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Watch: Zero G Wild Ride in Blue Angels Fat Albert! Are You Ready?

July 29, 2017

Keep your eyes on the guy in the back. He has clearly done this many times! What could be more fun than some zero G in a C-130! Have you View More ›

Marine Corps to Ground Fleet of KC-130T Aircraft & Blue Angels Put Fat Albert on Leave

July 28, 2017

In the wake of the tragic crash of one of their KC-130T aircraft where 16 people died the Marine Corps are grounding their fleet. It was also announced that the View More ›

USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75 Returns to Naval Station Norfolk After Completion of Sea Trials

July 26, 2017

The USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75 completed sea trials and returned to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk for the first time in almost a year. The sea trials View More ›

Armed Chinese Fighters Cause US Navy EP-3 to Take Evasive Action to Avoid Collision

July 24, 2017

The Chinese Air Force made it clear that they don’t appreciate a US Navy EP-3 spy plane flying in the East China Sea. A pair of armed Chinese fighter jets flew View More ›

USS Gerald R. Ford CVN 78 Commissioned by President Trump into Active Fleet Service

July 24, 2017

The first of the Ford-class super-carriers is now commissioned and ready for service in the Fleet. The USS Gerald R. Ford CVN 78 is the first new aircraft carrier design in View More ›

Watch: Take a Ride Down Low with the ‘Pukin Dogs’ of VFA-143

July 23, 2017

Enjoy a ride on-board with F-18 Hornet pilots from the ‘Pukin Dogs’ of VFA-143 somewhere over the Pacific Northwest. Featured image of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin View More ›

Watch: US Navy’s “Naviator” Quadcopter Can Fly & Swim Underwater!

July 22, 2017

It makes perfect sense for the Navy to have a drone that CAN fly and swim right? Well, that is exactly what the Naviator does! At the Office of Naval View More ›

VFA-115 US Navy Strike Fighter Squadron Sets Milestone of 100,000 Hours Mishap Free Flight Time

July 21, 2017

Logging 100,000 hours of flight time in a strike/fighter squadron without a class A mishap is a major achievement. The “Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron 115 set the historic milestone on View More ›

Naval Aviation Author has Serious Chops in the Cockpit and on the Page

July 19, 2017

Fighter Sweep has the privilege of interviewing author and former Commanding Officer of VFA-105, Kevin Miller. Kevin accumulated 3,600 total hours and 1,000 carrier landings in the A-7E and F/A-18. View More ›

Watch: Mid-Air Refueling is Not Always as Routine as You May Think! Must Watch Video!

July 18, 2017

Aerial refueling does not always go as planned and is actually much harder than it looks as this video proves. Aerial Refueling Mishaps Featured image of an F-15 Eagle being refueled View More ›