Watch: President Trump Lands on Deck of USS Ford. Brings Lots of Friends!

This video of President Trump onboard Marine One landing on the desk of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to give a speech has a lot of interesting visuals to say the least. Definitely worth a watch for all military aviation fanatics. The video starts off showing a FOD walkdown on the flight deck, […]

Watch: Army CH-47F Chinook Helicopter Flying Low! View from the Cockpit!

Enjoy the view from the cockpit of a U.S. Army CH-47F helicopter as it flies low over the desert and some mountainous areas in Djibouti, Africa last December. The Chinook is from the Army’s 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) which is stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The CH-47 Chinook is a twin engine, tandem rotor helicopter […]

Air Force F-16 SEAD Mission. Do You Know What it is? Wild Weasel!

The F-16 Fighting Falcon, in addition to being a premier air-to-air combat platform also performs a very important mission called SEAD or Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses. Also known as “Wild Weasel” the mission is to enter enemy airspace early and disrupt or destroy their air defenses. This allows the main strike package of aircraft […]

​Russian and Syrian Aircraft Bomb US Supported Rebels in Syria

The commander of the Operation Inherent Resolve coalition, Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, said that Tuesday Russian and Syrian aircraft bombed militia forces that are supported by the US in Syria. It is being reported that the series of bombings came within about three miles of US forces operating in the area. US personnel advising and […]

China’s First Flight of their Wing-Loong II Drone!

China is advancing their drone capability with the first flight of their Wing-Loong II reconnaissance and strike drone on February 27. The state-run Xinhua News Agency also announced that they have received a large order from an unnamed customer for the aircraft system. First revealed in September 2015 and exhibited as a model at the Singapore […]

Watch: F-22 Forward Air Refueling Point (FARP) operation – Cool Stuff!

This is a very interesting video of an operation that many people don’t know even exists. The United States relies upon power projection from its military around the world to advance its national interests. Refueling aircraft operating in forward deployed locations around the world can sometimes prove to be difficult. Forward Air Refueling Point (FARP) operation […]

US Air Forces Participate in Aero India 2017 Air Show

Aircraft, aircrew and support personnel from the United States military participated in the Aero India 2017 air show at Air Force Station Yelahanka, India. Dubbed ‘Asia’s Premier Air Show‘ by the Indian Ministry of Defense the exhibition ran from February 14-18 with an estimated 500,000 people attending. An F-16  from the Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting […]

US Air Force will Retire MQ-1 Predator Drone in 2018

The US Air Force has announced plans to retire the MQ-1 Predator Drone and transition solely to the MQ-9 Reaper drone by 2018. Flying in combat for over 20 years the MQ-1 Predator Drone has served with distinction but the Air Force felt the need to move to the MQ-9 Reaper for a multitude of reasons […]