Call signs are of vital importance to aviators. They're used to identify specific pilots, with the Department of Defense noting, "If you've been a fully trained military pilot for more than a few ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Navy is telling its aircrews they should push back if their flights are assigned a call sign that could be considered in bad taste after the crew of an E-6B Mercury — sometimes called a “Doomsday” ...
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 ...
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 ...
The thousands of people attending the Hamfest & Computer Expo at Memorial Coliseum this weekend certainly all have names, but practically none of them had any interest in using them. “There are ...
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are teaming up again with NAS Pensacola for their "Salute to Service Night" on Aug. 18. This year, the team will be wearing special jerseys that include ...
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