Marine Corps – The Tactical Air Network

F-35s Can Now Function as Airborne Spotters for US Navy Warships

September 16, 2016 // 2 Comments

A US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II (STOVL variant) just proved, a few days ago, that it could successfully function as a spotter of sorts for US Navy surface warships that [read more...]

The US Navy Has Concluded Its Investigation into the Crash of Blue Angel Capt. Jeff Kuss

September 15, 2016 // 9 Comments

On June 2nd of this year, US Marine Captain Jeff “Kooch” Kuss, the Number 6 pilot for the US Navy’s flight demonstration team – the Blue Angels [read more...]

Opinion: Hating the F-35 Has Become a Fad

June 27, 2016 // 23 Comments

By Armando Heredia and Ian D’Costa for The Tactical Air Network We won’t beat around the bush. Simply put — it’s now popular to “hate” [read more...]

First Flight of the Intruder

April 19, 2014 // 0 Comments

On this day in 1960 the A-6 Intruder had its maiden flight. Designed by Gruman Aerospace, it served as an all-weather medium attack aircraft from 1963 until 1997, replacing [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...]

SPIE

January 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

You’re a member of an eight-man recon patrol on a training mission in the Philippine jungles. There’s no real way to exfil as the densely wooded area stretches on [read more...]

Preflight 12/9/2013

December 9, 2013 // 0 Comments

Marine Corps Tests Blackjack Drone The RQ-21A is currently in the flight-testing stage with the US Marines, designed to take off and land on the decks of amphibious assault [read more...]

Blue Angels: Back in Business!

December 6, 2013 // 0 Comments

The US Navy’s Blue Angels have been flying since 1946 as one of the world’s premier aerial demonstration teams, performing astonishing and heart-stopping feats as [read more...]