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D.V. Embarkation aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)

A Journey To The USS Carl Vinson / CVN 70 By Steve Kates- Dr.Sky As a Radio/TV host; Dr.Sky; it has been a goal of mine, to report on what it is like to visit a US Navy carrier, out at sea! That ... Read More

Published By davebudd On August 24, 2010 Under Uncategorized, assignments, friends, gallery, military, navy, steve, video Tags: "Gold Eagle", "Rawhides", Aaron Kakiel, Blue Scarecrow Entertainment, Bruce H. Lindsey, C-2, C-2A, Captain Bruce H. Lindsey, Chris De Somma, COD, CVN-70, D V Embark, Dintisguished Visitor Program, Dr. Sky, Greyhound, Grumman, Haiti earthquake, LCDR Erik Reynolds, Lt. Aaron Kakiel, LTJG Erik Schneider, North Island, North Island NAS, Nuclear Aircraft Carrier, Rollye James, Steve Kates, USS Carl Vinson, VRC-40

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

Flight Training the Coast Guard Way

Flight Training the Coast Guard Way For its’ core missions, the Coast Guard operates five types of airframes: the EADS/Eurocopter MH-65B/C Dolphin and Sikorsky HH-60J/T Jayhawk helicopters, plus the FalconJet HU-25A/B/C/D Guardian, the new EADS/CASA HC-144A Ocean Sentry, and the Lockheed ... Read More

Published By joekates On July 31, 2010 Under Helicopters, Uncategorized, friends, gallery, military Tags: Captain Steven Truhlar, Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Clearwater, Coast Guard’s Aviation Training Center (ATC), Commander Pete Mingo, Direct Commission Aviator, Eurocopter MH-65B/C, FalconJet HU-25A/B/C/D, Florida, HH-60J/T Jayhawk, HU-25A/B/C/D Guardian, Ken Kula, Lieutenant Tavis McElheny, Lockheed Martin C-130, MH-65B/C Dolphin, Sikorsky HH-60J/T

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

Geneseo Airshow 2010 – A War Bird Gathering

Upstate New York is an area that has miserable winters, lakes, mountains, poor farmers, vineyards, wineries, and the greatest airshow on turf. The greatest airshow on turf happens each summer in Geneseo, New York which is a small college town ... Read More

Published By Markhrutkay On July 15, 2010 Under airshows, assignments, bombers, featured, friends, gallery, military, museums, warbirds Tags: 1941 Historical Air Group, Air Show Photography, B-17, C-GCWL, Dragon Rapide, Geneseo 2010, Geneseo NY, Glamorous Gal, Helldiver, Mark Hrutkay, Memphis Bell, N10601, N58ML, N65235, N751RB, N92879, NL10601, NL751RB, P-51, P-51 "Glamorous Gal", Rapide, Rob Holland, The Fighter Factory, War Birds

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

Lunch with a legend. Vietnam Ace – Steve Ritchie

A few weeks ago my brother Steve Kates (drsky) got a call from his good friend Brigadier General Richard Stephen "Steve" Ritchie Ret. The General was in town for a speaking engagement and invited us to join him for lunch. I ... Read More

Published By joekates On June 21, 2010 Under friends, joe, meetings, military, steve Tags: Brigadier General Steve Ritchie, Cinco, F4D, Gen Ritchie. F-4 Phontom, mig Kills, Steve Ritchie, Vietnam Ace

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

SUN ‘n FUN Airshow 2010 – Lakeland Florida

Sun n’ Fun is always a great place to go in the spring to get the air show season started off right. It’s in central Florida and the weather this time of year is generally very nice. Sun n’ Fun ... Read More