On 24MAR1992, the Treaty on Open Skies was created as a way of being sure that countries that have military weapons (military-grade arms) control agreements are complying. However, it wouldn’t be until 01JAN2002 that Open Skies actually went into […] Continue Reading…
The 301st Fighter Wing, 457th Fighter Squadron, U.S. Air Force Reserve celebrated its 75th Anniversary in 2019, yet only now has dolled-up one of its F-16Cs for the occasion.
USAF photos by Master Sergeant Jeremy Roman, 05NOV2020.According to […] Continue Reading…
“The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
keeping watch on the wicked and the good.”-Proverbs 15:3, New International Version Bible
“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war.”-2 Chronicles 16:9, New International Version Bible
In February 2012, a U.S. Air Force F-111E Aardvark found its way home to its old unit, the 20th Fighter Wing.
The 20th FW was born in South Carolina a couple of years after World War Two.
After many changes, the 20th FW was sent to the […] Continue Reading…
At the end of May 2015, the Vermont Air National Guard moved a former 158th FW F-4D (65-712) Phantom-2 to a new, and supposedly phinal home; guarding the entrance to Camp Johnson.
Video by Staff Sergeant Jason Brace:
The F-4D was located on the […] Continue Reading…
In April 2019, the administrators of U.S. Marine Corps Base Hawaii decided that it was time to renovate the base, which was code for getting rid of the old Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel-5 ‘Gate Guard’. Various renovation projects on MCBHawaii have been ongoing for more than a decade.
Video and photos by Corporal Brendan Custer.
Time […] Continue Reading…
“There were people out taking measurements on a Hercules, and they said they were going to land a C-130 on an aircraft carrier. I didn’t believe them. Later my CO came around and said the same thing. I still didn’t believe it, but I raised my hand to […] Continue Reading…
The day before Halloween, the first of three retired KC-10 Extenders began its mummification by AMARG (Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group) at Davis-Monthan Air
Force Base, Arizona.
On 13JUL2020, a KC-10 (tail #86-0036) based at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, […] Continue Reading…
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Begun under the Barack Obama administration, the UH-60A program for Afghanistan is now drastically scaled back under the Donald Trump administration, due to lack of the […] Continue Reading…
In September 2020, C-130s were painted in ‘heritage’ colors to represent some of the first aircraft flown by the U.S. Air Force’s 41st and 61st Airlift Squadrons. The paint schemes included a camo tail, a pre-World War Two yellow tail, and a Cold […] Continue Reading…