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Raptors in the Mach Loop? Uh….YES!!!

April 27, 2016

Any aviation photojournalist’s dream would be to catch a Raptor down low in the mountains of Wales, running what we refer to as the Mach Loop. It is an absolutely View More ›

Operation Odyssey Dawn: Five Years Later

March 30, 2016

Five years ago, a phone rang in the 28th Bomb Wing vice commander’s office, and that exchange led to Ellsworth AFB making history–and on a grand scale. The end result View More ›

Pilots Continue To Leave USAF At Alarming Rate

March 26, 2016

This is a topic we’ve touched on quite a bit in the past few months. The Air Force continues to hemorrhage talent from its community of pilots, but here’s a View More ›

A Veteran With A Nose For Art!

March 26, 2016

Happy Saturday, FighterSweep Fans! This is a pretty cool story that was shared with us and we wanted to pass it on to you. Traditional “nose art” was banned by View More ›

Ideas For Naming the B-21? How about these?

March 23, 2016

Happy Wednesday, FighterSweep Fans! Shortly after Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, announced the B-21 at this year’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, the service also announced it View More ›

Colonel Kay: A Tribute To The Father Of The A-10

March 22, 2016

Editor’s Note: This is a very interesting story about the man considered to be the “Father of the A-10.” Colonel Avery Kay led the effort back in the 1960s to View More ›

AFPC: Deployments Focus More On Mobility, ISR

March 17, 2016

Editor’s Note: The Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) reports the pace of deployments is slowing as compared to years past, but the current operational tempo the Air Force is maintaining View More ›

PACAF F-16 Demo Prepares For Season!

March 17, 2016

Editor’s Note: In all the years I’ve been attending airshows, I’ve only seen the PACAF F-16 Demonstration one time–and that was in Alaska of all places. A lot of folks View More ›

5th-Generation Fighters Train For Future Wars

March 13, 2016

Editor’s Note: The F-22A Raptor is the world’s most feared combat aircraft, and the world’s only operational 5th-Generation fighter. Tyson Wetzel has previously discussed how this magnificent fighter has matured View More ›

Throwback Thursday: Pardo’s Push

March 10, 2016

FighterSweep Fans, it’s safe to say we all have our heroes in the aviation world who inspired us to pursue our passion. I personally have been very fortunate to meet View More ›