Tom Kaminski
First HC-130J for CGAS Barbers Point
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, received its first of four Lockheed Martin HC-130J Hercules when its initial aircraft – tail number 2008 – touched down at Kalaeloa Airport on June 11
KC-10A Extender: The USAF's 'other' tanker
Now in its 40th year of service, the McDonnell Douglas KC-10A has been continuously deployed since January 1991. Like most DC-10 airliners that preceded it, the Extender has entered its twilight years and will soon become part of the USAF’s past, as we report
US Army’s 101st AVN welcomes new Chinook unit
The US Army’s 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, welcomed a new Chinook unit on June 22, when Company G was activated at Fort Campbell in Kentucky
2nd ARS conducts final KC-10A sortie
The USAF’s 2nd Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, flew its final McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender sortie on June 30, closing out its operation with the tanker aircraft
What's in the 2022 US Defense Budget?
We look at the pros and cons of the recently released US Defense Budget request for the coming financial year
USAF retires final OC-135B following Open Skies withdrawal
The USAF formally retired the second and final Boeing OC-135B photo observation aircraft on June 4, following a ceremony at Lincoln Airport in Nebraska, which is serving as the temporary home of the 55th Wing’s 45th RS
VP-40 conducts first Poseidon deployment
The US Navy’s VP-40 ‘Fighting Marlins’ started its first deployment with the Boeing P-8A Poseidon on April 28, when the initial maritime patrol aircraft arrived at NAS Sigonella in Sicily, Italy
Eyes of the Fleet: US Navy E-2 Hawkeye
The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye series has served the US Navy...
Sikorsky Skycrane: Versatile Heavy Lifter
Originally operated by the US Army to move outsize cargo...
CAL FIRE Aviation: The Golden State’s Flying Fire Department
Wildfire-prone California’s forestry and fire service has employed aircraft for firefighting since the 1950s...