US Military News • U.S Military Point-Blank Exercise well Underway
- 3 years ago
Aircraft from the 492nd and 493rd fighter squadrons get prepped, takeoff and perform close flybys and touch & go's as a part of Point Blank 21-02.
The 48th Fighter Wing #Aircraft regularly takes part in this multilateral #Military exercise as a way to strengthen interoperability with allied nations and development skills critical to gaining and maintaining air superiority when needed.
From 6 until 9 April 2021, the 48th Fighter Wing is hosting the multi-day Point-Blank exercise over the North Sea for a high-end fight scenario.
Some fifty aircraft, of which F-15E Strike Eagles and F-15C/D Eagles from RAF Lakenheath (UK), F-16C/D Fighting Falcons from Spangdahlem Air Base (Germany), KC-135Rs from RAF Mildenhall (UK), together with Typhoons and Voyagers of the Royal Air Force and F-16s and F-35As of the Koninkijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) and NATO E-3 AWACS, will participate in Point Blank 21-02, designed to maintain ready forces capable of deterring any adversary and ensuring the collective defense of the NATO alliance.
"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
Credit to : Senior Airman John Ennis - 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
Credit to : Senior Airman John Ennis - 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
The 48th Fighter Wing #Aircraft regularly takes part in this multilateral #Military exercise as a way to strengthen interoperability with allied nations and development skills critical to gaining and maintaining air superiority when needed.
From 6 until 9 April 2021, the 48th Fighter Wing is hosting the multi-day Point-Blank exercise over the North Sea for a high-end fight scenario.
Some fifty aircraft, of which F-15E Strike Eagles and F-15C/D Eagles from RAF Lakenheath (UK), F-16C/D Fighting Falcons from Spangdahlem Air Base (Germany), KC-135Rs from RAF Mildenhall (UK), together with Typhoons and Voyagers of the Royal Air Force and F-16s and F-35As of the Koninkijke Luchtmacht (KLu, Royal Netherlands Air Force) and NATO E-3 AWACS, will participate in Point Blank 21-02, designed to maintain ready forces capable of deterring any adversary and ensuring the collective defense of the NATO alliance.
"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
Credit to : Senior Airman John Ennis - 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
Credit to : Senior Airman John Ennis - 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs