Columbus Air Force Base

Columbus Air Force Base

A visit by Ian French & Jon Astley.  Author & photographs: Ian French   Columbus AFB is one of the Air Education & Training Commands primary bases and is located in the heart of Mississippi. It was established in 1941 and began life as a training...
US Naval Air Training Command

US Naval Air Training Command

Author and photography: Ian French The Naval Air Training Command conducts flight training of student pilots and flight officers and has its headquarters at NAS Corpus Christi in Texas.   The Command consists of five wings spread over the central southern states of...
NAS Mayport

NAS Mayport

Author & photographer: Ian French History NAS Mayport is a US Navy facility in north eastern Florida near Jacksonville and contains both an airfield and a harbour which can accommodate aircraft carriers.  The facility was established in 1942 and is currently the...
MCAS New River

MCAS New River

Author & photography: Ian French The acquisition of land that was to become Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina began in 1941.  The first aircraft were based here in 1943.  The area was placed under the command of nearby Marine Corps Base Camp...
VAW-120 NAS Norfolk

VAW-120 NAS Norfolk

Authors: Mark Forest & Ian French Photography: Ian French Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE TWO ZERO “GREYHAWKS” Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Zero (VAW-120) is the United States Navy’s Fleet Replacement Squadron for the E-2C and...
HM-14 NAS Norfolk

HM-14 NAS Norfolk

Author & photographer: Ian French Organisation and History Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (“HM-14”) was established in 1978.  It was the first of two squadrons Navy-wide that have integrated an Active Duty airborne mine countermeasures squadron (AMCM)...