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Postcards from the Middle East: Jordanian, U.S. Air Force F-16s and U.S. Marine Corps F-18s train together

The U.S. Air Force has just released some nice images showing the air power build up in the Middle East. One of the most interesting images depicts a Jordanian F-16…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 26, 2013
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force MC-130P’s pararescue jumper: “it’s a tough job but someone has to do it”

The following shows U.S. Air Force airmen on an MC-130P assigned to the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Federal Airfield, California as they conduct Search and Rescue training with Rigging Alternate…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 25, 2013
Military Aviation

First U.S. Air Force tilt-rotor aircraft to be permanently based in UK have arrived at RAF Mildenhall

On Jun. 24, 2013, the a pair of U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, eventually arrived at RAF Mildenhall, in the UK, at 16:07 LT. The two aircraft came…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 25, 2013
Military Aviation

This photo shows the largest C-130J formation ever flown

Twenty C-130Js belonging to the 317th Airlift Group from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, set the world record for the largest C-130J formation ever flown in a single formation. As…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 24, 2013
Military Aviation

An Unknown Story from the Yom Kippur War: Israeli F-4s vs North Korean MiG-21s

This is a little known story of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Even if the McDonnell Douglas F-4 was developed as an interceptor in response to the need of the…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
June 24, 2013
Military Aviation

Some awesome Russian Su-25 Frogfoot attack plane footage (including a crash…)

As various Russian media outlets confirm, ten Frogfoot assault planes are to be sold to Georgia by Bulgaria. The planes are not flyable due to their technical condition, therefore, it is suspected…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
June 23, 2013
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