Wow! Catch of the month. 3x RNLAF A330-200MRTTs dragging 5x Dutch F-35As over California this morning. MMF29 T-059 #480C45 MMF30 T-061 #480C47 MMF35 T-054 #480C40 All three cells were packed in close. I'll post a composite of the whole flight in the comments.

VICTIM RESCUED AFTER 7-HOUR TECHNICAL CLIFF RESCUE AT DEAD MAN’S POINT SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Fire Department has completed a 7-hour technical cliff rescue at Dead Man’s Point in Land’s End, Presidio. As a United States Coast Guard helicopter arrived, dense fog returned, making air rescue unsafe. With the cliff perch becoming increasingly unstable, SFFD rescue technicians developed a controlled plan with the victim in mind. The victim slid down the cliff face in a controlled descent and landed on the shoreline sustaining minor injuries. SFFD rescue swimmers were staged in the water and immediately assisted the adult victim through heavy surf to a waiting SFFD rescue boat. Rescue swimmer Paramedics evaluated and treated the victim who was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. One SFFD rescue swimmer sustained minor, non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the emergency room. The firefighter is expected to make a full recovery. This rescue was conducted in extreme terrain and severe weather. Crews faced: - Steep cliffside terrain with loose, unstable rock - Unstable cliffside/perch that deteriorated during the operation, creating a fall hazard for the victim and rescuers - Dense fog and changing weather that reduced visibility to near zero and repeatedly grounded air operations - Heavy brush limiting access and anchor points - Challenging surf conditions on the shoreline during extraction SFFD thanks all partner agencies for their support during this complex incident: San Francisco Police Department drone unit, United States Park Police, United States Coast Guard, and all collaborating agencies.

Always look up

why we gotta post everything man

When I learned about this warehouse fire earlier, I looked to see if there was any sort of aerial response. New copters, of course. My data was indirect, but it was not hard to infer the direction of toxic smoke travel based on where this pilot felt comfortable flying.

2026/6/11 TY C32Bの夜撮を(まだ居たとは) RC-135S 61-2662↓上手く撮れず… 代わりに2024/11の画像を😒 #C32B #55WG

This KC-130 with a fantastic Disney reference is reminding me of a little design exercise I did in 2022, some hypothetical branding for Dinoco brand jet fuel that I called DinoSoar.

Work with what ya got

"PINON94" US Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady 9th Reconnaissance Wing

we live in age of great moral panics about things that don’t matter and zero moral outrage over some of the most egregious societal sins we’ve ever seen

"RIDER23" US Navy P-8 Poseidon VP-9 'Golden Eagles' #AE67F1

BREAKING: A U.S. Navy surface drone found and rescued the two crew from a U.S. Apache attack helicopter that crashed into waters near Oman’s coast, the U.S. military’s Central Command told Reuters, in an apparent first.

1 BONG F-35, 2 MIG F-16s, 4 CHAOS EA-18Gs, and KROME11 headed to the Pacific Ocean for nighttime WSINT activities!

An E-6B Mercury (unknown BuNo, hex: AE8351) on approach to PHX. My first time seeing an E-6B, if anyone knows the BuNo, please let me know.

MH-47G as "RALPH81" in some absolutely awful light

"Wolfpack" (61-0028) departed for Barksdale this afternoon as TITAN71.

Lady hanging out

THE BATTLE HAS BEGUN!