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The Air Force has issued a report stating the Thunderbirds F-16 that crashed at the Dayton International Airport last June was the result of the pilot landing too fast on a wet runway. A Thunderbirds pilot was going too fast in bad weather and without enough stopping distance when landing on a wet runway, causing a crash […]
A pair of U.S. Army MH-60M Blackhawks and a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Corps Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct an aerial refueling exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre […]
If you are a recruiter in Alaska you need to get creative to find qualified recruits. Sgt. 1st Class Robert Masterman takes being creative to a whole new level! The only recruiter he is aware of who uses his own plane for work, Masterman said he has enjoyed the ride so far in his three years […]
Air Force One departs Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 7, 2017, after President of the United States Donald J. Trump’s first visit Japan. Trump was in Japan for three days as part of a 12 day tour of the Indo-Asia Pacific region. U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe
Three U.S. Aircraft Carrier Strike Groups are operating in the Sea of Japan and East China Sea (with ships from Japan) as a warning to North Korea. The three carrier strike groups are: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), and USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Filmed on November 11, 2017 – Youtube Who is the […]
The 2017 Dubai Airshow runs from November 12th through the 16th and is a sight to see! Enjoy the spectacle! Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 Displays Thrust Vectoring Aerobatics Airbus Flight Display RT @15thMEUOfficial: Al Fursan aerobatics demonstration team of the United Arab Emirates Air Force fly in the background of an MH-60S @DubaiAirshow @USAFCENT #DAS17 […]
An Air Force F-16 Viper sits just a few hundred feet from the wall of fire at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, Oct. 28, 2017 at Fort Worth, Texas. 2016 Alliance Air Show Photo by Air Force Viper Demo Team
The US Navy was busy this past weekend parading three of their aircraft carriers in the waters near the Korean Peninsula. The USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt strike groups operated together, marking the first time three American aircraft carriers have trained together since 2007, according to the U.S. Pacific Fleet which […]
On November 14, 1965, the 1st Bn. 7th Cavalry landed with 457 men in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam. They would soon be surrounded by over 3000 regulars of the North Vietnamese Army. The resultant, bloody battle would mark the first large-scale American involvement in the war and forever change how the soldiers […]
Senior Airmen Brittany Galloway and Dillon Cutlip, 57th Wing creative design team members, observe their final product on the tail of an F-15C Eagle at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 1, 2017. The aircraft is being repainted to recognize the Air Force’s 70th Anniversary as well as the unity between the Las Vegas community […]
Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV held ‘Aviation Nation 2017′ over the Veterans Day weekend. Take an inside look at the airshow with Air Force Staff Sergeant Kyle Gott! Aviation Nation 2017 at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the 70th year of the US Air Force. Aviation Nation 2017 is […]
The shortage of Air Force pilots is getting worse and has now reached 2000 according to the Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson. According to Wilson, the Air Force has a deficit of about 2,000 pilots out of a total force of about 20,000 aviators. “That’s one in 10 that we’re short,” she said, pointing out that […]
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