Jason Hyatt, Author at Fighter Sweep - Page 5 of 6

About Jason Hyatt

Jason Hyatt is an aerospace industry professional with over 10 years of experience in the military and commercial aviation sectors. Born and raised in the Southwest United States, an area blessed with over 300 days of sunshine per year, he is fortunate to have been in and around aviation his entire life. After a brief stint as a semi-professional soccer player in the early 2000's, he realized his desire to live and work in aviation. While working for Boeing IDS (now BDS) in 2005, he first picked up a camera and started experimenting with aviation photography and photojournalism. As a freelance aviation photojournalist, he has been able to stay close to military aviation, his primary area of interest.

We Remember You: STRAY 59

On February 26, 1981 while participating in Special Warfare Exercise 81 (SPECWAREX), an MC-130E Combat Talon I (callsign STRAY59) from the 1st Special Operations Squadron crashed into the ocean shortly View More ›

Saudi Typhoons Pummel ISIS

Royal Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons have been employing the relatively new dual-mode Paveway IV precision-guided bomb in their air campaign against ISIS. Paveway IV’s were first used by the View More ›

RTAF F-16 Crash

Misfortune has struck the Royal Thai Air Force during it’s joint Thai-U.S. led, multinational exercise known as Cobra Gold. This morning a RTAF F-16 from 1 Wing crashed, sadly killing View More ›

Photo Gallery: Grumman EA-6B Prowler

In celebration of the EA-6B’s continued service to the USMC and recent withdrawal from Navy use, we offer a photographic take on the unique beauty and mission of the “Prowler.”

UPDATE: Jordanian F-16 Down in Syria

I want to start by offering thoughts and prayers to all of Lieutenant al-Kasasbeh’s family, friends, and fellow Jordanian warriors, on behalf of the entire FighterSweep team.

Burner Friday: Harrumph!!

When you eat, sleep, and breathe so close to the DMZ, you have to be ready to lay the smack down at the drop of a hat. The “Fabulous Flying View More ›

TransAsia Airways Crash Caught On Tape

Yesterday morning at 02:55 UTC, TransAsia Airways flight 235 crashed shortly after departing Songshan Airport (RCSS) in Taipei. The flight was destined for Kinmen Shang Yi Airport (RCBS). The current numbers being View More ›

From The Cockpit: Lockheed Martin F-16C Viper

On this Monday, we bring to you some awesome footage captured by members of the 35th Fighter Squadron, the “Pantons.” They operate the Lockheed-Martin Block 40 F-16C and are based at View More ›

F-16 Fleet Staying Busy

The F-16 fleet has been very busy in the last month. We take a look at a few deployments and some awesome milestones that have been reached.

USAFWS Receives Its First F-35

Recently the Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II checked another container on her interesting and lengthy journey toward initial operational capability. The United States Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS), based at Nellis Air Force View More ›