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336 Fighter Squadron Baltic Air Policing

photos by Staff Sgt. Megan M. Beatty

Capt. Shawn Delmez, 336th Fighter Squadron pilot from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and Capt. Atilla Zsigmond, 336 FS weapons system officer, prepare to take off from Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Feb. 1, 2022. Members of the 4th Fighter Wing, from Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., are deployed to Ämari AB to support a NATO enhanced Air Policing mission. U.S. forces in Europe live, train and operate with allies and partners from strategic locations across Europe to ensure a timely and coordinated response during peacetime and crisis

Capt. Shawn Delmez, left, and Capt. Atilla Zsigmond, 336 FS weapons system officer
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336 FS Strike Eagles arrive in the Baltics Nato Air Policing

Story by Allied Air Command Public Affairs Office

RAMSTEIN, Germany – F-15E Strike Eagles from the 4th Fighter Wing have landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia and Danish fighters will arrive at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania tomorrow to bolster the forces already deployed under the long established NATO Air Policing mission.

Danish F-16s will arrive in Siauliai to work alongside the Polish F-16s that deployed there on 1 December 2021 to conduct Baltic Air Policing (BAP). The US F-15s landed at Amari to integrate with the current detachment of Belgian F-16s; both detachments will execute the enhance Air Policing (eAP) mission. The aircraft plan to work with other Allied nations throughout the Baltics practicing air-to-air and air-to-ground training manoeuvres in addition, to the Air Policing missions

336 FS Rocketeers at Amari AB
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493rd Fighter Squadron Heritage Jet

The new 493rd Fighter Squadron Heritage Jet. In honor of the legacy of Aerial Dominance . Boasting an undefeated 45 years in the European Theatre. “Trust us, you’re dead”

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Wingman at War

First account of the youngest Eagle Driver during Operation Desert Storm

I am a huge fan of first-hand authored flying stories and autobiographies. I have read nearly every and any USAF and USN book you can find about the Vietnam Air War, Gulf War, Allied Force, etc. from Ed Razimus, Jack Broughton, Willy Driscoll to Dan Hampton and was really looking forward to start reading Wingman at War, but this time it was different. I personally witnessed everything from an outside perspective during Operation Desert Storm as a 15-year-old kid at the time, following everything I could about the F-15 Eagles during the air campaign of Operation Desert Storm.  This incredible account took me right back to those amazing memories.

I couldn’t stop reading this incredible personal journal and read over 40% of the book in the first go. Simply put, it is the best air combat memoir I have ever read. It provides an incredible look into Combat Operations during Desert Storm through the eyes of a young fighter pilot. While reading Wingman at War I felt as if I was there, at Incirlik AB on the flightline watching Eagles launching and recovering. Boz’s thrilling portrayals of combat missions and life in a combat squadron kept me glued to the story.

The way it is written is extremely personal, virtually reliving the events Boz went through, and as much as possible for a civilian, experiencing the feelings he had in the moment. Through his book I discovered a lot of information and knowledge I never knew, even as a military aviation aficionado.

You can find it at Amazon click on this link Wingman at War

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123 FS, Weapons Instructor Course 2017

photos by  Tech. Sgt. John Hughel

In June 2017 the 123rd Fighter Squadron “Redhawks” deployed for three weeks to Nellis AFB in support of the Weapons Instructor Course 2017. The Redhawks, provided as the ‘Red Team’ aggressors, taking the fight to the ‘Blue Team.

An Oregon National Guard F-15 Eagle taxis on the flighline at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., (left) as additional Eagles prepare for their afternoon missions (right) in support of the Weapons Instructor Course, May 31, 2017 (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs).
An F-15 Eagle assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, takes off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., as part of the the Weapons Instructor Course (WIC), June 1, 2017. The Oregon Airmen are playing an the role of aggressors during their three-week WIC temporary duty assignment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. John Hughel, 142nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs).
As the sun begins to set at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oregon Air National Guard Lt. Col. Nick Rutgers, assigned to the 123rd Fighter Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing, prepares his F-15 Eagle for a late day sortie, June 8, 2017
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