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It was a historic day in Layton, Utah and FighterSweep was on hand to witness it! At approximately 1256 local time, the overhead pattern came alive as the first two combat-coded F-35A Lightning IIs arrived for bed-down at Hill Air Force Base. The aircraft were flown in by Colonel Brad Lyons, the 388th Fighter Wing […]
Good Morning, FighterSweep Fans! Today we’re excited because we get to share with you something that (to our knowledge) hasn’t been done before in a U.S. fighter. We go inside the cockpit with a good friend of ours–one who shall remain nameless and blameless–as he negotiates the Sidewinder Military Training Route through the airspace of […]
Good evening, FighterSweep Fans! We hope you’ve had a great start to your work-week, and what would a Monday be without sharing a significant milestone in the aviation world. Once again we are celebrating everything great about the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker–the backbone of our nation’s air-to-air refueling capability. On this day 59 years ago, the […]
Happy Sunday, oh FighterSweep Faithful! As you all have seen, we have given our good friends in Naval Aviation a healthy bit of air time with their fabulous Hornet Ball, Strike Fighter Ball, and cruise videos. Tonight we’re bringing you another cruise video, but from the perspective of VAQ-141. The “Shadowhawks,” stationed at NAS Atsugi, […]
Ever since flying machines began taking to the skies there have been instances of an airship or aircraft disappearing, sometimes with little or no trace, making it very difficult for investigators to ascertain exactly what happened. Over the years flying has become considerably less risky and the odds of vanishing in an aircraft became increasingly […]
It’s Burner Friday, FighterSweep Fans! You know how much we love the raw power and ear-splitting awesomeness of reheat, so we bring you the fires of freedom burning loud and proud at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. This Rockwell B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, is […]
Admittedly, it has been a bit of a rough day. The fact is, I almost feel guilty for saying that, because a great many men and women are feeling far, far worse than I am. A year ago today, a McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle assigned to the 131st Fighter Squadron, 104th Fighter Wing of the […]
Any mishap involving an airplane is bad, but there are some that are born in of the bowels of Murphy’s darkest, cruelest imaginations. This is certainly one of those, and truly a story for the ages. On 9 July 1991, the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln was at sea, transiting the Indian Ocean on its way to […]
Happy Wednesday, oh FighterSweep Faithful! We are a little late to the fight with this one, but I promise it’s worth the wait you’ve been subjected to. Tonight we bring you the long-awaited, much-promised gallery of images collected out in the airspace during Exercise Sentry Eagle 2015. We at FighterSweep were very fortunate to fly […]
I cannot be any more emphatic, FighterSweep Fans: if you call yourself an aviation enthusiast, this is nearly fifteen minutes of video you’re going to want to watch–especially if you love the Spitfire as much as we do. If you don’t, I figure there’s probably something wrong with you! I love studying military aviation history […]
As we’ve previously mentioned, not only are the air-to-air guys getting in on the action in the Baltic Sea region and elsewhere in eastern Europe, but the Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II is also making its presence known. Nothing like a little BRRRTTT to brighten up everyone’s day! Yesterday, eight Hawgs and approximately 170 Airmen […]
Please forgive us, oh FighterSweep faithful, for not bringing you our weekly dose of afterburner yesterday. But we haven’t forgotten about our weekly treat of reheat. This week’s edition will be a one-off, a Burner Saturday, if you will, thanks to the Werewolves of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-) 122, who are in northeast Tennessee […]
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