F-35s At Lockheed-Martin Armed Forces Bowl!

Happy Thursday, FighterSweep fans.  With College Football’s Bowl season winding down, we continue our two-part series taking a look at the precision and awe-inspiring spectacle of game-day flyovers! In the Dallas-Ft Worth area, we are fortunate to have multiple annual sporting events that regularly attract military flyovers.   One of those events is the annual Armed Forces Bowl. Fitting the official Bowl name, the […]

Rose Parade B-2 Flyover

So how many of you took in “America’s New Year Celebration” yesterday? The Rose Parade was a family tradition when I was a kid, and it was always exciting to see the ways the float makers would try to outdo their efforts from previous years. As an adult, I find myself more curious to see […]

F-22 Raptor: The Most Beautiful Fighter On Earth

Throughout the history of airplanes designed specifically to hunt and kill other airplanes, there have been some truly awe-inspiring designs. I can’t speak for the rest of you, but since the first moment I saw the Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor, my heart–and my breath–was stolen in spectacular fashion. While I certainly mean no disrespect to the Mighty Mighty, the […]

F-22 Raptor: The Most Beautiful Fighter On Earth

Throughout the history of airplanes designed specifically to hunt and kill other airplanes, there have been some truly awe-inspiring designs. I can’t speak for the rest of you, but since the first moment I saw the Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor, my heart–and my breath–was stolen in spectacular fashion. While I certainly mean no disrespect to the Mighty Mighty, the […]

SPECTRE RISING – Preview

Happy Monday to you all, FighterSweep Fans! We wanted to start our work week off on a bit of a different note, so here we go with a little experiment. As you know, one of our contributors–in addition to being a fighter pilot, police officer, and Krav Maga instructor–is a published fiction author. C.W. Lemoine […]

SPECTRE RISING – Preview

Happy Monday to you all, FighterSweep Fans! We wanted to start our work week off on a bit of a different note, so here we go with a little experiment. As you know, one of our contributors–in addition to being a fighter pilot, police officer, and Krav Maga instructor–is a published fiction author. C.W. Lemoine […]

From The Cockpit: Lone Star Gunfighters!

Happy Saturday, FighterSweep Fans!! We trust you’re having a great weekend thus far, and in the event you weren’t, we have just what the doctor ordered: keeping time with the Lone Star Gunfighters and viewing the world from the cockpit of the mighty F-16C Fighting Falcon. The Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing is stationed […]

From The Cockpit: Lone Star Gunfighters!

Happy Saturday, FighterSweep Fans!! We trust you’re having a great weekend thus far, and in the event you weren’t, we have just what the doctor ordered: keeping time with the Lone Star Gunfighters and viewing the world from the cockpit of the mighty F-16C Fighting Falcon. The Texas Air National Guard’s 149th Fighter Wing is stationed […]

Milestone Thursday: First B-2A Spirit Delivered To USAF

Happy Thursday, FighterSweep Fans! On this day in 1993, Northrop-Grumman delivered the very first “Stealth Bomber,” the Spirit of Missouri, to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. Any B-2A Spirit lovers out there? The original ATB or “Advanced Technology Bomber” program came to life when Jimmy Carter was President. The goal was to build and […]

Milestone Thursday: First B-2A Spirit Delivered To USAF

Happy Thursday, FighterSweep Fans! On this day in 1993, Northrop-Grumman delivered the very first “Stealth Bomber,” the Spirit of Missouri, to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. Any B-2A Spirit lovers out there? The original ATB or “Advanced Technology Bomber” program came to life when Jimmy Carter was President. The goal was to build and […]

Milestone Friday: F-15E Strike Eagle First Flight!

On this day in 1986, at McDonnell Douglas’ production facility at Lambert Field in Saint Louis, Missouri, history was made when the very first F-15E Strike Eagle took to the sky. In the late 1970s, not long after the Light Gray F-15 established itself as a dominant force in the air superiority arena, McDonnell Douglas began […]

Milestone Friday: F-15E Strike Eagle First Flight!

On this day in 1986, at McDonnell Douglas’ production facility at Lambert Field in Saint Louis, Missouri, history was made when the very first F-15E Strike Eagle took to the sky. In the late 1970s, not long after the Light Gray F-15 established itself as a dominant force in the air superiority arena, McDonnell Douglas began […]