Operational Reports

In part 1 of a series of F-35 articles for AeroRescource, Mark Forest & Jason Grant take a look back at the development, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition and early production of the F-35 Lightning II along with the different characteristics of the three variants. Development During 1983 the Defence [...]

On Monday 24th June 2013, the 352nd Special Operations Group took delivery of the first batch of CV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, marking the start of a large expansion and modernisation program at RAF Mildenhall. Ben Montgomery visited the 7th and 67th Special Operations Squadrons at Mildenhall to learn more about [...]

"NKAWTG!" reads the sign upon entering the 351st Air Refuelling Squadron, 100th Air Refuelling Wing - and it's true: Nobody kicks ass without Tanker Gas. Michael Buckle and Ben Montgomery joined the crew of "Quid 42" to find out more. The 100th Air Refuelling Wing & the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker [...]

Mark Forest spent two days with the 2nd MAW at MCAS Cherry Point and New River to get up close with the squadrons at work, and bring this report for AeroResource. North Carolina USA is the headquarters and home to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), based at Marine [...]

In early summer 2011 Mark Forest, on behalf of AeroResource, was granted access to visit NAS Oceana in Virginia and spend the day with the host unit; the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron ONE ZERO SIX (VFA-106). Flt Lt Paul Hanson, a former RAF Leuchers F3 pilot and now an [...]

During early May 2011 AeroResource were invited to visit the Naval Air Facility Washington to photograph their based aircraft and meet with our host squadron for the day, Electronic Warfare Squadron 209  (VAQ-209) “Star Warriors”, which operates the Grumman EA-6B Prowler aircraft. The base was formerly Andrews AFB, but due [...]

During early February 2011 AeroResource were privileged to spend the day at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Arizona. Mark Forest and Jason Grant produce a photo report from the days events... During our day on the base, our time was taken up visiting Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13) which has [...]

Fighter Control’s Duncan Monk returned to his Naval roots, and flew out to visit the USS Ronald Reagan/CVW-14 currently deployed on Operations in the 5th Fleets area of responsibility. Named after the 40th President of the United States of America, The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) was the ninth Nimitz class [...]

Jason Grant takes a walk behind the scenes with the 50th Flying Training Squadron (FTS) at Columbus Air Force Base. The 50th FTS has been serving the United States since 1941 in various guises and the people who work here are proud of the heritage and serve with the utmost [...]

Compared to her Nimitz-class brothers and sisters the USS Enterprise is not exactly the newest ship off the block, but 45 years after its launch, she was again proving her worth in some of the most inhospitable waters on the planet. Tony Osborne embarked for Fighter Control. For a ship [...]