The 2025 Pensacola Beach Air Show is just days away, which means many are planning to head out to the beach to get a glimpse of the Blue Angels. Most everyone knows the iconic blue and gold jets of ...
It’s nothing new when an Army helo crew throws out interesting call signs before taking flight. Today, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew — with a tail number of AE59B1 — plugged in a call sign of ...
Call signs are of vital importance to aviators. They're used to identify specific pilots, with the Department of Defense ...
The names Pete Mitchell and Nick Bradshaw might mean very little to most, but when these two are called by their aviator call signs "Maverick" and "Goose," that all changes. Even though they're the ...
When an Air Force KC-135 broadcast “Titties” as its call sign during a mission last month over the Mediterranean Sea, it was not an isolated incident. Flightradar24 detected two incidents on March 6 ...
Hundreds of call signs may be seen at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, FL. Source: Carrie Kennedy The origin of aviator call signs is murky, even to military historians. But all agree ...
What goes into picking a name? The answer depends. Naming a child can be a lengthy process involving not just the parents but families and their history. Naming a child’s favorite toy could simply be ...
In the testosterone-laden world of military aviation, call signs for pilots and other squadron personnel can be really sticky — the more an aviator complains about the moniker his colleagues bestow ...