Japan’s Iruma Air Base Visit, November, 2018
Iruma Air Base is the Air Defense Command Headquarters of the Japan Air Self Defense Force. It is approximately 1 hour’s driving time west, northwest of Tokyo. While in Japan chasing the F-4 Phantoms...
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Hyakuri Air Base Open Day and F-4 Phantom Showcase
An air base open day was held on 2 December 2018 at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) in Ibaraki Prefecture, marking the start of the transition of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Koku Jeitai...
Changing of the Guard at MCAS Yuma
Since 2012, the first active F-35B squadron of the US Marines Corps has been based at MCAS Yuma. This first squadron is VMFA-121 “Green Knights”, which flew the FA-18D Night Attack Hornet out of MCAS Miramar...
Peter Boschert at the 493rd Grim Reapers in Lakenheath
RAF Lakenheath, 493rd FS GRIM REAPERS, the last fighters of United States Air Force Europe The 493rd Fighter Squadron “Grim Reapers“ of the 48th Fighter Wing, the “Liberty Wing“ looks back to a long...
Back Home…..
Detachments 1 and 2 from the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, following two simultaneous deployments to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans came home today, August 20, 2014. They were...
Operation Red Flag/Nellis AFB 1978-today
This exercise is taking place at Nellis Air Force Base (at the northwestern edge of Las Vegas) 3-4 times a year since 1975. Red Flag is organized by the United States Air Force Warfare...
Red Flag 14-2
Nellis AFB is hosting Red Flag 14-2. The increase in military aircraft activity began March 3rd and runs through March 14th. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air, space,...
Willow Run Bomber Plant Needs Your Help
There is an effort at the Yankee Air Museum to save part of the Willow Run Bomber Plant. Their currently trying to raise funds to save a portion of the old Ford plant that...
Meet the C.O.
This is the first in a series, where we informally sit down and speak with the Commanding Officer of various military units. Simply called the C.O. he/she is responsible for everything, and I do...
Historic Landing of MV-22 “Osprey” on Foreign Ship
For most of the month of June, Operation Dawn Blitz 2013 will be happening off of the San Diego County coastline from Coronado to Camp Pendleton and will include exercises at San Clemente Island....
Thunderbirds and Blue Angels: 2013 the Stealth Season
For all the people in Congress in Washington DC…. THANKS…. You are screwing up an American tradition. If any of you read this, please drop me a note. I’d love to chat. Now that...
EXERCISE IRON FIST 2013 – Camp Pendleton
70 years ago, two military forces were facing each other during the Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and code named Operation Watchtower by Allied forces. On one side was the...
