Watch: Behind the Scenes Look at the Air Refueling Mission

Video by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Monteleone 927th Air Refueling Wing/Public Affairs A look at what goes into making an air refueling mission happen. Members of the 927th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 63th Air Refueling Squadron working together to complete the mission. – DVIDS Featured image 168th Air Refueling Squadron – Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker by […]

Plane Crashes into House in San Diego Kills Two

Two people were killed when their small aircraft crashed into a house in San Diego after suffering engine failure. The accident occurred about 4:35 p.m. when the Beech B36 Bonanza crash-landed in the baseball field of Lafayette Elementary School and skidded into the back of a home on Chandler Drive near Mt. Abernathy Place. Neighbors […]

US Navy Announces ‘Navy Week’ Schedule for 2018

The US Navy released their 2018 ‘Navy Week’ schedule. From Springfield, Massachusetts to Sacramento, California, to Bossier City, Louisiana, America’s Navy will sail into 14 cities across the country in 2018 as part of the Navy Week outreach program. Navy Weeks, coordinated by the Navy Office of Community Outreach (NAVCO), are designed to give Americans […]

Could the F-35 Actually Help Intercept a North Korean ICBM?

Could the high tech F-35 stealth aircraft actually help bring down a North Korean ICBM? Some say it could! A 2014 test provided evidence that the U.S.’ F-35 fighter jet could prove to be a viable weapon against the threat of a North Korean-launched ballistic missile, reports said. The high-tech F-35’s sensors could help other […]

Watch: AH-1W Super Cobra Drooped Gun – Marine Aircraft Group 49 Personnel Getting it Fixed

Marine Aircraft Group 49 conducted rare training, teaching Marines the procedure to assist a helicopter land safely with a drooped gun. Video by Senior Airman Joshua King Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Featured image of an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter, part of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, flying over the Pacific Ocean […]

Panel Falls Off F-35 During Training Flight

An F-35 stealth aircraft suffered the loss of a two foot panel during a training mission recently near Okinawa. The panel, which was 12 inches by 24 inches, fell from the F-35A Lightning II on Thursday about 65 miles east of Okinawa. It was “most likely lost over the ocean,” according to a late Monday news release from 18th […]

Watch: Operation Christmas Drop

Operation Christmas Drop is the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian airlift operation. The tradition began during the Christmas season in 1952 when a B-29 Superfortress aircrew saw islanders waving at them from the island of Kapingamarangi, 3,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. In the spirit of Christmas the aircrew dropped a bundle of supplies attached to […]

United States and South Korea Begin Massive Air Exercises

The United States military and forces of South Korea have begun large scale air exercises intended to portray a show of force to the North Koreans. US aircraft, including F-22s, F-35s, and B-1s, on Monday began a massive exercise alongside South Korean forces, a move North Korean officials say brings the countries to the “brink […]