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Blue Angels and Thunderbirds Conduct Joint Training at El Centro

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have just completed conducting joint training at NAS El Centro, CA. El Centro is where the Blues conduct their 2-month…

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Pilot Recalls First Flight of the F-16 on its 50th Anniversary

We raise a toast to the Fighting Falcon. Also known as the Viper, it’s one of the most lethal and maneuverable aircraft ever made. Below, watch as the the first…

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B-1 Bomber Crashes at Ellsworth AFB, Crew Safe

A B-1 Lancer crew is safe on the ground tonight, following ejection from their bomber at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota. Details are few, Air Force officials confirmed the crash…

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Col Stapp Voluntarily Endured The Highest G-Forces Ever To Advance Safety

Col Stapp was a real human crash test dummy who advanced aerospace safety. He then went on to advocate for seatbelts. Oh, and he coined the term “Murphy’s Law”! Over…

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Petition Asks FAA to Credit MQ-9 Pilot Hours Towards Certifications

A petition filed with the FAA last month is requesting an update to credit military MQ-9 Reaper pilot hours towards FAA Commercial and Restricted Airline Transport Pilot certificates. This limited…

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America, Meet Your New B-21 Stealth Bomber

The U.S. Air Force rolled out America’s new B-21 Raider stealth bomber this evening at an unveiling ceremony hosted and sponsored by Northrop Grumman in Palmdale, California. The new, highly-classified,…

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USAF, Navy Ground F-35s and Other Jets for Ejection Seat Defect

The U.S. Air Force is standing-down and inspecting their F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters over concerns about a defect in the jet’s explosive ejection seat cartridges, following a discovery of…

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F-22 Raptors Deploy to Poland as Russia Threatens “Tougher Actions” for Arming Ukraine

The U.S. Air Force has deployed an Alaska-based squadron of the most lethal fighter jets in the world to Poland, in an obvious signal to Russia following threats of tougher…

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Red 6: The Future of Combat Pilot Training in Augmented Reality

Making Simulation More Immersive and Training More Valuable For decades now, training combat pilots to fly, fight and win has been done in ground simulators and in the air actually…

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