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The Pic of the Day: Super Hornet comes in for a landing

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the View More ›

The Pic of the Day: Thunderbirds putting on a show

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds execute a maneuver while visitors watch from Falcon Stadium after the graduation ceremonies of the Class of 2009. This was the 51st graduating class, and View More ›

Watch: Classic F-14 shoot down of two Libyan MIG-23’s

It’s 1989 and a pair of US F-14 Tomcats are patrolling the Mediterranean when two Libyan MIG-23 Floggers try to get cute with them. Like most people my age, I View More ›

The Pic of the Day: F-15’s after burners aglow

A F-15 Strike Eagle assigned to the 390th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, conducts an after burner run during exercise Maple Flag 42 at 4 Wing Cold View More ›

The Pic of the Day: B-2 Spirit takes off from Whiteman Air Force Base

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – A B-2 bomber takes off early morning at full throttle June 29, while another B-2 waits at the other end of the runway. The View More ›

The Pic of the Day: Landing the Harrier at sea

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Attack Squadron 211, embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), lands on the ship?s flight deck View More ›

How does an actual fighter mission go down? We got the play by play from an Air Force F-16 pilot

Back in 2016, Fighter Sweep contributer C.W. Lemoine was asked what actually goes into a full fledged fighter mission by one of our readers. Lemoine, who aside from being an View More ›

What exactly was the F-15 ACTIVE aircraft?

Fans of the video game Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies will fondly remember flying their F-15 ACTIVE into the depths of Megalith to defeat the evil Erusians. Most gamers assumed View More ›

Meet NATO’s top pilot: Greek Captain Kosmas Xalaris

A Hellenic Air Force (HAF) pilot has been named NATO’s Best Warrior for 2018. Captain Kosmas Xalaris was voted by his NATO colleagues as the best overall pilot in the View More ›

The Pic of the Day: F-15 releases flares

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 44th Fighter Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, releases a flare over Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2009, during a total View More ›

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