Court of Enquiry takes place. Enquiry files are registered and evidence are collected.
over 5000 state of the art aircrafts
It depend upon the target. If the target is large area or enemy ground then USAF B-2 is the best bomber. If the target is dogfight then USAF F-22 is the best. These two aircraft are United State's latest aircraft and have incredible performance.
No one can say because new aircraft are built in secrecy but the latest aircraft developed and accepted into the USAF is the f35 lightning
Honestly no one knows. It is often facetiously said that the best count on USAF strength is in Colorado Springs when there is a home game of Army or Navy against the Air Force Academy. Another good time to check out Air Force capabilities and aircraft types is at USAFA graduation when Lears and Raptors and 747's and A-10's are double parked on the tarmac to provide landing space for the USAF Thunderbirds. 6/26/09: The number fluctuates daily as aircraft are added and retired. But as of the 2008 Almanac the count is as follows: Total active duty inventory: 4,093 National guard: 1,289 USAF Reserve Command: 396 There are 85 B-52's in service the average age is 45.8 years old. Actually these informations are conttroversials and confidentials,so they cant be revealed so easily.
The only person allowed to submit a hazard report is the Unit Safety Representative
Combat Rescue Officer (CRO) is the officer leadership for the non-aircraft weapon system Guardian Angel consisting of USAF Pararescue Specialists and USAF SERE Specialists. CRO's are ground force commanders for combat and non-combat rescue operations.
The USAF F-4G Phantom II was the primary Wild Weasel (anti surface to air missile battery) aircraft used in Desert Storm in 1990 - 1991.
Patriot Excalibur (PEX) is a software system used by the USAF to track and report combat readiness and related underlying information.
USAF SR-71
Well it is a USAF aircraft, so you have to be an American citizen if you're not already. Then you have to get very high mark (For us in the UK it's 5 GCSE A-Levels) and when you are in the USAF you have to train for years, then you may be flying F-22s as they should still be in service then. You have to work hard and be an exceptional pilot, though.
Jane's USAF happened in 1999.
Jane's USAF was created in 1999.