Military Aviation Archives - Page 33 of 192

The Pic of the Day: You gotta start somewhere

January 5, 2019

A Thunderbird Jr. speeds past its larger counterparts at Misawa Air Base during Air Fest 2009 Oct. 18, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse/Released

Peeing your pants in the cockpit has never been better: Fighter pilots receiving new urine collection and storage gear

January 4, 2019

It might sound funny to some, but having to pee can be a real problem for military aviators in the fight. Once holding it in becomes distracting, common sense dictates View More ›

Spain sends a pair of fighters to France to square off against Dassault’s new stealth drone

January 4, 2019

Two Eurofighter Typhoons from Spain’s 11th Wing, along with their accompanying pilots and maintenance personnel, arrived in France to conduct evaluation flights against the stealthy Dassault nEUROn drone (technically speaking, an View More ›

The Pic of the Day: C-17 Globemaster flies over Cairo

January 4, 2019

The Pyramids of Giza appear in the distance as a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III flies over Cairo, Egypt, during Exercise Bright Star on October 15, 2009. The C-17 View More ›

Check out the amazing pictures and video of a B-2 Bomber flying over the Rose Bowl

January 3, 2019

On Tuesday, a B-2A Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base’s 509th Bomb Wing kicked off the Rose Parade with an incredible flyover in Pasadena, California. While most of the folks View More ›

Watch: Former Army Ranger and pilot breaks down why the AC-130 Spectre is the ‘Ranger God in the sky’

January 3, 2019

Editor’s note: Erik Meisner served in Attack Company, 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment as a rifle team leader with deployments to the Middle East, Central America and Asia. He is View More ›

America’s only supersonic heavy bomber is being replaced, but it isn’t being retired (yet)

January 3, 2019

As America’s secretive new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, continues development, it’s clear that the days of America’s legacy bomber platforms, the B-2 Spirit and the B-1B Lancer, are numbered. View More ›

The Pic of the Day: F-16 Aggressors on the prowl over Alaska

January 3, 2019

F-16 Aggressors fly over the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex looking for enemy aircraft during Red Flag-Alaska 09-3 July 28, 2009, Eielson Air Force Base. RF-A is a Pacific Air View More ›

Watch: Amazing cockpit footage of a C-130 fighting California wildfires earlier this year

January 2, 2019

A recently released video shows what it’s like to fly in the cockpit of one of the California National Guard C-130s currently working to contain the Carr fire, one of View More ›

The Pic of the Day: C-130 over Niagara Falls

January 2, 2019

The 107th Arlift Wing and 914th Airlift Wing training together for a recruiting photo oportunity over Niagara falls, July 15, 2009. U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt Catherine E View More ›