AirVenture Oshkosh Day 5
U. S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II begins its part of the show By Ken Kula The fifth day of flying at the 2025 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh saw an increasing amount of warbirds in the air; a surprise formation...
Category: Air National Guard
128th AIR REFUELING WING HERITAGE JET UNVEILING
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski General Mitchell International Airport is home to the citizen airmen of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing flying the venerable Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker. The 128th has a storied past with...
Wings Over Wayne Air & Space Expo 2025
Story and photos by Shawn Byers The bi-annual Wings Over Wayne (WOW) Airshow was hosted by Seymour Johnson Air Force Base on May 3rd and 4th, 2025. Welcome to Eagle Country. Seymour Johnson is the largest F-15E Strike Eagle...
What We Expect to See at the EAA’s AirVenture 2025 at Oshkosh
The Douglas AD Skyraider design will celebrate its 80th anniversary in 2025 EAA Press Releases with added notes and photos by Ken Kula EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 promises to be filled with dozens of examples of aviation innovations, all...
Looking Back: Thunder Over Michigan 2016
Story and photos by Del Laughery From its humble beginnings as a mere symposium in 1999, the Thunder Over Michigan air show at the Ypsilanti Airport near Detroit, has offered an extraordinary view of current and past military aircraft,...
Air Power Over Hampton Roads 2025
Story and photos by Shawn Byers Joint Base Langley-Eustis held their 2025 airshow on April 26th and 27th. The weekend started with tragedy as World Champion Aerobatic Pilot, Rob Holland, crashed upon arrival on Thursday and perished. Having seen...
Book Review: U. S. ANG Phantoms: The F-4D/E in Service with the New Jersey Air National Guard 1980 – 1991
Book Review: U. S. ANG Phantoms: The F-4D/E in Service with the New Jersey Air National Guard 1980 – 1991 ISBN 978-3-935687-38-6 © 2024 DoubleUglyBooks & Decals, this is the sixth edition of the Fox Two Camo Aircraft Finish...
Retired Military Jets – Do You Remember These?
A-7E Corsair II Photos by Ken Kula Here’s an assortment of photos depicting many retired military jet-powered aircraft, while they were active with their respective air arms. Unless noted, these photos are of U. S. military aircraft. How many...
142nd Wing Oregon Air National Guard Portland Air National Guard Base 9/10 October 2024
Story and photos by Ken Middleton The 142nd Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard is located at the Portland International Airport, near the city of Portland Oregon. It is the first operational unit to receive the new F-15EX...
Exercise Northern Lightning 2024 Review
Northern Lightning, the two weeklong exercise hosted by the Wisconsin Air National Guard and held from August 5th to the 16th (no flying on weekends) at the Volk Air National Guard Base CRTC (Combat Readiness Training Center) which is...
173rd Fighter Wing – Oregon Air National Guard, Kingsley Field, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Story and photos by Ken Middleton On 8 October 2024, I had my 3rd visit to the 173rd Fighter Wing, of the Oregon Air National Guard. Situated in beautiful southern Oregon in Klamath Falls, the 173rd FW trains F-15...
The F-15EX Eagle II, the 4th+ Generation Fighter the USAF Needs
Story and photos by Mike Colaner No other Raptor compares to the ultimate Apex Predator, the Eagle. The same holds for the F-15EX Eagle II. Boeing has manufactured an aircraft that exposes the US Air Force’s need for a...
