Charles A Atkeison

#Aviation and #Airshow news writer with • Aerospace Photographer • Flew VIP in the jets of the #BlueAngels and #Thunderbirds

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Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the loss of a #USNavy #BlueAngels solo pilot during winter training.
LCDR Stuart Powrie was already a hero at his Ohio high school alma mater.
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Honoring the @USAirForce's fifth generation stealth fighter today, the #F22 Raptor on 2.22.22.
Follow @USAF_ACC and @F22DemoTeam to witness the raw demonstration of this dynamic aircraft at a local #airshow this season.

[Video: #F22DemoTeam] #military #aviation #avgeek

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Smoke-on! The #USNavy #BlueAngels greet the sailors of the returning #USSCarlVinson #CVN70 today, following her eight-month deployment.

[Image: @USNavy/ PO2C Cody Deccio] #military #aviation

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#SuperBowl | Dynamic video of the @USAirForce #HeritageFlight's LIVE coverage Sunday of an A-10C Warthog, F-16C Viper, F-35A, F-22A, and P-51D Mustang #flyover of #Inglewood, Calif.

#military #aviation @USAF_ACC @F35demoteam @F22DemoTeam @ViperDemoTeam @afhflight #avgeek

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#SuperBowlLVI | All aircraft of today's #HeritageFlyover rehearsed over #SoFiStadium in #Inglewood, Calif.
The #flyover of an A-10C Warthog, F-16C Viper, F-35A, and P-51D Mustang is scheduled at the close of our National Anthem ~18:20 ET.

#military #aviation #avgeek @afhflight

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Joint Flight | U.S. Air Force #Thunderbirds 7 pilot Maj. Ryan "Slinga" Yingling soars with #A10DemoTeam pilot Maj. Haden "Gator" Fullam over Fort Huachuca, AZ on Monday.
2022 marks the 75th anniversary of the @USAirForce.
[Image: USAF/ SSgt A. Sarver] #military #aviation #avgeek

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THRUST! F-16 #ViperDemo Team pilot Maj. Garret "Toro" Schmitz performs a maximum performance climb over the @20FighterWing.
Toro and the Viper Demo Team will take part in the pregame flyover of #SuperBowl LVI on February 13.
[Video: @ViperDemoTeam] #military #flight

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NEW: The 2022 #Airshow season is getting closer.

#military #aviation #avgeek

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Today, we remember space shuttle #Challenger and her crew of seven.
Their mission continues today at the @ChallengerCtr.
https://t.co/1yy7sVvGpE

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BRRRT! The @USAF_ACC A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team, lead by pilot Maj. Haden "Gator" Fullam, performs a practice flight above Davis-Monthan AFB.
The #A10DemoTeam's season begins Mar. 12 at the NAF El Centro #Airshow.
[Video: @A10DemoTeam] #military #aviation @DMAFB

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The spirit of the @USNavy @BlueAngels 76th anniversary is underway as winter training continues from NAF El Centro, Calif.

[Video: #USNavy #BlueAngels] #military #aviation #Spiritof76

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#BlueAngels Winter Training Underway at NAF El Centro
https://t.co/0AlX0isUad via @Avgeekery
@BlueAngels @USNavy #military #aviation

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#Airshow Rewind<< The @USNavy @BlueAngels #Pensacola Homecoming performance on November 6.

[Video: #BlueAngels] #military #aviation #avgeek

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Cockpit HD video from the @USAirForce #Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcons during their November 2021 performance over @NellisAFB, NV.
@AFThunderbirds commander Col. John Caldwell and left-wing pilot Maj. Ian Lee provide the video.
#military #aviation #avgeek

[Charles A Atkeison @Military_Flight]

2021 #Airshow Rewind<< Your @USNavy @BlueAngels perform their signature Double Farvel maneuver over Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in May.
#BlueAngels HD video from right wing pilot LCDR James Haley's F/A-18E Super Hornet.
#military #aviation #USNavy

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10 years ago Today: I was one of a handful of journalists who attended the rollout of the last completed #LockheedMartin #F22Raptor from her assembly line.
Myself (at far left) during the rollout of F-22 Raptor 4195 at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta.

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BREAKING: The #SmokyMountainAirshow officially announces their two-day event will return to #Knoxville September 10 and 11, 2022.
Hosted by the 134th Air Refueling Wing, the #USNavy #BlueAngels is the headline performer.

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Warming up the Super Hornets for take-off.
The @USNavy @BlueAngels pilots prepare to taxi on Sunday to begin their 44th flight demonstration of 2021, at @WONGRome #Airshow.

[Video: Charles A Atkeison] #military #aviation #BlueAngels

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#Warthog! The @A10DemoTeam’s #A10C Thunderbolt II taxis this afternoon during the ninth annual Wings Over North Georgia #Airshow.

[Video: Charles A Atkeison] #military #aviation @WONGRome

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NOW | Your @USNavy @BlueAngels F/A18E Super Hornets sit poised in #Rome awaiting their flight demonstration today at 15:10 EDT, in @WONGRome.
#Military #aviation #avgeek