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After an 11 hour flight from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona an elite team of Air Force para-rescue personnel jumped into the Pacific Ocean to rescue injured Chinese sailors after their fishing vessel burned and sank. Eleven sailors—two critically injured—were picked up by a Venezuelan fishing boat about 1,100 nautical miles off the coast […]
The Iraqi military apparently has gotten fed up with ISIS using hobby drones to drop grenades or IEDs on their forces and have decided to return the favor. Watch ISIS Drones Attacking Iraqi Forces Iraq’s military has turned the tables on the Islamic State’s drone tactics by improvising its own unmanned aircraft to drop grenades and […]
Have you heard of the Mach Loop? If not, you are in for a treat! Check out the first video of an RAF Typhoon yanking and banking their way through the ‘Mach Loop’ and then to be fair to the BUFF lovers the second video shows the big birds can have a blast on the same […]
Ok, this is not the usual excitement associated with a US Navy aircraft carrier but it is something you almost never see. A totally empty flight deck. Just sit back, relax and enjoy the quiet beauty. If you are a fan of Naval Aviation you will appreciate this. The USS George Washington was commissioned on July […]
The US Navy Blue Angels recently celebrated their 71st birthday. Enjoy the history of the Blue Angels through the pictures below courtesy of the US Navy. Who can answer this question? What years did the Blue Angels fly the F-4 Phantom and why did they stop flying it? (There is also a video at the […]
The Navy was celebrating the Blue Angles birthday and the Air Force’s Thunderbirds decided to show up to their home base at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. It’s an air show exchange program!!! Thanks for coming to see us @AFThunderbirds! pic.twitter.com/M3nVX0KOny — Blue Angels (@BlueAngels) April 24, 2017 April 24, 1946 – CNO Adm. Chester W. […]
With the F-16 getting on in age and the Air Force going full steam ahead with the F-35 there is chatter about if the F-35 will replace the F-16 on the Thunderbird demonstration team. Watch the F-35 Flying with the Thunderbirds “Certainly, the F-35 is a very agile airplane — super capable,” said Lt. Col. […]
US F-35s make a visit to the former Eastern Bloc country Estonia, landing at the Amari air base right next door to Russia. Estonia, now a NATO member was once part of the infamous Warsaw Pact from 1955–1991 during the height of the Soviet Union’s power. Amari air base used to host the Russian Su-24 fighter […]
Retired Air Force Captain Joni Marquez is claiming the Pentagon hid the truth and lied about the circumstances that led to a Chinook helicopter crash that killed 38 which included 17 Navy SEALs. The Chinook that was shot down had the call sign of Extortion 17. Captain Marquez was the fire control officer aboard an AC-130 […]
Russia is saying their new aircraft carrier will be the largest in the world and is called the ‘Shtorm class’ or Project 23E000E. They are saying the new super carrier could cost up to $17.5 billion with 2030 being the target year for the Shtorm to enter service. Shtorm class carries would be powered by nuclear […]
The US Navy has ordered a comprehensive 30 day investigation into the problems the T-45 Goshawk trainer and F-18 Hornet are experiencing with their breathing systems. Fighter Sweep told you earlier this month that more than 100 Navy instructor pilots had gone on strike refusing to fly due to what they felt was an unsafe […]
The US Navy is reporting that one of their F-18 Super Hornet pilots had to eject while attempting to land on the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). Based out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, CA the VFA-137 Kestrels pilot is reported to be safe and unhurt. A pilot safely ejected and was quickly recovered by a […]
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