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Herculean formation: This is what a (loose) "right echelon" of seven C-130...

Taken during the recent MAFEX Exercise, attended by nearly 70 cargo planes in Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, the following image shows C-130J Hercules planes from across the Air Force fly over the...

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Video: air dropping a humvee from a C-130 Hercules. As seen through the Night...

The following video was taken during Joint Operations Access Exercise taking place from Jun. 4 to Jun. 11 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. A joint operations access exercise is a two week exercise to...

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Photo: C-5 Galaxy refuels from a KC-135. Boom operator point of view.

Taken on Jun. 11, this image shows a C-5B Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base as seen from the boom operator station on a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 191st Air Refueling...

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Parade of Pachyderms: mass launch of 12 large cargo planes

On Jun. 29, 2012, Team Travis conducted a mass launch of 12 cargo planes to test the ability of the local Air Mobility Wing to safely and smoothly launch a large number of aircraft in a matter of a few...

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Do you wanna know if a Cold War era B-52H approaching you at low level is...

The following picture was taken by The Aviationist’s photographer Giovanni Maduli during the opening flyover of the Day 2 of the Farnborough International Airshow 2012. The B-52H, using callsign “Scalp...

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Farnborough 2012: Inside the cockpit of the U.S. MV-22 Osprey, C-130 Hercules...

The three largest U.S. military planes on display at Farnborough International Airshow 2012 are the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, the C-130 Hercules and the C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. The...

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Video: C-17 Globemaster III tactical airlifter lands at the wrong airport in...

On Jul. 20, a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III belonging to the 305th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire AFB, New Jersey, mistakenly landed at Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa, Florida. The plane, with...

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Video: The C-17 Globemaster that made an "unscheduled stop" at Tampa's Peter...

The U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III belonging to the 305th Air Mobility Wing that mistakenly landed at Tampa’s Peter O. Knight Airport in, Florida at the end of a ferry flight from southwest Asia,...

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[Photo Gallery] Colombian Air Force Kfir combat planes at their first Red...

Arriving at Nellis Air Force Base on Jul. 13, Kfir jets belonging to the Colombian Air Force are currently taking part to the first Red Flag exercise (RF 12-4) ever. Their deployment culminates two...

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If you want to know what a Red Flag's mass launch from Nellis Air Force Base...

Have you ever wondered what happens during an ordinary day’s mass launch of Red Flag missions at Nellis Air Force Base, in Nevada? The following video will give you a clue. You’ll see several Aggressor...

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Video: Red Flag night launch and recovery time lapse (spanning about 5 hours...

Brought to my attention by Jeff Merkowitz, the following video combines about 5 hours of night launches and recoveries from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, north of Las Vegas, in just 3 minutes of...

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Photo: Lightning fills the sky behind a B-1 bomber during a late night...

Taken on Jul. 24 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada, the following image shows a B-1 bomber on a local apron as a thunderstorm gets closer to the airport. Image...

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The story behind this stunning B-1 photo: "RAMA 81 Heavy" across the pond

The following image was taken from a KC-135 tanker on Jul. 31, 2012. Image credit: U.S. Air Force It shows a B-1B as it crosses the Atlantic Ocean on its way to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The...

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U.S. strategic bomber and tanker to be (temporarily) based in Australia. The...

Few days after the Indonesian Sukhoi Su-30s made their first appearance at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin for Exercise Pitch Black, the base in Australia’s Northern Territory will soon host...

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[Photo Report] A wide variety of modern combat planes (including strategic...

Although the Colombian Air Force detachment was, at least for aircraft spotters, the highlight of Red Flag 12-4, many other interesting assets took part to the world’s most realistic exercise. During...

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