Hill Air Force Base’s F-35As Return Home From Middle East Deployment (With Unique Nicknames)
"Reaper", "Nighthawk" and "Thor" are some of the nicknames sported by the U.S. Air Force F-35As on their way back home from Al Dhafra, UAE. On May 2, 2020, six…
Luke AFB Owns COVID-19 Flyovers with Massive 14-Plane F-16 and F-35 Formation.
Every America Strong Flight Is Impressive, But This Massive Formation Is Special. The formation was so big, it was tough to fit all the aircraft in one photo. That was…
B-52 Stratofortress Bomber Loses Panel During New Orleans Flyover
A BUFF's access panel felt onto a private property during salute to COVID-19 essential workers. On Friday May 1, 2020, Barksdale Air Force Base and Louisiana Air National Guard pilots…
Shot Down 60 Years Ago Today: We Visit Gary Powers U-2 In Moscow Now.
U-2 Wreckage Is Haunting Insight Into The Cold War, Shows How Far We’ve Come. I grew up during the Cold War. We viewed the Soviet Union as our defacto enemy,…
1 Dead, 5 Missing in Canadian CH-148 Cyclone Helicopter Crash in Ionian Sea, Search Continues.
Canadian CH-148 Cyclone Debris Field Found, Aircraft Went Down in Fair Weather. One crewmember is dead and five are missing in the crash of a Royal Canadian Air Force Sikorsky…
U.S. B-1 Bombers Conduct 32-hour Round-Trip Mission To South China Sea To Demonstrate Global Reach
The BONEs launched from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers (or "BONEs" from B-One, as the bombers are dubbed) belonging to the 28th Bomb…