Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

KC-135 pilot explains how he and his crew safely landed a Stratotanker after it experienced a fire in the cargo compartment while Flying 200+ miles west of Hawaii

KC-135 pilot explains how he and his crew safely landed a Stratotanker after it experienced a fire in the cargo compartment while Flying 200+ miles west of Hawaii

“Looking into the cargo compartment through the open cockpit door, one Crew Chief with a fire bottle between his knees,… Read More

8 months ago

Did you know Japanese Kawanishi H8K flying boats conducted a second raid on Pearl Harbor in March 1942? Here’s how it went.

In March 1942 the Japanese staged a somewhat audacious plan of sending a flight of 2 Kawanishi H8K long range… Read More

10 months ago

“There’s nothing that compares to the Raptor, it’s the dominant one. It’s sad,” Hickam Airmen reflect as uncertainty radiates through the F-22 community

“Look at it—it just looks like it’s bowed up. It’s ready to go,” Hawaii Air National Guard Master Sgt. Ryan… Read More

1 year ago

The Incredible story of the KC-135 crew Who Recovered a Stratotanker that had been on Fire Under the Floor while Flying 200+ miles west of Hawaii

“Honolulu Center, TORA 54 is currently fighting a fire in the cargo compartment of the aircraft!  STANDBY!,” Mark Hasara, Former… Read More

4 years ago

U.S. Army to build F-22 Alert Facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

The Alert Facility is expected to be ready by end of 2020 The Pentagon announced under Release No: CR-189-18 that… Read More

5 years ago

First B-2 Spirit deployment to Hawaii completed

One of the key integrations involved the B-2 Spirits and F-22 Raptors assigned to the 199th Fighter Squadron, a unit… Read More

5 years ago

An in-depth analysis of infamous Dover C-5 crash – Part II: Training Analysis and Crash Summary

The pilot said they were slamming the throttles against the firewall, but they couldn’t get any more thrust and couldn’t… Read More

5 years ago

USAF FINDS OUT THAT F-22 SAVES FUEL BY FLYING FASTER

As the largest consumer of fuel across the U.S. federal government the USAF aims to increase operational energy efficiency while… Read More

6 years ago