Join Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello as he re-lives an air strike in the Iraqi no-fly zone at the turn of the millennium.…
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The Story of Kim Campbell, the Heroic Female A-10 Pilot who Landed Her Damaged Warthog Using Only ‘Cranks and Cables’
by Dario Leone“I am incredibly thankful to those who designed and built the A-10 as well as the maintainers who did their part…
- Aircraft CarriersAviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
“Abe’s” Extraordinary Odyssey: The Story of the Longest Deployment for an Aircraft Carrier in Post-Vietnam Military History
by Edward Chang17 years ago, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) embarked on the longest deployment for an aircraft carrier in post-Vietnam military history. On…
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Former F-14 Tomcat RIO tells the story of a tense mission flown during Operation Iraqi Freedom
by Dario Leone“Our wingman F-14’ engine then stalled again, and in the ensuing melee I watched him cross-planform directly in front of the…
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Black Knights down: the story of the first Coalition aircraft to crash in Iraq since the start of OIF
by Dario Leone‘”Gordo” yelled “Eject, Eject, Eject!” while I was doing my best to keep the jet stable to ensure that we were…
- Military Aviation
Interesting video shows the restoration of IrAF MiG-25 Foxbat found buried in the sand during Operation Iraqi Freedom
by TAGCTeamThe aircraft on exhibit, a MiG-25RB, was found in 2003 by American forces buried in the sand near Al Taqaddum Airbase…
- Military Aviation
Former USAF specialist who defected to Iran was RC-135 aircrew member during OIF. She Earned the Air Medal for her contributions during the Iraq War.
by Dario LeoneFormer Tech. Sgt. Monica Elfriede Witt was charged with espionage on Feb. 13, 2019 Former Tech. Sgt. Monica Elfriede Witt, a…
- F-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
Cool HD Video shows VF-211 F-14A Tomcats taking fuel from RAF Tristar Tanker
by Dario Leone“In this particular mission, not only were we refueling at night, but we were doing so on top of a thunderstorm,”…
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Go For Your Gun! The first F-14 Tomcat Strafe Run during Operation Iraqi Freedom
by Dario Leone‘Our primary concern during our gunnery passes was the fact that we were now well within the range of MANPADS. Nevertheless,…
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When U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats attacked Saddam Hussein’s presidential yacht
by Dario Leone“We dropped both of our bombs in the same attack, one hitting the hull just above the waterline and the other…
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