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Sailors assigned to the “Skinny Dragons” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 use a MHU-83 Munitions Handling Unit to load a AGM-84D Harpoon missile onto a P-8A Poseidon aircraft during a proficiency exercise at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. VP-4 is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation conducting Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, […]
Many Syrian troops loyal to President Assad and Iranian troops assisting them were killed in a missile strike that targeted several locations. The Syrian military said facilities in Hama and Aleppo provinces were struck. It did not say if there were any casualties. But a UK-based monitoring group said four Syrians and 22 foreigners, mostly […]
F-4EJ “Kai” 47-8333 was retired on April 11, 2018, after approximately 44 years of service for the Japanese air defense mission. Featured image
Three US Senators (two Republicans and one Democrat) have introduced a bill that would block sales of the high tech F-35 stealth aircraft to NATO ally Turkey. “President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan has continued down a path of reckless governance and disregard for the rule of law. Individual freedoms have been increasingly diminished as Erdogan consolidates […]
An Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II and two CV-22 Ospreys perform a flyover at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 24, 2018, during a ceremony marking the 38th anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw, an attempted hostage-rescue mission that resulted in five Airmen and three Marines sacrificing their lives. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Conroy
A missile attack has hit a series of military bases housing Iranian military forces. One of the bases is said to be the recruitment center for Iranian-based Shiite militias. “Syria is being exposed to a new aggression with some military bases in rural Hama and Aleppo hit with enemy rockets,” an army source was quoted […]
In an interesting development, the oil-rich territory of Northern Syria, held by US-backed SDF Forces was attacked by Syrian government troops and backed by Iranian militias. The government forces briefly took some villages before the SDF, backed by coalition airstrikes forced them back. It is the first time that Iranian militias and coalition troops have […]
This is an amazing story. The F-15 aircraft actually be able to fly in this condition is spectacular. Must watch! Featured image by video screen capture
A veteran U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot is returning to the aerial demonstration team to replace a colleague who died during a training flight three weeks ago. An Air Force statement said Thursday that while Maj. Nick Krajicek requalifies, the six-member team has canceled plans to appear at air shows this weekend in Charleston, South […]
Soldiers and National Park Service personnel unload equipment and supplies from an Army CH-47F Chinook at the park service’s base camp on Kahiltna Glacier at Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, April 22, 2018, in preparation for the 2018 climbing season. Army photo by John Pennell
The head of the U.S. military’s Special Operations Command said Wednesday that Air Force gunships, needed to provide close air support for American commandos and U.S.-backed rebel fighters in Syria, were being “jammed” by “adversaries.” Calling the electronic warfare environment in Syria “the most aggressive” on earth, Army Gen. Tony Thomas told an intelligence conference […]
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, F-15C Eagles and Moroccan air force F-16s fly in a formation in skies over Morocco, April 20, 2018, during African Lion, a U.S.-Moroccan military exercise. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Malcolm Mayfield
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