This is crazy cool. On the hunt for this..

KNIGHT01 taking the option on 32, and turning in for an ILS into 14. Not bad for 12+ miles, with a 150-600 lens at lunch time.

Spent an incredible day at my very favorite airbase on the planet. Photos, videos and reports coming soon…

I had seen this place in hundreds shots and wanted to visit it myself. I wasn’t disappointed by the almost iconic In-n-Out Burger on Sepulveda next to LAX!

F-16s from the 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron launch on an ordinary day from Nellis AFB. Shot this from between the runways on Tuesday.

422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron F-35s launch for a mission from Nellis Air Force Base on Aug. 13, 2024. The Lightning is pretty loud…

First Look at the P-8A Poseidon’s New Multi-Mission Pod The MMP, currently being tested on the P-8, was internally funded by Boeing and is intended to carry sensors that are not organic to the Poseidon. Story: theaviationist.com/2024/08/17/p-8…

Although I already have a copy at home, I was thrilled to come across "Nuclear War: A Scenario" by Pulitzer Prize finalist and bestselling author Annie Jacobsen at the Last Bookstore in Los Angeles. For those who haven’t yet explored this eye-opening work, the book offers a

F-35 of the 65th Aggressor Squadron taxiing at Nellis AFB on Aug. 13, 2024. This was among the aircraft I badly wanted to see in action. Loved the fact it wasn’t equipped with RCS enhancers…

Interesting things here: F-35I without radar reflectors and with empty external pylons refuels over Lebanon (probably to remain on call while providing "kinematic situational awareness"); confirmed a/a kill of an AH-64D using M230 30mm cannon.

"Postcards from Nellis AFB". The amount of crazy cool stuff you can find on any given day at the most interesting airbase in the world is truly impressive.

So you’re telling me, I was voted as the #1 … best trash talker??? Let’s goooooo!!!

Four ship Viper formation of the 706th Aggressor Squadron leaving the ramp for runway 03L at Nellis Air Force Base. Temperature here was well above 110F and I stationed in the shadow of another F-16 to protect myself from heat and sun. #theaviationist #f16 #57wing #706agrs #usaf #nellisafb

Unqualified F-35 Pilot At the Controls During Utah National Guard Apache Crash, Investigation Reveals An F-35 pilot with only 35 minutes of experience in an Apache simulator was flying the Utah NG Apache that crashed earlier this year. Story: theaviationist.com/2024/09/02/uta…

Take a pretty rare tour inside an HC-130J Combat King II with The Aviationist #theaviationist #nellisafb #57wing #34wps #hc130j #hc130jcombatkingii