Fighter Sweep

Greek F-16 Crash (1/27 Update)

January 27, 2015

A French airman who suffered serious burns in the crash of a Greek F-16 yesterday has died at a hospital, bringing the total number of lives lost in the incident to 11. View More ›

In the News: Cirrus SR-22 Ditches Near Hawaii

January 27, 2015

The pilot of a Cirrus SR-22 was rescued on Sunday after he was forced to ditch his aircraft approximately two hundred fifty miles from the Hawaiian Islands.

Burner Friday: Panavia Tornado

January 26, 2015

Our Luftwaffe friends certainly love to put the Tonka through its paces down low, where she’s in her prime. Take a look as they ruffle some feathers near CFB Goose Bay, Canada.

In The News: Greek F-16 Down in Spain (Update)

January 26, 2015

Spain’s Defense Ministry has reported a Lockheed-Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon of the Hellenic Air Force has crashed at Los Llanos Air Base near the city of Albacete, located in southeastern View More ›

Yesterday’s Air Force: “Belle”

January 24, 2015

The Memphis Belle. Arguably the most famous bomber – possibly the most famous of the named aircraft – of the Second World War. So named for Captain Robert Morgan’s girlfriend of View More ›

Burner Friday: Block 52 F-16CJ

January 23, 2015

This Lockheed-Martin F-16CJ Fighting Falcon belongs to the 16th Weapons Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, seen here taking off for a night training mission for the USAF Weapons School.

The Debate Sparked by ‘American Sniper’

Unfortunately, war is not an abstraction. It is a living, breathing, nasty bastard of a thing that pervades every nook and cranny of the world.

Piano Burning: A Way To Say Goodbye…

January 18, 2015

Last year was a rough one for losses in our world: Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Morris Fontenot; Navy Lieutenant Nathan Poloski; Air Force Captain Will DuBois; Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Matthew View More ›

Let Freedom Ring: The A-10C Thunderbolt II

January 17, 2015

Reports from Iraqi news agencies say the U.S. A-10s in specific cause “panic” among the ISIS terrorists during air strikes.

Burner Friday: Boeing F-15K SLAM Eagle

January 16, 2015

The SLAM Eagle. It just sounds badass, and one look at this jet will convey that it is badass, indeed.