Watch: Arctic Thunder Open House 2018!

Watch: Arctic Thunder Open House 2018!

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B-roll of aerial acts Kent Pietsch, The “Rock and Roll” Will Allen and Greg Colyer in the T-33 Ace Maker dazzle the Friday crowd during Arctic Thunder Open House 2018. This biennial event hosted by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, is one of the largest in the state and one of the premier aerial demonstrations in […]

Watch: HC-130 Hercules Air Crew Spots Five Boaters in the Water Clinging to Debris

Watch: HC-130 Hercules Air Crew Spots Five Boaters in the Water Clinging to Debris

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An Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules air crew spots five boaters in the water clinging to debris after their boat capsized 22 miles west of Anclote Island, Florida, June 28, 2018. A Station Sand Key 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew transported the boaters to shore with no reported injuries. Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley […]

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) 50 Years of Tradition!

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) 50 Years of Tradition!

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Wow! 50 years for the USS Nimitz! USS Nimitz (CVN 68) has completed 28 deployments, over a quarter of a million catapult launches and arrested landings, five homeport changes, and countless operations and successfully executed. These accolades are attributed to the oldest U.S. Navy aircraft carrier in active service. The decorated history of Nimitz began […]

Dottie Mae Flies Again at the Radials N’ Rivers Fly-In!

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Great Story of aviation history coming back to life! This aircraft was underwater for decades! A World War II Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter restored after decades underwater will headline the second Radials N’ Rivers Fly-In at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport Saturday. The Dottie Mae is one of dozens of aircraft from World War […]

Picture of the Day: Navy MH-60S Seahawk Helicopter Fires Flares

Picture of the Day: Navy MH-60S Seahawk Helicopter Fires Flares

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A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter fires flares during an aerial change-of-command ceremony near the USS Carl Vinson, June 20, 2018, as the aircraft carrier travels in the Pacific Ocean. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan M. Kinee

Watch: Red Flag Alaska 18-2

Watch: Red Flag Alaska 18-2

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The 190th Fighter Squadron along with members of the 124th Fighter Wing at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho participated in Red Flag Alaska June 11-22, 2018. Red Flag Alaska provides large force employment training in a simulated combat environment utilizing multi-national forces and gives allied nations the ability to work with one another in a realistic […]

Saudi Arabia Says They Intercepted Missiles Launched by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Over Riyadh

Saudi Arabia Says They Intercepted Missiles Launched by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Over Riyadh

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At least six loud blasts were heard and bright flashes were seen in the sky over the Saudi capital, a Reuters witness said. Shrapnel was spotted on a street in the diplomatic quarter where most embassies are located and many foreigners live. “Saudi Royal Air Defence Forces intercepted and destroyed the missiles. Some of the […]

Picture of the Day: Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team Conducts Fast Rope Training

Picture of the Day: Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team Conducts Fast Rope Training

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Members of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team fast rope onto the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge from an MH-60 Jayhawk heilcopter delployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, during a joint exercise on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 near Miami. The training a threee-day exercise held between the Coast Guard units […]

Watch: SR-71 Pilot Col. Buzz Carpenter Tells Stories You Never Heard Before

Watch: SR-71 Pilot Col. Buzz Carpenter Tells Stories You Never Heard Before

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The SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft flew missions around the globe at speeds above Mach 3 and altitudes of 85,000 feet or more. Although its many contributions to national security will never be fully revealed to the public, the Skunk Works® marvel holds many world aviation records for its speed and altitude. In this interview with former […]

US Navy Pilot, Lt. Christopher Carey Short Dies in Crash of A-29 Aircraft

US Navy Pilot, Lt. Christopher Carey Short Dies in Crash of A-29 Aircraft

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Lt. Christopher Carey Short, from Canandaigua, New York, died June 22 when the A-29 aircraft he was piloting crashed while on a mission over the Red Rio Bombing Range, part of White Sands Missile Range, north of Holloman. The cause of the mishap is under investigation. – US Navy Featured image of an Embraer EMB […]