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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

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”

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

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

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

Visit to a Presidental plane VC-121A – Columbine

Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidential aircraft. VC-121 Columbine II Air Force One. The presidential call sign was established for security purposes during the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. The change stemmed from a 1953 incident where an Eastern Airlines commercial flight (8610) ... Read More