50 years of Air Superiority
F-15A number one rolled out of the Saint Louis, Missouri, factory. Notice it does not yet have the DayGlo orange paint applied. McDonnell-Douglas photo, 26JUN1972.McDonnell-Douglas F-15A number one gets packed aboard a Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, for its trip to Edwards Air Force […] Continue Reading…
At about 18:00, 09AUG2022, I noticed a lot of smoke northeast of where I live in Chubbuck, Idaho.
The fire grew as the sun went down.
It glowed through out the night. The wind was blowing north, northeast. During the night a strong windstorm blew in from the west (it was not forecasted). The next day, […] Continue Reading…
Tupolev 16, NATO reporting name Badger.
Cold War: Approximately 1947 (due to U.S. President Harry Truman’s Truman Doctrine) to 1991 (Operation Desert Storm, collapse of Soviet Union).
The prototype of the Soviet Tu-16 was the Tu-88, which first flew in Spring 1952, production of the Tu-16 began in December 1952. China still produces its own version.
Silent […] Continue Reading…
30 July 2022 (22:22-UTC-07 Tango 06) 08 Mordad 1401/01 Muharram 1444/02 Ding-Wei (7th month) 4720
How many times has U.S. led NATO sworn that it is not expanding towards Russia? The first ever permanent U.S. military base in NATO Poland now has an official name: Camp Kościuszko.
On 29JUN2022, U.S. President Joseph Robinette Biden Junior announced […] Continue Reading…
28 July 2022 (15:32-UTC-07 Tango 06) 06 Mordad 1401/28 Dhu l-Hijja 1443/30 Ding-Wei 4720
West Virginia Army National Guard photo by Sergeant Zoe Morris.Residents of Kentucky reporting that this year’s flooding is the worst they’ve seen, with the Governor saying the death toll will hit double digits. State officials declared it […] Continue Reading…
Between July 22nd and 26th, 2022, the Austin-class amphibious transport dock-ship USS Denver (LPD 9) was slowly executed by U.S. and Japanese air and ground launched ‘firing squads’, more than 50 nautical miles north of Kauai, Hawaii, during wargame RimPac (Rim of the Pacific) 2022. Dramatic U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Second […] Continue Reading…
Towards the end of 2021, Jordan donated two of its Cold War era AH-1S/F Cobras to the Philippine Air Force. The donation actually officially happened in 2018, but the Filipino pilots had been training in Jordan, including becoming AH-1S/F […] Continue Reading…
On 12JUL2022, naval forces from Australia, Canada, Malaysia, and the United States, intentionally attacked the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60), using Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
It was part of the Sinking Exercise (SinkEx), during […] Continue Reading…
U.S. Navy Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) had its keel laid down on 28JUN1995, at Ingalls Shipyard in Pasagoula, Mississippi. Launched on 14MAR1997.
Launch of LHD-6, Ingalls Shipyard at Pasagoula, Mississippi, 14MAR1997. USN photo.LHD-6 was commissioned as USS Bonhomme Richard on 15AUG1998. Decommissioned on 15APR2021, due […] Continue Reading…
In July 2020, the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) was undergoing $250-million in upgrades when it was set on fire and destroyed by a disgruntled Sailor (now awaiting Court Martial). In 2021, U.S. Navy (USN) investigators determined that pervasive lack of leadership onboard USS Bonhomme Richard created the environment that led to the sabotage. […] Continue Reading…