The M4 Sherman is the iconic U.S. tank from World War 2. It was also used after WW2 by many countries across the world. There are many variants, and to make things […] Continue Reading…
On 11JUL2019, U.S. Army Reserve veterinarians operate on a cat in New York state, as part of a massive Air Force, Army, Navy, Reserves and National Guard mission (Healthy Cortland and Greater Chenango Cares Innovative Readiness Training) to provide taxpayer funded pet care, as well as healthcare for poor people (so much for ObamaCare), […] Continue Reading…
According to press release there were only four Super Guppies made, only one is still being used by NASA.
On 11JUL2019, NASA Super Guppy 914 made a fuel stop at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas:
The following pics are from February 2019, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina:
The following […] Continue Reading…
Video, Nebraska National Guard UH-72 Lakota joins the fun:
Food insecurity, unemployment, failed national and local governments, and non-stop natural disasters leading to race riots and civil war. It’s July 2019 and Wisconsin is ground zero for Patriot North 2019 DomOps (Domestic Operations).
New Hampshire Air National Guard medic […] Continue Reading…
Kodiak Mace, May 2019, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska.
Getting ready to jump outta perfectly good airplane.Videos of various U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J ops:
BLACK LETTER C-130J; IT’S A BYATCH!
In December 2018, a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J was refueling a F/A-18 over Okinawa, Japan, when they aircraft made contact. Both the F/A-18 and KC-130J went down, only one person survived.
It was not until the end of May of 2019 that the KC-130J’s cockpit voice recorder and digital flight recorder, along with human remains. […] Continue Reading…
In April 2019, Pennsylvania’s 193rd Special Operations Wing’s Fabrication Shop recently was given the opportunity to repaint the EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft model outside the wing HQ building.
Video of repairs to model that […] Continue Reading…
In June 2019, a C-130J in Japan was proclaimed to have achieved Black Letter proficiency; no maintenance problems!
In the official video report, USAF 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs explain just how hard it is to get the rare Black Letter:
Here’s official Ramstein Black Letter C-130J video report from May 2018:
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In April 2012, I published a series of pics of the F-101B Voodoo ‘gate guard’ at Pocatello Airport, Idaho. That was before it underwent renovation, when it was surrounded by a fence, faded and dirty.
Before you go on to look at the pics, I was allowed to see a secret room in the main […] Continue Reading…
15 July 2019-21:32 UTC-07 Tango 06 (25 Tir 1398/13 Dhu l-Qa’da 1440/14 Xin-Wei 4717)
Photo by AAron B. Hutchins.Another year, another round of wild fires, and Pocatello Airport is temporary home (once again) to DC-10 water bombers. Two were spotted, numbers 911 and 912.
Click the pics (by AAron B. Hutchins) to […] Continue Reading…