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Some Saturday fun! Enjoy the ride! The Jedi Transition is in Star Wars Canyon / Rainbow Canyon, part of the Sidewinder low level course in the R-2508 Complex, located in Death Valley National Park – The Jedi Transition Featured image By English: Tech. Sgt. Robert Jackson, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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 […]
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 […]
Sailors inspects the landing gear of an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Attack Squadron 22, on the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 4, 2017. The aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. – US Department of Defense Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Spencer […]
Marines prepare to launch an F/A-18C from the flight deck of the USS Nimitz in the South China Sea, Nov. 6, 2017. The aircraft carrier is supporting security efforts in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. – US Department of Defense Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cole Schroeder
A US Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft landed safely at Corpus Christi International Airport after suffering an in-flight engine fire. According to airport officials, a Navy 737 was in the area conducting training, when, crews heard loud noises and noticed flames coming from the aircraft’s left engine. The flight crew was able to land the plane safely at CCIA. […]
The US Air Force has awarded a contract worth $26 million to Lockheed Martin for the development and production of a high powered laser weapon that possibly could be mounted on fighter aircraft in the near future. “Lockheed Martin continues to rapidly advance laser weapon systems and the technologies that make them possible,” said Dr. Rob Afzal, […]
Airman Raven Romero giving the thumbs up as he verifies the weight of an F/A-18C Hornet before launching from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 during flight operations off the coast of Southern California on June 10, 2013. Knowing the weight of the aircraft allows the steam catapult operators to […]
A US Navy sailor was seriously injured when he was hit by an aircraft being towed on the deck of the US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Navy spokesman Steve Fiebing says the accident occurred Friday evening aboard the San Diego-based aircraft carrier, which was off the coast for training exercises. The Los Angeles Times […]
Nothing better than spending an evening watching carrier flight ops! Just like you are there. Enjoy. Featured image by US Navy
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman has successfully completed a tailored shipboard test availability and final evaluation problem and is underway preparing for future operations. – US Navy U.S. Navy […]
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