Finland has agreed to buy 64 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets to replace its aging fleet of McDonnell Douglas F/A-18s bought in the early 1990s, in a 10 billion-euro ($11.3 View More ›
Operation Christmas Drop And The Cargo Cults of the Pacific
WWII And The Religion Of The Great Silver Birds Of Vanuatu Island In 1942 the people of Tanna in the Vanuatu islands of what is now Melanesia in the South View More ›
‘No Shot? No Move!’ Says the Air Force to Anyone Who Hasn’t Received the Vaccine
The Air Force has announced that any Airman or Guardian who has not received the COVID-19 vaccine will not be allowed to permanent change of station (PCS). This newest move View More ›
A Fish Out of the Water or an Airman Out of the Air?
Recently, I temporarily relocated to a neighborhood a stone’s throw from an Army Base (post? whatever!). I’m not sure this Airman is ready for all those grunts! Air Force View More ›
What’s the Deal With Ejection Seats and What Does Yogi the Bear Have to Do With Them?
Ejection seats have saved many pilots through the decades. But how, exactly, do those ejection seats work, and how do pilots train for their use? Bail Out! In the View More ›
What Being a Veteran Means to Me
I am a veteran. A veteran of many things, one of which happens to be military service. Air Force service, to the tune of 20 years. What does it mean View More ›
The Impact of Air Force Aircraft Mishaps
The Department of Defense considers any mishap that costs more than $2 million, or results in the total loss of an aircraft, and/or causes a fatality or permanent physical disability View More ›
This Is Why Black Flag Is One of the Air Force’s Most Important Exercises
Black Flag is the U.S. Air Force’s newest flag-level exercise. Flag-level exercises bring together airframes and skillsets from around the military, and sometimes from around the world. Red Flag View More ›
The Versatile MC-130 – A Special Operations Workhorse
Most people, if they know what a C-130 is, simply look and see a C-130 in the air. Others see an annoying military plane that buzzes treetops and looks like View More ›
How Fast Are the US Air Force Jets? Supersonic!
Seventy-four years ago, Captain Charles Yeager of the U.S. Air Force became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. Once that barrier was broken, modern aviation View More ›
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