Buzzing the USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), Baltic Sea, 12APR2016.
USN photo, 12APR2016.Video, Su-24 “Over the bow!”:
Video, Su-24 “on the deck!”:
USN photo, 12APR2016.Video, Su-24 “across the flight deck”:
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Mil Mi-24/25/35, NATO reporting name Hind.
From a U.S. Army vehicle identification poster, September 1981.Russian news media propaganda report on Mi-24P (30mm guns) and Ka-52 action in Ukraine, October 2022:
This is a Ukrainian Mi-24V, supposedly of those donated by NATO Czech Republic.In August 2022, […] Continue Reading…
According to some sources, the largest military airlift to aid silly-vilians (civilians) was the Berlin Airlift from 1948 to 1949. The largest silly-vilian operated airlift was known as Joint Church Aid (unofficially Jesus Christ Airlines), also known as Biafrian Airlift, from 1967 to 1970. Launched towards the end of March, Project Air Bridge, in […] Continue Reading…
MAFFS=Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System
California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing used their firefighting MAFFS C-130J to fly 2-hundred ventilators to Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, 07APR2020.
The ventilators will be equally split for use between the states of New Jersey and New York.
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“CDC estimates that so far this season there have been at least 39 million flu illnesses, 400,000 hospitalizations and 24,000 deaths from flu.”-Key Points from Week 13 U.S. CDC Influenza Report, ending the week of 28MAR2020
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In 2005, the U.S. Marines, and other NATO members, launched what they called a MiG-23 Bandit, in Egypt. It was built as a target drone for man-portable Stinger anti-aircraft missile training.
According to the info that came with these pics, five MiG-23 Bandits were launched, and all five were shot down during Exercise Bright Star.
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Venezuelan Sukhoi 30 shadowing a U.S. Navy EP-3, July 2019.
Thermal camera video of Venezuelan Su-30:
Ukrainian Su-27/30, Starokostiantyniv Air Base during NATO wargame Clear Sky 2018.
F-15 Eagle taxis past Sukhoi 27s.
Video, Russian Su-27s sneak a look at U.S. Navy EP-3E, January 2018:
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30MAY2021, live-fire during NATO Saber Guardian-Defender Europe war game, U.S. Army video by Specialist Christian Cote:
USA photo by First Lieutenant Ian Fischer, 27MAY2021.Louisiana Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Megan Zander, […] Continue Reading…
The M84 was a Cold War era Yugoslav development of the Soviet T-72, upgraded with ‘western’ style sighting system and wind sensor. The prominent wind sensor on the front-top of the turret is the giveaway identifier.
NATO video of M84 during wargame Combined Resolve, Hohenfels, Germany, September 2020:
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“FEMA notified the Coast Guard of the need March 27, and we worked collectively for a whole of government response to expedite the timely delivery.”-Captain Craig O’Brien, U.S. Coast Guard 14th District
Video, HC-130 load-up at Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, 31MAR2020:
Under Federal Emergency Management Agency direction, a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 […] Continue Reading…