Category: military

Some of My Favorite Aviation Photographic Opportunities, Volume One

Andrews AFB Air Traffic Control Tower Access  The static display ramp at an Armed Forces Day weekend air show at Maryland’s Andrews AFB. Photo was taken from the Andrews air traffic control tower. Stories and photos by Ken Kula....

VFA-146 “Blue Diamonds”: Precision at Sea Since 1956

Story and photos by Steve Lewis For nearly seven decades, the Blue Diamonds have fought wars, pioneered tactics, and flown five generations of Navy fighters. This is their story. When the U.S. Navy established Fighter Squadron 146 in 1956,...

MILITARY DEMO TEAMS OF AIRVENTURE 2025

Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture and the EAA have always had a close relationship with our Armed Forces, which was very evident with 8 demo teams present at AirVenture 2025. The United States Air Force had the...

Home at Last: Carrier Air Wing Two Returns to Lemoore After Nine Months at Sea

Story and photos by Steve Lewis Naval Air Station Lemoore was buzzing with excitement this week as Carrier Air Wing Two returned from a nine-month deployment aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Families lined the flight line waving...

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...

EAA AirVenture 2025 Impressions and Lessons

Story and photos by Del Laughery The 2025 Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture was a monumentally exquisite event balancing modern military, warbirds, classic, home-built, and aerobatic aircraft into a skillfully choreographed event at Wittman Airfield, Oshkosh, WI. Though the AirVenture...

Big Iron at AirVenture Oshkosh 2025

Each of Goodyear’s trio of Zeppelin NT airships are powered by three Lycoming IO-360 piston engines Story and photos by Ken Kula With over 10,000 airplanes, rotorcraft, balloons and airships and gliders in attendance at the 2025 edition of...

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