The UH-60 Black Hawk during Operation Urgent Fury In October 1983, the US Army received orders to provide immediate military… Read More
The F/A-18 Super Hornet The F/A-18E and F/A-18F are designed to meet current Navy fighter escort and interdiction mission requirements,… Read More
The last thing a Navy pilot launching from an aircraft carrier wants is that sinking feeling as the jet descends… Read More
Fighter pilots do not chat with each other in the way you see in Top Gun Fighter pilots absolutely do… Read More
The F-14 Tomcat Overall, the US Navy's Grumman F-14 Tomcat was without equal among Cold War fighter jets. Six long-range… Read More
Air-to-Air Refueling, a dangerous process Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) is a force multiplier. Aerial refueling allows aircraft to remain in the… Read More
US Navy P-8A Poseidon in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay According to US Marine Corps (USMC) officials a US Navy P-8A Poseidon… Read More
Landing on an aircraft carrier. It takes skills and nerves of ice for a US Navy pilot to land an… Read More
Submarines toilet Just like surface ships, the toilet on board a submarine is referred to as its head out of… Read More
Royce Williams and his epic, 15-minute dogfight. On Nov. 18, 1952 an epic, 15-minute dogfight involving three F9F-5s and seven… Read More
45 Years of F/A-18 Legacy Hornet Born out of necessity and innovation, the US Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet introduced a level… Read More
The B-52 The B-52A first flew in 1954, and the B model entered service in 1955. A total of 744… Read More
Catapult shots An aircraft catapult is a device used to allow aircraft to take off in a limited distance, typically… Read More
The F-15 Eagle The F-15 is a twin-engine, high-performance, all-weather air superiority fighter. First flown in 1972, the Eagle entered… Read More
The U-2 and the Cuban Missile Crisis Built in complete secrecy by Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed Skunk Works, the… Read More
VF-213 Black Lions The Black Lions of VF-213 were among the first Miramar squadrons to receive the F-14A Tomcat, beginning… Read More
Silent running. Silent running (or ultra-quiet) is a stealth mode of operation for submarines. During silent running, the propellers have… Read More
