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Here’s how US Navy F-14As allowed USAF F-15Es to get the most out of their AAQ-28 Litening II pods during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Military Aviation

Here’s how US Navy F-14As allowed USAF F-15Es to get the most out of their AAQ-28 Litening II pods during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Dario Leone

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The story of the US Navy TARPS-equipped F-14 Tomcat that took a photo of its own GBU-12 heading for its target

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / Weapons

The story of the US Navy TARPS-equipped F-14 Tomcat that took a photo of its own GBU-12 heading for its target

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

US Navy F/A-18 pilot remembers the mid-air misses he had with two USAF F-16s and a B-1 during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Remembering the Iraqi Air Force fighter jets found buried in the desert by American Forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Military Aviation

Remembering the Iraqi Air Force fighter jets found buried in the desert by American Forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Dario Leone

Here’s why the Canberra PR 9 had been the best reconnaissance aircraft during early operations in Enduring and Iraqi Freedom

Military Aviation

Here’s why the Canberra PR 9 had been the best reconnaissance aircraft during early operations in Enduring and Iraqi Freedom

Dario Leone

Tomcat finale: the last ever carrier ops of the original F-14A model and why the Fighting Checkmates are the US Navy’s last and only fighter squadron

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Tomcat finale: the last ever carrier ops of the original F-14A model and why the Fighting Checkmates are the US Navy’s last and only fighter squadron

Dario Leone

How two VMA-214 AV-8B Harrier pilots helped Marines to win the battle for Saddam Hussein’s Azimiyah Palace and Imam Abu Hanifah Mosque during OIF

Military Aviation

How two VMA-214 AV-8B Harrier pilots helped Marines to win the battle for Saddam Hussein’s Azimiyah Palace and Imam Abu Hanifah Mosque during OIF

Dario Leone

USMC Hornet Pilot Tells the Story of a Joint F/A-18 - B-1B OIF Sortie Aimed at Eliminating Saddam Hussein

Military Aviation

USMC Hornet Pilot Tells the Story of a Joint F/A-18 – B-1B OIF Sortie Aimed at Eliminating Saddam Hussein

Dario Leone

USMC F/A-18D Hornet Pilot Tells the Story of a Tense ATARS Mission aimed to Find a Missing Iraqi MiG-25 Foxbat few days before the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Military Aviation

USMC F/A-18D Hornet Pilot Tells the Story of a Tense ATARS Mission aimed to Find a Missing IrAF MiG-25 Foxbat few days before the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Dario Leone

First Final Flight for Compass Call: USAF Retires its first Specially Modified EC-130H Aircraft

Military Aviation

First Final Flight for Compass Call: USAF Retires its first Specially Modified EC-130H Aircraft

Gabriele Barison

Famed Naval Aviator Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello tells the story of one of the final U.S. Air Strikes of the 20th Century

Military Aviation / U.S. Navy

Famed Naval Aviator Vincent “Jell-O” Aiello tells the story of one of the final U.S. Air Strikes of the 20th Century

Edward Chang

The Story of Kim Campbell the Heroic Female A-10 Pilot who Landed Her Damaged Warthog Using Only 'Cranks and Cables'

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The Story of Kim Campbell, the Heroic Female A-10 Pilot who Landed Her Damaged Warthog Using Only ‘Cranks and Cables’

Dario Leone

"Abe’s" Extraordinary Odyssey: The Story of the Longest Deployment for an Aircraft Carrier in Post-Vietnam Military History

Aircraft Carriers / Aviation History / Military Aviation

“Abe’s” Extraordinary Odyssey: The Story of the Longest Deployment for an Aircraft Carrier in Post-Vietnam Military History

Edward Chang

Former F-14 Tomcat RIO tells the story of a tense mission flown during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Military Aviation

Former F-14 Tomcat RIO tells the story of a tense mission flown during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Dario Leone

Black Knights down: the story of the first Coalition aircraft to crash in Iraq since the start of OIF

F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation

Black Knights down: the story of the first Coalition aircraft to crash in Iraq since the start of OIF

Dario Leone

Interesting video shows the restoration of IrAF MiG-25 Foxbat found buried in the sand during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Military Aviation

Interesting video shows the restoration of IrAF MiG-25 Foxbat found buried in the sand during Operation Iraqi Freedom

Three USAF RC-135S Cobra Ball spy planes were airborne when North Korea launched Hwasong-15 ICBM

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.

Dario Leone

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