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A VF-154 F-14 crew ejected over Iraq in 2003, the NRO came to their rescue

Posted on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 by alert5

On April Fools’ Day in 2003, a F-14A crew from VF-154 was forced to eject over Iraq after the jet’s engines ceased in mid-air due to fuel starvation.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Calvert T. Frantom. / Public domain
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2020 Wings over Warren Air Show

Posted on July 29, 2020 by alert5

The Wings over Warren Air Show took place at F. E. Warren Air Force Base on Jul. 22. Despite the last minute pull out of the Thunderbirds, other aircraft such as the F-22, F-35 from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, A-10, B-1 Lancer and KC-46A were there to perform flying demontsrations.

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Capt. Kristin “BEO” Wolfe, F-35 Demo Team pilot, explains the Pedal Turn maneuver

Posted on July 29, 2020 by alert5

#WarthogWednesday

Posted on July 29, 2020July 25, 2020 by alert5

A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, assigned to the A-10 Demonstration Team, sit on the flightline at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, Wyo., July 20, 2020. The A-10, F-35 and F-22 Demonstration Teams performed at the Wings over Warren Airshow, July 22, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine Legate)

IKE CSG in joint exercise with Hellenic Air Force and Navy

Posted on July 28, 2020 by alert5

The Dwight D. Eisenhower (IKE) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently participating in a joint exercise with the Air Force and Navy of Greece in the Mediterranean Sea.