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At JTAC Advanced Instructor Course, JTACs and TACPs from conventional and special operations units learn invaluable tactics, techniques, and procedures.

I’ve been hearing and telling “There I was…” stories for my entire adult life. It started for me in flight school, listening to a grizzled old sim instructor tell me about the day he got a MiG kill without taking a shot. A Vietnamese MiG-21 had been vectored at him thinking his F-8 was actually an […]

The Corsair was one of the most lethal, feared, and iconic fighters of World War II and was given the nickname “Whistling Death.”

The vastness of the sea has created many ghost ships. And some, like the U.S. Navy’s L-8, are of the airborne variety.

Unlike in Top Gun, each fighter jet mission follows a long, calculated, and well-choreographed template to ensure mission success.

C.W. Lemoine has overcome a lot of adversity in his career flying fighters, and his story is best summed up by this: “Make them tell you no!”

Close air support (CAS) has been a reality of warfare since World War I. Technology and the battlefield have evolved, but the importance of CAS remains.

What does it mean to be a good wingman? These five rules differentiate a wingman who adds to the team from one who is a liability.

Memorial Day means a great many things, and while it is indeed a day for reflection and mourning the fallen, it is also a day to celebrate!

Based on the video footage, the civilian C-130 can do some pretty crazy stuff at the hands of a daring and experienced pilot.

“Dogfighting makes movies. Close Air Support wins wars.” With the perpetual drama surrounding which aircraft is better suited for supporting troops in contact, Close Air Support (CAS) has become a hotly debated topic in military aviation. Both the A-10C Thunderbolt II and the Lockheed-Martin F-35, Joint Strike Fighter have pros and cons. But what exactly is […]

Ride along with F-16 pilot Nate “Buster”Jaros, as he takes us and his wingman for a night mission over Iraq to help an Army convoy in trouble. It was a cold winter night over Iraq. It was 2003 and OIF (Operation Iraqi Freedom) was in full swing and US fighter aircraft were getting used to […]