Military Aviation Photography and Spotting
We got some great Actions from this Legion Air A-4L Skyhawk. This was photograph on 8-11-2023 in KEFD Ellington Field in Houston TX. This Single A-4L was doing some local flying and carrying this new pod on the centerline that they are testing. Thanks to Bill Havel we got 1st hand of these beautifully photographed Read More …
Texas Summer HOG Actions Read More …
KAFW Ft worth Alliance have our share of military traffic that swing by, Here we have a typcal weekend that are swarm with activities. VMFT-1 US Marines Adversary Squadron T-38 from Various USAF Squadrons usually hang out here in the weekends. And here we have some Sheppard, Lauglin, Randolph and Vance AFB.
Our local squadrons USMC VMFA-112 and 301st FW usually do their Drill weekend once a month and for my 1st 2023 actions for NAS JRB Ft worth our boys and girls don’t fail us. Weather was breezy and cloudy with wind gusting to 20 knots using Runway 18. Manage to catch them doing some great Read More …
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. It is the home of multiple squadrons of the F-35B Lightning IIs of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Adversary Squadron VMFT-401, 4th Marine Airwing and the Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron VMX-1. Our trip in November got us into a WTI ( Weapon Training Instructor) exercise. F-35B Actions Read More …
F-15C 159th FW Bayou Militia Read More …
October Fest sure come fast for 2020. We sure have a lot of actions in terms of Military Aircraft movements, Hurricane Evacuations in addition to our local units and Lockheed Martin traffic. Overall it has been a very busy October given all the visitors and also the 2 major airshow in Ft worth and Houston. Read More …
VMFA-232 … the Red Devils base out of MCAS Miramar flying the Legacy F/A-18 C/D was out in Ft Worth Alliance ( KAFW) airport. 2 of them came by for gas and go and heading back to California. We do not get as much of them over here in Texas and thus is a big Read More …
I would like to start our series of Hurricane Evacuation of our military jets and for the year 2020 , we have multiple evacs that is hitting the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Laura hit the gulf coast between Louisiana and Texas border and came inland towards Shreveport LA and thus hitting our global Strike B-52 Read More …
RAF Lakenheath 493rd FS Surge Ops and Saudi Air Force Delivery Flight 8/11/2020 Read More …
F-15E Strike Eagle from 389th Fighter Squadron ( FS ) flew into RAF Lakenheath Airbase in the UK! they are part of the squadron that was deployed under the Operation Inherit Resolve whereby the mission is to work by, with and through regional partners to militarily defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or Read More …
Marine Adversary VMFT-401 Snipers , VMFA-112 Cowboys F/A-18A and ATAC Mirage F1-CT actions in Ft Worth Alliance (KAFW) Read More …
RSAF F-16 in Ft worth TX. Read More …
Ex Astral Knight 2019… an integrated air and missile defense intergation held in Aviano, Italy. Read More …
Exercise Dawn Blitz is an annual scenario-driven amphibious exercise designed to train and integrate the staffs of Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade. This Exercise started from 10/20 to 10/30 and encompasses international participants including Japan, Peru, Chile and Mexico. The exercise takes Read More …
Fall is officially starting with State Fair of Texas starting this Fri. Last Sat and Sun was pretty good for Aviation spotting in NAS Ft worth JRB ( KNFW ) 457th FS was out on deployment in Oregon doing DACT training and coming home from deployment. We caught 7 of the 8 F-16 that was Read More …
Fall season also marks the height of Hurricane season for North America area. 2017 marks a year whereby Hurricane Harvey hits the Texas Gulf Coast. Harvey hits landfall right by Corpus Christie on 8-26-2017 as a category 4 Hurricane with winds up to Read More …
USS Stennis CVN-74 was commissioned on 9 December 1995 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va, and she conducted flight deck certification in January 1996. She takes the name of senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi and is the 7th Nimitz class Aircraft Carrier for the US Navy and is currently home Read More …
July 8th 2017 The Typical Dallas Summer of 105 degree F and high humidity made this hot and muggy Saturday. We were brave enough to challenge this heat and venture to NAS JRB Ft worth ( KNFW ) to do some plane spotting. We were very fortunate to have our local squadron 301st FW “Spads” Read More …
Upcoming Red Flag 17-3 Starting from July 10 to 28, 2017 This hot summer months in Las Vegas will be all US assets. If you guys are going it will be very hot by the speedway so drink plenty fluids. Enjoy Here are the participating units 17-3 participants 16th ACCS E-8 joint star 34th BS Read More …