USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Completes Carrier Qualifications for the F-35C Lightning II

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Completes Carrier Qualifications for the F-35C Lightning II

The USS Abraham Lincoln accomplished a major milestone when it completed carrier qualifications (CQ) for the F-35C stealth fighter aircraft. Pilots assigned to the “Rough Raiders” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 and the “Grim Reapers” of VFA 101 accomplished day and night qualifications with 140 traps in anticipation of F-35C operational testing later this […]

First Non-stop Flight From Australia to London

First Non-stop Flight From Australia to London

Qantas Airways has begun regular non-stop service between Australia and London. The first 17 hour plus flight took off from Perth in Western Australia. The maiden flight of a new non-stop regular passenger service between Australia and Britain has touched down at London’s Heathrow Airport. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, operated by Qantas Airways, arrived Sunday in […]

Keep Your Eyes Up! Chinese Space Station Expected to Fall to Earth Soon!

Keep Your Eyes Up! Chinese Space Station Expected to Fall to Earth Soon!

Scientists have been trying to track a wayward Chinese space station for some time. They are now expected it to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere and impact the surface in the next week or two. The Tiangong-1 stopped responding to China’s commands 2016, according to Space.com. Scientists have since anticipated the space station returning to Earth as a manmade […]

Watch: Sunday Fun Day – How to Wash Your Hair in Space

Watch: Sunday Fun Day – How to Wash Your Hair in Space

There are many challenges associated with living on the International Space Station.   Things that are easy to do on Earth where there is gravity can be difficult in space, for astronauts have been living for more than a decade aboard the space station and have developed a few tricks that make these everyday tasks […]

Watch: Take a Tour of the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, VA

Watch: Take a Tour of the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, VA

There are many smaller aviation museums scattered around the country that are worth seeing. Enjoy this quick tour of the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Military Aviation Museum is home to one of the largest private collections of World War I and World War II era military aircraft in the world. Each plane […]

Picture of the Day: Firefighters Respond to Simulated C-130 Hercules Emergency

Picture of the Day: Firefighters Respond to Simulated C-130 Hercules Emergency

Firefighters from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and Qatar Emiri Air Force collaborate in a joint training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 28, 2018. The exercise, a simulated response to a C-130 Hercules aircraft fire emergency, marks the first instance of the partner forces responding together in the same vehicles. U.S. […]

Watch: Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III Upgrade

Watch: Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III Upgrade

On March 1 the U.S. Navy awarded Boeing an indefinite delivery contract to begin overhauling the service’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet, which currently numbers 568 aircraft. Known as the Service Life Modernization (SLM) program, the rework focuses on two main elements: extending the service life of the aircraft from 6,000 to more than 9,000 flight […]

Picture of the Day: Royal Canadian DHC-6 Twin Otter Delivering Supplies to Ice Camp Skate

Picture of the Day: Royal Canadian DHC-6 Twin Otter Delivering Supplies to Ice Camp Skate

Ice Camp Skate (March 5, 2018) – A Royal Canadian DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft delivering supplies and personnel flies over Ice Camp Skate during camp build during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018. ICEX 2018 is a five-week exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance […]

Watch: Air Assault Trainees Rappel from UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter

Watch: Air Assault Trainees Rappel from UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter

Air Assault trainees rappel from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, operated by soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, at Fort Indiantown Gap March 15, 2018. U.S. Army video by Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Sandbakken Soldiers rappel from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters while in U.S. Army Air Assault School (aka Sabalauski Air Assault School) […]