The Royal Australian Navy was the first international navy to select the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, acquiring 24 aircraft from 2013 to 2016 The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a…
Humor
When Habu crew chiefs loaded into an SR-71 ladies’ underwear to deploy along with the drag chute
Upon landing and subsequent pilot deployment of the SR-71 Blackbird chute (which is Orange), the chute deployed as normal, and also a quantity of White Items flew all over the…
During the North Vietnamese Army’s invasions across the DMZ in the spring of 1972, conditions in northern South Vietnam were becoming quite hot. As a result, a somewhat unique mission…
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier, the world’s largest warship, is in shape to deploy five years after its commissioning USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier, the world’s…
History
Donald C. Spalinger, the P-47 pilot who was shot down by German flak for trying to divert their attention from a group of B-25 bombers
The B-25 bombers were escorted by P-47s belonging to the 57th Fighter Wing’s 66th Squadron. The P-47s’ job was changed to flak suppression after the hostile fighters failed to appear…
Cold War
The story of the SR-71 Blackbird crash occurred under severe crosswinds brought on by an approaching typhoon
‘Usually, the SR-71 Blackbird pilots weren’t a chatty bunch, but I could hear the anxiety in the voice of this one,’ Jody Liliedah, Airman The Vietnam War was still raging…
Carriers
“Amerigo Vespucci, you are still the most beautiful ship in the world!” George H.W. Bush Sails Alongside Amerigo Vespucci like Independence did in 1962
More than sixty years later, Amerigo Vespucci recreated the moment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Adriatic Sea, Sep. 1, 2022 On Jul.…
Cold War
Following an emergency landing, the crew of an SR-71 Blackbird was given additional assistance via a letter signed by a VIP
‘When we went on a combat mission, we carried a sealed letter in our pocket. We were told the letters and who signed them changed from time to time and…
History
From SR-71 Blackbird to Darkstar, a brief overview of Lockheed Martin’s collaboration with Hollywood
Darkstar is one of several Lockheed Martin aircraft, satellites, and helicopters that do background work for popular movies In the most recent Top Gun: Maverick movie, Maverick flew a hypothetical…
History
The story of Massachusetts Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagle pilots, the first to respond to 9/11 attacks
The nation’s first military response to New York on that terrible day was the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s F-15 Eagle fighter jets, even though reports of the hijackings had not…