Category: Navy

The bros over at VFA-27 have just shared the teaser for their 2014 cruise video and it’s a damn good one!

The cockpit of today’s modern fighter is a tight space, so to speak. If ever there was the perfect example of “strapping the airplane to your back,” this would be it. The Viper, for example, is often referred to as “the world’s smallest (fighter) cockpit.” Of all the jets I’ve had the opportunity to sit […]

Our love affair with the mighty Grumman Iron Works F-14 Tomcat unapologetically continues, fueled by gems such as this one. This clip features a pair of A-model Turkeys from VF-202 Superheats bringing some super heat and noise to Fort Chaffee, Arkansas in 1993. Complete with flares, some Vulcan cannon action, and of course incredibly low passes by […]

We have all heard the stories about how perilous trapping aboard an aircraft carrier can be for those who wear the “Wings of Gold,” be they Navy or Marine Corps. While the objective is the “perfect” three-wire trap, the number of things that can go wrong is eye-watering. We all love the Tomcat. One simply […]

In a repeat of history, the US Navy is poised to re-learn hard lessons from the past. The Department of the Navy has recently ordered the only two naval helicopter squadrons dedicated to Special Warfare support, HSC-84 and HSC-85, to prepare for decommissioning by the end of FY-15 (September 30, 2015). The ‘Red Wolves’ of […]

We’ve seen the West Coast Hornet Ball, thanks to our good friend and compatriot Wingnut. The Australians have thrown their hat into the mix, and did a darn fine job. So where are the bros from the Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic?! Ladies and gentlemen, you need look no further, for here it is: The 2014 […]

Today we bring you yet another awesome video that has been making the rounds this weekend, featuring the Echo Drivers of VFA-143 out of Naval Air Station Oceana. Known as the “World Famous Pukin’ Dogs,” this video features their Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets in action in the Pacific Northwest, running low-level on Military Training Routes […]

Watch a short video made by Wingnut for the 2013 Hornet Ball, an annual event for West coast F-18 Hornet and Super Hornet squadrons.

As Paco says, “It’s a Navy thing. More, it’s a CV thing, ‘CV’ being the code for carrier, the kind of carrier that has cross-deck pendants and planes with hooks. The Sh!t Hot Break: if you know what it is, you’re smiling already.” Although the days of The Big Fighter annihilating the break are sadly […]

If you’re on a VFR flight plan in American airspace, cloud-surfing is big no-no in the eyes of the FAA. But since we’re talking about F/A-18F Super Hornets on deployment, those rules don’t apply.

December 21, 1970 probably played out like it usually does for most: four days before Christmas for the folks at home usually means last minute shopping for presents, growing resentment of eggnog, and awesome knit sweaters. For the men and women in the United States Navy and aviation enthusiasts the world over, that particular Monday […]

This fantastic video by the “Royal Maces” of VFA-27, based at NAF Atsugi, Japan, is just a teaser for their full-length cruise video. The video features some absolutely spectacular imagery and puts you in the cockpit of the Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet during carrier operations, low-level runs through snow-capped mountains and valleys, and live weapons […]