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Feet Wet: F-35C DT-II aboard the Mighty Ike!

October 13, 2015

As I stepped off the C-2 Greyhound, I was immediately welcomed aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower by a blast of hot exhaust pouring out of two Pratt & Whitney View More ›

The US Eagle Squadrons Of WWII

September 24, 2015

On the 18th of August this year, a formation of 18 Spitfire and 6 Hurricane vintage fighter aircraft flew over South Eastern England to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the View More ›

Remembering YUKLA 27

September 22, 2015

We all love to celebrate various milestones occurring along mankind’s endless journey into, and even beyond the earth’s atmosphere. For the most part we like to commemorate our successes, the View More ›

Last of the 308th FS Emerald Knights

September 14, 2015

When all is said and done, all things must come to an end. Many units across all branches of service have stood down, and it has never been easy for View More ›

Combat-coded F-35As Arrive At Hill

September 2, 2015

It was a historic day in Layton, Utah and FighterSweep was on hand to witness it! At approximately 1256 local time, the overhead pattern came alive as the first two View More ›

A Partial Ejection And Miracle At Sea

August 27, 2015

Any mishap involving an airplane is bad, but there are some that are born in of the bowels of Murphy’s darkest, cruelest imaginations. This is certainly one of those, and View More ›

F/A-18C Hornet Catches Fire Aboard Truman

August 20, 2015

On Tuesday of last week, a Boeing F/A-18C Hornet from the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron 106 caught fire aboard the U.S.S. Harry Truman, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. At the View More ›

USMC CH-46 Bows Out

August 4, 2015

An eager crowd poured out of side doors of the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center, straining to catch a glimpse of history as one of the last USMC View More ›

First F-35B Squadron Reaches IOC

August 1, 2015

FighterSweep Fans, it has officially happened! The United States Marine Corps has announced it’s first squadron of Lockheed-Martin F-35B Lightning IIs have reached IOC. Is there a little bit of View More ›

A-10s Conduct Austere Runway Ops

July 25, 2015

Recently we took a look at a video of Russian Air Force Sukhoi SU-25s and MiG-29s operating off of a highway, demonstrating their ability to land operate from paved surfaces View More ›