Anatolian Eagle 2015-1 takes place at Konya, Turkey
Anatolian Eagle is an exercise, which is held at 3ncu AJÜ (Main Jet Base) Konya in Turkey, hosted by the Turkish Air Force. This exercise is similar to Red Flag, the ultimate air combat...
Anatolian Eagle is an exercise, which is held at 3ncu AJÜ (Main Jet Base) Konya in Turkey, hosted by the Turkish Air Force. This exercise is similar to Red Flag, the ultimate air combat...
The Second World War was still raging in Europe and the Pacific on August 1, 1943, when Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-323, the “Death Rattlers” were commissioned at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point...
The Royal Australian Air Force got an early Christmas present on December 18th, 2014 with the arrival of their first F-35A multirole fifth-generation strike fighter, to be based at Luke AFB. Photorecon.net was invited...
PART 3: Critical Decisions and Events of the Mid-1980s. I was an F-14 RIO who joined my first Fleet fighter squadron in 1981. In 1982 I attended the Topgun class as a student (by then it was five weeks), and in 1984 I was selected to return as an instructor. The following events and decisions occurred during my time as an instructor and contributed to Topgun’s evolution and continued validity.
In 1946, a 16 year old Neil Armstrong was landing an Aeronca Champ in a field in Ohio. He probably looked out the side window and saw a bright red sun rapidly descending in...
The 103rd Airlift Wing (AW) of the Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG) celebrates 90 years of flying heritage in 2013. This milestone takes place as the Wing transitions from a period of uncertainty to...
This is the first in a series, where we informally sit down and speak with the Commanding Officer of various military units. Simply called the C.O. he/she is responsible for everything, and I do...
For most of the month of June, Operation Dawn Blitz 2013 will be happening off of the San Diego County coastline from Coronado to Camp Pendleton and will include exercises at San Clemente Island....
Red Flag 12-4 is in the books and from all reports it was an overwhelming success. Planning for each Red Flag exercise starts many months in advance. In the case of the visiting Colombian...