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F-15E Strike Eagle that destroyed a flying Iraqi Mi-24 reaches 10,000 logged...

On Jan. 13, 2012, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, the F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 became the only Strike Eagle to have had a successful air-to-air kill and the only F-15 to have logged more than...

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The (not-so) secret Air Force One trip to Afghanistan

Hiding a large aircraft is not easy. If such plane is the world’s most famous Boeing 747, the undertaking will be even more challenging.As you already know by now, President Obama arrived in...

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Photo: President Barack Obama inside a CH-47 in Afghanistan (without flak...

Just released by the White House, this photograph, taken on May 1, at Bagram airfield, shows Barack Obama talking with Ambassador Ryan Crocker aboard Marine One moments before the helicopter took off...

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Photo: C-17 (made barely visible in the darkness by the rotary beacons) is...

A C-17 Globemaster II performs pre-flight checks and engine start up in front of a loadmaster of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in a picture taken at “an undisclosed location in Southwest...

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US Civilian Cargo Plane crashes after taking off from Bagram, Afghanistan

On the afternoon of Monday Apr. 29 a civilian Boeing 747 cargo plane taking off from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, crashed killing all on board.The doomed B747-400 cargo plane was operated by National...

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One of the most shocking videos ever shows huge Boeing 747 crashing after...

This is one of those video that deserve very few words as it speaks by itself.It was recorded by a dash camera and shows the B747-400 cargo plane operated by National Air Cargo crashing after take off...

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This animation shows what may have happened aboard the Boeing 747 that...

The following video shows what may have caused the crash of a National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 shortly after take off from Bagram Airfield, in Afghanistan, on Apr. 29.As we reported on our first...

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[Photo] Inside a U.S. C-130H during a night air cargo drop over Afghanistan

An air cargo drop mission can be quite demanding, especially if conducted at night.The thing becomes much more challenging when the flight takes place over the enemy territory where there is a residual...

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A-10, C-130 and F-16 aircraft under snowstorm at Bagram airfield, Afghanistan

First measurable snow of the 2013-2014 winter covered the U.S. aircraft based at Bagram airfield, in Afghanistan on Dec. 29, 2013.Snow accumulated on A-10s, C-130s , C-17s, and F-16s but the snowstorm...

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Night Operations at Bagram Airfield: F-16s, A-10s unleashed over Afghanistan

F-16s, A-10s as well as MC-12s and C-5s Service deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, work around the clock, ensuring mission success 24 hours a day.Taken in the last days, the following images...

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Size matters: two A-10s and a C-5 on the ramp at Westover Air Reserve Base

Two Warthogs caught on their parking spots in front of a C-5A Galaxy at Westover ARB, Massachusetts.Taken on Apr. 1, the photo was taken when as much as 16 A-10Cs (most probably 12 + four spares) from...

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[Photo] U.S. A-10 Warthogs during aerial refueling over Afghanistan

An interesting gallery of U.S. Air Force’s A-10s being refueled over Afghanistan.Taken on Jul. 10, 2014, the images in this post show U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 303rd...

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F-15E Strike Eagle that destroyed a flying Iraqi Mi-24 reaches 10,000 logged...

On Jan. 13, 2012, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, the F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 became the only Strike Eagle to have had a successful air-to-air kill and the only F-15 to have logged more than...

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The (not-so) secret Air Force One trip to Afghanistan

Hiding a large aircraft is not easy. If such plane is the world’s most famous Boeing 747, the undertaking will be even more challenging. As you already know by now, President Obama arrived in...

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Photo: President Barack Obama inside a CH-47 in Afghanistan (without flak...

Just released by the White House, this photograph, taken on May 1, at Bagram airfield, shows Barack Obama talking with Ambassador Ryan Crocker aboard Marine One moments before the helicopter took off...

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Photo: C-17 (made barely visible in the darkness by the rotary beacons) is...

A C-17 Globemaster II performs pre-flight checks and engine start up in front of a loadmaster of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in a picture taken at “an undisclosed location in Southwest...

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US Civilian Cargo Plane crashes after taking off from Bagram, Afghanistan

On the afternoon of Monday Apr. 29 a civilian Boeing 747 cargo plane taking off from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, crashed killing all on board. The doomed B747-400 cargo plane was operated by National...

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One of the most shocking videos ever shows huge Boeing 747 crashing after...

This is one of those video that deserve very few words as it speaks by itself. It was recorded by a dash camera and shows the B747-400 cargo plane operated by National Air Cargo crashing after take off...

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This animation shows what may have happened aboard the Boeing 747 that...

The following video shows what may have caused the crash of a National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 shortly after take off from Bagram Airfield, in Afghanistan, on Apr. 29. As we reported on our first...

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[Photo] Inside a U.S. C-130H during a night air cargo drop over Afghanistan

An air cargo drop mission can be quite demanding, especially if conducted at night. The thing becomes much more challenging when the flight takes place over the enemy territory where there is a...

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