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Vol. 67 No. 10
May 12, 2017
F-86 Sabre veterans deactivate 35-year association
U.S. Air Force photo by Susan Garcia By Senior Airman Kevin tanenbaum
Members of the F-86 Sabre Association pose for a photo with Col. Michael Drowley, U.S. Air Force Weapons School 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
commandant on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 7. The F-86 Sabre Association met April 24 on the flightline here to pay
homage to the retired jet and the Airmen who flew it for the last time. NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Throughout the
storied past of Army Air Corps and the U.S. Air Force,
many aircraft have laid the foundation for today’s fleet
of air power.
The F-86 Sabre, or SabreJet, is one of the cornerstones
upon which the modern Air Force was built since its
inaugural flight on Oct. 1, 1947.
The F-86 Sabre Association met on April 24 on the
flightline here to pay homage to this retired jet and the
Airmen who flew it for the last time.
“The first forming of the association took place in
1981, when three of our pilots got together and realized
we needed to have a reunion and an organization,â€
said retired Lt. Col. J.R. Alley, F-86 Sabre Association
president. “It started to grow and grow into the mid-90s
and it became more organized. We grew in personnel
from that small amount in the mid-90s to almost 2,000
worldwide.â€
The F-86 Sabre was originally designed as a high-
altitude fighter, making it highly valued during the
Korean War. Subsequently, it was redesigned as an
all-weather interceptor and fighter bomber.
“In that era, (the Air Force) had 300 F-86s at that
time,†said Alley. “It was a different mindset of flying,
very aggressive, and you had to do everything better,
tighter and faster than the other guy.â€
The first Sabre arrived at Nellis for testing and
See f-86, on page 3
Weapons School gets down and dirty in degraded conditions exercise
By Senior Airman Joshua Kleinholz April 27, at the Nevada Test and Train- capabilities during the training event, course.†said Maj. Daniel Naske, 57th
ing Range as part of their respective which required a complex aeromedical WPS CMA Phase Manager.
99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs course curriculums. evacuation and the establishment of
a Forward Air Refueling and Arming The scenario, crafted by instruc-
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.— A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 66th Point. tors to challenge students on com-
Students and instructors assigned to Weapons Squadron, HC-130s and bat search and rescue, aeromedical
the U.S. Air Force Weapons School HH-60G Pave Hawks from the 34th “This is the first time the 57th evacuation and refueling in an austere
squadrons executed a unique com- WPS, and C-17 Globemaster IIIs from WPS, 34th WPS, and the 66th WPS See weapons, on page 5
posite mission application exercise the 57th WPS collaborated distinctive have integrated at this phase in the
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