The E-9A Widget is one of the Air Force’s least flashy aircraft, but is still quite important to national security. The twin turboprop E-9A is primarily employed by the US…

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Owens, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight controls journeymen, awaits…

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is not a run-of-the-mill cargo hauler. Capable of lugging 80 tons—three M2 Bradley IFVs—of oversized cargo and setting down on short, unpaved runways a world…

Staff Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, U.S. Marine Corps A U.S. Marine Corps Bell AH-1 Cobra assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons…

The Dassault Rafale is France’s multi-role fighter. After years of development (beginning in 1985), first delivery of operational Rafales began in 2000 with their naval variant, the Rafale M. The…

Capt. Brian Harris A U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Combat…

Officially adopted for fleet use in 2008, the EA-18G “Growler” represents the new age in electronic aircraft technology. It is the Navy’s first electronic warfare aircraft with a new design…

The B-1B Lancer, produced by Rockwell Industries, is a variable swept-wing, long-range strategic bomber aircraft. It was initially designed to take over for the B-52 Stratofortress but revised design transformed…

The Chinese Chengdu J-20 “Black Eagle” is a twin-engine, multi-role, fifth-generation strike fighter jet. Its main role is expected to be a long-range strike fighter against primarily ground targets but…

Often dubbed an “AWACS for ground pounders,” the Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STAR provides the US military an unmatchable God’s eye view of a battlespace up to 19,305 square miles…