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March 2026

A-10s are now in the Strait of Hormuz and Remembering when the Skywarrior Entered Fleet Service
From the Skywarrior’s carrier-borne strike mission to the A-10’s modern hunt for fast attack craft, both stories show how aircraft work as instruments…
Reflecting on the KC-135 loss during Operation Epic Fury, and When the Thud Destroyed a MiG-17
From Hanoi to Iraq, combat aviation keeps proving the same hard truth: whether in a strike jet or a tanker lane, mission pressure, danger, and…
B-21 Raider Spotted During Air-to-Air Refueling and Remembering the First Flight of the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora
From Arctic patrol lanes to stealth refueling tracks, the thread is strategic reach: aircraft built to endure, extend presence, and make distance a…
Lancers Join the Operation “Epic Fury” and Looking Back at the Time When Operation STRANGLE was Launched
From Italy’s rail-choking air campaign to B-1B strikes in Epic Fury, both events show airpower’s enduring aim: cripple an enemy’s movement…
Midweek Sortie 18: ES-3A Shadow—The Silent Ears of the Fleet
Born from the Viking, the ES-3A Shadow gave carrier battle groups a quiet electronic scout—an aircraft built to hear first, warn early, and extend the…
F-35Bs Shot Down Hostile Drones Over Jordan and The Maiden Flight of B-45 Tornado
From B-45 jet bombers to F-35B stealth fighters, airpower evolves when new threats expose old assumptions.
A First Look at the Fury Fighter Drone and First Flight of the Prototype that became the Douglas AD / A-1 Skyraider
Even as aviation shifts from piston attack planes to autonomous fighters, one constant endures: human judgment remains central—guiding lethal decisions…
Midweek Sortie 17: USS Nimitz (CVN-68)—The Carrier That Carried Eras
USS Nimitz transformed the supercarrier into a nuclear-powered instrument of deterrence, crisis response, and sustained sea-based air power—shaping…
The “Dark Merlin” Rewriting Aerial Combat and When the 95th Becomes the “95th Pursuit Squadron.”
The 95th Squadron’s century of aircraft transitions echoes in Dark Merlin: airpower advantage endures when new technology changes not only platforms…
USAF Needs 500 Aircraft to Counter China and Remembering When a Civilian Broke the Sound Barrier
From the first rocket-powered hop to today’s stealth-and-bomber build-ups, the real leap involves new propulsion and airborne support that reshape…
Midweek Sortie 16: “The Alternate Heart”—How GE’s F110 Turned the Aircraft into Better Fighters during the Great Engine War
During the Great Engine War, GE’s F110 became the “alternate heart” for frontline fighters—offering thrust, operability, and sustainment, proving…
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