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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 […]
Enjoy the spectacle! Stringer includes the 40th Airlift Squadron- 317th Airlift Group from Dyess Air Force Base, TX, performing in a C-130 formation over Pope Army Airfield on June 24th, 2014. Joint Operational Access Exercise 13-3 is a seven-day integrated effort between the 82nd Airborne Division and its Air Force partners. Courtesy Video | Headquarters, […]
Pilots assigned to the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, practice show maneuvers during a winter training flight over El Centro, Calif., Jan. 27, 2018. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform more than 60 demonstrations at more than 30 U.S. locations in 2018. – US Department of Defense Navy photo by Petty Officer […]
The 200th Airlift Squadron, operated by Colorado National Guard airmen has a pair of C-21 Learjet aircraft and transports VIP’s around the world. With just two planes and 17 pilots, the pint-sized 200th Airlift Squadron at Peterson Air Force has flown under the radar for years. But, in a $10 million cost-cutting move that blindsided […]
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker flown by the 912th Air Refueling Squadron from March Air Force Base, Calif., takes off at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to provide refueling capabilities to Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s while both units participate in the Vigilant Shield 2017 Field Training Exercise 20 Oct., 2016, in the high arctic. […]
A US Navy surveillance plane flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was buzzed by a Russian Su-27 jet in another unsafe, dangerous provocation on Monday defense officials said. The Russian pilot reportedly came within 5 feet of the US plane according to defense department officials. Some hotshot Russian pilot have an old copy […]
On Jan. 29, 2018, a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian Su-27. This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the Su-27 closing to within five feet and crossing directly through the EP-3’s flight path, causing the EP-3 to fly through the Su-27’s […]
The Russian bear is at it again! One of their military jets came within five feet of a US Navy EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft. Five feet! On Jan. 29, 2018, a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian Su-27. This interaction was determined to be unsafe due […]
On this date in 1964, the fabulously satirical and hilarious “Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stopped Worrying and Love the Bomb” opened in theaters across the United States. Stanley Kubrick directed the film and it starred Peter Sellers who played three distinct roles. It was adapted from Peter George’s novel “Red Alert”. Originally […]
A California Air National Guard F-15 Eagle takes flight near Diamond Head during the Sentry Aloha 18-01 training exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 22, 2018. – US Department of Defense Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Chris Drudge
Great video footage from Red Flag night exercises at Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada. Night flight line operations during Red Flag 16-1 aerial combat exercise, where you can get a good view of fighter jet afterburners shooting fire. Red Flag is an annual event at Nellis Air Force Base designed to train pilots and aircrews […]
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