Featured in FloridaBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 14, 2021ShareF-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force TestThe AIM-120 AMRAAM blasted a BQM-167 drone out of the sky at an unprecedented distance. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 14, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 30, 2021ShareThree New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force BaseAdding 72 of the stealth fighters to its roster will complete a remarkable, albeit controversial, turnaround for the hurricane-hit base. BYThomas NewdickMar 30, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 26, 2021ShareMirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base (Updated)Details are still emerging about an incident involving a contracted “red air” adversary jet at the sprawling Florida base. BYThomas NewdickFeb 26, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021ShareA Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Has Occurred Over The Atlantic (Updated)The missile was seen rising into the evening sky off the Florida coast and likely reentered the atmosphere over the South Atlantic. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021ShareNavy Finally Confirms Its Trident Missile Test Was What People Saw Off Florida This WeekThe Navy often puts out a press release right after Trident tests, but that was not the case in this instance. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020ShareCheck Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In FormationWith a crazy air show season coming to an end, the solo demo teams joined up on a C-130 for a rare and spectacular photo session. BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020ShareAll The Ways The F-35 Tried To Kill Its Pilot Prior To Eglin AFB CrashSix total factors, including speed, helmet, oxygen, and flight control problems, led to this summer’s loss of an Air Force Lightning II. BYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 20, 2020ShareF-35 Has Crashed In Florida, Second Aircraft Loss For Eglin Air Force Base In Five DaysThe aircraft was on a routine night training mission when the incident occurred. BYTyler RogowayMay 20, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareSetting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape StormsOutrage over F-22s left behind at Tyndall AFB as Michael hit and statements saying they should have all been flown away are divorced from reality. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 17, 2019ShareTwo F-16s Collide During Night Training And The Blue Angels Pay A Flying Tribute To Their Lost TeammateIt has been a very tough couple of weeks for America’s fighter jet communities. BYTyler RogowayMay 17, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareWe Finally Know How Many F-22s Were Left Behind At Tyndall AFB During Hurricane MichaelOur initial reporting right after the storm hit stating that 30 percent of Tyndall’s Raptors were left behind has proven to be accurate. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareTyndall Air Force Base In Ruins After Michael, Fighter Jets Seen Inside Roofless HangarsThe sprawling installation has been devastated by Michael, with aircraft having been exposed to the elements after hangar roofs blew away. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2018ShareNow Massive Plumes Of Chaff Are Lighting Up Radar Over Maine and Florida TooThe clouds of radar-reflective countermeasures appeared over the states just two days after a similar mysterious incident occurred in the Midwest. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Have Dozens Of F-35s Take The Place Of F-22s At Rebuilt Tyndall Air Force BaseA new Air Force plan would send the Raptors elsewhere for good, but rebuild the hurricane devastated base to accommodate three new squadrons. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareThe Last Of Tyndall’s F-22s Are Leaving The Base And May Never Come BackThe base’s Raptors are moving to four other locations indefinitely and the fate of other aircraft that weathered Hurricane Michael remains unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareUSAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane MichaelThe service is trying to figure out why its assessments of how strong the buildings were got battered in the storm, too. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018Share12
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 14, 2021ShareF-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force TestThe AIM-120 AMRAAM blasted a BQM-167 drone out of the sky at an unprecedented distance. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 14, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 30, 2021ShareThree New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force BaseAdding 72 of the stealth fighters to its roster will complete a remarkable, albeit controversial, turnaround for the hurricane-hit base. BYThomas NewdickMar 30, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 26, 2021ShareMirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base (Updated)Details are still emerging about an incident involving a contracted “red air” adversary jet at the sprawling Florida base. BYThomas NewdickFeb 26, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021ShareA Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Has Occurred Over The Atlantic (Updated)The missile was seen rising into the evening sky off the Florida coast and likely reentered the atmosphere over the South Atlantic. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021ShareNavy Finally Confirms Its Trident Missile Test Was What People Saw Off Florida This WeekThe Navy often puts out a press release right after Trident tests, but that was not the case in this instance. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020ShareCheck Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In FormationWith a crazy air show season coming to an end, the solo demo teams joined up on a C-130 for a rare and spectacular photo session. BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020ShareAll The Ways The F-35 Tried To Kill Its Pilot Prior To Eglin AFB CrashSix total factors, including speed, helmet, oxygen, and flight control problems, led to this summer’s loss of an Air Force Lightning II. BYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 20, 2020ShareF-35 Has Crashed In Florida, Second Aircraft Loss For Eglin Air Force Base In Five DaysThe aircraft was on a routine night training mission when the incident occurred. BYTyler RogowayMay 20, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareSetting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape StormsOutrage over F-22s left behind at Tyndall AFB as Michael hit and statements saying they should have all been flown away are divorced from reality. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 17, 2019ShareTwo F-16s Collide During Night Training And The Blue Angels Pay A Flying Tribute To Their Lost TeammateIt has been a very tough couple of weeks for America’s fighter jet communities. BYTyler RogowayMay 17, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareWe Finally Know How Many F-22s Were Left Behind At Tyndall AFB During Hurricane MichaelOur initial reporting right after the storm hit stating that 30 percent of Tyndall’s Raptors were left behind has proven to be accurate. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareTyndall Air Force Base In Ruins After Michael, Fighter Jets Seen Inside Roofless HangarsThe sprawling installation has been devastated by Michael, with aircraft having been exposed to the elements after hangar roofs blew away. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2018ShareNow Massive Plumes Of Chaff Are Lighting Up Radar Over Maine and Florida TooThe clouds of radar-reflective countermeasures appeared over the states just two days after a similar mysterious incident occurred in the Midwest. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Have Dozens Of F-35s Take The Place Of F-22s At Rebuilt Tyndall Air Force BaseA new Air Force plan would send the Raptors elsewhere for good, but rebuild the hurricane devastated base to accommodate three new squadrons. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareThe Last Of Tyndall’s F-22s Are Leaving The Base And May Never Come BackThe base’s Raptors are moving to four other locations indefinitely and the fate of other aircraft that weathered Hurricane Michael remains unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareUSAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane MichaelThe service is trying to figure out why its assessments of how strong the buildings were got battered in the storm, too. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018Share
