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Red Flag 11-02 Media Day

On January 25, 2011, Nellis Air Force Base Public Affairs hosted a media day for Red Flag    11-2.  Photorecon attended along with 38 other aviation photographers from all over the nation. Since 1975, Red Flag exercises have been taking...

N518TA TA-4J Night Photos

We have been following our friend Mike “MAJ” McDougall of  Fighting Classics, as he and the crew have been working to build/fly  the TA-4J  N518TA. The aircraft is done and looking great. We had arranged to come out and take...

Iconic Military Jet Retired From Service

The retirement of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)’s General Dynamics F-111s marked the end of service for an extraordinary aircraft design.  The RAAF’s F-111 fighter-bombers served  for 37 years in Australia’s defense, until December 3, 2010 when the...

2010 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow

The old English proverb that  “all [good] things must come to an end…” sums up what occurs every November at NAS Pensacola Florida.  The 2010 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow was the latest of a long line of grand finales...

Reno 2010 – From a First Timers Perspective

Reno 2011 (September 14-18) is less than a year away and I am ready for my second Reno National Championship Air Race and Air Show experience!  Reno 2010 was my first time covering an air race.  My experiences at...

Flight Training the Coast Guard Way

Flight Training the Coast Guard Way For its’ core missions, the Coast Guard operates five types of airframes: the EADS/Eurocopter MH-65B/C Dolphin and Sikorsky HH-60J/T Jayhawk helicopters, plus the FalconJet HU-25A/B/C/D Guardian, the new EADS/CASA HC-144A Ocean Sentry, and...

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