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At Eglin Air Force Base, the largest focus of operations–and therefore the component of activity receiving the most scrutiny–is the looming IOC deadline of the Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II, currently scheduled for next year. Eglin, a sprawling complex located in the Florida panhandle, has been the USAF’s epicenter for all F-35 training since the first […]
For you pilots out there, how is your checklist discipline before each flight? I know in my own experience, my instructor was absolutely relentless on that topic. Every item had to be inspected once, read aloud as I checked it off the list, and thoroughly examined a second time to make sure all was in […]
We hope you’ve had a great weekend, FighterSweep fans! For those of you dads out there, we wish you a Happy Father’s Day! You know we love airplanes and we love flying, so it shouldn’t shock anyone when we get excited about the opportunity to go inside the cockpit–regardless of what it is, where it […]
Happy Saturday, FighterSweep Fans! In our “From the Cockpit” series, we’ve brought you a number of kick-ass videos from the Navy’s Strike Fighter community, as well as various Air Force units and even a couple international ones. This is the first time we’ve feature a United States Marine Corps squadron’s “Cruise Video” and we’re excited […]
It’s that time once again, folks! A very Happy (and slightly late) Burner Friday to all of you fine men and women! In this installment we bring you an image capture almost seven years ago to the day. This student pilot, flying a Boeing F/A-18C Hornet is is doing some FCLPs as part of his […]
The world of aviation is not without its share of dramas and tragedies. We’ve touched on quite a few that have affected us on a very personal level, and others that adversely affect the well-being of industry giants like Airbus, Lockheed-Martin, and others. But for those of us that are pilots, flying never gets old. […]
Air Combat Command has activated yet another Air National Guard unit for an overseas deployment as part of a rotational Theater Security Package (TSP). Vermont’s mission-ready 158th Fighter Wing, the Green Mountain Boys, have arrived in Japan, and are set to join with the 18th Wing at the sprawling Kadena Air Base on the island of Okinawa. […]
The next step was the exclusivity. Translation: the Bremont Wild Weasel 50th Anniversary Watch is available only to current and former Wild Weasel pilots and EWOs, or to the spouses or direct descendents thereof. If you don’t have a Weasel number, or aren’t married to or related to someone who has one, you cannot purchase this watch…period. The Society of Wild Weasels has the roster and each purchase will be vetted accordingly.
For myself, when I am ninety-two years old, I honestly hope I still have the mental acuity and kinesthetic awareness to be able to fly an airplane. I look to greats like Bob Hoover and Chuck Yeager as inspiration, as I’ve had the honor and privilege of seeing them both fly. Now, I can add […]
Courtesy of the “Nightstalkers“–the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, we bring you some absolutely beautiful Close Air Support provided by the Sikorsky MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator (DAP), as well as the AH-6 “Killer Egg” version of the MD-500E helicopter. The SOAR is most well-known for its ability to insert and extract SOF units under any […]
Happy Saturday, FighterSweep Fans! We thank you once again for checking us out and following along with the men and women on the front lines of aerial warfare. This video is definitely one of the best offerings we’ve seen from an Air Force unit and puts us back inside the cockpit of the mighty Viper, […]
What would Friday be without another foray into the land of Mach diamonds and burning dinosaurs?! That’s right, FighterSweep Fans, it’s time for another installment of Burner Friday! This week’s edition features a Lockheed-Martin Block 30 F-16C+ from the 12oth Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard. The Mile High Militia has recently returned from a […]
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