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Aviation Safety

F-22 Raptor grounded by swarm of almost 20,000 bees

A swarm of honey bees found hanging from the exhaust nozzle of an F-22 Raptor stealth jet's engine. On Jun. 11, 192nd Fighter Wing Aircraft Maintainers found something weird during…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 11, 2016
China

Three B-2s and “several” B-1s have deployed to Guam to deter China and North Korea

The U.S. Air Force has just deployed three B-2 Spirits stealth bombers to Guam. They have joined the B-1s already there. Not far from the troubled waters of Indo-Asia-Pacific region.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 10, 2016
Iraq

This video lets you join F-22 pilots preparing for a night air strike on ISIS

Up close and personal with the Raptor pilots fighting Daesh in Iraq and Syria. Filmed at Al Dhafra airbase in the UAE, this clip shows F-22 pilots with the 90th…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 8, 2016
Iraq

Jaw-dropping NVG video of F-22 Raptors refueling at night during air strikes on Daesh

Here's how the F-22s that take part in the air war on ISIS look at night through the Night Vision Goggles. The clip in this post shows airmen assigned to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 7, 2016
Military Aviation

Watch U.S. Air Force A-10s perform highway landings in Estonia

A-10 Warthogs of the U.S. Air Force practiced landing (and take off) from a highway in northern Estonia. For the second time in little more than one month, USAF A-10s,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 5, 2016
F-35

The U.S. Air Force F-35A is ready for war. More or less.

On Aug. 2, 2016, the F-35A was declared "combat ready" by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command. "A historic and monumental day for the program" according to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 4, 2016
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