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An A-10 Thunderbolt II (bottom) and an F-22A Raptor (top), fly in formation during a heritage flight at Tampa Bay AirFest 2018, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., May 13, 2018. This heritage flight program presents the evolution of U.S. Air Force air power by flying today’s fighter aircraft next to vintage fighter aircraft. U.S. […]
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has exposed a personnel crisis within the United States Air Force (USAF). Although the USAF has some of the best aircraft and pilots in the world, it is struggling to train and retain enough enlisted personnel to maintain its fleets. Although in 2017, the USAF had […]
In a recent report released by the United States’ Defense Intelligence Agency, it was revealed China is working to develop “inspection and repair” satellites that may actually be used as orbital weapons platforms. It is believed Russia already has a number of similar platforms in low Earth orbit, pressing concerns about the vulnerability of America’s […]
U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron navigate F-16 Fighting Falcons in formation over the Atlantic Ocean, June 20, 2018. The F-16s were refueled in-flight by a 72nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker while 20th Fighter Wing Airmen and family members watched. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kathryn […]
Three soldiers of the U.S. Army’s Golden Knights parachute demonstration team were injured during a jump in the early morning hours on Tuesday, February 12. According to the Miami Herald, the soldiers were conducting a nighttime jump around 4 a.m. near Homestead Air Reserve Base when the accident occurred. Local emergency response crews from Miami-Dade […]
The internet has no shortage of mysteries for those inclined to chase them. Many fit neatly within genres with dedicated fan bases: true crime, Bigfoot, unexplained lights in the sky. But some are so inexplicable, so disturbing, that they worm their way into nearly every corner of the internet’s ever-rolling theory-machine. These mysteries seem to […]
The Chinese aerospace firm responsible for China’s premier fifth-generation platform, the Chengdu J-20, has announced plans to field a new “sixth-generation” fighter by 2035. This announcement comes on the heels of a joint French and German endeavor to field a “next-generation” fighter that was announced last week, as well as the U.K.’s announcement last summer […]
Pilots from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron were the first operational unit to fire the F-35A’s 25 mm cannon in a strafing run during training. The two-ship formation fired on two sets of ground targets on the Utah Test and Training range Aug. 13. Loading and firing the cannon was one of the […]
Amid heightening tensions between Russia and Norway, a formation of 11 Russian flagged Su-24 “Fencer” fighters staged a mock attack against a Norwegian radar installation that plays a vital role in America’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Defense strategy last year. The details of the incident had not been revealed until now. According to recent revelations, the […]
Despite not being too far off from the ten Nimitz class carriers already employed by the Navy in terms of size, the USS Gerald R. Ford is a completely new design; America’s first in forty years. All of the changes are intended to improve the standard of living for those on board, enhance the carrier’s […]
Two F-35B Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, left, an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, and an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to VFA 41, fly in formation over the Arabian Sea, Dec. 14, 2018. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, Essex Amphibious Ready Group, and […]
Just two weeks after making history as the first female pilot to head the Air Force’s F-16 Viper demonstration team, Capt. Zoe Kotnik was relieved of her command on Monday. “Col. Derek O’Malley, 20th Fighter Wing commander, relieved Capt. Zoe Kotnik from command Feb. 11 due to a loss of confidence in her ability to […]
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