025/10/13/a-10-uas-kill-markings/

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A-10 Returns from CENTCOM Deployment with UAS Kill Markings

An A-10C was spotted with two Shahed-type UAS shapes painted on the nose while returning to its home base. An A-10C Thunderbolt II of the U.S. Air Force

A question I get a lot is “How do we get fighters across the world? Do we just take them apart and ship them?”

The answer is Coronet Missions run by the Air Operations Squadron/TACC. Fighter units request support through a website (almost like ordering an uber) with dates and destinations. The AOS folks then plan and source tanker support for…

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ACC’s Air Operations Squadron: “We Deliver”

Moving fighter aircraft across oceans is not as easy as a typical cross-country drive. Transoceanic fighter movements require extensive mission planning and briefing, along with robust contingency

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Looks like the USAF is thinking about how to solve the “tyranny of distance” that is made immensely worse by the standoff capabilities of our adversaries. There looks to be 2 roads right now: make tankers more survivable, or make more (cheaper) expendable tankers. For prospective pilots? Looks like more tanker cockpits no…

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Pilot training is still in the phases of “ever changing” and unfortunately it might be that way for some time as leaders try to boost output numbers to 1,500 annually. At the end of August the USAF came to a deal with Italy and NATO to do some pilot training overseas. This is a great article and especially since some of you could spend your…

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