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About Scott Wolff

Scott Wolff is an accomplished writer and renowned aviation photojournalist. He has held the position of Managing Editor for a print flying lifestyle magazine, and is the Host and Editor for FighterSweep. Scott's area of expertise is military flight operations, drawing on ten years of experience working extensively with all branches of the armed forces. He holds an FAA pilot certificate, the culmination of a life-long passion for flying airplanes. Scott has received military altitude chamber training, emergency egress training, and has logged time in a variety of civilian and military aircraft. He is also a member of the International Society of Aviation Photographers and Nikon Professional Services.

1st Air Force: “We Need Better Radar In Our Jets”

“There are threats out there that would be difficult to defeat and defend against with our current sensor suite.”

Washington DC Air National Guard’s 113th Wing Responds to 5,000th Alert!

Yesterday, the DC Air National Guard’s 113th Wing reached a huge milestone for its Aerospace Control Alert (ACA) Detachment. When the klaxon sounded, it was alert event number 5,000. Even View More ›

Marvels of Aerial Warfare: The Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod

We have all seen the Pentagon briefings and clips on the news featuring vehicles with armed ne’er-do-wells inside fleeing an area at a high rate of speed, only to be View More ›

From The Cockpit: A Day At The Beach

There is a long string of barrier islands extending north to south (ish) approximately two hundred miles from the southeastern corner of Virginia and it covers most of the coastline View More ›

Warrior Wednesday: Lieutenant Colonel Nicole “FIFI” Malachowski

Here at FighterSweep, there is no denying we have some absolutely incredible opportunities. I’m not just talking about flying in fighters, producing world-class aviation imagery and video, or the knowledge, View More ›

Traditions Tuesday: The Challenge Coin

If you spend any time at all with fighter pilots in the club or base or the squadron bar, there will be moments when your ears will be both assaulted View More ›

Warrior Wednesday: LTC Cameron “Glover” Dadgar

Welcome to Warrior Wednesday, FighterSweep! It is our hope to make this an ongoing feature, one focused entirely on the amazing men and women who play instrumental roles in our national View More ›

From The Cockpit: Air Power Demo

In this video, experience the air power of the Strike Eagle as it tears through airspace propelled by 2 Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engines.

Naha Air Base: 400 Scrambles In A Year (!!?)

Aircraft from Naha Air Base have scrambled more than 400 times between March of last year and the present day. Think about that for a moment. Four HUNDRED times–more than once per day.

The Best Eleven Seconds Of Your Day

The cockpit of today’s modern fighter is a tight space, so to speak. If ever there was the perfect example of “strapping the airplane to your back,” this would be View More ›