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Sentry Eagle Draws Active And Reserve Jet Jockeys From All Over The Country

Sentry Eagle is the one of the largest air-to-air combat exercises conducted by the Air National Guard (ANG). The exercise is hosted by the 173rd Fighter Wing (FW) of the…

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This Promotional Film for the F-16 Makes The F-4 Phantom II Look Bad

General Dynamics Was Hawking the Fighting Falcon All Over The World in 1977. The 1977 General Dynamics Marketing Film “The Dynamic Sixteen – The Multinational Fighter” is a great look…

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BREAKING: Thunderbirds Incident at Dayton

UPDATE: 6:58PM CT: A press conference was held this afternoon regarding the crash. Both occupants of the two-ship F-16D are in good condition. See recap of today’s events here. UPDATE…

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Wisconsin ANG Badger Tanker Passes Some Gas to Triple-Nickle F-16s

Aerial refueling. Tanking. In-flight refueling. Passing gas. Air-to-air refueling. Tanker tracks. Tanker Toads. Texaco. All terms associated with ensuring one aircraft has the fuel necessary to complete a mission planned…

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Military

Any Closer To The Ground And It Would Be Dangerous

Today’s video is remarkable. If you’re a pilot, a bona-fide Avgeek, or just an enthusiast, you will definitely enjoy this ride! The footage was captured during a United States Air…

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Military

Ride Report: Soaring on the Wings of a Falcon with Air Force Thunderbirds

Climbing aboard a sleek Air Force fighter jet and launching into the deep blue sky can make one either grin or become ill — for this aerospace journalist punching that…

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Military

Deployments Suck — Creative Marshaling Makes It Better

Maintainers Make Long Days More Tolerable Let’s not beat around the bush here…deployments suck, especially around the holidays. It doesn’t matter whether you are in the desert or stationed in a…

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This Is What It’s Like To Go Faster Than The Speed Of Sound

A cadet wanted to know what it was like to go faster than the speed of sound. I took him up for a ride. It was 2002 and I was…

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F-16s Escort Dutch Olympians Home After The Games

This is one way to celebrate returning Olympians! The Royal Netherlands Air Force sure know how to celebrate in style. Olympians returning on a specially painted orange Boeing 777-300ER KLM…

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Military

Boom! How a F-16’s Sonic Boom Kept Special Forces Alive

Quick thinking and creativity of a F-16 pilot saved allied lives during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ten days into Operation Iraqi Freedom, two F-16 aircraft cruised into the airspace. One was…

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WATCH: F-16 Hits Tree and Somehow Manages To Land Safely

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History

Mixed Bag: Turkish Airlines Resumes Flights, Others Suspend Service as Coup Fails

Turkey awoke this morning to a failed coup and significant uncertainty across the nation. The coup kicked off yesterday evening with rebel troops and tanks securing key bridges in Istanbul. A…

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F-16

Sentry Eagle Draws Active And Reserve Jet Jockeys From All Over The Country

This Promotional Film for the F-16 Makes The F-4 Phantom II Look Bad

BREAKING: Thunderbirds Incident at Dayton

Wisconsin ANG Badger Tanker Passes Some Gas to Triple-Nickle F-16s

Any Closer To The Ground And It Would Be Dangerous

Ride Report: Soaring on the Wings of a Falcon with Air Force Thunderbirds

Deployments Suck — Creative Marshaling Makes It Better

This Is What It’s Like To Go Faster Than The Speed Of Sound

F-16s Escort Dutch Olympians Home After The Games

Boom! How a F-16’s Sonic Boom Kept Special Forces Alive

WATCH: F-16 Hits Tree and Somehow Manages To Land Safely

Mixed Bag: Turkish Airlines Resumes Flights, Others Suspend Service as Coup Fails

The HZ-1 Aerocycle: Ahead of Its Time or Just Dangerous?

KC-10s Might Make a Comeback Commercially

Delta Airbus A350 Snaps Off Tail Of CRJ-900 at Atlanta Airport