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

by Bill Walton August 5, 2017, 5:03 am
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Fly Along with Lockheed Aerial Photographer Matt Short, in 360 Degrees

by Mike Killian June 5, 2017, 5:37 pm
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Deployments Suck — Creative Marshaling Makes It Better
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KC-135 Low Pass Over an Aircraft Carrier? Sure…Why not?

by Avgeekery August 23, 2016, 5:34 pm
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Booms Have The Best Job: Watch HD Video of KC-135 Refueling B-2 and F-15

by Avgeekery August 10, 2016, 4:02 pm
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An inside look at a KC-135 “flying gas station”

by Wendell Barnhouse April 5, 2016, 5:10 am
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Boeing Likely To Miss Delivery Deadline For KC-46 Tanker

by Wendell Barnhouse April 1, 2016, 5:38 pm
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News Roundup: Air Force Says Tanker Crew Saved F-16 In Distress
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This B-52 Air Refueling Disaster with Nuclear Weapons Improved Air Refueling Procedures and Crew Resource Management

by Avgeekery January 18, 2016, 9:38 am
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Fun on the Ground, Business in the Skies: KC-135 Crew Delivers Freedom Through Jet Fuel

by Avgeekery January 6, 2016, 6:58 pm
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Listen to a C-17 Refuel in Midair Before Flying Across the Atlantic

by Avgeekery April 19, 2014, 3:03 am

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What Do You Want from Your Airline Career as a Pilot?

I’m getting to the end of my airline career. Oh, I’m not quite there yet, but I am close to the final turn and the PAPIs will soon be in sight. The FAA mandated retirement age is currently 65, and I’ll be turning 60 next year. The retirement age was adjusted from 60 to 65 […] More

by Rob Graves April 14, 2019, 8:59 pm

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World’s Largest Airplane Flies For The First Time

The United States once again holds the crown for the largest aircraft that has flown. Earlier today, the Stratolaunch, a jet with a massive 385ft wingspan took flight and dethroned the Antanov AN-225 Mriya. Launching from Mohave Air and Space Port in California, the jet somewhat gracefully left terra firma just after 10am today. What […] More

by Avgeekery April 13, 2019, 8:11 pm

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Lt. Col. Richard Cole, last Doolittle Raider, passes at 103

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, the last surviving member of the famed Doolittle Raiders of World War II, passed away on Monday at age 103. Cole served as Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot in the lead aircraft of the 16 B-25B Mitchell bombers which led a bombing run on Tokyo, Japan on […] More

by Charles Atkeison April 9, 2019, 8:55 am

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Sun ‘n Fun Hosts Blue Angels, Top Aerobatic Performers this Weekend

LAKELAND, Fla. — One of North America’s largest air shows will host the Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron and top civilian aerobatic pilots this weekend as they perform at Sun ‘n Fun Fly-in and Expo. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels headline Sun-n-Fun’s 45th annual air show. Guests can also huddle in aviation-related classroom sessions and meet with vendors […] More

by Charles Atkeison April 5, 2019, 2:19 pm

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Naval Aviation Museum Honored to Host Blue Angels Practices

The public can also meet the Blue Angels during most Wednesdays.

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels have launched into their new air show season and with it comes the sights and sounds of six blue and gold jets practicing high speed maneuvers and tight formations over their home base at NAS Pensacola. These practice flights are an air show preview each week for the public […] More

by Charles Atkeison April 3, 2019, 5:28 pm

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Kennedy Space Center’s Visitor Complex Provides the Spaceflight Experience

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Exploring space with top simulators and witnessing the thundering launch of a rocket into Earth orbit and beyond are a few of the highlights designed to educate and excite the public at the Kennedy Space Center’s Visitor Complex. As families look toward America’s Space Coast for its sugar beaches and great […] More

by Charles Atkeison March 28, 2019, 3:10 pm

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