Watch: Naval Aviation Museum & History of the Blue Angels

Watch: Naval Aviation Museum & History of the Blue Angels

The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation produced this Blue Angel video to run inside the National Naval Aviation Museum during Blue Angel autograph sessions that take place following most Wednesday practices at NAS Pensacola. The purpose is share the history of the Blue Angels and their tie to Naval Aviation and the National Naval Aviation Museum. […]

2017: Zero Accident Deaths on Commercial Passenger Jets – Safest Year Ever!

2017: Zero Accident Deaths on Commercial Passenger Jets – Safest Year Ever!

If you flew in 2017 on a commercial passenger jet you experienced the safest year ever according to the Dutch aviation consulting firm To70 and the Aviation Safety Network. The report states only two fatal accidents, both involving small turbo-prop aircraft, with a total of 13 lives lost. No jets crashed in passenger service anywhere in the world. […]

Family of Five Among 12 Total Dead in Costa Rica Plane Crash

Family of Five Among 12 Total Dead in Costa Rica Plane Crash

An American family of five were killed along with seven others when the single engine Cessna aircraft they were in crashed in the mountains of Costa Rica. The small plane carrying 10 American tourists and two local crew members crashed and burst into flames in a wooded area in in Guanacaste, northwest Costa Rica, the government […]

Watch: Chief of Naval Operations Visits the USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71

Watch: Chief of Naval Operations Visits the USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71

ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 30, 2017) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven Giordano visit the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to […]

Picture of the Day: Aviation Nation Nellis AFB – Aviation History on Display

Picture of the Day: Aviation Nation Nellis AFB – Aviation History on Display

An aircraft flies in front of the crowd during an air-to-ground demonstration at the Aviation Nation air show on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 13, 2016. The many aerial acts and static aircraft displayed during the Nellis Air Show are snapshots of 75 years of aviation history. – US Air Force U.S. Air Force […]

War Letters from Hall of Fame Baseball Player Ted Williams Going to Auction

War Letters from Hall of Fame Baseball Player Ted Williams Going to Auction

Thirty-eight war time letters written by Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams are heading to auction. One of the letters Williams describes crash landing a plane that was so damaged it was full of holes. “They’re his innermost thoughts during the Korean conflict,” said Troy Thibodeau, of Saco River Auction, which is putting the […]

Watch: Cargo Operations in East Africa C-130J Super Hercules Style

Watch: Cargo Operations in East Africa C-130J Super Hercules Style

U.S. personnel from the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conduct C-130J Super Hercules cargo operations in East Africa, Dec.10, 2017. The 75th EAS supports the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission of promoting prosperity and security in East Africa by assisting partner nations with countering extremist organizations, fostering regional security cooperation, and by protecting U.S. […]

Picture of the Day: C-130H Hercules During an Aeromedical Evacuation Training Mission

Picture of the Day: C-130H Hercules During an Aeromedical Evacuation Training Mission

Reserve airman fly a C-130H Hercules during an aeromedical evacuation training mission from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Dec. 15, 2017. The Reserve airmen are assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, 910th Airlift Wing. – US Department of Defense Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen