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These photographs of the Shadow 200 drone being launched and recovered at night by U.S. Army paratroopers in Afghanistan are simply stunning

The following images show the Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicle launched and recovered at night at Forward Operating Base Warrior (in the Ghazni province) in Afghanistan by U.S. Army paratroopers…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 25, 2012
Military Aviation

Photo: C-5 Galaxy refuels from a KC-135. Boom operator point of view.

Taken on Jun. 11, this image shows a C-5B Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base as seen from the boom operator station on a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 25, 2012
Syria

Turkish Phantom shot down in Syria update: it may have violated the Syrian airspace to probe the air defenses readiness

According to the latest news about the Turkish F-4 shot down by a Syrian Air Defense battery on Jun. 22, the North Atlantic Council will meet on Tuesday Jun. 26,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 25, 2012
Syria

Turkish Phantom shot down by Syria update: Damascus releases map with the route flown by the plane

On Jun. 23 Syrian news agency SANA has published the following statement issued by a Syrian military spokesman, which provides the version of Damascus about the mysterious downing of a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 23, 2012

If you love the B-52, this video was made for you: take-off, aerial refueling, formation flying, landing with the Buff

The 96th Bomb Squadron brings you on a B-52 training mission from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, on Apr. 18, 2012. Footage includes briefing, take off, aerial refueling, formation flying,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 23, 2012
Syria

[Updated] Turkish RF-4E Phantom shot down by Syrian Air Defense battery. Known and unknown facts.

Late on the afternoon (Central European Time) of Jun. 22, media outlets started to report that a Turkish Air Force F-4 Phantom has disappeared over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, near…

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David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 22, 2012
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