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A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to the “Dragons” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 Reinforced (Reinforced), and an AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 311 are spotted on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group […]
ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 28, 2017) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Jamie Struck, performs an arrested landing aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The aircraft carrier is underway conducting test and evaluation operations. Less than one week after Pres. Donald J. Trump commissioned […]
The Russian armed forces show of might during their annual Navy Day celebrations with parades and processions was a calculated move to counter US power across the globe, show the increasingly close ties with China and an affirmation of their support for Syria. The parade in the Syrian city of Tartous was a first for […]
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael “MOB” Tremel, the first US pilot to score an aerial victory in almost 20 years has remarked about what took place that day. Lt Cdr Michael Tremel of the Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-87 ‘Golden Warriors’ made the first US air-to-air kill since a USAF F-16 shot down a Serbian MiG-29 in 1999, […]
The F4U is an aircraft full of mystique, folklore and historical significance. The fact that we are lucky enough to have some of these famed World War II aircraft still flying for all to see and marvel at is amazing. Enjoy! The Planes of Fame’s own F4U-1 was joined this year by 4 other Corsairs, […]
For someone who loves tradition this is probably a sad day. We have all seen video of the steam rising from the catapult launch of a jet from a Navy aircraft carrier. Well, no more. The USS Gerald R. Ford CVN 78 uses an electromagnetic catapult system. Pretty cool technology! Enjoy taking a look at […]
The United States announced it has conducted a successful THADD missile test just a couple days after North Korea launched another ICBM. The US Government stated it would be conducting two THADD missile tests this month from Kodiak, Alaska. The test comes as Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander, warned North Korea that U.S. […]
Question of the Day for the Picture of the Day – Who can tell us what the big yellow hose going into the aircraft door is for? Comment below. Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft for a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve – US […]
Keep your eyes on the guy in the back. He has clearly done this many times! What could be more fun than some zero G in a C-130! Have you seen this before? This is what it looks like from the outside. More Zero G Fat Albert Style from the Cockpit Featured image of crewmembers […]
This is a great video! Take a guided tour of the B-52 and learn things you never knew about the inner workings of this famous and historic bomber! Featured image Capt. Matt Baker and his co-pilot, 1st Lt. Ryan Egan, flying over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during Exercise Red Flag-Alaska April 29, 2010, in […]
In the wake of the tragic crash of one of their KC-130T aircraft where 16 people died the Marine Corps are grounding their fleet. It was also announced that the Navy’s Blue Angels transport C-130 aircraft nicknamed “Fat Albert” is going to remain on the ground until more information about the crash is determined. Two […]
The USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75 completed sea trials and returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk for the first time in almost a year. The sea trials consisted of small boat recoveries, testing improved fire systems, performing a series of high-speed turns, catapult testing and a simulated replenishment-at-sea. #USSHarrySTruman #CVN75 returns to […]
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