Jura The idiot
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OK OK soon F-35s and Flankers will dance with each other in air-policing, air-covering type of missions
Aircraft Carriers III
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Jura The idiot
General
F-35B Wunderwaffe again
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
There is no in between with you. It is either super maneuver or flying brick. By that measure than F15, F16, F/A18, Eurofighter, are all flying bricks. F14 must have been a flying Brickyard.
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 9, 2019. The John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine operations in support of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Grant G. Grady)
U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 1st Class Shellie Morris, from Marysville, California, unloads cargo from a C-2A Greyhound, assigned to Fleet Logistics Combat Support Squadron (VRC) 40, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 9, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Grant G. Grady)
U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Yaovi Ammetto, from West Africa, walks on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as an E-2D Hawkeye, assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 126, lands on the flight deck in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 9, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua L. Leonard)
U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Andrew McIngvale, left, from Hernando, Mississippi, services the tail wheel on an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 9, 2019. The John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine operations in support of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jarrod A. Schad)
U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Nicholas Chisholm, from Waupaca, Wisconsin, carries chains on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 9, 2019. The John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine operations in support of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jarrod A. Schad)
Jura The idiot
General
at one point we'll see if the F-35A is good enough to patrol hot spots
They will deploy at Eielson, Alaska in Apr'20. That'll give them plenty of oppurtunities to 'dance with Su35’.
Jura The idiot
General
indeed
Eielson reactivates fighter squadron ahead of F-35′s arrival
October 12
"Chain gang"
Chains..
U.S. Navy Airman Richard Novo, from Miami, chains down a training aircraft in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 5, 2019. The John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine operations in support of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brennen Easter)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2019) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jonathan Agbenu (left) and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Charles Williamson chain down an aircraft’s landing gear during a crash and salvage drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Sperle)
gotta grease up those chains once a week so they don't rust...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2019) - Lance Cpl. Isaiah Daniels, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), performs maintenance on chains securing a MV-22B Osprey to the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Oct. 22, 2019. Bataan is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Rowell)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2019) - Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Tad Reinsch assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), chains a MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the Blue Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), to Bataan's flight deck, Oct. 22, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Macdonald)
July 7th 2013..Plane captains assigned to the Wolf Pack of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75 wait to chain down an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jess Lewis/Released)
U.S. Navy Airman Richard Novo, from Miami, chains down a training aircraft in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 5, 2019. The John C. Stennis is underway conducting routine operations in support of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brennen Easter)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2019) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jonathan Agbenu (left) and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Charles Williamson chain down an aircraft’s landing gear during a crash and salvage drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Sperle)
gotta grease up those chains once a week so they don't rust...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2019) - Lance Cpl. Isaiah Daniels, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), performs maintenance on chains securing a MV-22B Osprey to the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Oct. 22, 2019. Bataan is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Rowell)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2019) - Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Tad Reinsch assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), chains a MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the Blue Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), to Bataan's flight deck, Oct. 22, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Macdonald)
July 7th 2013..Plane captains assigned to the Wolf Pack of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75 wait to chain down an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jess Lewis/Released)
HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH BACK IN THE GAME!
11 years between these pictures; the RN has today again launched a jet from a carrier whilst replenishing at sea. This force-multiplier shows the Service's transformation in that time; Invincible to QE class, Wave to Tide class and Harrier to Lightning
11 years between these pictures; the RN has today again launched a jet from a carrier whilst replenishing at sea. This force-multiplier shows the Service's transformation in that time; Invincible to QE class, Wave to Tide class and Harrier to Lightning