🎥: U.S. Air Forces in Europe conduct their first-ever basic fighter maneuvers exercise, Ramstein 1v1, with F-35s and other advanced fighter jets at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. | F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office

Learning BFM—Basic Fighter Maneuvers—is like eating an elephant: one bite at a time. We start with formation flying and gradually build toward advanced dogfighting skills like offensive, defensive, and high-aspect BFM. From WWII tactics like lead and lag pursuit to modern max-performance turns, mastering the basics is key to winning in the air. #Military | Shawn Walsh

Fighting dogs: a slow motion breakdown to help owners see all the “tiny” moments that typically escape them, when they should address them, and what happens when they don’t. We often hear ”It came out of nowhere.”, or “There were no pre-action signs” etc. But there’s always a pre-action sign, how long between the sign and the action varies greatly, with some giving longer signals, and some moving lightening fast. In this clip I slowed down all the moments of tension and described when I would ha