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Have you ever seen anything like this? A KC-130 refueling a helicopter that just happens to be carrying a Humvee. A KC-130J Hercules, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, is staged on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 23, 2017. VMGR-234 assisted Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron […]
A Humvee descends after an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft released it over Frida IV drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, Sept. 21, 2017. The Humvee is assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade. – DOD This is so Cool! Must Watch! ==>> And who could forget this! Humvees fall from the sky! Army photo by Paolo […]
The Pentagon is now rushing more military disaster relief aid to the stricken areas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as the awful plight of the people there reaches into the second week after Hurricane Maria. The utter devastation and scale of the disaster have overmatched the local authorities ability to respond to the […]
Ever wonder what happens when a Russian jet aircraft goes off the end of a runway? Just watch. Watch a Normal Takeoff PHOTO: Russian #Airforce Tu-22M3 bomber [20 RED RF-94233] from Belaya Air Base slipped off the runway at Saykovka Air Base yesterday. pic.twitter.com/E58YXLv78M — Missilito (@Missilito) September 15, 2017 Featured image of a […]
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper engages a target during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 in Yuma, AZ, on Sept. 22, 2017. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tatics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in […]
Just in case you could not be there at the 2017 Marine Corps Air Station air show here is the next best thing! Featured image By Lance Cpl. Jamean R. Berry, USMC [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Awesome display by the F-35B! Enjoy! Even though Miramar is not “Fighter Town USA” and home to “Top Gun’ any longer it is still a major air base. A Marine Corps F-35B performs aerial maneuvers during the 2017 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, Calif., Sept. 22, 2017. The theme for […]
California Air National Guardsmen look out over the waters of the Florida Keys, Sept. 11, 2017, while conducting a reconnaissance and refueling mission to support Hurricane Irma response efforts. – DOD Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Prouse
The utter devastation suffered from Hurricane Maria on the US territory of Puerto Rico has the citizens desperate for help from federal agencies as the conditions are reaching a critical stage for many. Some of the people are feeling like the US federal government has forgotten them. “It looks like a bomb went off,” said […]
With more and more people flying drones these days the odds of one hitting an aircraft is going up. This week it happened in New York when a civilian drone hit a US Army Black Hawk helicopter. Two Blackhawks with the 82nd Airborne out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina were in the city on duty […]
An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve Sept. 6, 2017. The Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems give the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, […]
The United States conducted six airstrikes on an ISIS camp on Friday that killed 17 terrorists and destroyed three vehicles. The US Africa Command said in a statement that the strikes targeted an ISIS site about 240 km (170 miles) southeast of Sirte, once a stronghold of ISIS in the country. “The camp was used […]
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