Category: Aviation

Happy Independence Day from 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Autmn Bobby

The March grounding at the Air Force’s main F-15C advanced training base was due in part to missing documentation, according to the Air Force. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center spokesman Brian Brackens said Kingsley Field, Ore., requested an extension to a scheduled depot overhaul for an aircraft, approval of which involves F-15 Program Office engineers reviewing […]

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Clayton Hudson, from Fairfield, Calif., signals for the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 on the flight deck of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force […]

Syrian military air defences struck an Israeli warplane and shot down Israeli missiles targeting the T4 air base in Homs province in response to an act of “aggression” on Sunday night, Syrian state media said. Syrian state news agency SANA said the missile attack on Sunday caused only material damage. “Our air defence systems thwarted […]

U.S. Green Berets and Afghan special operations troops captured a town that the Islamic State (ISIS) had claimed as their local capital. The large joint operation has been on-going for several weeks and culminated with the capture of Gurgoray on Saturday. No Americans or Afghan troops were killed in the offensive, which the U.S. military […]

The U.S. Air Force Tactical Response Force (TRF) is a special weapons and tactics team (SWAT) charged with the responsibility of protecting USAF nuclear weapons bases and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) sites. As of 2017, all active U.S. ICBM silos (about 400) are located near Malmstrom AFB, Montana; Minot AFB, North Dakota; and F.E. Warren […]

Great aerial display, from a unique vantage point, by an RAF Typhoon during Llandudno Armed Forces Day 2018. Featured image by video screen capture

The Bell UH-1Y Venom “The Huey” is a combat-proven utility helicopter slated to support the U.S. Marine Corps global missions for the next four decades. The Huey engages threats, delivers or exfiltrate personnel and performs under the most punishing operating conditions, making it the ultimate tactical utility helicopter. The UH-1Y Venom was first deployed with […]

In the years right after World War II, the United States conducted several experiments using nuclear weapons in the deserts of the Southwestern U.S. In July of 1947, something crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. Whether it was a weather balloon as the official government and Air Force reports suggest or an alien spacecraft is anyone’s […]

Marines board an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 28, 2018, during air-to-ground helicopter training as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert G. Gavaldon

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has warned the military to be on alert after reports on Wednesday had the United States planning to invade the country. President Trump supposedly was calling for the invasion with his staff. “You cannot lower your guard for even a second, because we will defend the greatest right our homeland has […]

In an intriguing turn of events, Russian veterans want the Russian government to acknowledge that private military contractors are fighting in the war in Syria, doing the country’s bidding to keep Russian “troop” strength low. They want to secure financial and medical benefits for the contractors as well as their families. The statement breaks years […]