NATO TIGER MEET 2019
International military flying units with a tiger in their logo get together once a year to conduct tactical flying exercises. The participants were from fighter and helicopter units from NATO Allies Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom, Partner Austria and a NATO AWACS. This year it was held at Base Arienne 118, or Mont-de-Marsan Air Base. This is a front-line French Air Force fighter base located approximately 2 km north of Mont-de-Marsan, in the Landes department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Different Tiger squadrons coordinate and fly together so they will find it easier to cooperate in real-world scenarios whenever and wherever required. The NATO Tiger Meet is a tactical-level live-fire event that has existed since 1961.
Wings Over Wayne | Seymour Johnson AFB
Full Disc Aviation's Ryan Kelly, James Woodard, Chris Rose, Ryan Tykosh and Nicholas Pascarella attended Wings over Wayne at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, North Carolina at the end of April.
Full Disc Aviation's Ryan Kelly, James Woodard, Chris Rose, Ryan Tykosh and Nicholas Pascarella attended Wings over Wayne at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, North Carolina at the end of April. Performing in the show included acts such as Matt Younkin, Gene Soucy, Kevin Coleman, Bill Stein, the Shockwave jet truck, and Tora! Tora! Tora! Randy Ball in the MiG-17 tore up the field and the base provided a combined arms demo with A-10s from the Flying Tigers out of Moody, Georgia, and a bunch of F-15s beating up the field from the biggest Eagle base in the world; right here at Seymour Johnson. The F-35 Lightning II Demo Team rocked the show with their performance, culminating in a Heritage Flight with the P-51 Fragile But Agile, and the show closed with the USAF Thunderbirds.
Full Disc Aviation would like to sincerely thank the Wings over Wayne airshow staff for their hospitality.
Leaseweb Manassas Airshow
Full Disc Aviation's James Woodard, Chris Rose, Ryan Tykosh, and Nick Pascarella attended the Leaseweb Manassas Airshow at Manassas Regional Airport in early May, 2019.
Full Disc Aviation's James Woodard, Chris Rose, Ryan Tykosh, and Nick Pascarella attended the Leaseweb Manassas Airshow at Manassas Regional Airport in early May, 2019. The performers were headlined by the A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team, and included other acts such as Bealeton Flying Circus wingwalking and Stearman formation flights, the Warrior Flight Team, Chef Pitts, RJ Gritter, Lee Leets, and Art Nalls.
MCAS BEAUFORT
Full Disc Aviation's Ryan Kelly, James Woodard, Ryan Tykosh and Nicholas Pascarella attended MCAS Beaufort's airshow on Saturday, April 27 to witness the latest in Marine Corps aviation under an azure sky.
Full Disc Aviation's Ryan Kelly, James Woodard, Ryan Tykosh and Nicholas Pascarella attended MCAS Beaufort's airshow on Saturday, April 27 to witness the latest in Marine Corps aviation under an azure sky. The lineup included many familiar acts, such as the US Navy Blue Angels, the F-22 Raptor Demo team, the Geico Skytypers, and the Class of '45 with Jim Tobul and Scooter Yoak. But the show also included flights from the AV8B Harrier, C model Hornets, Osprey and Sea Stallion helicopters and a C-17 from Charleston, in addition to Julie Clark, Gary Ward, Rob Holland, Matt Chapman, SOCOM Para-commandos, SRC Airshows, Kent Pietsch, and the Smoke 'n Thunder jet truck. As a highlight for the base, we were witness to the very first full F-35B demonstration as well.
Special thanks to Lt. Kevin Buss and his Marines for their assistance, service and hospitality.
