The Pic of the Day: Preparing to refuel over Japan

The Pic of the Day: Preparing to refuel over Japan

Pilots with the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons fly alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to Tennessee Air National Guard’s 134th Air Refueling Wing, over northern Japan, Jan. 18, 2017. Pilots must maintain tanker qualification every six months to stay proficient and capable for training and combat scenarios.   U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Deana Heitzman

The Pic of the Day: North American presidents sign USMCA

The Pic of the Day: North American presidents sign USMCA

President Trump delivers remarks with Canadian President Trudeau, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, at the signing the USMCA trade agreement on November 30, 2018.   State Department photo/ Public Domain   Watch a live stream of all three presidents signing the agreement below:  

The Pic of the Day: Taking off in an F-15E

The Pic of the Day: Taking off in an F-15E

A 492nd Fighter Squadron’s F-15E Strike Eagle takes off from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 15, 2017. The 492nd FS trains regularly to ensure RAF Lakenheath brings unique air combat capabilities to the fight.   U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew

The Pic of the Day: NASA teams prepare for InSight’s landing in the ‘Dark Room’

The Pic of the Day: NASA teams prepare for InSight’s landing in the ‘Dark Room’

The Dark Room is seen as the Mars InSight and Mars Cube One (MarCO) teams prepare for a landing on Mars, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to study the “inner space” […]

The Pic of the Day: The business end of an F-15

The Pic of the Day: The business end of an F-15

Col. David Brynteson, the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group commander, checks the engines on an F-15E Strike Eagle, Jan. 27, 2016, in Southwest Asia. Brynteson was preparing to fly his last sortie in theater.   U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eboni Reams

The Pic of the Day: The White House receives a Christmas delivery

The Pic of the Day: The White House receives a Christmas delivery

President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump receive the White House Christmas Tree Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 at the North Portico of the White House.   Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks   Watch the unveiling of this year’s White House Christmas Decorations below:

The Pic of the Day: F-22 participates in Heritage Flight

The Pic of the Day: F-22 participates in Heritage Flight

An F-22 Raptor performs a heritage flight during the 2017 Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2017. The program was established in 1997, allowing certified civilian pilots and Air Force pilots to perform flights together.   U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kimberly Nagle

The Pic of the Day: Lockheed Martin secures contract to deliver payloads to the moon

The Pic of the Day: Lockheed Martin secures contract to deliver payloads to the moon

Per Lockheed Martin’s press release: Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) will apply its expertise in interplanetary spacecraft to a new program designed to deliver commercial payloads to the surface of the Moon. NASA announced today they have selected Lockheed Martin’s McCandless Lunar Lander to provide payload delivery services as part of the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services […]

The Pic of the Day: Communicating with the A-10

The Pic of the Day: Communicating with the A-10

Airman 1st Class Diante Cooper, a 19th Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Control Party specialist, watches and communicates with an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a joint close air support exercise at Camp Grayling, Mich., April 13, 2017. To further build interoperability and hone their unique skillset, members of the German air force Air Ground […]

Ukraine vs Russia: What is really going on with the latest standoff?

Ukraine vs Russia: What is really going on with the latest standoff?

Russia has seized three Ukrainian Navy ships off the coast of Russian Annexed Crimea after opening fire on Ukrainian servicemen, and wounding several. Martial law has been declared and the Ukrainian armed forces put on the highest alert. The risk of a full-scale war has never been higher. So, by now, you will have seen […]

The Pic of the Day: Thunderbird F-16 flies alongside an old Thunderbird T-38

The Pic of the Day: Thunderbird F-16 flies alongside an old Thunderbird T-38

Maj. Nick Krajicek, a T-38 Talon pilot, flies in a two-ship formation with retired Lt. Col. Dale Cooke, a former T-38 pilot, over Tyndall Air Force Base and Panama City, Fla., April 21, 2017. The T-38 in the formation was the same jet Cooke flew during his tenure on the team. The Thunderbirds transitioned from […]