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Watch: Old School F-14 Tomcat Carrier Ops

July 23, 2016

Follow a VF-211 Checkmate F-14 Tomcat around the carrier landing pattern on the USS John C Stennis for day catapults and traps. You’ve all wanted to do this: Man up View More ›

Blue Angels Announce 2017 Selectees

July 19, 2016

The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels) have announced their selection of new team members for the 2017 season. “I am inspired by all of those who applied this year View More ›

F-35C Back out to USS George Washington

July 16, 2016

The US Navy’s F-35C will head back to the seas for the third round of developmental tests aboard the aircraft carrier George Washington. The US Navy’s F-35C naval variant will View More ›

Boneyard: A Look Into the Aviation Graveyard

July 14, 2016

The “Boneyard” aka the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) Facility on the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Where US military planes go to die….and also be resurrected. With the US View More ›

Advanced Arresting Gear Has Issues

July 12, 2016

The new Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) has yet to be tested with a live aircraft and has had a troubled development past. A recent DoD Inspector General report questioned whether View More ›

This is Why You Land at Full Military Power

July 10, 2016

A cable used to catch a landing E-2C Hawkeye snapped on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower back in March. 8 sailors were injured, but the pilot View More ›

Watch: Cool Time Lapse Video of Carrier Operations

July 2, 2016

FighterSweep fans, check out this awesome time lapse video of flight deck operations on the USS John C Stennis. As you are chowing down on hot dogs and barbecue this View More ›

RIMPAC Starts Tomorrow; China to Participate

June 29, 2016

The biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise starts tomorrow. The exercise helps to build partnerships in a maritime environment. 26 nations will participate in the exercise, including China, from View More ›

Watch: Awesome First Person Flight Deck Video from Carrier

June 28, 2016

FighterSweep fans check out this awesome first person flight deck video from the Catapult 4 Topside Petty Officer in 2014. The Cat 4 Topside Petty Officer ensures proper hookup of the View More ›

Breaking: Blue Angels Announce Return

June 25, 2016

The Blue Angels announced Saturday that they will return to the skies at Traverse City, Michigan on July 2-4. The Blues had suspended three previously scheduled shows after the fatal View More ›