From Reggie: Some tales you just shouldn’t tell your mother about, especially if you are a pilot and there’s a chance you’ll have to face the same demons the next View More ›
F-14 Tomcat Tales: In the Break at NAS Key West
September 19, 2019
Dogfight! F-16V Viper versus J-39E Gripen: Who Wins?
August 22, 2019
So you think you know the answer on who wins between the F-16V and the J-39E? Well let’s see if you agree with our resident expert, former F-16 pilot, and View More ›
A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot – Part I
August 6, 2019
By Nate S. Jaros I am often asked what it is like to be a fighter pilot. Sure, we boast about how fast we fly, how to shoot missiles, drop View More ›
Ask A Fighter Pilot: Hornet vs Super Hornet!
July 24, 2019
“Something I’d like to see in the future is an article talking about the performance of the Hornet versus the Super Hornet. I often times see people comment that the View More ›
A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot – Part III
March 21, 2017
By Nate S. Jaros Continuing our three-part series on a Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot. If you missed the last segment, we finished our sortie. Now it’s View More ›
A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot – Part II
February 22, 2017
By Nate S. Jaros Continuing our three-part series on “A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot.” If you missed the last segment, we came in early for mission View More ›
Civilian contractor killed and USAF Airman injured during a F-16 live-fire training exercise
February 1, 2017
Losing someone during a training exercise, or while “just training” is always a difficult pill to swallow. It’s extremely painful to all involved, but because it happened during training versus View More ›
6 Questions with Fox News Correspondent Lea Gabrielle
December 29, 2016
Former F/A-18C Hornet pilot and Principal Correspondent for the Fox News Channel, Lea Gabrielle, sits down with FighterSweep for 6 questions. FighterSweep had the privilege of sitting down with Fox News View More ›
Spare Vipers and Iraqi Heat
December 20, 2016
By Nate S. Jaros As most of the country is currently in a deep freeze, I thought it would be fun to reflect back to a particular time in my View More ›
Near Miss Over Syria
November 18, 2016
As a pilot, I have had multiple “near miss” events. Most pilots I know have had similar experiences. Some of these events still scare me today when I think about View More ›