Category: Base Visits

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...

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...

NORTHERN LIGHTNING 2022

Story by Scott Jankowski, photos by Howard German and Scott Jankowski The Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center once again held its annual Northern Lightning exercise from August 8th to August 19th. This year’s exercise included over 1,000 personnel...

199th Fighter Squadron / Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptors Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickham / Daniel Inouye Honolulu International Airport Honolulu, HI

On 20 October 2021, I had the great privilege of getting up close to a launch of 8 Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptors, using the infamous runway 8, better known as Reef Runway. The 12,000 foot runway was...

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