Tagged: carrier

Aviation History / U.S. Marine Corps / U.S. Navy / warbirds

May 30, 2021

Scott Jankowski’s Jet Carrier Warbirds Scrapbook

Photographer Scott Jankowski has had the opportunity to see loads of U.S. Navy and Marine jets on airport ramps and at air shows. Here’s a collection of photos he’s taken over the years, how many do you recognize?

Aircraft carrier / military / Special Events / U.S. Navy

August 30, 2019

Carrier Air Wing Nine Returns Home

Portions of Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) returned to Naval Air Station Lemoore following a 7 month around the world deployment on May 16th. The VFA-14 Tophatters (F/A-18E), VFA-41 Black Aces (F/A-18F), VFA-151 Vigilantes (F/A-18E), and VFA-97 Warhawks (F/A-18E),...

military / navy

December 16, 2014

Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116 (VAW 116) “Sun Kings”

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...

bombers / post

March 8, 2012

10 Tanker Air Carrier: I drop in on the company that drops on fires

Article and Photos by Matt Shinavar 10 Tanker operates a pair of DC-10s which have been modified to enable water or retardant to be dropped on forest fires. When fires get out of hand, nobody calls Ghostbusters; rather, the...