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...
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...
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...
Story and photos by Mike Colaner/ACES HIGH California’s recent acquisition and successful deployment of its own C-130H large air tanker (LAT), a first in the nation, is a testament to its unwavering commitment to combating wildfires. Nevertheless, more than...
Story and photos by William Ellison Well, it was that time of the year again to brave the Las Vegas 110+ degree heat out at Las Vegas Motor speedway for Red-Flag 24-3. 24-3 is the last red flag of...
Story and photos by Dion Makowski, material first published in aviationreportdownunder.wordpress.com With Exercise Pitch Black 2024 now winding up we will place it in its context with some informed observations and quotations. Air Force ensured media had access to...
Story and photos by David Campion Diamond Shield 2024 The primary aim of the exercise was Defensive Counter Air (DCA) of Australia’s airspace. The exercise was conducted over coastal training ranges between RAAF Amberley and RAAF Williamtown, an area...
Photos and story by David Campion The fourth biannual AWIC is well underway for 2024. The six-month course will comprise the following Diamond series of exercises: • Diamond Shield 14th March to 27th March • Diamond Spear 14th May...
Article and photographs by Howard German One week after attending the very entertaining Tsuiki Air Festival, the Nyutabaru Air Festival 2023 was next up on the busy end of year Japan Air Show schedule. The Nyutabaru Air Festival was...
Story and photography by Steve Lewis Carrier Air Wing Two recently returned home from a scheduled four-month cruise aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) to the Western Pacific, which saw port visits in the Republic of South Korea, Singapore,...
Story and photos by Andrew Spry Waterbury-Oxford Airport is the largest General Aviation airport in the state of Connecticut with a 5,801-foot runway. It houses multiple charter companies that operate regular flights down the eastern seaboard but we do...
Story and photography by Howard German The Japan airshow schedule runs deep into the year allowing airshow fans to extend their viewing season well beyond the North American airshow calendar. The subject of this first installment of a two-part...
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