Tag: Operation Desert Storm
HILL SAYS GOODBYE TO THE ICONIC F-16 VIPER
The then 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hill AFB was the first unit in the U.S. Air Force to receive a combat operational F-16...
USAF F-15E SHOOTS DOWN PRO-ASSAD DRONE THAT OPENED FIRE ON COALITION...
The F-15E shot down the drone after the Iranian-made UAV dropped a munition near Syrian fighters who were accompanied at the time by advisers...
IMPRESSIVE PHOTO SHOWS U.S. NAVY A-7 CORSAIR II ATTACK AIRCRAFT PERFORMING...
Structural and aerodynamic testings were often followed by trips to carriers to confirm land based results
Taken in mid-70's the interesting photo in this post...
HERE’S WHAT IT TAKES TO LEAD A SQUADRON OF GUTSY A-10...
When Col. Aaron “Marco” Redfern took command of 75th Fighter Squadron his immediate goal was prepping his unit for the first A-10 combat deployment to Turkey in over a...
THIS FLIGHT HELMET WAS WORN BY COMMANDER DAN “DARTH VADER” CAIN WHILE...
This flight helmet was worn by then Commander Dan "Darth" Cain during his service in VF-21 in 1990
May 4 was Star Wars Day and...
RAF XV (R) SQUADRON BIDS FAREWELL TO THE ICONIC PANAVIA TORNADO...
The unit is expected to disband on Mar. 31, 2017 in preparation for the retirement of the Tornado GR4 in 2019
Taken on Mar. 17,...
REMEMBERING THE “BLACK JET” FINALE: 10 YEARS AGO USAF BEGAN THE...
Hailed as the world's first aircraft to use stealth technology, the F-117 continues to awe, inspire and confound anyone who sees it
On Mar. 13,...
KNOWN AND UNKNOWN FACTS OF THE KC-135 STRATOTANKER PARTICIPATION IN OPERATION...
"The KC-135 was the linchpin of the fight, without fuel, fighters are inoperable"
In 1990, KC-135 Stratotankers answered a new call for help during Operation...
THE SPECTRE OVER THE HIGHWAY OF DEATH: THE AC-130 GUNSHIP IN ACTION...
The stretch of road that Haddad and his crew had fired on quickly became known as the "Highway of Death" due to the enormity of...
A QUICK LOOK AT HOW THE U.S. AIR FORCE F-15C EAGLES...
The F-15C Eagle fighters accounted for 34 of the 37 USAF air-to-air victories during Operation Desert Storm
The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable,...
