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On 18 December 1969, SR-71A (61-7953) was scheduled for a functional check flight (FCF), piloted by SR-71/F-12 Test Force director Col. Joe Rogers and his Reconnaissance Systems Operator (RSO), Maj. Gary Heidelbaugh. The aircraft configuration included, for the first time ever, the Optical Bar Camera (OBC) nose assembly and some …

‘Saving Private Ryan’ arguably the most iconic war film ever made is heading back to the big screen in honor of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion by Allied forces across the English Channel in 1944. Fathom Events is bringing the film to 600 cinemas nationwide for two days …

A lot of people ask, “Why is the US flag reversed when it’s on an arm patch of a US military?” The place of honor for the American flag is always to the right of other organizational flags like the USMC or Navy flags. When carried with an organization flag …

U.S.-led allied and Afghan forces killed more civilians than Taliban, have killed more civilians than the Taliban and other militants in the first three months of this year In a report, the international body said pro-government forces were responsible for 54% of civilian deaths during the first three months of …

An F-15C Eagle fighter jet assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, 18th Wing crashed last year due to a pilot error that caused the fighter jet to spin out of control during training sortie with an F-22A On Apr. 23, 2019 Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) released the results of its investigation into …

On the 100th anniversary of the 107th Fighter Squadron, a specially painted A-10 Warthog was spotted at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) featuring an unusual Cow Kill Mark. Here is the interesting photo of A-10 Warthog with Cow Kill Mark. According to some internet rumors, the Poor cows become …

President Vladimir Putin has unveiled a submarine capable of carrying six thermonuclear warheads on Tuesday ahead of its deployment in 2020-2021. Russia’s naval submarine called “Belgorod” will be the world’s longest submarine ever built, measuring 184 meters, The Barents Observer has estimated. Belgorod’s refit added nearly 100 feet to the …

During a series of touch and goes of a training flight, the A-37B FAU 279 suffered the puncture of its left landing gear veering off the runway of “Tte. 2º M. Walter Parallada” AFB (SUDU/DSO), not causing any injuries to its two pilots on board. The Dragonfly belongs to Escuadrón …

Royal Navy warship swarmed by force of Russian jets in Black Sea raid The action took place earlier this year as HMS Duncan sailed 30 miles off the coast of Crimea – the closest any British Royal Navy warship has come since Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014. The worrying …

On March 8th, 2002, just a few years before they were retired, an A Grumman F-14A Tomcat, BuNo 158618, of VF-211, based at NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia crew found itself in a really dangerous situation. Upon landing on a carrier called USS John C. Stennis, the tail hook of the …