It’s often called “Four acres of American Sovereignty”, an American Aircraft Carrier can brings many different emotions to many different people and governments around the world, when one shows up offshore of a foreign country. Responding to emergencies such...
The movie “Top Gun” made the F-14 Tomcat famous to most everyone. In 1997, after Naval Air Station Miramar was transferred to the United States Marine Corps, all F-14 Tomcats were moved to the East Coast, to NAS Oceana....
In March 2015 I was in Tucson once again and was able to spend a day in the area of the 309th AMARG. The third largest Air Force in the world sits here on 2,600 acres, or 10.4 sq. km,...
The U.S, Navy Reserve turned 100 years old on March 3, 2015. Today, at Naval Air Station North Island, a ceremony was held with various speakers and honorees, including the Chief of Navy Reserve, Commander, Navy Reserve Force, Vice...
When we arranged the visit to AMARG in 2007, we thought of sun, heat and dust. We packed our boots, we bought special sunscreen and we prepared some t-shirts for the day. Plenty of water against the dehydration. You...
The E-2C Hawkeye is the United States Navy’s all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning aircraft. The main functions of the E-2 are to provide airborne early warning and command and control capabilities for all aircraft-carrier battle groups. It also...
The Atlantic Ocean, near the coast of Florida. One loud “bang” and the C-2A Greyhound catches one of the cables to land on the aircraft carrier “Theodore Roosevelt”. We leave the plane, a dream has become true; we’re on...
On December 13th, 2004 at 14:00 local, the aircraft of CVW-17 were landing at NAS Oceana, and thus VF-103 finished their last cruise with the F-14B Tomcat. The family members of the crews couldn’t wait for that the pilots to shut...
On November 20, approximately 100 photographers arrived outside the main gates of Naval Air Facility El Centro (NAFEC). They were there for one of two annual photocalls held at one of the most active airfield in the country.Naval Air...
It’s been almost 8 years since the first F-35 Lightning II (a.k.a. the Joint Strike Fighter) took flight, but after many delays and massive cost overruns the F-35 is finally nearing the end of initial testing. Soon, it will...
With no military air shows last year, fans were anxiously awaiting 2014. Absence seems to make the heart grow fonder. NAS Oceana, VA is not just a weekend air show but rather a week-long event drawing aviation enthusiasts from...
The United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, better known as Top Gun, is the ultimate Fighter School of the United States Navy and had its home at the former Naval Air Station Miramar in Miramar, California until 1996. Miramar...
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