Fightersweep

Why Major Mariam Al Mansouri is a hero, and why Greg Gutfeld and Eric Bolling, co-hosts of The Five on the Fox, are a disgrace.

A United Arab Emirates Air Force Mirage 2000-9 taking off in full afterburner from Nellis Air Force Base during a Red Flag exercise.

It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful backdrop for flying fighters than the Swiss Alps. My friends flying the F-22 Raptor in Alaska may disagree, and I take nothing away from the wilds of their amazing playground up there, but…it’s not the Alps! Hop into the cockpit of F/A-18 Hornets of der Schweizer Luftwaffe, buckle […]

In a lame attempt at geopolitical intimidation, Russia again flies its Bear bombers very, very close to the sovereign airspace of other countries. The real symbolism here, however, comes from the fact these propeller-driven planes—yes, the very same aircraft we used to intercept with F-4s—are getting escorted out of the club by a couple Lockheed-Martin F-22A […]

Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. We take a moment to honor those who haven’t come home, and lift up those left behind.

A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-15J from 306 Hikotai blazes away from Eielson AFB, Alaska during a Red Flag-Alaska 13-3 mission. —– Happy Friday, FighterSweep fans! Here’s today’s installment of our ever-popular “Burner Friday” featured photo. Thanks for taking a look and we hope you enjoy! – Jonathan

“The United States Air Force will be a trusted and reliable joint partner with our sister services known for integrity in all of our activities, including supporting the joint mission first and foremost. We will provide compelling air, space, and cyber capabilities for use by the combatant commanders. We will excel as stewards of all […]

As previously mentioned, the U.S. Air Force Academy trains future officers using four main pillars of development: Academics, Athletics, Military Service and Character/Leadership to train future Air Force Officers.  While the academic and athletic programs are among the best in the nation, what truly sets USAFA and other service academies apart from civilian institutions of […]

Today, the Navy released the name of the F/A-18 pilot who lost his life a few days ago flying from the USS Carl Vinson. It was a tragic incident in which a young man lost his life just as he was reaching the fullness of his pursuit. I did not know Nathan Poloski, but I […]

If there’s any way possible, I’d like to get a brief message to the commanding officer of the USS Carl Vinson. This may not be important in the grand scheme of things, but it’s important to me.

Under the callsign of “MIG One-One,” Lieutenant Colonel Cameron “Glover” Dadgar leads a two-ship of Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 64th Aggressor Squadron into the evening sky. Part of the 57th Adversary Tactics Group,  the 64 AGRS participates in “Red Flag” and Canadian Forces “Maple Flag” exercises, provides the U.S. Air Force Weapons School with […]

On Thursday, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner openly critiqued the depth of President Obama’s publicly briefed strategy on dealing with ISIS, proclaiming, “An F-16 is not a strategy.” Nonsense, I say! The F-16 is a strategy, and it has worked before. The only real question here is whether or not […]