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The Russian pilot who was shot down in Syria at the weekend committed suicide with a grenade before he could be captured by Syrian rebels, the Russian defense ministry said Monday. Russian authorities have now lionized the pilot’s death, seizing a propaganda victory from Syrian rebels who dramatically shot down the Sukhoi Su-25 jet involved in a […]
An Indiana Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft receives fuel from the boom of an Air Force Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker during training over Avon Park, Fla., Jan. 30, 2018. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adam R. Shanks
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Humboldt Bay flies over Sector/Air Station Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., Feb. 1, 2018. Crews within Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay serve the public along 250 miles of coastline from the Mendocino-Sonoma County line to the California-Oregon border. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah […]
Air Force Senior Airman William Lawrence rolls over a bomb body at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Jan. 30, 2018. Lawrence is a conventional munitions crew chief assigned to the 2nd Munitions Squadron. All components for bombs the squadron uses come from different manufacturers throughout the United States. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class […]
The Russian air force pilot that was shot down and killed in Syria on Saturday, has been identified by the Ministry of Defense. The Russians have been extremely close-mouthed about their casualties during the fighting there and this statement was interesting. The air force officer appeared quite nervous and was obviously reading off a teleprompter […]
Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267 and Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 39 chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) prepare for detailed aircraft decontamination training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 25. HMLA-267 Marines learned the five station, five-stage process and will now serve as subject matter experts […]
The SU-25 came down in an area of northern Idlib province that has seen heavy air strike Syrian rebels shot down a Russian warplane on Saturday and killed its pilot on the ground after he ejected from the plane, Russia’s defense ministry and Syrian rebels said.s and fighting on the ground between Syria’s government forces backed […]
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Two KC-135 Flight Crews from the 155th Operations Group refueled four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from 127th Operations Group over the Colorado Springs area November 3, 2017. The A-10 Aircraft were flying a war-fighting demonstration for the Air Force Academy cadets. The paint scheme for one of the A-10’s, the Heritage Jet, is a commemorative of […]
Russia has responded to US officials after one of its warplanes performing an “unsafe” maneuver Monday by reportedly coming within 5 feet of a Navy spy plane over the Black Sea. Their response is basically…to deal with it. The incident, which reportedly lasted more than two-and-a-half hours, occurred when a U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II surveillance plane […]
A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane receives a wash down at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2018. Crew members maintain operational readiness by rinsing the plane after every flight to protect it and remove any salt. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Brandon Kelly
A Chinese military aircraft crashed in Guizhou killed at least a dozen crew and passengers as military officials are examining what is being termed as a “fatal gap” between their current technology and the Air Force’s orders to push the training of its members to the limit. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force has confirmed […]
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