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New Hampshire ANG KC-135 refueling flight – “Passing Gas” to the Navy’s Blue Angels Demo Team.

Flying with the Blues As a prelude to the Boston-Portsmouth Air Show held on the last weekend of August, the New Hampshire Air National Guard assisted in an important mission: to refuel the Navy's Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets en route, as ... Read More

Published By joekates On August 22, 2010 Under Uncategorized, fighters, friends, gallery, military, navy Tags: "ALTRV", "Hutch", 157th Air Refueling Wing, Altitude Reservation, Blue Angels, Boston-Portsmouth Air Show, Colonel Carolyn Protzmann, Colonel Paul Hutchinson, Ken Kula, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Paul Hutchinson, Pease AFB, Pease Air National Guard Base

2010 Westfield International Air Show – Barnes Municipal Airport

Home to the 104th Fighter Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard, the Barnes Municipal Airport is a thriving joint-use facility in the western part of the Bay State. Hosts to the 2010 Westfield International Air Show, the Wing has always presented ... Read More

Published By joekates On August 21, 2010 Under Uncategorized, airshows, fighters Tags: "Panchito", 104th Fighter Wing, American Airpower Museum, B-25 "Panchito", Barnes Municipal Airport, Dan Buchanan, Dean Cutshall, F-100, Geico Skytypers, Golden Knights, Greg Poe, Jet Outhouse, John Klatt, Ken Kula, Massachusetts Air National Guard, Mike Goulian, Red Eagles, Rob Holland, Super Sabre, Warbirds Over Long Island, Westfield International Air Show

The Jet Warbirds at Oshkosh 2010

Going to the annual EAA Convention at Oshkosh has become a part of every summer for a lot of us. I’ve been taking my son since he was four years old. My father went when I was seven (it was ... Read More

Published By Markhrutkay On August 20, 2010 Under Uncategorized, airshows, assignments, fighters, gallery, military, photocalls, warbirds Tags: Art Nalls, Bill Pattillo, Bob Baker, Buck Pattillo, Candair F-86 Sabre MK6, Collings Foundation, Combat Jets Museum, Dale Snodgrass, Dick Knapinski, Dr. Richard Sudgen, EAA, EAA Oshkosh, Jim Robinson, Oshkosh, Paul Woods, Scotts Warbird Alley, TA-4 Skyhawk, Warbird Heritage Foundation, “Little Rebel”, “Sweet and Lovely”

2010 Pt. Mugu Airshow returns

For the first time in three years, Naval Base Ventura County is bringing back its popular air show. Although it’s still early in the planning stages, the 2010 Point Mugu Air Show — scheduled for Aug. 7-8 — will feature ... Read More

Published By joekates On August 8, 2010 Under airshows, fighters, navy Tags: 2010 Point Mugu Air Show, Naval Base Ventura County, Pt. Mugu, Pt. Mugu Air Show

Photorecon attends Red Flag 10-4

On July 21 Photorecon was on hand @ Nellis, AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada for the RED FLAG 10-4 exercise. The USAF allowed us and several other photographers to attend an exciting opportunity to witness and cover the launch and recovery of the ... Read More

Published By keithcharlot On July 25, 2010 Under Uncategorized, assignments, fighters, friends, gallery, military, photocalls Tags: 10-4, 57 ATG, 64 AGRS, 64th Aggressors, 65 AGRS, 65th Aggressors, Aggressors, F-15, F-16, Military Exercise, Nellis, Nellis AFB, Nellis Air Force Base, Red Flag, Red Flag 10-4, Red Flag-Nellis, Republic of Singapore Airforce

Royal Saudi Air Force takes part in Red Flag 10-4 with the F-15S

The Royal Saudi Air Force attended Red Flag 10-4 with the F-15. The Saudi version is called the F-15S is a variant of the F-15E supplied to the Royal Saudi Air Force in the mid to late 1990s. Saudi Arabia had ... Read More

Published By joekates On July 24, 2010 Under featured, fighters, gallery, military, photocalls Tags: F-15, F-15S, Red Flag, Red Flag 10-4, Red Flag 10-4 photos, Red Flag Photos, Royal Saudi Air Force, RSAF

Pakistan Air Force attends first Red Flag

Members of the Pakistan Air Force arrived at Nellis Air Force Base July 16 to participate in Red Flag 10-4. The U.S. Air Force is hosting approximately 100 Pakistan Air Force pilots, maintainers and support personnel at the ... Read More

Published By davebudd On July 24, 2010 Under fighters, gallery, military Tags: Green Flag 10-9, Pakistan Air Force, Red Flag, Red Flag 10-4, Red Flag Photos

Photorecon Goes to Topgun!

On July 24th and 25th Photorecon was fortunate enough to have its first photocall at NAS Fallon. NAS Fallon is the home of the Navel Strike Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) and the Fighter Weapons School (Topgun). Photographers from Photorecon, Aviation ... Read More

Published By philmyers On July 9, 2010 Under Uncategorized, assignments, featured, fighters, friends, gallery, military, photocalls Tags: Aircraft Photography, Aircraft Photography in Nevada, Aircraft Spotting in Nevada, aviation photographers, Aviation Photography, AzAP, NAS Fallon, Top Gun, US NAVY, USN Fighter Weapons School

POF High Country Fly-In 2010 – Valle, AZ

Each June, warbirds take to the sky over the Valle Airport in Arizona’s High Country near the Grand Canyon when Planes of Fame Air Museum hosts its annual High Country Warbirds Fly-in. A number of the aircraft on ... Read More

Published By joekates On June 27, 2010 Under airshows, chino, fighters, friends, gallery, museums, warbirds Tags: AZ, AzAP, Danny Don, Jason Bong, Planes of Fame, Planes of Fame Air Museum – Valle, Steve Hinton

Revisiting past Red Flags at Nellis AFB

Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is one of the largest fighter bases in the world. Aircraft from Nellis operate on the Nevada Test and Training Range, which offers more than 15,000 square miles of airspace and 4,700 ... Read More

Published By joekates On June 20, 2010 Under Uncategorized, fighters, friends, gallery, military