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[Photo] MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft supports Marines guarding the U.S. Consulate in Herat following attack

An interesting image was just released by the U.S. Marine Corps. It was taken on Sept. 14 and shows an MV-22 (most probably about to land on the local pad…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 2, 2013
Military Aviation

Top Gun Days: a book reveals how the best F-14 Tomcat air-to-air scenes were filmed

Developed in the late 1960s to protect US Navy Carrier Battle Groups (CVBG) from the raids conducted by the Soviet bombers armed with long-range cruise missiles, the F-14 was the…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
October 2, 2013
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[Photo] Twelve A-10C Warthogs make stopover at Lajes Field on their way to Afghanistan

Between Sept. 24 and 27, 12 A-10Cs made a stopover at Lajes Field, Azores, on their way to Bagram airfield, in Afghanistan. The Warthogs, belonging to the 75th Expeditionary Fighter…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 1, 2013
Military Aviation

Beginning today, the U.S. Air Force is not updating its websites due to Government Shutdown

If you need updated news from the U.S. Air Force, forget visiting any Command, Base's website other than the homepage at www.af.mil. U.S. Air Force in Europe, Air Force Reserve…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 1, 2013
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[Video] B-52 strategic bomber landing on a very short runway

The following video was recorded in 1983. It shows the B-52 Stratofortress of the then Strategic Air Command, currently on display at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, arriving at the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 1, 2013
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[Photo] Alaska’s F-22 Raptor stealth fighters on their way to the Middle East

Six F-22 Raptor aircraft belonging to the 3rd Wing from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson have arrived at Lajes field, in the Azores on Sept. 27. The aircraft were deploying to an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 30, 2013
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