U.S. Air National Guard

ANG F-16 pilots who were tasked to ram United Airlines Flight 93 recall being ready to Sacrifice their Lives on 9/11 – The Aviation Geek Club

“Sass would ram his aircraft into the cockpit where the terrorists were, to destroy the flight controls, I would take the tail by ramming my jet into the tail of the aircraft,” Heather Penney, F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot with 113th Wing of the DC Air National Guard. On Sep. 11, 2001 then-US Air Force (USAF) …

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Florida Air National Guard begins retiring its beloved F-15C/D Eagle fighter jets. They will be replaced by F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters. – The Aviation Geek Club

The arrival of F-35s will posture Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter WingAirmen to meet air superiority and global strike needs for the US defense, and mark the end of a 30-year era flying F-15 Eagle fighter jets. On Aug. 14, 2023, at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base (ANGB) Maj. Brannon Ferguson, a pilot at …

Florida Air National Guard begins retiring its beloved F-15C/D Eagle fighter jets. They will be replaced by F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters. – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

173rd FW ‘Eagle Driver’ becomes the first ANG fighter pilot selected to be a Thunderbird demonstration pilot – The Aviation Geek Club

Maj. Tyler Clark, a 173rd Fighter Wing ‘Eagle Driver’ is the first ANG fighter pilot selected to be a Thunderbird demonstration pilot. The US Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the “Thunderbirds”, recently announced the latest addition to their team for the 2024-2025 season, and at the top of the list was Maj. Tyler …

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Air Defender 23, NATO’s Biggest Air Exercise Ever, Kicks Off Led by German Air Force – The Aviation Geek Club

In coordinated combined operations, the Allied air forces demonstrate they are capable of defending NATO territory with swift decisive action. The exercise’s large-scale operations involve almost 10,000 personnel and more than 250 aircraft from 25 nations and NATO. Germany, in a fictitious year of the future: NATO’s years-long confrontation with the eastern military alliance OCCASUS …

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F-15D Eagle Skids Off the Runway into Canal at Kingsley Field, pilot exits the aircraft safely – The Aviation Geek Club

A USAF F-15D Eagle departed the runway during landing at approximately 3:15 p.m. on May 15, 2023 at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Ore. The aircraft was returning to base following a routine training mission. A US Air Force (USAF) F-15D departed the runway during landing at approximately 3:15 p.m. on May 15, 2023 at …

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William Tell competition resumes after nineteen years and will showcase the air-to-air capabilities of USAF and ANG F-22, F-35 and F-15 Eagle units – The Aviation Geek Club

The historic competition is named after the legendary Swiss archer and was a biennial competition that encouraged the most challenging air-to-air scenarios since 1954. The Air Force’s first William Tell air-to-air competition in almost twenty years takes flight at the Air Dominance Center, Savannah, Georgia, Sep. 11 to 15, 2023. According to Michelle Clougher, HQ …

William Tell competition resumes after nineteen years and will showcase the air-to-air capabilities of USAF and ANG F-22, F-35 and F-15 Eagle units – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

14 F-15 Eagle fighters from Kadena air base have reached Kingsley Field. The jets were ‘Code-1’ within 24-hours of their arrival. – The Aviation Geek Club

The 173rd Fighter Wing will send seven of the F-15 Eagle fighter jets to guard units in California, Massachusetts, and Louisiana. Four of them will retire to the Boneyard and three of them will call the Kingsley Field home. The US Air Force (USAF) is replacing F-15C Eagle fighter jets of Kadena Air Base, Japan …

14 F-15 Eagle fighters from Kadena air base have reached Kingsley Field. The jets were ‘Code-1’ within 24-hours of their arrival. – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

“Commando Solo, music off.” EC-130J PSYOPS aircraft performs final broadcast – The Aviation Geek Club

Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing, who operate the EC-130J Commando Solo, the only flying military radio and TV broadcast platform in the US military, transmitted their final broadcast. Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing, who operate the only flying military radio and TV broadcast platform in the US military, transmitted their final …

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Meet 1st Lt. Kelsey Flannery, US Air National Guard first female F-35A Lightning II pilot – The Aviation Geek Club

Dario Leone Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviation Geek Club” one of the world’s most read military aviation blogs. His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news media. He has reported from Europe and flown Super Puma and Cougar helicopters …

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Former A-10 pilot explains why taxing in the Warthog “feels like leg day at the gym.” (Not all of the A-10s have a parking brake!) – The Aviation Geek Club

‘The Warthog does two things quickly: shoot bullets, and taxi. That pup wants to roll,’ Lynn Taylor, former A-10 Pilot. The A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately nicknamed “The Warthog,” was specifically developed for the US Air Force (USAF) to perform the Close Air Support (CAS) mission. A-10 aircraft have been utilized to great effect in both …

Former A-10 pilot explains why taxing in the Warthog “feels like leg day at the gym.” (Not all of the A-10s have a parking brake!) – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

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