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A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot – Part I

August 6, 2019 F-16_Fighter_Pilot

By Nate S. Jaros I am often asked what it is like to be a fighter pilot. Sure, we boast about how fast we fly, how to shoot missiles, drop View More ›

Nate Jaros 1 Comment Air Force, Ask A Fighter Pilot, Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot – Part III

March 21, 2017 f-16-fighter-pilots

By Nate S. Jaros Continuing our three-part series on a Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot. If you missed the last segment, we finished our sortie. Now it’s View More ›

Nate Jaros 1 Comment Air Force, Ask A Fighter Pilot, Expert Analysis, Military Aviation, World War II
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A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot – Part II

February 22, 2017 f-16-fighter-pilot-vapes

By Nate S. Jaros Continuing our three-part series on “A Day in the Life of a Fighter Pilot.” If you missed the last segment, we came in early for mission View More ›

Nate Jaros No Comments Air Force, Ask A Fighter Pilot, Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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A Day in the Life. VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet.

July 26, 2016

A day in the life of an F/A-18E fighter pilot deployed on USS Harry S. Truman in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Paco Chierici No Comments Military Aviation, Navy
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The Pilot Training Machine Part II: A Day In The Life….

June 24, 2016
J. Kirkbride 1 Comment Air Force, Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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The Thunderbirds: A Day In The Life! (Part Two)

December 24, 2015 The Thunderbirds: A Day In The Life! (Part Two)

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 ›

Ben Ayivorh 3 Comments Expert Analysis
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The Thunderbirds: A Day In The Life! (Part One)

December 23, 2015 The Thunderbirds: A Day In The Life! (Part One)

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 ›

Ben Ayivorh 2 Comments Expert Analysis
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F-105 “Thud” mechanic recalls Vietnam days

September 18, 2019

An F-105 Thunderchief avionics technician remembers what is was like to work on the jet and live in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. I’ll be writing from memory after View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 6 Comments Air Force, Military Aviation
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F-35 pilot Justin Lee interviews Michele Rigby Assad, CIA Officer and author of ‘Breaking Cover, My Secret Life in the CIA’

April 3, 2019

Michele Rigby Assad is a former undercover officer in the National Clandestine Service of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Trained as a counterterrorism specialist, Michele served her country for ten View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Interview, Military Aviation
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Two life-saving medical aircraft crashed this week in the US

February 2, 2019

In separate incidents, two medical transportation aircraft went down in Ohio and Alaska–one rotor wing and one fixed wing. In total, all six of the flight crew members involved in View More ›

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