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28 May, 2012

A visit to Kingman Army Airfield Museum 2012

Kingman is a name that is a part of WWII history, a place where men learned to fight in the skies and then after the war was won, their aircraft were brought there...

assignments / Marines / military / museums / post

26 May, 2012

Memorial Day and Arlington Cemetery

This isn’t a holiday that’s always been here. The first Memorial Day was conducted at Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1929. The cemetery was built on the estate of General Robert E. Lee...

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26 May, 2012

Historic Marine VMO-6 Flying Unit Gone, Not Forgotten

Marine Observation Squadron Six (VMO-6) can trace its’ origins back to the formative years of Marine Aviation. Active for slightly less than half of the century of Marine Corps aviation, the squadron served during...

air force / bombers / fighters / military / navy / post

22 May, 2012

Red Flag 12-3 – A Different Perspective

Once again, US Air Force units from around the country and coalition forces from around the world gathered at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada to participate in Red Flag 12-3. Participants of...

chino / featured / fighters / friends / military / museums / POF / warbirds

27 Apr, 2012

Planes of Fame Airshow Preview

On May 5th and 6th, the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino California is going to open its hangar doors and roll out some of the finest examples of restored aircraft in...

bombers / fighters / friends / military / warbirds

27 Apr, 2012

An experience of a lifetime…

Almost all aviation photographers have one dream, crave one chance, an event that can make or break a career, and that is to be able to shoot Air 2 Air! Shooting an aircraft while...

air force / bombers / military / museums / warbirds

23 Apr, 2012

Bomber Stories From the 70th Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Anniversary Reunion

Dayton Ohio’s National Museum of the U.S Air Force was home to the official ceremony that marked the 70th anniversary of the Doolittle Raiders’ World War II bombing mission against Tokyo. On April 18,...

museums / space

22 Apr, 2012

The Last Flights of Space Shuttle Discovery

The web has been flooded with pictures and stories of the Space Shuttle Discovery’s move from Florida to its permanent home at the Udvar Hazy Center at the Smithsonian in Virginia. I was there...

air force / assignments / bombers / featured / military / museums / warbirds

14 Apr, 2012

The Doolittle’s Raiders Goblets

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the raid which was the first strike against the Japanese homeland. The National Museum of the United States Air Force has a B-25 that was restored by...

chino / fighters / museums / POF / warbirds

12 Apr, 2012

Riverside Air Show 2012

Riverside Airport is packed into the middle of suburban Riverside, surrounded by houses on all sides. While the main runway is just large enough to accommodate a C-17, the traffic pattern still seems more...