The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels) have announced their selection of new team members for the 2017 season. “I am inspired by all of those who applied this year View More ›
Class C Aviation Mishap Rate Doubles
The Marine Corps has hired an independent review team lead to look at Class C aviation mishaps. Class C mishaps, the lowest class, have doubled over the last year amid View More ›
A Fighter Pilot’s Passion: Helping Wounded Vets
Everyone sees the need to help Wounded Warriors. But not many people have the guts, desire, and passion to start their own 501(C)3 organization dedicated to helping those who have View More ›
Breaking: Blue Angels Announce Return
The Blue Angels announced Saturday that they will return to the skies at Traverse City, Michigan on July 2-4. The Blues had suspended three previously scheduled shows after the fatal View More ›
2000th Strike Against ISIS for USS Harry S Truman
President Truman’s mantra “Give ‘em Hell” rings true with 2000th strike against ISIS Just prior to the end of her deployment, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman launched View More ›
DoD Aviation Readiness Crisis: Congress is Aware
Congress understands the desperate need to increase aviation readiness levels and they are targeting acquisition reform as a key function to help in the effort. Bob Simmons and Chris Brose, View More ›
Russian SU-34’s Escalate Tensions between Moscow and US
In a new twist between Russia and the US for the ongoing control of the campaign against ISIL in Syria, Russian warplanes bombed U.S. backed Syrian rebels near the Jordanian View More ›
From The Cockpit: Strike Fighter Ball 2015 (Atlantic)
We’ve seen what the Navy’s west coast Hornet squadrons have offered up for their video this year – it was stunning work and set the bar high. However, not to View More ›
Milestone Wednesday: F/A-18 Hornet First Flight
Good afternoon, FighterSweep Fans! This week we are celebrating Milestone Monday on Wednesday, for it was on this day in 1978 when the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet made its first View More ›
USMC F/A-18 Crash (Update)
Although much information regarding the crash has not been released at this point, the USMC has identified the pilot involved in the Wednesday morning crash of a VMFA-232 F/A-18C Hornet in Suffolk, View More ›