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Iraq

U.S. Air Force RC-135s teaming up with Marine Corps EA-6Bs (and others..) to detect and suppress ISIS comms

In the skies over Iraq, USAF spyplanes, USMC and USN Electronic Attack aircraft work together to deny the Islamic State the ability to communicate. The image above shows a U.S. Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 6, 2016
F-35

Check Out This Photo of an F-35 Thundering Through The “Star Wars” Canyon With Visible Shock Waves

An F-35 performed some high-speed passes through the famous "Jedi Transition" in the Death Valley. Generating visible shockwaves. The image in this post was taken by world-renowned Dutch photographer Frank…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 5, 2016
Aircraft Carriers

Russian Su-33 crashed in the Mediterranean while attempting to land on Kuznetsov aircraft carrier

Less than three weeks after losing a MiG-29, it looks like the Russian Navy has lost another aircraft during Admiral Kuznetsov operations: a Su-33 Flanker. Military sources close to The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 5, 2016
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force A-10 pilot who took part in a famous mission that knocked out 23 Iraqi tanks logs 6,000 hours in the Warthog

Whiteman Thunderbolt pilot has spent the equivalent of 250 days flying the A-10 "tankbuster" across the world (including 11 combat deployments.) On Nov. 14, 2016, Lt. Col. John Marks, a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 2, 2016
Military Aviation

The story of the KC-135 tankers that saved another KC-135 flying for 13.5 hours in support of a CAS mission over Afghanistan

After being unexpectedly requested to refuel a CAS (Close Air Support) aircraft targeting a high-level enemy leader, a KC-135 found itself "below bingo." Although they usually offload fuel to other…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 1, 2016
Airshows

The F-4 Phantom II, in the QF-4 Aerial Target variant, performs final display before retiring from USAF

After more than 50 years of service, the F-4 Phantom II is about to be retired by the U.S. Air Force. The final F-4 Phantom appearance at an airshow while…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 30, 2016
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