Watch The Meditative-Like Ritual The Blue Angels Go Through Before Every Flight Demo
The Blue Angels’ pre-flight briefing is like nothing else. It is truly a rehearsal that happens entirely in the mind.
The Blue Angels’ pre-flight briefing is like nothing else. It is truly a rehearsal that happens entirely in the mind.
U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets returned home after the type’s final carrier deployment aboard USS Nimitz.
When it comes to austere operations, the F-35C shows it can do much of what the F-35B can and more as the Marines gear up for a fight in the Pacific.
The team captured the goodbye in gorgeous images and video. Now they will complete their transition to the Super Hornet.
After Germany, now Spain is planning to increase its Eurofighter fleet.
The long-established Weapon Systems Officer position is in the twilight of its existence within the Marine Corps tactical jet community.
As the Legacy Hornet fleet is consolidated within the USMC, F/A-18Ds will be distributed to single-seat F/A-18C squadrons and vice-versa.
Blue Angels will be relinquishing their Legacy Hornets for Super Hornets in the not so distant future according to DoD contract announcement.
The series of videos is equally as interesting for anyone who just wants to know how exactly real naval aviators pull off the aerial ballet.
33 years after the F/A-18’s first cruise, the Navy’s Legacy Hornet fleet has made its last scheduled deployment aboard a carrier.