RED FLAG 24-3 NELLIS AFB, NEVADA
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...
Category: Base Visits
Exercise Pitch Black 2024
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...
Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC 24) commences for the Royal Australian Air Force – Part Two
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...
Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC 24) commences for the Royal Australian Air Force – Part One
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...
Nyutabaru Air Festival 2023
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...
CVW-2 Homecoming
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,...
A Look at Waterbury – Oxford Airport in Connecticut
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...
Tsuiki Air Festival 2023
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...
A Visit to the Flying Eagles… Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122
Story and photography by Peter Boschert The Flying Eagles were formed in January 1999 as Strike Fighter Squadron 122 (VFA-122), the first squadron to use the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The squadron has a long history, formed in May 1950...
Wild and Wonderful: West Virginia’s Greatest Airshow 2023
Story and Photos by Shawn Byers I was always interested in this Airshow in nearby Martinsburg, West Virginia but never put it on my schedule. Formerly, it was hosted by the West Virginia Air National Guard on their ramp...
A Visit to the Israeli Air Force Museum
Story and photos by Del Laughery Just west of Be’er Sheva, Israel, is a little known but extensive collection of aircraft located at the edge of Hatserim Air Base, known as the Israeli Air Force Museum. As with all...
Power in the Pines Returns After Five Years
Story and photos by Mike Colaner As the saying goes, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That is precisely what Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) did when it returned with the Power in the Pines airshow...
