Tagged: C-17 Globemaster III

Air Transports / demo teams / military / U.S. Air Force / USAF Thunderbirds / warbirds

August 9, 2019

Kirtland Air Force Base Air & Space Fiesta 2019

Kirtland Air Force Base is situated on the southeast side of Albuquerque New Mexico’s largest airport. The base sits across the runways from the civilian terminal and actually shares the same runways with the Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ). This...

Air National Guard / Airshow / Helicopters / military / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Coast Guard / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy

October 5, 2016

Behind the Scenes During the 2016 New York Air Show

A lot of work and effort occurs before spectators view an air show – which usually lasts just a weekend. Realistically, for many of the larger air shows across the Northern Hemisphere, events within the event begin at least...

air force / military / tanker ride

September 25, 2014

Air Force Reserve Tankers

When most people read about Military units, the lime light is usually thrown upon the warrior types. In the United States Air Force, the stories normally fall on the fighter pilots and bomber crews, or the adventure types such...

air force / Airshow / bombers / military

July 29, 2014

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst 2014 Air Show

For those in the mid-Atlantic region, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) was our first air show for 2014. After 2013, with no military air shows due to the federal budget sequestration, and a long cold winter, this Mother’s Day weekend...

air force / demo teams / featured / fighters / warbirds

August 6, 2012

ARCTIC THUNDER 2012 Review!

The bi-annual Arctic Thunder Event held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) up in Anchorage a couple of weeks ago and was attended by approximately 225,000 people between the two days. The headline acts for the show was the United...

air force / assignments / bombers / demo teams / featured / fighters / military / navy / post

June 10, 2012

2012 Andrews Air Show

Photorecon was on hand for this year’s 2012 Andrews Air Show. Over 200,000 turned out over the two day show, at one point filling to capacity and forcing the base to turn eager fans away. The show, per usual,...

air force / assignments / bombers / demo teams / featured / fighters / friends / Marines / museums / post / warbirds

April 1, 2012

Thunder over Utah

The first ever Thunder Over Utah air show took place on March 17th and 18th 2012 at the new St. George municipal airport. The new airport opened on Jan 13th 2011 and has become the largest airport southern Utah,...