Fighter Sweep

There I Was: Struck By Lightning

April 21, 2015

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?

AFRES KC-46A Candidate Bases Announced

April 20, 2015

Boeing and the USAF’s timeline for 18 KC-46s for an August 2017 IOC is in jeopardy, and the manufacturer wants to cut corners on the testing program.

Sentry Savannah: Robust, Cost-Effective Training

April 19, 2015

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 ›

Sentry Savannah: Air Dominance In The Hostess City

April 18, 2015

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…

Burner Friday: 157FS “Swamp Fox” F-16CJ

April 17, 2015

Check out some more Swamp Fox F-16CJ burner goodness, with this video from our good friends at the 169FW! Semper Primus!

On Drone Strikes

With all the debate about drone strikes and their effectiveness, little has been said about the challenges presented by alternative methods of finishing the targets that are currently the domain of drones.

Capitol Lawn Gyrocopter: Update 4/16

Campaign finance reform. That’s it. Nothing more, nothing less. Campaign finance reform is what motivated a 61-year-old mailman from Ruskin, Florida to load up his gyrocopter and 535 letters to View More ›

Breaking: Small Aircraft Lands on Capitol Lawn

April 15, 2015

The pilot of a gyro copter was taken into custody when he landed his aircraft on the West Lawn of the U.S Capitol. The incident caused a temporary lockdown of View More ›

Arctic Aggressors To Stay At Eielson AFB

April 15, 2015

Big Blue announced that Eielson AFB, home to the storied 354FW and 18AGRS, will keep their status as the northernmost US fighter wing.

USAF Fighter Pilot Shortage: The Devil’s Money

April 14, 2015

Newsflash: the United States Air Force is hemorrhaging talent. Okay, it’s not really news anymore, but the simple fact is this: pilots are abandoning ship at an alarming rate because View More ›