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Strike Fighter Shortfall: Are More Super Hornets The Answer?

March 21, 2015

For the purposes of full disclosure, I have a duty to inform you all that I am a U.S. Navy (Reserve) F/A-18 Hornet pilot. And while some may remark of View More ›

Jack Stewart 5 Comments Expert Analysis
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Preventing G-LOC: The AGSM

February 23, 2015

After a somewhat tedious look at the scientific background to high gravitational (G) forces and how they affect the human body in flight, we need to understand how military aviators flying high-performance aircraft maintain consciousness and continue to press their attack View More ›

Rocky Jedick 2 Comments Expert Analysis
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The Debate Sparked by ‘American Sniper’

Unfortunately, war is not an abstraction. It is a living, breathing, nasty bastard of a thing that pervades every nook and cranny of the world.

Matt Gardner 40 Comments Expert Analysis
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Let Freedom Ring: The A-10C Thunderbolt II

January 17, 2015 U.S.A.F. TACP and A-10C Get It Done

Reports from Iraqi news agencies say the U.S. A-10s in specific cause “panic” among the ISIS terrorists during air strikes.

Chris Korger 6 Comments Expert Analysis
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Pulling G’s – A Fighter Pilot’s Response to Gravitational Forces

January 4, 2015

…and so it was that the mysterious force of gravity was revealed to Isaac Newton and the human mind for the first time. Then came the fighter pilot and the Newton’s force was soon exploited for its tactical advantage.

Rocky Jedick 4 Comments Expert Analysis
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The A-10 IS Relevant…Still

January 3, 2015

Soldiers like the A-10. They can see it, they can hear it, they have confidence in it. And that’s the one thing that we have to account for as we move forward.

Hawg Driver 1 Comment Expert Analysis
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An Alternative to Retiring the A-10 Warthog: AFSOC

October 13, 2014 An Alternative to Retiring the A-10 Warthog

Earlier this year, the U.S. Air Force began to finalize its plans to retire its premiere close air support (CAS) aircraft, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. According to their master View More ›

Chris Korger 15 Comments Expert Analysis
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Are Air Shows Safe?

October 3, 2014

March 12, 2011 was a Saturday, and it was a spectacular day in Southern California. It was warm, but not oppressive, the sky was clear, and there was a very View More ›

Scott Wolff 2 Comments Expert Analysis
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Syria’s IADS: A Reason to be Concerned?

October 3, 2014 Syria's IADS: A Reason to be Concerned?

On 23 September, a coalition led by the United States began an aerial bombardment campaign against ISIS targets in Syria. The strikes come as a response from the Obama Administration View More ›

Scott Wolff 1 Comment Expert Analysis
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Major Mariam Al Monsouri: “Lady Liberty”

September 26, 2014 Major Mariam Al Monsouri: "Lady Liberty"

Why Major Mariam Al Mansouri is a hero, and why Greg Gutfeld and Eric Bolling, co-hosts of The Five on the Fox, are a disgrace.

Scott Wolff 18 Comments Expert Analysis
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