Combat Aircraft JournalZappers dominate the Red SeaPublished November 2024 The Growlers of VAQ-130 ‘Zappers’ have been embarked on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during their deployment in the Red Sea. Patrick Roegies and Ben Gorski spoke to CDR Carl Ellsworth about the challenges they faced Throughout the deployment, Electronic Attack Squadron ONE THREE ZERO (VAQ-130), nicknamed…
Combat Aircraft JournalGuardians of the southPublished Oktober 2024 The Canary Islands are located approximately 1,000 kilometers southwest of Spain and form a group of islands just off the Moroccan and Western Sahara coasts. The Ejército del Aire y del Espacio, or Spanish Air and Space Force, maintains several air bases on these islands. The main…
Combat Aircraft JournalGuards giving gasPublished September 2023 For over than three decades the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Air National Guard’s robust tanker community have maintained a continuous partnership to support aircrew training. Every year, Air Guard refueling wings from across the United States cycle through Geilenkirchen Air Base, also known as ‘GK.’…