The Pic of the Day: A sky full of C-17s

The Pic of the Day: A sky full of C-17s

Members of the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., conduct a multi-ship C-17 Globemaster III formation during Crescent Reach 15 on May 21, 2015. This exercise tested and evaluated Joint Base Charleston’s ability to launch a large aircraft formation in addition to processing and deploying duty passengers and cargo in response to a […]

The Pic of the Day: Northrop Grumman Antares rocket being rolled out

The Pic of the Day: Northrop Grumman Antares rocket being rolled out

A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is seen as it is rolled from the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF) to Pad-0A, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 10th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies […]

The Pic of the Day: The business end of an F-16

The Pic of the Day: The business end of an F-16

During Red Flag 12-2, a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 416th Flight Test Squadron (FLTS) rests before the backdrop of the nightlights of downtown Las Vegas. The 416th FLTS is out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.   Courtesy photo by Chad Bellay

The Pic of the Day: Recovery testing for NASA’s new Orion spacecraft

The Pic of the Day: Recovery testing for NASA’s new Orion spacecraft

On Nov. 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. The Underway Recovery Test-7 (URT-7) is one in a series of tests that the Exploration Ground Systems Recovery Team, along with the U.S. Navy, are conducting to validate procedures and hardware that […]

The Pic of the Day: Warthogs launch flares over Georgia

The Pic of the Day: Warthogs launch flares over Georgia

Captains Andrew Glowa (left) and William Piepenbring (right) launch flares from two A-10C Thunderbolt IIs Aug. 18, 2014, over southern Georgia. Both pilots are with the 74th Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Pilots, maintainers and support Airmen ensure Moody AFB’s A-10s stay mission ready for daily training sorties and deployments downrange.   U.S. […]

The Pic of the Day: New Jersey National Guard trains for biological and chemical attacks

The Pic of the Day: New Jersey National Guard trains for biological and chemical attacks

U.S. Army Sgt. Cory Sweetman radios back to an operations center during an exercise at Atlantic City International Airport, N.J., Nov. 7, 2018. Sweetman is with the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (21st WMD-CST), New Jersey National Guard.   U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht   Watch how U.S. […]

The Pic of the Day: F-16s refueling over Iraq

The Pic of the Day: F-16s refueling over Iraq

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 28th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron (EARS) in support of Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, Nov. 8, 2018. The 28th EARS empowers the fight against ISIS by providing mission extending aerial refueling services to U.S. and Coalition forces conducting operations in […]

The Pic of the Day: SpaceX unveils new ship built to recover returning astronauts

The Pic of the Day: SpaceX unveils new ship built to recover returning astronauts

Per NASA’s press release: When astronauts splash down into the ocean after their journey to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, recovery teams must be able to transport them to land quickly. In the unlikely event of an astronaut medical emergency, SpaceX has outfitted its recovery ship, GO Searcher, with a medical […]

The Pic of the Day: FLIR image of Russian fighter blowing by American recon plane

The Pic of the Day: FLIR image of Russian fighter blowing by American recon plane

Per the Department of Defense: On Nov. 5, 2018, a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27. This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the SU-27 conducting a high speed pass directly in front of the mission aircraft, putting at risk the […]

The Pic of the Day: The car Elon Musk launched into space is now further away than Mars

The Pic of the Day: The car Elon Musk launched into space is now further away than Mars

SpaceX has just announced that the Tesla Roadster Elon Musk and company put into orbit in February is now further from earth than even Mars.   Starman’s current location. Next stop, the restaurant at the end of the universe. pic.twitter.com/Ty5m8IjJpE — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 3, 2018 Watch footage from on board SpaceX’s launched Tesla below:

The Pic of the Day: Divers work to recover bodies of lost WWII bomber crew

The Pic of the Day: Divers work to recover bodies of lost WWII bomber crew

Per the Department of Defense: Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Eugene P. Ford, killed during World War II, has now been accounted for. On Dec. 17, 1944, Ford was the a member of the 765th Bombardment Squadron, 461st Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force, as the pilot of a B-24J aircraft known as The Tulsamerican. Accompanied […]