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The Phoenix Lights: UFO Cover-Up Or Air Force Training?

December 26, 2015

The Phoenix Lights. It was an incident which occurred on 13 March 1997, with witnesses from as far north as the Nevada state line to as far south as Tucson. View More ›

Burner Friday: RAAF F-111C Aardvark

December 25, 2015

Burner Friday is upon us, FighterSweep Fans! That means it is time for our weekly contribution to the FighterSweep afterburner photo album, and we hope you enjoy this one from the annals View More ›

The Thunderbirds: A Day In The Life! (Part Two)

December 24, 2015

By the last week of February, the Thunderbirds are putting the final touches on the complete demonstration. The Commander of Air Combat Command (COMACC) observes a private approval demonstration, with a keen View More ›

The Thunderbirds: A Day In The Life! (Part One)

December 23, 2015

On a nice spring morning, and most likely at a nearby military installation, the gates will open for an airshow. At show center are six red, white, and blue F-16Cs which belong View More ›

Trilateral Exercise: Sharpening The Sword

December 22, 2015

“In order to assure an adequate national defense, it is necessary — and sufficient — to be in a position in case of war to conquer the command of the View More ›

Milestone Monday: First Flight of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat!

Happy Monday, FighterSweep Fans! We wanted to start the week off correctly, and it’s hard to imagine a better way than celebrated the first flight of the ever-awesome, amazing, and View More ›

Air-to-Air With Bulgarian Air Force MiG-21Fishbeds!

December 20, 2015

FighterSweep Fans, we can’t speak for you, but on our end–when given the opportunity–Sundays often provide the perfect time to get outside and go take a leisurely loop around the View More ›

From The Cockpit: Lone Star Gunfighters!

December 19, 2015

Happy Saturday, FighterSweep Fans!! We trust you’re having a great weekend thus far, and in the event you weren’t, we have just what the doctor ordered: keeping time with the Lone View More ›

Burner Friday: VFA-101 F-35C Lightning II

December 18, 2015

It’s that time again, FighterSweep Fans! Welcome back to our weekly homage to all things afterburner. It still is our favorite day of the week, as we get to set our View More ›

Milestone Thursday: First B-2A Spirit Delivered To USAF

December 17, 2015

Happy Thursday, FighterSweep Fans! On this day in 1993, Northrop-Grumman delivered the very first “Stealth Bomber,” the Spirit of Missouri, to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. Any B-2A Spirit View More ›