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About Jonathan Derden

Jonathan Derden is an Airline Transport Rated-pilot with a regional airline in the mid-Atlantic region. Chair flying since being spoon fed as a child, Jonathan is a graduate of the aviation program at Jacksonville University and has been an airline pilot since 2007. When he's not flying for work, he's traversing the planet in search of the next opportunity as an aviation photojournalist. Jonathan began his photographic pursuits as a teenager while learning how to use his father's camera at a local general aviation airport, and has since broadened his horizons to include and now focuses on military aviation.

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Arctic Aggressors To Stay At Eielson AFB

Arctic Aggressors To Stay At Eielson AFB

Big Blue announced that Eielson AFB, home to the storied 354FW and 18AGRS, will keep their status as the northernmost US fighter wing.

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Saudis Accept Pentagon Tanker Support Offer

Saudis Accept Pentagon Tanker Support Offer

The Saudis have taken up the Pentagon’s offer of tanker support, as a USAF KC-135 has joined Operation Decisive Storm, the Saudi-led offensive combating Houthi rebels in Yemen. The US has View More ›

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Are Our Cockpits Safe? (Part II)

Are Our Cockpits Safe?

As an airline pilot, I take pride in my job and doing it to the best of my ability. When we fail at doing our job, there are consequences. Sometimes View More ›

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From The Cockpit: VFA-115 “WESTPAC 2014”

From The Cockpit: VFA-115 "WESTPAC 2014"

The Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115) have released the trailer to their 2014 WESTPAC cruise video, and what a stunner it is! Come along for the ride!

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Milestone Monday: Grumman Avenger

Grumman Avenger

We take a look at the Grumman Avenger, the biggest single-engine aircraft to operate off the deck of a US aircraft carrier during World War II.

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Pentagon Offers Tanker Support for Saudi Air Offensive

Pentagon Offers Tanker Support for Saudi Air Offensive

While the coalition fight against ISIS in Iraq & Syria has garnered a huge amount of media attention, a large-scale offensive underway against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen is well View More ›

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Burner Friday: Singapore AF F-15SG

Burner Friday: Singapore AF F-15SG

Hello FighterSweep fans and welcome to another edition of Burner Friday! This week we’re going to look at a unique unit with a special mission, training Republic of Singapore Air View More ›

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Are Our Cockpits Safe?

Airbus A320 Cockput

The importance of the mental well-being of the pilot seems to have been lost on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the airlines.

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Milestone Monday: Hainan Island Incident

On April 1, 2001, a US Navy Lockheed EP-3E Aries II reconnaissance/signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft was operating about 70 miles from Hainan Island, off the Chinese mainland.

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Florida Air National Guard Deploys F-15s to Europe

Florida Air National Guard Deploys F-15s to Europe

The Florida Air National Guard’s 125FW has deployed to Europe, the first Air National Guard unit to support Operation Atlantic Resolve.

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