Category: Blue Angels

Luke Days 2026 Wrap-Up: Thunderbirds, Blue Angels, and Fifth-Generation Fighters Dominate Arizona Skies

Story by Joe Kates, photos by William Ellison The roar of afterburners once again echoed across the Sonoran Desert as Luke Days 2026 returned to Luke Air Force Base on March 21–22, 2026. The biennial airshow drew an estimated...

SPOTTING MILITARY AIRCRAFT AT MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski My hometown airport of General Mitchell International does see a good number of military movements with the FBO (Fixed Base Operator) Avflight handling the majority of traffic. Milwaukee is also home to the...

U.S. Navy’s and Marine Corps 250th Birthdays

Story by Daniel O. Myers, photos by Carl Kruse On July 4, 2026, the United States of America will be celebrating its Sesquicentennial. As America prepares to observe the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence,...

Navy Oceana, VA (NASO) Air Show 2025

Story by Daniel O. Myers. Photos by Carl Kruse, Howard German and Bob Finch With Air Boss Wayne Boggs controlling the flying and announcer Ric Peterson calling the action, the 2025 annual NASO show got underway live and on...

Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show 2025

Story and photos by Shawn Byers “September Morn” , Neil Diamond’s 1979 ballad always seems to be playing through the speakers on the calm, sunny, morning ramp as I walk around. This is the familiarity I love about Oceana....

AMERICA’S AIRSHOW AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, SEPTEMBER 2025

Story and photos by Jeff Serpa MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. America’s airshow returned to MCAS Miramar Sept 26th-28th. The Former home to the US Navy Top Gun school and Fightertown USA, the Miramar Airshow is one of...

Pensacola Beach Airshow Pensacola Beach, FL

Story and photos by Jeff Serpa Red, white and “Blues” week kicked off July 7 for the annual Pensacola Beach Airshow. Pensacola has been known as “The Cradle of Naval Aviation” and the week long of daily events was...

THE 2025 MILWAUKEE AIR AND WATER SHOW

The 2025 interaition of the annual Waterstone Bank Milwaukee Air and Water show was held on July 19th and 20th 2025 at the Milwaukee Wisconsin lakefront, adjacent to Bradford Beach. This year’s show featured several military performers which included...

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,...

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