combat aircraft
We bypassed a whole bunch of things and nobody really understood the implications of bypassing them.’ Training was initially not ...
person who made that scal decision not to train in the UK did not understand what the implications were for training pilots in ...
efectively. So we started teaching it and we put the Sidewinder on the airplane.’ It was during this early period that ‘513’ had ...
transitioning from the UK’s formal training structure to the Marine Corps’ ‘hot potato’ approach — did nothing to reduce the ris ...
landings through the various short and vertical landings the Harrier was capable of. Though any AV-8A veteran can attest to how ...
Right: A Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) Su-24M armed with FAB-500 iron bombs for a ‘Peace Mission’ sortie. Above left to right: ...
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The ‘Rim of the Pacific’ (RIMPAC) 2018 exercise — the world’s largest for maritime warfare — was held from June 27 to August 2 o ...
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EXERCISE REPORT // RIMPAC 70 November 2018 //^ http://www.combataircraft.net ...
This image: A fabulous shot of a VAQ-136 ‘Gauntlets’ EA-18G Growler as it is prepared for a ‘RIMPAC’ mission. Above left to righ ...
An air wing can operate independently only up to a certain point. Its utility and lethality hinges on the support of other servi ...
Left: Tail markings to mark the end of VFA-34’s relationship with the Hornet and its last ‘RIMPAC’ with the type. Below: Looking ...
Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24’s Maj Robert Monroe, who served in the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Hawaii (MAGTF-HI) air plannin ...
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) NE Squadron Nickname Aircraft MoDex VFA-2 ‘Bounty Hunters’ F/A-18F 1xx VFA ...
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I T WAS SEPTEMBER 20, 1995, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), which was heading eastbound on the way hom ...
the worst, but by the grace of God I had survived. Good chute! I have been told that the terminal velocity of a Martin-Baker eje ...
was surreal. It was like watching a movie that I was in. I then conducted a quick body-parts inventory and veri ed that all my ...
We were rst directed to a small broom closet that had a sign on the door that announced that we had arrived at the ship’s sick ...
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