Category: military

Red Flag 13-3

Red Flag 13-3 was held at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada, from Feb. 25 to March 15, 2013. While twenty-nine different countries have participated in Red Flag exercises since 1975, this particular Red Flag was a tier...

USS Ronald Reagan returns to Homeport

San Diego, CA — The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returned to its homeport here, Thursday, March 21, after more than a year away. The ship and her 2,500 person crew departed last January and spent more...

Beginning of the End……..

Today marked another step for the decommissioning of an old warrior. The first time it took to the sky was in August of 1962, the Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, has gone on to serve the United States Marines...

Tanker Crews Keep ‘Em Flying at Red Flag

An exceptional array of aircraft contribute during each Red Flag exercise. Participation runs the gamut  from mighty USAF B-2 stealth bombers to visiting allied aircraft like the Colombian Air Force’s Kfir C2s, which attended Red Flag 12-4. Of all...

USAF Mission Employment Phase 2012

December 1st, as darkness fell over Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, the familiar sound of fighter aircraft firing up could be heard across the base. Aircraft of all shapes and sizes were gearing up for a nighttime...

American Heroes Airshow – Los Angeles

The American Heroes Airshow is a fly-in at seven locations across the country of helicopters flown by what some would consider American heroes, as it happens to be.  The helicopters are those that are flown by local police, news,...

F-35B’s Delivered to MCAS Yuma

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 and it’s a beautiful day in Yuma, AZ. A large crowd of hundreds is gathering at MCAS Yuma, and the crowds included dignitaries such as General James Amos, the 37th Commandant of the Marine Corps,...