Marines

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

September 15, 2016 // 10 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...]

The World’s Only Civilian-Owned Harrier Will Join the Syracuse Airshow to Honor the Fallen Blue Angel Pilot

June 6, 2016 // 1 Comment

The 2016 Syracuse Air Show in Western New York was originally supposed to feature the US Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron as their headlining act, but [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...]

Joint Strike Fighter

December 15, 2013 // 3 Comments

How do the thinkers over at the Department of Defense decide that a fighter’s too old and needs to be replaced? Does it take a few decades before they start wondering [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...]