Tagged: F/A-18 Hornets

Airshow / Blue Angels / demo teams / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds

December 20, 2016

NAS Oceana, VA Air Show 2016

The September 10th and 11th open house recognized the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11 and honored those who lost their lives in the attack on our nation by radical Islamic terrorists. With especially tight security, show-goers were required to pass...

air force / Air National Guard / Airshow / bombers / demo teams / fighters / military / Transports / warbirds

October 3, 2015

The Great State of Maine Air Show, Labor Day Weekend 2015

What a great way to celebrate a long holiday weekend – with an air show! The Great State of Maine Air Show, presented by the Airshow Network, was a two-day celebration held during the Labor Day weekend of 2015....

military / navy / photocalls

October 29, 2013

NAF El Centro Photocall- October 2013

What is a Photocall? A Photocall is generally when a location such as a military base or an airport, which is normally closed to the public is opened for a day for photographers to come and visit the location...

fighters / Marines / military / navy

November 3, 2012

The Medal of Honor(s) Marine F/A 18

A few weeks ago, I was photographing the U.S. Marines VMFAT-101 “The Sharp-shooters” squadron at a civilian airport outside of San Diego, when I noticed an all white F/A-18 with no markings on the plane. VMFAT-101 is a Fighter...

air force / bombers / demo teams / fighters / military / post

September 6, 2012

A Main(e) Event in Vacationland

The Great State of Maine Air Show went off without a hitch in 2012, a far cry from the 2011 event that was severely impacted by Hurricane Irene as she churned up the East Coast. Fair skies and comfortable...

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May 30, 2012

Respect the Airplane, Or the Guppy Will Bite You!

Michael Robinson is the newest Flight Engineer aboard NASA’s Super Guppy transport, the bulbous amalgam of 1940’s aviation technology, 1960’s entrepreneurial spirit, and Airbus Industries’ 1970’s answer for moving large airplane parts around Europe. NASA displayed the sole airworthy...

fighters / friends / military / navy / post

August 22, 2010

New Hampshire ANG KC-135 refueling flight – “Passing Gas” to the Navy’s Blue Angels Demo Team.

Flying with the Blues As a prelude to the Boston-Portsmouth Air Show held on the last weekend of August, the New Hampshire Air National Guard assisted in an important mission: to refuel the Navy’s Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets en...