Category: Aviation

A small crew of brave souls literally ‘held down the fort’ at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West when Hurricane Irma passed nearby as a huge category four storm. Follow along with their posts… MT @NASKeyWest: Rough conditions north side of #KeyWest from #HurricaneIrma. Our building is strong. Still no power. pic.twitter.com/GTbOismqkL — U.S. Navy […]

With Hurricane Irma bearing down on the Caribbean, the Pentagon rushed a neurosurgery team to the Navy base at Guantánamo to operate on the spine of an al-Qaida detainee who was at risk of paralysis. Abd al Hadi al Iraqi, awaiting trial on charges he led the al-Qaida army in Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 […]

With both the Syrian Army and the US backed SDF militias advancing on the city of Deir el-Zour held by Islamic State fighters, the U.S.-led coalition has said they are says monitoring the Syrians to ensure they do not cross a deconfliction zone established across the city. “We do monitor and watch where they are […]

A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system assigned to Air Combat Command at Tinker Air Force Base flies over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with its carrier strike group in preparation for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX tests […]

Lt. Col. Eric Schultz, an Air Force pilot was killed Tuesday evening when his aircraft crashed at the Nevada Test and Training Range located near Las Vegas. The incident occurred the day before two A-10 aircraft crashed at the same test range although it is reported that both pilots ejected safely. The type of aircraft Lt. […]

History was made back in 1963 when a C-130 Hercules safely landed on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) and then took off again! The C-130, piloted by LT James H. Flatley III actually made 29 touch-and-go landings and 21 full-stop landings. Literally amazing! Featured image by US Navy

Two U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt ground attack aircraft crashed Wednesday night at Nellis Air Force base’s Nevada Test and Training Range. The planes were assigned to the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base. The Air Force released a statement stating that both pilots ejected safely before the planes hit the ground. The Air […]

Story is developing… Two United States Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range Sept. 6, 2017 at approximately 8 p.m. Both pilots ejected safely and are being evaluated at the Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center at Nellis. […]

The Syrian military has claimed that Israel has hit two military sites in Hama province early on Thursday morning. The air strikes targeted a reported chemical weapons production facility and also hit a military camp that was used to store ground-to-ground rockets and where personnel of Iran and its ally, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, had […]

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has given a contract valued at over $300 million to Sikorsky Aircraft for the production of two CH-53K King Stallion helicopters. “I am proud of what the team has negotiated to bring this remarkable and unrivaled helicopter one step closer to the fleet,” said Col Hank Vanderborght, program manager for NAVAIR’s […]

Soldiers descend to the ground after jumping from a C-17 Globermaster III over Malemute drop zone on Joint Base Elmendorf-RIchardson, Alaska, Aug. 25, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne). – US Department of Defense Featured image Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James Richardson

If you are in the vicinity of Dayton, Ohio on September 9th you are in for a treat if you stop in to see the Air Force’s National Museum. A special celebration of the Air Force’s 70th birthday will feature seventy pieces of artwork that highlight a significant event for each year. The exhibit titled, […]