Category: U.S. Marine Corps

Aviation History / Blue Angels / demo teams / Formation Flying / Special Aviation Events / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy / USAF Thunderbirds

May 30, 2020

America Strong – My Timeline to the First Big Event in the Northeast

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” and U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron “Blue Angels” fly in formation together over the Eastern Seaboard, April 28, 2020. The Thunderbirds and Blue Angels performed a flyover together that was...

Aircraft carrier / Aviation History / Helicopters / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

April 25, 2020

BLUEBEARD 5

RH-53D BLUEBEARD 5 There is a rare and unique helicopter that sits vigilant as a gate guardian at the Wrightstown Gate of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) in New Jersey. However, the very existence of this helicopter and how...

Airshow / Base Visits / Marines / U.S. Marine Corps

April 11, 2020

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma 2020 The Airshow That Never Happened

When I made my travel plans for an epic, double airshow trip to Arizona in the fall of 2019, COVID-19, generally referred to as Corona Virus, was not news, it was not even a thing. On the eve of...

Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / Airshow / Helicopters / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds

March 21, 2020

A Look Back: The Andrews 2019 Air Show Aircraft Lineup: Part 2

Editor: This is Part Two of a two-part article about the Joint Base Andrews facility, tenant units, and their latest air show in 2019. The Andrews 2019 Air Show Aircraft Ramp Lineup: Joint Base Andrews, in 2019 last summer,...

Air National Guard / fighters / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

March 14, 2020

Lockheed Martin Ready to Deliver the 500th F-35 Fighter

U.S Navy F-35C dwarfed by the C-5M in the background… don’t judge the F-35’s capabilities by its size though! The 158th Fighter Wing, U.S. Air National Guard, will soon welcome the 500th F-35 Lightning II airframe built by Lockheed...

Air Force Reserve / Air National Guard / Air Transports / Airshow / Base Visits / Special Aviation Events / Special Color Schemes / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

March 7, 2020

ANDREWS-2019: A LOOK BACK and A LOOK FORWARD:

Editor: This is Part One of a two-part article about the Joint Base Andrews facility, tenant units, and their latest air show in 2019. The weekend of May 11th 2019 was a special time in Washington, DC. No,...

Aerobatics / Air National Guard / Blue Angels / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

February 23, 2020

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF THE 2019 CHICAGO AIRSHOW

The 2019 and 61st annual Chicago Airshow was held on August 17th and 18th 2019 over the North Avenue Beach, Downtown Chicago. This annual free event draws an estimated 2 million people to the Chicago Lakefront! This makes the...

Formation Flying / Helicopters / Special Aviation Events / Special Events / U.S. Army / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy

January 15, 2020

The Army-Navy Game in the Sky

Photography copyrighted by Mike Colaner as labeled, or via U.S. military sources if unmarked. The Army Navy football game is considered the greatest rivalry in all of collegiate sports. Ask anyone who has ever attended this annual meeting and...