Watch: Tribute Video as Japan Retires an F-4EJ “Kai” Phantom II Jet
F-4EJ “Kai” 47-8333 was retired on April 11, 2018, after approximately 44 years of service for the Japanese air defense mission. Featured image
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Watch: The Day an F-15 Landed with Only One Wing
This is an amazing story. The F-15 aircraft actually be able to fly in this condition is spectacular. Must watch! Featured image by video screen capture
Watch: Death by Wingsuit – The Daniel Rodriguez Story
*DIRECTORS CUT* When Daniel Rodriguez was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, he decided to take to the skies and pursue his lifelong dream of BASE jumping, skydiving and wingsuit flying. Featured image by video screen capture
Air Force Thunderbirds Bring on New Pilot to Replace Major Stephen Del Bagno
A veteran U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot is returning to the aerial demonstration team to replace a colleague who died during a training flight three weeks ago. An Air Force statement said Thursday that while Maj. Nick Krajicek requalifies, the six-member team has canceled plans to appear at air shows this weekend in Charleston, South […]
Picture of the Day: Army CH-47F Chinook at the National Park Service’s Base Camp on Kahiltna Glacier
Soldiers and National Park Service personnel unload equipment and supplies from an Army CH-47F Chinook at the park service’s base camp on Kahiltna Glacier at Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, April 22, 2018, in preparation for the 2018 climbing season. Army photo by John Pennell
US Air Force AC-130 Gunships Being Jammed by Adversaries in Syria
The head of the U.S. military’s Special Operations Command said Wednesday that Air Force gunships, needed to provide close air support for American commandos and U.S.-backed rebel fighters in Syria, were being “jammed” by “adversaries.” Calling the electronic warfare environment in Syria “the most aggressive” on earth, Army Gen. Tony Thomas told an intelligence conference […]
Picture of the Day: Show of Force in the Skies of Morocco
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, F-15C Eagles and Moroccan air force F-16s fly in a formation in skies over Morocco, April 20, 2018, during African Lion, a U.S.-Moroccan military exercise. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Malcolm Mayfield
F-16 Falcon Crashes in Lake Havasu, Arizona While Attempting to Land
An Air Force F-16 based at Luke Air Force Base has crash landed in Lake Havasu, Arizona while attempting to land. The pilot ejected and is in good condition at a nearby hospital according to reports. The pilot was able to eject and is in good condition, the Air Force said. “An F-16C assigned to […]
Remembering the F-117 Nighthawk – 10 Years Since Official Retirement
It has been ten years since the secretive F-117 Nighthawk officially was retired. The Nighthawk pilots were known by the call sign “Bandit,” each earning their number with their first solo flight. Some of the maintainers were also given a call sign, said Wayne Paddock, a former F-117 maintainer currently stationed at Holloman Air Force […]
Picture of the Day: Balcony Seats – Vice President Mike Pence Delivers Remarks to the Troops
Vice President Mike Pence delivers remarks while visiting U.S. and Georgian service members in Tbilisi, Georgia, Aug. 1, 2017. The U.S. soldiers attending the speech were training for Noble Partner 2017, a U.S. Army Europe-led exercise hosted at training areas in Georgia. Army photo by Capt. Judith Marlowe
Southwest Airlines Cancels 40 Flights to Inspect Engines
Southwest canceled 40 flights on Sunday to perform inspections in the wake of last weeks fatal engine failure in flight. Southwest Airlines cancelled about 40 flights Sunday as the airline stepped up efforts to inspect the engines of its Boeing 737 fleet on the heels of last week’s deadly engine explosion on Flight 1380. The airline […]
Southwest Airlines Engine Failure Possible Metal Fatigue
U.S. airline regulators said Wednesday they will order inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off and triggered a fatal accident on a Southwest Airlines jet. Pressure for the FAA to act grew after an engine on a Southwest jet blew apart Tuesday, showering the plane with debris and shattering a window. […]
