by Lee Cloer | Mar 13, 2020 | General Interest
As a bad storm moves across the Midwest landscape, a team of meteorologists study the weather’s behavior and make quick predictions. The information they gather on the approaching thunderhead prepares the community for rain as well as alerts them to any potential...
by Lee Cloer | Feb 21, 2020 | General Interest, Jet Fridays, Video
Jump to Video 28 years ago on January 16, 1991, the Gulf War began with the largest aerial bombing campaign since World War II. Desert Storm began with a secret sortie codenamed Operation Senior Surprise but unofficially referred to as “Secret Squirrel” that departed...
by Lee Cloer | Dec 9, 2019 | General Interest, Video
For more than 40 years, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, also known as the Viper, has been a dominate multi-role fighter aircraft around the globe. Its place is cemented in history as one of the most popular and effective fighter aircraft ever produced. The Hunters –...
by Lee Cloer | Nov 19, 2019 | General Interest
Aggressor squadrons are training units established by the United States to help American fighter pilots become better air-to-air combat aviators. These aggressors are trained to act as an opposing force using enemy techniques and tactics. This gives naval aviators and...
by Lee Cloer | Nov 6, 2019 | General Interest, Video
How do you celebrate your country’s first permanently stationed F-35A Lightning II? The Netherlands did it with a bubble bath. To be clear, the Royal Netherlands Air Force did not do this intentionally. The Dutch are expecting to replace their fleet of F-16 Fighting...