US Air Force

How Combat Tree Made the F-4 Phantom II the Deadliest Fighter Over Vietnam in the 1970s

January 2, 2017 // 8 Comments

Imagine, as a fighter pilot, being able to see your enemy without them knowing you’re even in the area. Sounds like some newfangled stealth capability you’d [read more...]

President-Elect Trump Wants to End the Air Force One Replacement Program

December 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

In a tweet posted this morning to his personal account, President-Elect of the United States Donald Trump expressed his disdain for the procurement program which will see the [read more...]

The US Military Planned on Using This Crazy Modified C-130 to Rescue Hostages in Iran

June 28, 2016 // 2 Comments

The early hours of November 4th, 1979 found US Marines guarding the American embassy in Tehran on edge. Armed with M-16A1 rifles and M1911 pistols, they anticipated action [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...]

Chasing the U-2 Dragon Lady

May 24, 2016 // 12 Comments

The Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady was arguably one of Clarence “Kelly” Johnson’s finest Cold War innovations. Able to fly at altitudes in excess of 70,000 feet, [read more...]

Watch as Three Airdropped Humvees Plummet to Their Demise

April 20, 2016 // 34 Comments

Earlier this week, the US Army’s famed 173rd Airborne Brigade participated in an airdrop at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of [read more...]

The B-52 is About to Enter the Fight Against Daesh

March 8, 2016 // 1 Comment

With the US Air Force’s forward-deployed B-1B Lancers pulling out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in January for upgrades stateside, the Air Force plans on introducing its [read more...]

The FBI is Home to Some of the Baddest Special Ops Aviators Around

November 23, 2015 // 3 Comments

We’ve all heard of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment of the United States Army- the legendary Night Stalkers, who are tasked with providing aerial [read more...]

More Details on the LRS-B Come to Light

September 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) is probably the second-most anticipated aircraft of the decade, right after the F-35 Lightning II which has recently entered service [read more...]

The Sneakiest Pass of All Sneak Passes

August 20, 2015 // 1 Comment

The sneak pass is probably one of my most favorite maneuvers performed by the US Navy’s Blue Angels and the US Air Force’s Thunderbirds. Typically executed by the [read more...]