Featured in HistoryBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareA Helicopter Crash Almost Kept Gene Cernan From Going To The MoonCernan became one of the greats, but it took a little bit of luck to get there. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareAircraft Carrier “Bow Prongs” and Why They Are DisappearingThe supercarrier’s silhouette hasn’t changed much over the past 50 years, but one utilitarian staple of the flight deck has gone the way of the dodo bird. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareReagan Invited Thatcher To Join The Top Secret F-117 ProgramThe UK Ministry Of Defense was invited to join the highly elite stealth combat aircraft club far earlier than anyone previously realized. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBehold the Pioneering A-6C Intruder With its Massive Ventral Sensor PodThe Intruder came in many flavors, but the rare A-6C was perhaps the most interesting. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareThe “Toxic Death” Paint Scheme Was The F-117 Nighthawk’s Most OutrageousIt may not have been official, or long lived, but it sure looked evil. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareThe Revolutionary War Gave Birth To The Age Of Naval Mine WarfareAmerica’s knack for weapons ingenuity goes back to its roots. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareFlying the Iconic Swing-Wing F-111 Aardvark at the Height of the Cold WarSwing-wings, blistering fast down low, and super temperamental. What’s not to love? BYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareF-15 Strike Eagles Over Saudi Arabia: Then And NowRichard Crandall compares the Strike Eagle he flew 25 years ago in Desert Storm to those screaming over the Kingdom today. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareThe Alarming Case of the USAF’s Mysteriously Missing Unmanned Combat Air VehiclesThe USAF has them but isn’t telling us they do, or they don’t. Either way we are in trouble. Here’s why. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareKing Tut’s Mysterious Black Dagger Was Truly out of This WorldOk internet, bring on the Ancient Aliens memes. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 28, 2020ShareThe A-7 Attack Jet’s Head Up Display Was A Revolution In Air Combat TechIt was the first use of a true Head Up Display on a U.S. combat aircraft and historic videos show just how it worked and how much they got right. BYTyler RogowayJun 28, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareNo, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A RadarThe “Black Jet” never got the ability to shoot down other aircraft, but not due to a lack of creativity on behalf of the Skunk Works team. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020ShareHere’s What This Panoramic Windowed Room Does On American Aircraft CarriersYou may have never noticed it before, but you have probably seen some of its work. BYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020ShareBYJoe CopalmanFeb 22, 2020ShareThis Workhorse Huey Rescue Helicopter Flew President Reagan As Marine One In Its Previous LifeThe many lives of aircraft are fascinating to ponder, but one well-worn Huey that’s the last of its kind in USMC service has a uniquely colorful past. BYJoe CopalmanFeb 22, 2020ShareBYStephen WalkerFeb 14, 2020ShareB-1B Bombers Can No Longer Fly At Low-Level And Their Annual Flight Hours Have Been RestrictedThe B-1 was never designed for perpetual combat operations and it hasn’t aged gracefully. Now major limits are being put on how and when they fly. BYStephen WalkerFeb 14, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2020ShareThis Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is IncredibleHow the top-secret unit came to be is so outlandish that it sounds like fiction, but as this first-hand account details, it was anything but. BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareHistoric Topgun Hangar At Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Is Notoriously HauntedThe famous hangar was the site of a horrific tragedy and there have been persistent reports of ghostly phenomena ever since. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Only Man Who Flew Both The F-22 And The YF-23 On Why The YF-23 LostTest Pilot Paul Metz gives an in-depth brief on the YF-23 and the Advanced Tactical Fighter program, including his thoughts on why the F-22 won. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Futuristic Cold War Era SAGE Air Defense Bunkers Looked Right Out Of A Kubrick FilmThe sci-fi-esque bunkers were scattered across North America and sat ready to fend off nuclear-armed Russian bombers. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareThe Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” For Nearly 70 YearsIt sounds like science fiction, but the military began working to overcome and harness gravity in the 1950s. From what we can tell, it never stopped. BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Is What Grumman’s Proposed F-14 Super Tomcat 21 Would Have Actually Looked LikeIf the Super Hornet hadn’t been built, Grumman’s next-gen Tomcat may have become a reality. We forensically recreated it in these awesome renderings. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019ShareFamous Military Dog Conan Who Chased ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi Gets Medal At The White HouseConan has acted as the mascot for the historic raid that brought down one of the most sadistic human beings in modern history. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 28, 2019ShareBehold The Hero Combat Dog That Ran Down ISIS Leader Al BaghdadiThe K9 was injured in the operation, but is now recovering and may become the mascot for the work done by so many to take down the terror kingpin. BYTyler RogowayOct 28, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2019ShareCIA Releases Photo Taken Just Before Its Operatives First Entered Afghanistan After 9/11The image shows armed CIA operatives guarding $3M in cash that is stowed away inside a Russian-built Mi-17 helicopter. BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2019ShareThis Is The Only Photo Of A U.S. Navy Supercarrier Being Sunk (Updated)The haunting image depicts a scene that hopefully won’t ever be repeated during an operational deployment. BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2019ShareThis Is What A Continental Army Soldier Carried During The Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War soldier suffered from a chronic lack of supplies and their equipment was anything but ergonomic. BYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareThe Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide For The Aviation Or Military Geek In Your LifeFrom stocking stuffers to virtual reality dream machines, anything on this list is sure to result in Top Gun high-fives on Christmas morning! BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareOld Coast Guard Tower In The Atlantic Is The Unlikely Star Of Hurricane Florence CoverageThe retired light tower turned adventure bed and breakfast has gained new fame by providing spectacular footage of Florence as it approaches. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2019ShareFamily Says Land Overlooking Area 51 Is Worth $116M—USAF Says $330kThe family with a view overlooking the secretive facility continues to battle with the USAF over just compensation for their seized land. BYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 2, 2018ShareThe Talos Missile Had A Wonderfully Complex Shipboard Assembly Line Of A Launch SystemEverything was giant when it came to the atomic-age Talos, but the system that conveyed the missiles from storage to launcher was the biggest of all. BYTyler RogowayAug 2, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 30, 2018ShareListen To A P-82 Twin Mustang Purr, A Glorious Sound Not Heard In Over 30 YearsArguably one of the most exciting warbird restorations ever is coming to fruition and here’s the sound to prove it. BYTyler RogowayMay 30, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2018ShareWhy Would Kim Jong Un Take An Armored Train To Beijing? (Updated)It seems like a risky time for him to leave and it begs the question of who is in command of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal in his absence. BYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 20, 2018ShareThis Ancient Suit Of Elephant Armor Holds The Record For The Largest Of Its KindEclipsed in western pop culture by the war horse, elephants were devastating in combat and used for millennia as far west as the Mediterranean. BYTyler RogowayJan 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2018ShareThe Navy’s Giant Hangar That Housed The Hindenburg Hides A Mock Aircraft Carrier InsideThere are few places as steeped in aviation history as Lakehurst, New Jersey, and fabled Hangar 1 sits at the center of it all. BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 15, 2016ShareThese Sneaky Russian Snipers’ Scopes Are Anything But StealthyConsidering Russia’s rich sniper heritage, you would think they could get these guys less conspicuous optics. BYTyler RogowayJul 15, 2016Share12
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareA Helicopter Crash Almost Kept Gene Cernan From Going To The MoonCernan became one of the greats, but it took a little bit of luck to get there. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareAircraft Carrier “Bow Prongs” and Why They Are DisappearingThe supercarrier’s silhouette hasn’t changed much over the past 50 years, but one utilitarian staple of the flight deck has gone the way of the dodo bird. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareReagan Invited Thatcher To Join The Top Secret F-117 ProgramThe UK Ministry Of Defense was invited to join the highly elite stealth combat aircraft club far earlier than anyone previously realized. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBehold the Pioneering A-6C Intruder With its Massive Ventral Sensor PodThe Intruder came in many flavors, but the rare A-6C was perhaps the most interesting. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareThe “Toxic Death” Paint Scheme Was The F-117 Nighthawk’s Most OutrageousIt may not have been official, or long lived, but it sure looked evil. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareThe Revolutionary War Gave Birth To The Age Of Naval Mine WarfareAmerica’s knack for weapons ingenuity goes back to its roots. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareFlying the Iconic Swing-Wing F-111 Aardvark at the Height of the Cold WarSwing-wings, blistering fast down low, and super temperamental. What’s not to love? BYRichard Crandall and Tyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareF-15 Strike Eagles Over Saudi Arabia: Then And NowRichard Crandall compares the Strike Eagle he flew 25 years ago in Desert Storm to those screaming over the Kingdom today. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareThe Alarming Case of the USAF’s Mysteriously Missing Unmanned Combat Air VehiclesThe USAF has them but isn’t telling us they do, or they don’t. Either way we are in trouble. Here’s why. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareKing Tut’s Mysterious Black Dagger Was Truly out of This WorldOk internet, bring on the Ancient Aliens memes. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 28, 2020ShareThe A-7 Attack Jet’s Head Up Display Was A Revolution In Air Combat TechIt was the first use of a true Head Up Display on a U.S. combat aircraft and historic videos show just how it worked and how much they got right. BYTyler RogowayJun 28, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareNo, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A RadarThe “Black Jet” never got the ability to shoot down other aircraft, but not due to a lack of creativity on behalf of the Skunk Works team. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020ShareHere’s What This Panoramic Windowed Room Does On American Aircraft CarriersYou may have never noticed it before, but you have probably seen some of its work. BYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020Share
BYJoe CopalmanFeb 22, 2020ShareThis Workhorse Huey Rescue Helicopter Flew President Reagan As Marine One In Its Previous LifeThe many lives of aircraft are fascinating to ponder, but one well-worn Huey that’s the last of its kind in USMC service has a uniquely colorful past. BYJoe CopalmanFeb 22, 2020Share
BYStephen WalkerFeb 14, 2020ShareB-1B Bombers Can No Longer Fly At Low-Level And Their Annual Flight Hours Have Been RestrictedThe B-1 was never designed for perpetual combat operations and it hasn’t aged gracefully. Now major limits are being put on how and when they fly. BYStephen WalkerFeb 14, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2020ShareThis Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is IncredibleHow the top-secret unit came to be is so outlandish that it sounds like fiction, but as this first-hand account details, it was anything but. BYTyler RogowayJan 29, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareHistoric Topgun Hangar At Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Is Notoriously HauntedThe famous hangar was the site of a horrific tragedy and there have been persistent reports of ghostly phenomena ever since. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Only Man Who Flew Both The F-22 And The YF-23 On Why The YF-23 LostTest Pilot Paul Metz gives an in-depth brief on the YF-23 and the Advanced Tactical Fighter program, including his thoughts on why the F-22 won. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Futuristic Cold War Era SAGE Air Defense Bunkers Looked Right Out Of A Kubrick FilmThe sci-fi-esque bunkers were scattered across North America and sat ready to fend off nuclear-armed Russian bombers. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareThe Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” For Nearly 70 YearsIt sounds like science fiction, but the military began working to overcome and harness gravity in the 1950s. From what we can tell, it never stopped. BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Is What Grumman’s Proposed F-14 Super Tomcat 21 Would Have Actually Looked LikeIf the Super Hornet hadn’t been built, Grumman’s next-gen Tomcat may have become a reality. We forensically recreated it in these awesome renderings. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019ShareFamous Military Dog Conan Who Chased ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi Gets Medal At The White HouseConan has acted as the mascot for the historic raid that brought down one of the most sadistic human beings in modern history. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 28, 2019ShareBehold The Hero Combat Dog That Ran Down ISIS Leader Al BaghdadiThe K9 was injured in the operation, but is now recovering and may become the mascot for the work done by so many to take down the terror kingpin. BYTyler RogowayOct 28, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2019ShareCIA Releases Photo Taken Just Before Its Operatives First Entered Afghanistan After 9/11The image shows armed CIA operatives guarding $3M in cash that is stowed away inside a Russian-built Mi-17 helicopter. BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2019ShareThis Is The Only Photo Of A U.S. Navy Supercarrier Being Sunk (Updated)The haunting image depicts a scene that hopefully won’t ever be repeated during an operational deployment. BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2019ShareThis Is What A Continental Army Soldier Carried During The Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War soldier suffered from a chronic lack of supplies and their equipment was anything but ergonomic. BYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareThe Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide For The Aviation Or Military Geek In Your LifeFrom stocking stuffers to virtual reality dream machines, anything on this list is sure to result in Top Gun high-fives on Christmas morning! BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareOld Coast Guard Tower In The Atlantic Is The Unlikely Star Of Hurricane Florence CoverageThe retired light tower turned adventure bed and breakfast has gained new fame by providing spectacular footage of Florence as it approaches. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2019ShareFamily Says Land Overlooking Area 51 Is Worth $116M—USAF Says $330kThe family with a view overlooking the secretive facility continues to battle with the USAF over just compensation for their seized land. BYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 2, 2018ShareThe Talos Missile Had A Wonderfully Complex Shipboard Assembly Line Of A Launch SystemEverything was giant when it came to the atomic-age Talos, but the system that conveyed the missiles from storage to launcher was the biggest of all. BYTyler RogowayAug 2, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 30, 2018ShareListen To A P-82 Twin Mustang Purr, A Glorious Sound Not Heard In Over 30 YearsArguably one of the most exciting warbird restorations ever is coming to fruition and here’s the sound to prove it. BYTyler RogowayMay 30, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2018ShareWhy Would Kim Jong Un Take An Armored Train To Beijing? (Updated)It seems like a risky time for him to leave and it begs the question of who is in command of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal in his absence. BYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 20, 2018ShareThis Ancient Suit Of Elephant Armor Holds The Record For The Largest Of Its KindEclipsed in western pop culture by the war horse, elephants were devastating in combat and used for millennia as far west as the Mediterranean. BYTyler RogowayJan 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2018ShareThe Navy’s Giant Hangar That Housed The Hindenburg Hides A Mock Aircraft Carrier InsideThere are few places as steeped in aviation history as Lakehurst, New Jersey, and fabled Hangar 1 sits at the center of it all. BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 15, 2016ShareThese Sneaky Russian Snipers’ Scopes Are Anything But StealthyConsidering Russia’s rich sniper heritage, you would think they could get these guys less conspicuous optics. BYTyler RogowayJul 15, 2016Share