Soon to be replaced by Black Hawks, this UH-72A is assigned to the Yakima Training Center in the DUSTOFF roll, and stopped by Moses Lake for a lunch break while on a training mission.
A new C-17 for me (and my first submission with my new Canon 70D and 70-300mmL glass), 1105 comes in for a touch and go at Grant County on a gorgeous February afternoon.
Omega Air Service's 707 tanker basing out of Grant County while working with Navy assets based out of NAS Whidbey Island. If you look closely, you can see a JBLM-based C-17 banking over-head after performing a touch and go.
A transport doing what it does best. After a few touch and go's, this C-17 pulled up and off-loaded these two Strykers and then took off to return to McChord Field.
A slightly different shot of the P-8A coming in for its first landing at Grant County International. The US Navy just authorized full-rate production of the airframe, with 16 more ordered, so I look forward to seeing more of these in the future!
A little haze in an other-wise blue sky, and you suddenly see why the US Military chose to paint the vast majority of thier aircraft in a neutral gray color.
With engines still running, this C-17 offloads a crew and supplies to get another Globemaster airborne after an emergency landing at Grant County International.
This C-17 broke down during touch and go practice at Moses Lake and had to stay the night until another C-17 could be brought in with supplies and a maintenance crew.
A shot of the other side of -184 showing just how beat-up these aircraft are getting. It was a great experience being this close to the Chinooks as they powered up and taxied out.