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Ghost Bat Gears Up: AIM-120 Test on Deck This December, Six Decades after Thor’s Announcement in Britain
Sixty-six years since Thor’s debut, another December milestone approaches: the MQ-28A’s first air-to-air missile launch, a moment that marks the next…
Dec 4
Midweek Sortie 03: What Made Frank ‘Pete’ Everest the Fastest Man Alive?
Ever hear of Frank “Pete” Everest? He wasn’t just a combat pilot and WWII POW—he was the test ace who wrangled X-planes near Mach 3, grabbed the title…
Dec 3
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From the Air Defense Command to Ghostrider: Legacies Reforged and Returned
History has a way of circling back—just like Air Defense Command returned in ’51, the 919th SOW’s revival with the AC-130J proves that old missions…
Dec 2
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November 2025
Why the Air Force Chose Eagle II for the F-15EX and Hellcats Participate in Operation Galvanic
The F-15EX Eagle II and the F6F Hellcat weren’t built for abstract theories but for the aviators who flew them.
Nov 27
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Midweek Sortie 02: XB-70 Valkyrie— The Cold War Marvel
The Valkyrie streaked into the sky as a promise of tomorrow’s airpower, only to become a legend of what might have been when the world changed course…
Nov 26
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The B-21 Raider Ushers in a New Era of Stealth, and the B-26 Cuts Through Pacific Clouds on its First Combat Mission
On November 23, 1942, the B-26 Marauder cuts through Pacific clouds on its first combat mission. Eight decades later, the B-21 Raider emerges—heir to…
Nov 25
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Decades After the Dragon Lady Took Flight, Britain Sends the F-35 Lightning to the Pacific.
Seventy years apart, the U-2 glides in shadows while the F-35 slips through digital clouds. Same mission, new tools. Above the world, one question…
Nov 20
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Midweek Sortie 01: Starting off with a Thud
A deep dive into the F-105 Thunderchief, the jet that hit hard, flew fast, and made legends in the skies over Vietnam.
Nov 19
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KC-46A Pegasus Lifts Off: From Bumpy Ride to Big Win & the F-100 Finally Broke In
After years of headaches, delays, and everyone watching closely, both the KC-46A and the F-100 finally got their act together.
Nov 18
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BUFFs Over Europe: The B-52 Returns to the Front Line
Three B-52 Stratofortresses arrive in Spain for a new Bomber Task Force rotation as we look back at the 1949 debut of Sikorsky’s S-55—the helicopter…
Nov 11
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PilotPhotog
Twin Crashes, Safe Crews — and the Rebirth of a Rocketplane
This week, the Navy’s oldest carrier faces twin aircraft losses in the South China Sea, while we look back to 1965 when the rebuilt X-15A-2 soared once…
Nov 4
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October 2025
Carrier Power and Moonshots: Ford Heads South as Saturn I Rises in History
From the USS Gerald R. Ford’s surge into the Caribbean to the first Saturn I launch that set humanity on a path to the Moon—this week, American air and…
Oct 28
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