C.W. Lemoine

C.W. Lemoine is the author of the military/espionage thriller novels SPECTRE RISING, AVOID. NEGOTIATE. KILL., ARCHANGEL FALLEN, EXECUTIVE REACTION, and BRICK BY BRICK. He has flown the F-16 and F/A-18.

How long is an average fighter mission?

So you’ve made it through training and now you’re flying fighters. Congratulations! Once you�...

Expert Analysis Aug 20

What exactly is Close Air Support?

“Dogfighting makes movies. Close Air Support wins wars.” With the perpetual drama sur...

Expert Analysis Mar 05

Fighter Pilot Reveals Shocking Chemtrails Facts!

Ok, Fightersweep agents, it’s time to fess up! Consider this my entry for Wikileaks. I hope Hil...

Expert Analysis Aug 21

The Non-Flying Side of being a Military Pilot

Beyond the “show up and go up” myth of military flying, the second biggest myth is that all p...

Expert Analysis Aug 19

In Memoriam: Second Lieutenant David “Jinxx” Mitchell

He was fighting the squadron commander in a High Aspect (Neutral) BFM engagement and giving every...

Air Force Aug 13

Hornet vs Viper Part One

Which is better: the F/A-18 or the F-16? In this series, I’m going to give my perspective from ...

Aviation Jul 23

What’s it like to have your fighter struck by lightning? Here’s one pilot’s story

“Dude, we’re going flying,” my flight lead said with a chuckle as I showed him the satellit...

Aviation Feb 01

Fighter pilots do a whole lot more than just fly: Here’s the non-flying side of being a military pilot

Beyond the “show up and go up” myth of military flying, the second biggest myth is that all p...

Expert Analysis Jan 29

Ask A Fighter Pilot: Supersonic Flight!

Dear Fightersweep, What’s it like going supersonic? That has to be an awesome feeling. Than...

Expert Analysis Apr 28

Cross-Country: Some Of The Best Fighter Training!

Dropping bombs, shooting the gun, dogfighting, and intercepts are some of the most rewarding and ...

Aviation Apr 09

Ask a Fighter Pilot: Dogfighting in the F-35!

Editor’s Note: Keep these questions coming, FighterSweep Fans! This is one of the advantage...

Expert Analysis Mar 02

What Close Air Support Is…And Isn’t! (Part Three)

In Part Two, we barely scratched the surface of some of the ways fighters and controllers coordin...

Expert Analysis Feb 24

What Exactly Is Auto GCAS?

Last year, I wrote an article in tribute to my friend, Lieutenant David “Jinxx” Mitchell, who...

Expert Analysis Feb 12

What Close Air Support Is…And Isn’t! (Part Two)

En route to the target for a Close Air Support (CAS) mission, the fighters will check in with the...

Expert Analysis Feb 10

Ask a Fighter Pilot: Advice for Pilot Training Students

I’m a brand new AF officer, slated to start UPT (Undergraduate Pilot Training) in a few mon...

Expert Analysis Feb 08

SPECTRE RISING – Preview

Happy Monday to you all, FighterSweep Fans! We wanted to start our work week off on a bit of a di...

Air Force Dec 28

SPECTRE RISING – Preview

Happy Monday to you all, FighterSweep Fans! We wanted to start our work week off on a bit of a di...

Air Force Dec 28

Why The F-35 Is The Right Aircraft To Defeat ISIS

If you’ve been paying attention to our coverage of the developing situation in Syria in this pa...

Expert Analysis Nov 30

Head To Head: Turkish F-16C versus Russian Su-24M

Comparing a Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer to a Lockheed-Martin F-16 Viper (Fighting Falcon for the nerds at...

Expert Analysis Nov 25

Is the F-35 the worst fighter ever?

[Editor’s Note: To be perfectly clear yet again, we have no partnership with Lockheed-Marti...

Expert Analysis Jul 13

F-35 vs F-16 BFM: Parting Thoughts

[Editor’s Note–Yesterday, C.W. Lemoine a Naval Reserve F/A-18 pilot and prior AFRES V...

Air Force Jul 02

Why The “F-35 v F-16” Article Is Garbage

As one of our followers here on FighterSweep, you’re probably someone that likes to keep trac...

Expert Analysis Jul 01

There I Was: F-16 Fini-Flight

“Can you fly this morning? We’ve had fallout,” my Director of Operations asked....

Air Force Jun 11

There I Was: A Bird in Hand

“The weather is clear; you are executing a formation takeoff on Runway One-Seven-Right. At rota...

Air Force Jun 03

Hornet vs Viper (Part Four)

As I previously mentioned in the Hornet vs Viper discussion, both of these legacy fighters are mu...

Expert Analysis May 31

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C.W. Lemoine

How long is an average fighter mission?

What exactly is Close Air Support?

Fighter Pilot Reveals Shocking Chemtrails Facts!

The Non-Flying Side of being a Military Pilot

In Memoriam: Second Lieutenant David “Jinxx” Mitchell

Hornet vs Viper Part One

What’s it like to have your fighter struck by lightning? Here’s one pilot’s story

Fighter pilots do a whole lot more than just fly: Here’s the non-flying side of being a military pilot

Ask A Fighter Pilot: Supersonic Flight!

Cross-Country: Some Of The Best Fighter Training!

Ask a Fighter Pilot: Dogfighting in the F-35!

What Close Air Support Is…And Isn’t! (Part Three)

What Exactly Is Auto GCAS?

What Close Air Support Is…And Isn’t! (Part Two)

Ask a Fighter Pilot: Advice for Pilot Training Students

SPECTRE RISING – Preview

SPECTRE RISING – Preview

Why The F-35 Is The Right Aircraft To Defeat ISIS

Head To Head: Turkish F-16C versus Russian Su-24M

Is the F-35 the worst fighter ever?

F-35 vs F-16 BFM: Parting Thoughts

Why The “F-35 v F-16” Article Is Garbage

There I Was: F-16 Fini-Flight

There I Was: A Bird in Hand

Hornet vs Viper (Part Four)

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