Picture of the Day: MV-22B Osprey Tilt-rotor Aircraft Lights Up the Night!

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft sits on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 in the Pacific Ocean, July 10, 2017. The Osprey is assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265. – US Department of Defense Who can tell us why these rotors have lights on them like this? […]

Strong Winds Caused F-35 Engine Fire Last Year According to Report

Apparently F-35 pilots had no idea that gusty tailwinds could cause an engine fire on the F-35. But that is exactly what happened last year at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho according to a recently released report from the Air Force Air Education and Training Command. The Accident Investigation Board report, released Wednesday by Air Education […]

Picture of the Day: Naval Aircrewman 2nd Class Brice Mora Participating in Talisman Saber 2017

Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Brice Mora, from Grand Rapids, Mich., assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, communicates in flight during Talisman Saber 2017. HSC-25, part of a combined U.S., Australia and New Zealand expeditionary strike group, is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase naval proficiency in operating against blue-water adversarial […]

920th Rescue Wing Save Two German Citizens From Burning Ship

Congratulations to the 920th Rescue Wing for their daring rescue of two German citizens from their burning vessel approximately 500 miles off the coast of Florida.  In a concerted effort from July 7, and into the early hours of July 8, 2017, approximately 80 Airmen and four aircraft assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing successfully rescued […]

Watch: THAAD Anti-Missile System Scores a Hit on Missile Intercept Test

A THAAD anti-missile system, positioned in Alaska executed its 14th successful intercept on a test missile. “I couldn’t be more proud of the government and contractor team who executed this flight test today,” said Air Force Lt. Gen. Sam Greaves, the Missile Defense Agency director. “This test further demonstrates the capabilities of the THAAD weapon system and its […]

Watch: Flying the A-10 Thunderbolt II! Rare Video Footage

Great video showing you what it looks like from inside the A-10 cockpit! The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). Commonly referred to by the nicknames “Warthog” or “Hog”, its official name comes from the Republic […]

Breaking: US Marine Corps KC-130 Crashes in Mississippi

EXCLUSIVE SKYCOPTER VIDEO: Military C-130 crashes on Leflore/Sunflower County line; Four bodies recovered https://t.co/aDo4h38rnm pic.twitter.com/5SWN8Q8pI6 — WLBT 3 On Your Side (@WLBT) July 11, 2017 Authorities is Mississippi say at least five people were killed when a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 refueling plane crashed Monday evening. Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks told the Greenwood Commonwealth newspaper that […]

US Air Force Maintainers Work 24/7 Keeping F-15 Strike Eagles Ready to Fly

The Air Force can’t fly in support of US operations around the world if the aircraft are not mission capable. The men and women of the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Group go above and beyond, working around the clock to make sure the Air Force’s F-15E Strike Eagles stay in the skies in support of Operation Inherent […]

SpaceX at it Again! Three Successful Launches in 12 Days!

SpaceX is pushing launch technology to a new level with three successful launches in just 12 days. For the third time in 12 days, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully took off from Earth and sent a satellite payload into orbit. The rocket launched from the historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida […]

US B-1 Bombers Show of Force: Drop Inert Bombs Near Korean Border

A pair of US Air Force B-1 Lancer bombers accompanied by fighters from Japan flew near the Korean Demilitarized Zone in a direct message to the North Korean government after their latest missile launch last week. The two B-1 bombers flew 2,000 miles from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam to conduct a precision strike training […]