The official unofficial nicknames of 5 modern military aircraft
The official language of the US military is English. But, to civilians, the military can seem to speak a completely foreign language. I’m not just talking about acronyms either. Words…
The Army dropped the Chevy Colorado-based ISV from the sky
In June 2020, the Army selected the GM submission for the new Infantry Squad Vehicle. The $214 million contract calls for 649 to be delivered to the Army over a…
Watch crazy Australians fly a C-17 between city buildings
The Royal Australian Air Force often flies as part of the finale to the Brisbane Festival in Australia. But one of their greatest moments in their storied history was in 2018 when they set the internet on fire by piloting a C-17 just a few hundred f…
This is the Air Force version of Burning Man
For three years, RED HORSE airmen have been rotating every six months to Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, to participate in the largest troop labor construction project in Air Force history. RED HORSE stands for Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Hea…
US Air Force addresses key areas to readiness recovery
After decades of readiness decline, the Air Force is working to accelerate its recovery, ensuring the service is prepared to combat rapidly evolving threats.
Today, more than 75% of the Air Force’s core fighting units are combat ready. The se…
Inside the 8,000-mile race to save a wounded soldier’s life
It all had to sync up perfectly.
As the heavy C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft departed Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and raced to its first aerial refueling point off the coast of England, more than a dozen U.S. airmen watched the cloc…
US Air Force and Army join forces in training
Airmen from Joint Base Charleston and Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, supported Battalion Mass Tactical Week at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Aug. 18-23, 2019.
BMTW is a joint exercise designed to enhance servicemembers’ abilities…
This C-17 crew broke diplomatic protocol to save a life
Air Force Capt. Forrest “Cal” Lampela was about to put the aircraft landing gear down in Shannon, Ireland, eight hours into a flight. If all had gone according to plan, he and his C-17 Globemaster III crew should have been more than halfway over t…
Video shows C-17 taking on the ‘Star Wars’ canyon
“Star Wars Canyon” (aka Rainbow Canyon) which empties into the Panamint Valley region of Death Valley National Park has become very popular among serious aviation photographers from all around the world who daily exploit the unique opportunity to …
Watch SWCC operators jump out of a C-17 with their boats
The Pentagon has released footage of Special Warfare Combat-craft Crewmen jumping out of …