Category: military

Aerobatics / Airshow / Aviation History / military / museums / Special Aviation Events / Trainers / Transports / warbirds

14 Sep, 2019

Going Corsair Crazy at Thunder Over Michigan

If the diversity of the Photo Pit patrons was anything to go by, Thunder Over Michigan’s reputation for being one of the world’s premier warbird-focused airshows remains alive and well. Among others, attendees came...

Aerobatics / Air Transports / Airshow / Aviation History / Blue Angels / Boeing / D-Day Squadron / EAA / Fly-In / General Aviation / legends / military / museums / oshkosh / Special Aviation Events / USAF Thunderbirds / warbirds / Yearly Review

14 Sep, 2019

EAA Oshkosh’s Golden Anniversary Celebration – 50 Notes From the 50th Celebration

The year 2019 marked half a century of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual Convention, and later AirVenture events at Oshkosh’s Whitman Regional Airport. There were earlier gatherings at different sites, but the Oshkosh airport...

Aircraft carrier / military / Special Events / U.S. Navy

30 Aug, 2019

Carrier Air Wing Nine Returns Home

Portions of Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) returned to Naval Air Station Lemoore following a 7 month around the world deployment on May 16th. The VFA-14 Tophatters (F/A-18E), VFA-41 Black Aces (F/A-18F), VFA-151 Vigilantes...

Aerobatics / Airshow / fighters / Helicopters / military / museums / Trainers / Transports / U.S. Navy / warbirds / World War II

24 Aug, 2019

REPUBLIC AIRPORT – THE OTHER JONES BEACH AIR SHOW

The Jones Beach Air Show, officially known as the “Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach State Park 2019”, was held on Saturday and Sunday, May 26th and 27th, 2019, at — Jones Beach! But...

Air Transports / demo teams / military / U.S. Air Force / USAF Thunderbirds / warbirds

9 Aug, 2019

Kirtland Air Force Base Air & Space Fiesta 2019

Kirtland Air Force Base is situated on the southeast side of Albuquerque New Mexico’s largest airport. The base sits across the runways from the civilian terminal and actually shares the same runways with the...

Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / Air Transports / military / tanker ride / Transports / U.S. Air Force

3 Aug, 2019

The U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus Update

KC-46A Pegasus on approach to a Joint Base McGuire runway. Photo by Mike Colaner. Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus program has been fraught with delays caused by several bid cancellations, system redesigns, and recent quality control...

Aerobatics / Airliners / Airshow / military / warbirds

3 Aug, 2019

Westmoreland County Airshow 2019

The annual Shop & Save Westmoreland County Airshow took place on May 25th and 26th at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. This was my first time attending although I had known about...

Air National Guard / fighters / military / Special Aviation Events

19 Jul, 2019

The “Green Mountain Boys” – Vermont’s Air National Guard History

Photos by Scott Zeno, except where noted. The Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG) has roots that can be traced back to the years just before the American Revolutionary War, in the 1760s. Originally...

Exercises / Helicopters / Marines / military / U.S. Marines

19 Jul, 2019

Marine Corps WTI 2-19 Exercise in Kiwanis Park, Yuma AZ

On April 19th, the United States Marine Corps descended upon Kiwanis Park in Yuma, Arizona, in their CH-53E Super Stallions and UH-1Y Venoms in a simulated humanitarian assistance mission. The park offers a large...

Airshow / Aviation History / fighters / Korean War / military / museums / Trainers / Transports / warbirds / World War II

13 Jul, 2019

Warbirds Over The Beach 2019

On May 18th and 19th, The Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, VA held their annual Warbirds Over The Beach Airshow. If you love Warbirds, this is a special place. A private air force...