Afghanistan – The Tactical Air Network

The US Air Force Just Dropped the Mother of All Bombs in Afghanistan

April 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

According to US Central Command, the Air Force just dropped its most powerful conventional weapon in its arsenal for the very first time in Afghanistan today, as part of an [read more...]

The US Army’s Night Stalkers Once Helped Steal an Attack Helicopter From the African Desert

May 12, 2015 // 18 Comments

Back in the 1980s, when it still existed, the Soviet Union maintained a number of “friendly” relationships with a variety of African and Asian nations, mostly for [read more...]

Life After the Warthog

March 8, 2015 // 1 Comment

“There’s only so much you can get out of that airplane,” Carlisle said. “Those airplanes are gonna wear out. They’ve been worked very, very [read more...]

The Next Generation of Close Air Support

February 17, 2015 // 7 Comments

The venerable Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, more commonly known as the Warthog or simply Hog, has been in the news constantly for the past 13 months or so. [read more...]

Tigers, Dives and 20 mm Cannons

September 21, 2014 // 1 Comment

On Friday the 21st, 1956, one of Grumman’s in-house test pilots, Thomas W. Attridge Jr. climed into a borrowed Navy Grumman F11F-1 Tiger (BuNo 138620), taxied out, [read more...]

DOUBLE A-10 GUN RUN

November 18, 2013 // 0 Comments

A quick video from Funker530 of the GAU-8 in action. The title says it all: two gun runs on insurgent positions, called in by ISAF forces who were taking heavy [read more...]

Happy Birthday Marines!

November 10, 2013 // 0 Comments

Today, the United States Marine Corps celebrates its 238th birthday. From the Halls of Montezuma to the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, they’ve fought in every land and [read more...]