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The most experienced A-10 pilot in history explains how to be ready for anything

By David Roza

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Air Force

Here’s a rare look at an Air Force F-117 stealth jet flying over California

By David Roza

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Air Force

The Air Force tried to kill the A-10 by clipping its wings and starving it of parts

By David Roza

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‘Blue Angels’ Marine awarded highest non-combat heroism medal after saving 3 kids [Updated]

By Paul Szoldra

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Air Force

‘I love flying the A-10’ — This man has BRRRT’d longer than anybody in history

By David Roza

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Air Force

No, F-22 pilots aren’t ‘walking off the job’ to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine

By David Roza

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Air Force

An F-35 pilot’s helmet costs more than a Ferrari and takes two days to get fitted

By David Roza

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Air Force

Air Force A-10s just made a ‘highway to the danger zone’ in Michigan

By David Roza

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Air Force

Senate to Air Force: You’re gonna keep your A-10 Warthogs and you’re gonna like it

By David Roza

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Aircraft

No, Russia’s new fighter jet can’t fly at twice the speed of light

By David Roza

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Air Force

Meet the ‘Mad’ Revolutionary War general who inspired this badass A-10 paint job

By David Roza

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Air Force

The F-35 is an overpriced lemon that doesn’t work

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

Watch this A-10 pilot pull off a ballsy landing without landing gear or canopy

By James Clark

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Air Force

Why Portugal paints F-16s to look like tigers

By David Roza

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Air Force

Why the Air Force wants to cut dozens of A-10s, everyone’s favorite close air support aircraft

By David Roza

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Aircraft

Goodbye A-10s, hello pay raise: Inside the Pentagon’s $715 billion budget wishlist

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

Lawmakers just saved dozens of A-10 Warthogs from the boneyard

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

How the Air Force turns a combat-ready F-16 into a high-flying Thunderbirds act

By David Roza

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Air Force

Badass Air Force pilot recognized for belly-landing an A-10 with canopy ripped off

By David Roza

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Air Force

An A-10 pilot walked away unharmed after an emergency belly landing at Moody AFB

By David Roza

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Air Force

BRRRT vs. BRRAPP: How Americans describe the glorious sound of the A-10 firing, in 2 maps

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

French pilot claims he was strapped to a target and fired upon by fighter jets in deranged hazing incident

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

This A-10’s new paint job pays tribute to the original flying tank of World War II

By David Roza

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Air Force

Confessions of an A-10 pilot: What it’s like to fly a cannon with wings

By James Clark

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Active Duty

An F-35 pilot reveals why good fighter pilots never skip leg day

By David Roza

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Air Force

How ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ revealed an actual problem with the F-35

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

We salute Maj. Dick Bong, for obvious reasons

By James Clark

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Aircraft

This LEGO ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ trailer looks better than the actual movie

By James Clark

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Aircraft

The Crew Of ‘Top Gun 2’ Built A Bar On The Beach In San Diego

By Paul Szoldra

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Aircraft

The Lego SR-71: Because Being A Grown Up Is For Suckers And Spy Planes Are Awesome

By James Clark

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Air Force

Watch the Air Force’s first new F-15 in nearly 20 years make its maiden flight with a ‘Viking’ takeoff

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

The adorable story of Scoff, the plushy ducky who flies in an F-15

By David Roza

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Air Force

An Air Force F-16 just fired off a pair of swarming munitions for the first time

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

This Gulf War footage of an F-16 dodging 6 Iraqi missiles is insane

By James Clark

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Air Force

A-10 pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for dramatic landing with missing canopy and no landing gear

By Paul Szoldra

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Aircraft

Marine KC-130 Aerial Tanker And F/A-18 Hornet Crash Off Japan

By Jeff Schogol

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Aircraft

Here are the new toys that Congress is giving the Pentagon for Christmas

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

Air Force identifies F-16 pilot killed in Michigan crash

By David Roza

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Air Force

Air Force pilot who crashed in Michigan declared dead

By David Roza

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Air Force

Check out these incredible photos of all four Air Force tactical demo team jets flying in formation

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

By Task & Purpose

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Afghanistan

Relax to the sound of F-16s taking off at Bagram Airfield

By Patrick Baker

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Aircraft

You can now score Tom Cruise’s very own ‘Maverick’ helmet from ‘Top Gun’

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

This is what’s inside the Air Force’s new F-35 Arctic survival kit

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

Russia’s Newest, Mysterious Fighter Jet Just Showed Up In Syria

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Air Force

A-10 Vs. F-35: The Ground-Pounding Showdown You’ve Been Waiting For Is Almost Here

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

You Can Now Buy Your Very Own F-4 Phantom For A Total Steal

By James Clark

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Air Force

Close Air Support: A-10 Warthog vs. F-35 Lightning

By Chris Capelluto

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Aircraft

How One Gutsy Harrier Pilot Walked Away From A ‘Catastrophic’ Engine Failure

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

You Can Now Own Your Very Own Almost-New Soviet MiG Fighter Jet

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

The A-10 Warthog Gets A Boost From Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

Boeing Unveils Conceptual Hypersonic Jet Design To Replace The SR-71 Blackbird

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Air Force

Is The Air Force Still Secretly Plotting To Kill The A-10 Warthog?

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

This Retro F-14 Tomcat Spin-Test Video Will Make Your Stomach Churn

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

A-10 Warthog Makes Dramatic Belly Landing Without Landing Gear Or Canopy After Cannon Malfunction

By Matthew Moss

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Afghanistan War

7 Stories That Remind Us Why Troops Love The A-10 Warthog

By BBMC Mortgage

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Air Force

What Makes The F-22 And F-35 Stealth? Proper Skin Care

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Air Force

Skunk Works Just Revealed New Details About The SR-71 Blackbird’s Ultra-Secret Successor

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

Fighter Pilot Turned Congresswoman Throws Wrench In Quiet Plans To Cut A-10 Squadrons

By Jared Keller

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Air Force

Check Out This F-35 Firing Off A Missile While Completely Inverted

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Aircraft

This Never-Before-Seen Nighttime F-35 Helmet Cam Footage Is Both Intense And Revealing

By Jared Keller

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Aircraft

Here’s Exactly How The World’s Best Pilots Perform Their Death-Defying Tricks

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Aircraft

Watch Russia’s Favorite Fighter Jet Pull Off The Most Insane Aerobatics We’ve Ever Seen

By Jared Keller

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NASA Just Dropped A Ton Of Rare Footage Of Blackbirds Doing What They Do Best

By Jared Keller

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