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About Alex Hollings

Alex Hollings Alex Hollings writes on a breadth of subjects ranging from fitness to foreign policy, all presented through the lens of his experiences as a U.S. Marine, athlete and scholar. A football player, rugby player and fighter, Hollings has spent the better part of his adult life competing in some of the most physically demanding sports on the planet. Hollings possesses a master's degree in communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.

All Posts by Alex Hollings

VT Air National Guard colonel was fired after taking an F-16 to meet his girlfriend in DC, according to new report

Col. Thomas Jackman, former head of the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing, left his post after just one year in command back in 2015. Now, a new report View More ›

Alex Hollings 2 Comments Military Aviation, News

Censored satellite images prove the US is keeping secret aircraft in Nevada… Here are some possibilities

New satellite images of the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada have spurred the interests of conspiracy theorists and aviation nerds alike, thanks to what appears to be a blurred out View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News

Listen to the Chinese Navy demand US Navy recon plane leave international airspace over South China Sea

The South China Sea is among both the most heavily traversed and heavily contested waterways on the planet. With an estimated one-third of all global commerce crossing the expansive body View More ›

Alex Hollings 2 Comments Military Aviation, Video

Watch: New footage shows Russia’s advanced SU-57 fighter in a flat spin

Russia’s state-owned television network Zvezda TV released never before seen footage of the nation’s fifth-generation fighter, the Su-57 on Tuesday night. One of the two pieces of footage shows four View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, Video

Watch Major Brian Shul tell his legendary story about trolling ground speed checks in the SR-71

Although it was introduced way back in 1966, and retired from service a whopping eighteen years ago, the SR-71 Blackbird remains among the most popular military aircraft of all time View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Military Aviation, Video

Watch a Ukrainian fighter pilot make the craziest low-altitude pass you may ever see

The thing about fighter jets is that just about every developed nation in the world has some, and while the capabilities of these aircraft vary greatly from platform to platform, View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, Video

US Navy didn’t want Lockheed Martin’s drone refueler — but the Air Force might

Recently, the U.S. Navy scrapped plans for a carrier-based armed drone aircraft in favor of their new MQ-25 Stingray program. Instead of carrying ordnance aboard the unmanned vehicles, the MQ-25 View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News

The legendary U-2 spy plane is still flying missions today — and is about to get a big upgrade

The Lockheed U-2, which often goes by the name “Dragon Lady” is among the most legendary U.S. military aircraft. The development of the high altitude reconnaissance plane was a technological View More ›

Alex Hollings 4 Comments Military Aviation, News

Lockheed Martin announces plans to test sonic boom-less supersonic plane within 3 years

Once the habitat of the legendary Concorde commercial jet, the realm of supersonic flight has been relegated primarily to military aircraft for years now, but Lockheed Martin aims to change View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Civilian Aviation, News

Watch: 360 degree video shows what it’s like to hitch a ride dangling under a Blackhawk

Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (SPIE) flights offer a unique way to get troops into and out of terrain that a helicopter may not be able to land on. To the untrained View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, Video
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