The Pic of the Day: A sky full of C-17s

The Pic of the Day: A sky full of C-17s

Members of the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., conduct a multi-ship C-17 Globemaster III formation during Crescent Reach 15 on May 21, 2015. This exercise tested and evaluated Joint Base Charleston’s ability to launch a large aircraft formation in addition to processing and deploying duty passengers and cargo in response to a […]

Watch: America’s fastest fighters take on the the Mach Loop in low flying passes

Watch: America’s fastest fighters take on the the Mach Loop in low flying passes

Although advanced fifth-generation platforms like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor tend to dominate the headlines, workhorse fourth-generation fighters like the F/A-18 Super Hornet and F-15 Eagle remain the backbone of America’s air dominance around the globe. Despite being in operation for better than forty years, the F-15’s incredible thrust to weight ratio […]

The Pic of the Day: The business end of an F-16

The Pic of the Day: The business end of an F-16

During Red Flag 12-2, a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 416th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS) rests before the backdrop of the nightlights of downtown Las Vegas. The 416th FLTS is out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.   Courtesy photo by Chad Bellay

Marine Corps pilots grounded for drawing a penis in the sky over California

Marine Corps pilots grounded for drawing a penis in the sky over California

Last month, the United States Marine Corps became the latest branch of the United States Armed Forces to make headlines for a pilot drawing what appeared to be a penis in the sky during routine operations. While previous entries into the apparent branch-wide measuring contest were drawn in the skies by Air Force and Navy […]

The Pic of the Day: Warthogs launch flares over Georgia

The Pic of the Day: Warthogs launch flares over Georgia

Captains Andrew Glowa (left) and William Piepenbring (right) launch flares from two A-10C Thunderbolt IIs Aug. 18, 2014, over southern Georgia. Both pilots are with the 74th Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Pilots, maintainers and support Airmen ensure Moody AFB’s A-10s stay mission ready for daily training sorties and deployments downrange.   U.S. […]

The time a WWII fighter pilot intercepted a UFO over North Dakota in his P-51 Mustang

The time a WWII fighter pilot intercepted a UFO over North Dakota in his P-51 Mustang

The acronym “UFO” has lost a fair amount of its meaning over the years. Once intended as a descriptive placeholder for something spotted in the sky that has yet to be identified, it now evokes images of little green (or grey) men from another planet, solar system, or even galaxy. Like our collective inclination to […]

Air Force identifies Capt. John F. Graziano as pilot killed in Tuesday’s T-38 Talon crash

Update: Laughlin Air Force Base posted the following statement regarding the crash on it’s Facebook page late Wednesday night: The members involved in the T-38 Talon incident from Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, on Nov. 13, 2018, have been identified. The deceased, Capt. John F. Graziano, 28, was an instructor pilot with the 87th Flying […]

Watch: The UK Navy invented a new way to land F-35s with heavy payloads on their carriers

Watch: The UK Navy invented a new way to land F-35s with heavy payloads on their carriers

The United States isn’t the only nation that’s looking to develop ways to extend the range and combat capabilities of carrier-based fighters. The UK’s Royal Navy may not boast a carrier fleet as massive or widespread as America’s, but its new flagship, the HMS Queen Elizabeth, is already working on ways to increase the capabilities […]

The Pic of the Day: F-16s refueling over Iraq

The Pic of the Day: F-16s refueling over Iraq

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 28th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron (EARS) in support of Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, Nov. 8, 2018. The 28th EARS empowers the fight against ISIS by providing mission extending aerial refueling services to U.S. and Coalition forces conducting operations in […]