Tagged: UH-60

Air National Guard / Airshow / demo teams / Helicopters / New England / Rhode Island Army National Guard

February 5, 2017

Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show

Air shows are a driving force behind the public’s interest in aviation. I’ve chosen a handful of long-running events to preview in 2017, and offer some of the venues’ history too. On May 20 – 21, 2017, the Rhode...

Airshow / bombers / demo teams / fighters / Formation Flying / military / Trainers / Transports / U.S. Air Force / U.S. Army / U.S. Marines / U.S. Navy / warbirds / World War II

October 3, 2015

The Inaugural New York Air Show

Last minute changes forced show promoter Brian Lilly Co. to find a new venue for the 2015 New York Air Show. Originally scheduled for Coney Island Brooklyn NY, the promoters had just seventy-one days to manage all of the...

Exercises / military

August 9, 2015

33rd Annual Leapfest Competition

27 July to 2 August 2015 I attended the annual Leapfest competition, held at the University of Rhode Island, on 1 August 2015. I am fortunate that this event is only about 2 hours from me. For the background...

air force / bombers / military

August 16, 2012

The 2012 Great New England Air Show

The Great New England Air Show, held at western Massachusetts’ Westover Air Reserve Base, was a salute to the Greatest Generation… those American men and women who came of age during the time between the Great Depression and the...

demo teams / fighters / military / navy / post

March 14, 2012

El Centro Airshow 2012 – Far, Hot, Dirty, and Awesome

NAF El Centro is just about in the middle of nowhere, it is always hot, and there are no permanently stationed squadrons. Having said all that, the El Centro drew a huge crowd and had top notch performances; not...