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MCAS Cherry Point – Dulles International Airport was the last-ever flight of an EA-6B Prowler before retirement

Sun, 17/03/2019 - 21:16
EA-6B 162230/CY-02 will be on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC. Last week, the last U.S. Marine Corps Prowler squadron, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2), was formally deactivated. [...]
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A Close Look At The Italian F-35A Jets Involved in Advanced “Omnirole” Training In Sardinia

Fri, 15/03/2019 - 14:47
We went to Decimomannu airbase to observe the Italian F-35s at work. Last month, six Italian Air Force F-35As deployed to Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia, for a 3-week deployment at the local-based RSSTA (Reparto Sperimentale [...]
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U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter Hit And Damaged By A Snowmobile In Unusual Accident In Massachusetts

Wed, 13/03/2019 - 23:43
One person, involved in the accident, is in stable condition. A weird mishap occurred in Worthington, Massachusetts, where a snowmobile and a U.S. Army Black Hawk MEDEVAC helicopter were involved in an accident in a [...]
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We Visit the Last Surviving Titan II Missile Silo in a Flashback to the Cold War

Tue, 12/03/2019 - 17:43
Arizona’s Remote Titan Missile Museum is a Rare Gem of Cold War History. Miss Christel Widera may be the sweetest grandmother you’ve ever met. A great sense of humor, wears a neatly turned out cardigan. [...]
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Listen To The Radio Comms Of A B-2 Stealth Bomber As It Drops An Inert Nuclear Bomb Over Nevada During A Test

Mon, 11/03/2019 - 21:57
An interesting audio let’s you listen to a Spirit Bomber as it dropped a dummy B61-12 last year. Last year, the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) carried [...]
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Really Bad African Paratroops Demonstrate Every Jump Ramp Error in One Jump

Sat, 09/03/2019 - 15:39
Jumpers Execute Dangerous Exits, Ramp Strikes and Falls in One Jump Exercise. Military static line parachuting is safe when practiced correctly, but minor mistakes can quickly turn a jump into a disaster. Take a look [...]
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U.S. Marine Corps Deactivates Last EA-6B Prowler Squadron

Fri, 08/03/2019 - 16:27
Another iconic aircraft is being retired. The U.S. Marine Corps is deactivating its last remaining EA-6B Prowler squadron on Mar. 8, 2019. Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) was the last to fly the [...]
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U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury “Doomsday Plane” Makes Emergency Landing in Tulsa

Thu, 07/03/2019 - 19:51
The Aircraft Is Tasked with Ballistic Missile Submarine Communications. A U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury “Doomsday Plane” made a precautionary landing on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Tulsa International Airport at approximately 3:00 PM local. The [...]
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Russian MoD Releases Cockpit Video Of A Su-27 Flanker Intercepting A U.S. RC-135 Over The Baltics

Thu, 07/03/2019 - 06:45
It seems a pretty standard intercept. What’s interesting is the fact that you can see it from the cockpit of a Russian Flanker. Close encounters between Russian fighters and U.S. spyplanes and bombers (and viceversa) [...]
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The First Reports Of How The F-35 Strutted Its Stuff In Dogfights Against Aggressors At Red Flag Are Starting To Emerge

Sat, 16/02/2019 - 22:30
Red Flag 19-1 has just come to an end and, based on official reports, once again the F-35 held its own against the Aggressors. You may probably remember what happened in 2017, when the first [...]
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Polish MiG-29 Reliability Under Scrutiny After Fulcrum Is Forced to Make Emergency Landing in Malbork

Sat, 16/02/2019 - 19:26
Polish Fulcrums are having a rough time lately. One of the Polish MiG-29 Fulcrums made an emergency landing at the 22nd AB in Malbork around noon on Feb. 15, 2019, Onet.pl reports. The incident has [...]
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Take A Look At This Image of A B-2 Docked On Flightline Under Rainbow in Hawaii

Fri, 15/02/2019 - 21:44
An amazing shot of an amazing aircraft. Three B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and more than 200 Airmen belonging to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, [...]
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U.S. Navy Blue Angel Suspended After Disastrous Week for U.S. Demo Teams

Thu, 14/02/2019 - 12:26
Blue Angel Incident Follows Suspension of USAF F-16 Demo Pilot and Tragic Golden Knights Accident. The U.S. Navy has confirmed that a member of the Blue Angels flight demonstration team has been suspended pending the [...]
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Historic WWII Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet Located 17,000 Feet Deep in Pacific.

Wed, 13/02/2019 - 17:03
Late Billionaire Paul Allen’s Expedition Ship Makes Remarkable Discovery. In a sensational story that seems torn from a Clive Cussler fiction novel, the private research vessel funded by late billionaire Paul Allen has located the [...]
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USAF’s First Female F-16 Demo Pilot Relieved of Command After Only Two Weeks

Tue, 12/02/2019 - 20:53
Capt. Zoe Kotnik, the Air Force’s First Female Single-ship Tactical Demonstration Pilot, Relieved for “Loss of Confidence”. USAF Capt. Zoe Kotnik has been relieved of her command position as the Air Force’s F-16 Demonstration Team [...]
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A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet Has Been Painted In Russian Su-30SM Flanker-style Color Scheme

Tue, 12/02/2019 - 19:25
A “Legacy Hornet” with the NAWDC (Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center) sports a paint job clearly inspired by the Russian Su-30SM multirole Flanker-derivative. As already explained, although the U.S. Navy has retired its last operational [...]
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Flying With The Tornado Attack Jets At The Bombing Range

Mon, 11/02/2019 - 20:20
As the Tornado completes its final days of service with the Royal Air Force, which is about to become the first operator to retire the type, we have looked at the how the Italian Air [...]
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The Italian Air Force Has Deployed Six F-35A Jets To Sardinia For Advanced “Omnirole” Training

Fri, 08/02/2019 - 22:00
The Italian Lightning II are involved in their third deployment to Decimomannu airbase. Six ItAF F-35As out of the eight currently in Italy (two more ones are at Luke Air Force Base in the U.S.) [...]
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Basically, Carrier Strike Group 4 Is Jamming GPS Across U.S. Southeast Coast

Fri, 08/02/2019 - 17:47
“AOPA estimates that more than 2,000 airports—home bases to more than 28,600 aircraft—are located within the area’s lowest airspace contour.” GPS has become increasingly important to our lives. Not only do Waze, Uber, and many [...]
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U.S. Marine Corps “Legacy Hornets” Perform “Elephant Walk” Ahead of Massive Aircraft Launch Involving +30 F/A-18 Jets

Thu, 07/02/2019 - 22:56
Long live the Legacy Hornet! On the very same day the U.S. Navy bid farewell to its last operational “Legacy Hornets” at NAS Oceana, Virginia, the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine [...]
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