Point Blank

U.S. Airmen from the 492nd and 493rd Fighter Generation Squadrons deployed from RAF Lakenheath to participate in multinational Exercise Point Blank. The initiative is designed to increase the tactical proficiency of U.S., U.K. Ministry of Defence and other NATO forces.

U.S. Air Force advances multi-capable airmen concept during exercise Point Blank at RAF Lossiemouth

  During the exercise, Senior Airman Austin Clark, a 492nd Fighter Generation Squadron avionics journeyman, took part in a hot-pit dual certification initiative. The effort qualified Airmen to work on both the F-15E Strike Eagle and the F-35A Lightning II. Hot-pit procedures allow maintainers to refuel aircraft while their engines remain running, enabling pilots to […]

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