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A U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a strike on a Taliban vehicle fleeing the scene of an attack in Kandahar province on January 24, 2018. The insurgents in the vehicle were armed with a DShK heavy machine gun, which rel=”nofollow”rel=”noopener”>Military Notes Featured image on the nose of the A-10 Thunderbolt II is a 30mm GAU-8 Avenger […]
Documentary depicting and highlighting the 100th Fighter Squadron during their 2014 deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 100th FS is a unit of the Alabama Air National Guard 187th Fighter Wing located at Montgomery Air National Guard Base, Alabama. The 100th FS traces it’s legacy to one of the Tuskegee Airman Squadrons of WWII. Includes […]
Four U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons and four Swedish air force JAS 39 Gripens fly in formation behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during aerial refueling training in Swedish airspace, Feb. 8, 2018. Which would you pick to fly and why? Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luke Milano
An F-15E Strike Eagle releases flares as part of a combined arms demonstration during the Wings Over Wayne Air Show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., May 21, 2017. The demonstration showcased the Strike Eagle’s air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brittain Crolley
Note: Watch how the F-16 pilot inputs data on the keypad below the HUD. Uses his thumb. Just a little military training technique taught to pilots. Results in much more precise input than trying to use your finger in a bouncing aircraft. GoPro cockpit footage from the F-16 Fighting Falcon during Super Bowl LII Heritage […]
The following Idaho Statesman story was published Sept. 15, 2003. Thousands watch in shock; pilot ejects safely Spectators watched in shock Sunday as an F-16C jet, one of the U.S. Air Force’s elite Thunderbirds aerial performers, slammed into the ground and exploded at the Gunfighter Skies 2003 air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base. […]
An Indiana Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft receives fuel from the boom of an Air Force Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker during training over Avon Park, Fla., Jan. 30, 2018. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam R. Shanks
Air Force Senior Airman William Lawrence rolls over a bomb body at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2018. Lawrence is a conventional munitions crew chief assigned to the 2nd Munitions Squadron. All components for bombs the squadron uses come from different manufacturers throughout the United States. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class […]
Two KC-135 Flight Crews from the 155th Operations Group refueled four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from 127th Operations Group over the Colorado Springs area November 3, 2017. The A-10 Aircraft were flying a war-fighting demonstration for the Air Force Academy cadets. The paint scheme for one of the A-10’s, the Heritage Jet, is a commemorative of […]
Enjoy the spectacle! Stringer includes the 40th Airlift Squadron- 317th Airlift Group from Dyess Air Force Base, TX, performing in a C-130 formation over Pope Army Airfield on June 24th, 2014. Joint Operational Access Exercise 13-3 is a seven-day integrated effort between the 82nd Airborne Division and its Air Force partners. Courtesy Video | Headquarters, […]
The 200th Airlift Squadron, operated by Colorado National Guard airmen has a pair of C-21 Learjet aircraft and transports VIP’s around the world. With just two planes and 17 pilots, the pint-sized 200th Airlift Squadron at Peterson Air Force has flown under the radar for years. But, in a $10 million cost-cutting move that blindsided […]
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker flown by the 912th Air Refueling Squadron from March Air Force Base, Calif., takes off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to provide refueling capabilities to Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s while both units participate in the Vigilant Shield 2017 Field Training Exercise 20 Oct., 2016, in the high arctic. […]
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