Florida – The Tactical Air Network

Check Out These Images of Military Aircraft Seeking Refuge from the Fury of Hurricane Matthew

October 10, 2016 // 1 Comment

If you live in Columbus, Ohio, you might be wondering why a flock of F-22 Raptors suddenly appeared at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base out of the blue. Don’t [read more...]

Tyndall AFB Bids Pharewell to the Phantom

July 24, 2015 // 1 Comment

Lieutenant Colonel Todd Houchins, commanding officer of the 53rd Test Support Squadron and one of a dwindling number of qualified F-4 Phantom II pilots in the United States [read more...]

The World’s Largest Private Air Force

June 22, 2015 // 12 Comments

Lakeland, Florida isn’t America’s most happening city. It’s not constantly in the news for any particular reason, nor does it boast the presence of sports [read more...]

When the Blue Angels Went to War

April 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

Mid-1949, Lieutenant Commander Johnny Magda was given orders to report to Naval Air Station Whiting Field in central Santa Rosa County, Florida. The decorated naval aviator, [read more...]

Jet Fighter Joyride

March 10, 2014 // 11 Comments

On the 4th of July, 1986, Lance Corporal Howard A. Foote Jr., USMC, unofficially became one of the last enlisted fighter pilots to have flown in the United States military. [read more...]

Jesse Brown

February 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

Jesse LeRoy Brown was born in 1926 to a schoolteacher and a warehouse laborer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Suffering through the ravages of the Great Depression like [read more...]

Apollo 1

January 27, 2014 // 0 Comments

Today, Milaviate remembers the men of Apollo 1 who lost their lives in a fire in the command module during a training exercise in 1967. Military aviation and manned space [read more...]