The Pic of the Day: F-16s refuel en route to New Zealand

Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot (left), and Maj. Richard Smeeding, 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot (right), fly in formation behind a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean en route to New Zealand for the Warbirds Over Wanaka (WOW) International Airshow 2018, March 28, 2018. U.S. forces are participating in WOW Airshow 2018 […]

The Pic of the Day: Fighters from the USS Abraham Lincoln

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2018) Aircraft from the Freedom Fighters of Carrier Air Wing 7 fly in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as photos are taken from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7.   U.S. Navy photo by Mass […]

The Pic of the Day: Two types of trouble

An A-10 Thunderbolt II (bottom) and an F-22A Raptor (top), fly in formation during a heritage flight at Tampa Bay AirFest 2018, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., May 13, 2018. This heritage flight program presents the evolution of U.S. Air Force air power by flying today’s fighter aircraft next to vintage fighter aircraft.   U.S. […]

The Pic of the Day: F-16s in formation

U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron navigate F-16 Fighting Falcons in formation over the Atlantic Ocean, June 20, 2018. The F-16s were refueled in-flight by a 72nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-135R Stratotanker while 20th Fighter Wing Airmen and family members watched.   U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kathryn […]

The Pic of the Day: F-35 fires its 25mm canon

Pilots from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron were the first operational unit to fire the F-35A’s 25 mm cannon in a strafing run during training. The two-ship formation fired on two sets of ground targets on the Utah Test and Training range Aug. 13. Loading and firing the cannon was one of the […]

The Pic of the Day: F-35s and Super Hornets from the USS John C. Stennis

Two F-35B Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, left, an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, and an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to VFA 41, fly in formation over the Arabian Sea, Dec. 14, 2018. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, Essex Amphibious Ready Group, and […]

The Pic of the Day: A fifth-generation flock

A formation of F-35A Lightning IIs, from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, refuel over the Utah Test and Training Range as part of a combat power exercise on Nov. 19, 2018. The exercise aims to confirm their ability to quickly employ a large force of jets against air and ground targets, and demonstrate the […]

The Pic of the Day: A job with a view

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron fly over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco before returning to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 1, 2018. Since 1953, the Thunderbirds have served as America’s premier air demonstration squadron.   U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Corkins

The Pic of the Day: Heritage flight over Alabama

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Commemorative Air Force P-51 Mustang fly in formation Sep. 6, 2018, while flying over areas of Alabama. This formation flight marked the first time in history an all African-American formation between the F-22 (piloted by Paul “Loco” Lopez), F-16 (piloted by Rich “Sheriff” Peace) […]

Some context about Joint Special Operations Command helicopters buzzing downtown LA

MH-6 Little Birds and MH-60 Black Hawks helicopters buzzed downtown Los Angeles this week as a part of a Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) training exercise. Spectators observed the helicopters landing operators on building rooftops, then later setting down to pick them up at street level. Presumably, the training scenario involved the operators assaulting from […]

The Pic of the Day: NASA’s F-16XL

NASA’s single-seat F-16XL on a research flight over the desert near the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The aircraft was most recently used in the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamics Project (CAWAP) to test boundary layer pressures and distribution. Previously it had been used in a program to investigate the characteristics of sonic booms for NASA’s […]