NORTHERN LIGHTNING 2020
There is a tremendous amount of scheduling and logistics that goes into planning for the now annual Northern Lightning exercise held at the Volk Field CRTC (Combat Readiness and Training Center) and Hardwood Firing...
Category: U.S. Air Force
About Lieutenant Colonel Mike Pillion’s and KC-10A 860036’s Fini Flights.
As 860036 was prepared for the boneyard, its flying boom was removed while still at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The all volunteer crew was piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Mike Pillion, who was making his Fini...
Welcome to Michigan; COVID 19 Complications Force an Audible for USAF Demo Teams
On an overcast Wednesday with humidity hanging heavily in the air, a McChord-based C-17 Globemaster touched down with a load of support personnel and equipment for the US Air Force’s Ambassadors in Blue, the...
The OC Airshow (Ocean City, MD 2020)
Praise Pixels! An airshow actually happened at the beach in Ocean City, Maryland on the 15th and 16th of August, 2020. Previously scheduled for June 15th and 16th, the organizers delayed the show by...
The Perfect “10” of an Aircraft
Forty years and one day after it made its maiden flight, the Air Force has finally flown its first KC-10 west to the boneyard. KC-10A 860036 (MSN 48249/424) named the “Peace Maker” was the...
“The DoD Salute To America 2020”
Report From Dobbs Ferry, New York by Bill Sarama on July 7, 2020 Photos from various Flyover cities I never knew anything about it! Not a thing! Thank you Ken Kula for sending...
Remembering Cooperative Cope Thunder 2004
Looking Back at Cooperative Cope Thunder 2004, Eielson AFB, Alaska For the first time, Indian Air Force aircraft participated in this large force exercise within the expansive ranges of Alaska. The Cooperative Cope Thunder...
2020 Salute to America and The Great Cities of the American Revolution
The Great Cities of the American Revolution Flyover 2020 marked the nation’s 244th birthday. Due to nationwide Covid-19 virus concerns, most activities normally associated with the holiday (fireworks, parades, concerts, etc.) were canceled. In...
Looking Back at the 2002 Dover AFB Air Show
With no current air show activity taking place and nothing realistically happening in the foreseeable future, I could not think of a better time than now but to go through my archive of negatives...
The 400th V-22 Osprey Has Been Delivered to the U.S. Military
The Bell Textron Boeing V-22 Osprey replaced a pair of military helicopters with a revolutionary capability. Operation Eagle Claw, the aborted rescue of Americans from Iran in 1980, showed that improvements in certain performance...
BRRRRRT! The A-10 Thunderbolt II
BRRRRRT! The A-10 Thunderbolt II She will never win a beauty contest, she is not loud, nor is she flashy. She is, however the best Close Air Support platform in the world and beloved...
Voices From an Old Warrior – A Book Review
Boeing built eight hundred and twenty C-135 airframes including all variants, delivered to the U.S.A.F between 1957 and 1965. Voices From an Old Warrior, Why KC-135 Safety Matters by Christopher J. B. Hoctor (Copyright...
