Mali
Cockpit footage from Rafale over Mali
The French Ministry of Defense has been releasing some really interesting footage of French forces in action in Mali. On Feb. 15 cockpit footage of a Rafale taking off and what appears to be a […]
Moron Air Base
Military Aviation
U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowlers on the move: “Death Jesters” returning to CONUS
On Oct. 3, three EA-6B Prowler jets of the Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) “Death Jester” landed at Moron airbase, in Spain, for a stopover of their return trip to CONUS from Afghanistan. […]
Military Aviation
VMA-211 mourns its Commander as it pushes forward to complete deployment in Afghanistan
Although it suffered the worst hit to enemy fire since WWII, enduring not only the loss of eight AV-8B+ Harrier jets in the Taliban attack on Camp Bastion’s airfiled, Marine Attack Squadron 211 remains fully […]
Military Aviation
U.S Marine Corps F/A-18A Hornet jets deploying to the Middle East
On Sept. 24, 12 U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18A Hornet jets arrived to Morón airbase, in Spain, coming from Lajes, Azores. Belonging to the VMFA-314 Black Knights, from MCAS Miramar, California, the aircraft arrived in two […]
Military Aviation
Another OEF rotation: 18 South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets return from Afghanistan
Between Aug. 19 and 21, a total of 18 F-16CJs belonging to the 169th FW / 157th FS “Swamp Fox” of the South Carolina Air National Guard arrived in Morón, Spain on their return leg from Kandahar, […]