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A Navy MH-60S Seahawk fires flares during an air power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Pacific Ocean, May 3, 2018. Navy photo by Seaman Michael A. Colemanberry
Iraqi air force planes have attacked Islamic State targets in Syria that were reportedly occupied by ISIS commanders. They targeted the positions as the terror group is still a threat to them as well. The airstrike was confirmed by Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi’s office in a statement released on Sunday morning. One of the strikes […]
An F/A-18F Super Hornet flies above the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Pacific Ocean, April 25, 2018. The Super Hornet is assigned to the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron 94. Navy photo by Seaman Michael Colemanberry
The West German military during the Cold War planned to stockpile vast amounts of chemical weapons to stave off a Soviet Union invasion into the west. They also planned on using them, despite long-time denials by the government. War, Auschwitz, chemical weapons: never again. This was what the newly formed Federal Republic of Germany swore […]
B-Roll footage of the Patriots Jet Team at the Beale Air & Space Expo on April 28, 2018 Video by Senior Airman Benjamin Bugenig 9th Reconnaissance Wing Featured image of a L-39 Albatross from the Patriots Jet Demonstration Team performs a low-level pass during the California Capital Airshow in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 6, 2014. The […]
Two T-38s from Beale Air Force Base, California, fly in formation over Alcatraz in San Francisco March 29, 2018. The T-38 Talon is a twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles because of its design, economy of operations, ease of maintenance, high performance and exceptional safety record. U.S. Air Force photo/ […]
Nine aircrewmen from a Puerto Rican Air National Guard WC-130 were killed when their aircraft, en route to Arizona to be decommissioned, crashed on to a highway in Savannah, Georgia. “Nine crew members died in the accident, but until their families and relatives are notified, we cannot give their names,” said Brigadier General Isabelo Rivera, […]
United States military pilots have been warned to beware of possible laser attacks near China’s first overseas military base in Djibouti amid increasing signs of friction between the two armed forces in the Horn of Africa. The military issued a Notice to Airmen, later reproduced on the US Federal Aviation Administration’s website, that there had […]
It is clear that when tensions heighten with the US the Russians like to have their fighter jets ‘buzz’ US military aircraft. A Russian fighter jet buzzed a U.S. military spy plane in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday morning, two defense officials told Fox News. The Russian Su-27 jet performed a “safe” but “unprofessional” intercept of […]
Update: A Puerto Rican Air National Guard military aircraft with nine people on board crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff from a Georgia airport Wednesday, and officials said there appeared to be no survivors. Update: A WC-130 military plane crashed and burst into flames Wednesday shortly after takeoff at a Georgia airport, killing all […]
Estonia is the site of a large international military exercise involving more than 13,000 troops from 16 countries which kicked off on May 2. The exercise, dubbed Siil (Hedgehog) is scheduled to last until May 14 and is the largest such drill to be held in the Baltic country since it regained independence from the […]
Guardsmen give a hoist rescue demonstration during the Texas Military Department Open House and American Heroes Air Show at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, April 22, 2018. Texas Military Department photo by Army Sgt. Mark Otte
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