While serving in Vietnam, Colonel Jack Wilhite was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, a total of thirteen Air Medals, a Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and more than twenty other awards and decorations. He was president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and one of his favorite activities was educating and inspiring future pilots.
The C-130 Hercules spectacularly dropped 5 cars from 12,000 feet in Furious 7. Here are 5 of many amazing milestones in the Herc’s career.
Two F/A-18A+ Hornets and their pilots are struck by lightning mid-flight. Can they recover their bearings and get back to base safely?
Despite Sentry Savannah being a fighter-centric exercise, air mobility personnel were already hard at work even before it had officially begun. A dozen C-130 Hercules and 5 C-17 Globemaster IIIs transports brought View More ›
Our idea of air superiority is not that we win the fight like the RAF won the Battle of Britain, but that we win the fight in the other guy’s airspace…
On this date in 1918, the 94th Aero Squadron became the first American trained and organized pursuit squadron to be stationed on the front line and see active combat service. View More ›
It’s fun watching an Eagle have to tap blower to hang on your wing when you’re supersonic in MIL power headed back to the CAP.
The Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron 115 (VFA-115) have released the trailer to their 2014 WESTPAC cruise video, and what a stunner it is! Come along for the ride!
We take a look at the Grumman Avenger, the biggest single-engine aircraft to operate off the deck of a US aircraft carrier during World War II.
Within the construct of our military is a capability known as the Global Response Force (GRF). Its sole purpose is to provide the Secretary of Defense with a menu of View More ›