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9 Apr, 2016

Coast Guard Aviation at 100 Years: A Century In Harm’s Way, Part 2

This is the second of a two part series on the centennial of Coast Guard Aviation. To see the other article, which covers the years earlier than this article, click here. By 1966 the Coast...

air force / bombers / europe / Exercises / fighters / Red Flag / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy

9 Apr, 2016

Red Flag 16-2 Stresses Coalition Partnership

Red Flag is the United States Air Force’s premier training exercise conducted inside the Nevada Test and Training Range in the Nevada desert. The NTTR has the largest air and ground space anywhere in...

Airshow / bombers / fighters / Formation Flying / Liasion Aircraft / military / museums / Trainers / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds / World War II

6 Apr, 2016

2016 TICO Warbird Air Show

Story by Ken Kula As part of a group of aviation photographers in the 1980s, we used to have a saying that if it’s TICO, it must be Spring! After all, that top-notch warbird...

Airshow / demo teams / museums / Royal Canadian Air Force / U.S. Air Force / warbirds / World War II

1 Apr, 2016

Tampa Bay AirFest, 2016

Photos by Bob Finch, story by Bob Finch with Ken Kula The year 2016 marks three quarters of a century after the United States began its buildup of armed forces, when its’ leaders saw...

Airshow / fighters / Formation Flying / legends / Liasion Aircraft / military / museums / post / Trainers / warbirds

28 Mar, 2016

Les Neistat’s View: Tyabb, Australian Air Show

The biennial Tyabb Airshow took place this year, and while always well attended, this year saw it exceed expectations with a crowd of approximately 15,000. A clear highlight of the show was Graham Hosking’s...

Airshow / demo teams / europe / fighters / Formation Flying / military / Transports / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

24 Mar, 2016

Seventy Years Strong: The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels

On April 24, 1946, shortly after the Second World War ended, Admiral Chester Nimitz, then Chief of Naval Operations, directed that a “flight demonstration team be organized within the Naval Advanced Training Command to...

Air National Guard / military / New England / Red Flag / travel / U.S. Air Force

19 Mar, 2016

PCA’s Shortcut To The World From Pease

The fixed base operator at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (identifier KPSM) displays an interesting phrase on the side of their fuel trucks… observing that Pease is a “shortcut to the world”. Port...

Airshow / chino / POF

15 Mar, 2016

Planes of Fame Airshow 2016

Planes of Fame Air Museum is proud to present Planes of Fame Airshow 2016, April 29 – May 1: commemorating the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. This year’s airshow will feature nearly 50 historic...

Airshow / demo teams / fighters / Formation Flying / legends / U.S. Air Force / warbirds

14 Mar, 2016

A Tradition Of Training, The 2016 Heritage Flight Conference

Creating a Heritage: In 1997, during the 50th anniversary of the USAF celebrations, a most unique formation took to the skies. That formation included the latest aircraft in the USAF arsenal wing tip to...

Air National Guard / assignments / Exercises / fighters / military / New England / Red Flag / U.S. Air Force

27 Feb, 2016

104th Fighter Wing – Red Flag 16-1

The 104th Fighter Wing (104th FW) of the Massachusetts Air National Guard is located at Barnes Air National Guard Base (ANGB), at Westfield Barnes Regional Airport, Westfield MA. It currently operates a single fighter...