USN F/A-18F, VX-9 "The Vampires" just past Point D in the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, April 2021 #VX9 #Sidewinder #NWSChinaLake #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #R2508

USN F/A-18E 166871 VX-31 "Dust Devils" NWS China Lake running the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Comples. June 2025 #lowlevelflying #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinder #r2508 #milair #chinalake #VX31 #AvGeek #dustdevils #photography #aircraft #nikon #cvvhrn

RCAF CC-130J 617 in upper Star Wars Canyon. July 2018 #RCAF #Canada #Eh #lowlevelflying #lowflyingaircraft #avgeek #lowflying #nikon #jetsinthewild #CC130J #sidewinderlowlevel #jedi #starwarscanyon #jeditransition #sidewinder #cvvhrn #R2508

If you piss off the pilot you stay home USN F/A-18F of VFA-122 'Flying Eagles", R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, June 2025 #Sidewinder #NellisAFB #milair #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotography #R2508 #lowlevel #lowleveljets #VFA122

In the vampires lair as a USN F/A-18F, VX-9 "The Vampires" about to duck behind a ridge in the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, June 2025 #VX9 #Sidewinder #NWSChinaLake #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #R2508

CAG bird F/A-18E of VFA-137 "Kestrels" running Star Wars Canyon, May 2019 #lowlevelflying #lowflyingaircraft #CAG #Kestrels #VFA137 #lowflying #nikon #usnavy #usnavalaviation #cvvhrn #R2508 #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinderlowlevel #jedi

Interior bracing of an abandoned wash plant in the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex (Between Points D and E) Mojave Desert, June 2025 #R2508 #rust #can #churchkey #abandoned #decay #litter #mojave #washplant #cvvhrn #photography

Not the first person at this perch in the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level (Between Points D and E) but the first in some time. Church key beverage can. Mojave Desert, June 2025 #R2508 #rust #can #churchkey #abandoned #decay #litter

Because I'm easy come, easy go
Little high, little low
Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me, to me

A pair of F-35C's of VFA-125 “Rough Raiders” running the R-2508 Sidewinder #panamint #VFA125 #Sidewinder #NellisAFB #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #cvvhrn #nikonphotography #R2508 #lowlevel #lowleveljets

Photography Year In Review 2025: June R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex #Sidewinder #NellisAFB #milair #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotography #R2508 #lowlevel #lowleveljets #VFA122 #cvvhrn

So #LightRoom just got a AI dust removal feature. This F-22A Raptor is about to dip into Star Wars Canyon, July 2018. The one on the right is after a 5 second pass #milair #AvGeek #aircraft #Nikon #low #lowlevel #starwars #jeditransition #starwarscanyon #sidewinder #r2508 #F22 #Raptor #cvvhrn

Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130J 130602 running Star Wars Canyon, July 2018. It was a 2 ship formation and they treated us to multiple passes #milair #AvGeek #aircraft #Nikon #low #lowlevel #starwars #jeditransition #starwarscanyon #rcaf #canada #hercules #c130 #c130hercules #sidewinder #r2508

USAF F-16C 64th Aggressor Squadron "Gomers", Nellis AFB running the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, June 2025 #F16C #USAF #aggressor #Sidewinder #NellisAFB #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #cvvhrn #nikonphotography #R2508 #lowlevel #lowleveljets

The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you see one more card
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part - Tom Petty

Yep waiting near Point D in the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, April 2021 #waiting #sidewinder #planespotting #AvGeek #r2508 #nikon

An F-22 streaks South at altitude in the R-2508 Sidewinder low level with 2 jets maneuvering behind it Video in next post #USAF #aggressor #Sidewinder #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotography #R2508 #cvvhrn

If you piss off the pilot you stay home USN F/A-18F of VFA-122 'Flying Eagles", R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, June 2025 #Sidewinder #NellisAFB #milair #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotography #R2508 #lowlevel #lowleveljets #VFA122

An Asilidae aka "Robber Fly" enjoys a meal of a fly in the Panamint Valley, California. April 2021 Note the proboscis stabbed into the back of the fly. It injects a neurotoxin and digestive enzymes and slups up its meal. #panamint #robberfly #nature #brutal #fly #bugs #desert #macro #cvvhrn #r2508

USAF F-16C 64th Aggressor Squadron "Gomers", Nellis AFB running the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, June 2025 #F16C #USAF #aggressor #Sidewinder #NellisAFB #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #cvvhrn #nikonphotography #R2508 #lowlevel #lowleveljets

Looks like VX-9 "Vampires" has changed the tail. The F/A-18F near Point D in the Sidewinder was April 2021. The E/A-18G Growler was at Pt. Mugu. Cool either way #VX9 #Vampires #planespotting #R2508 #sidewinder #Mugu #ptmugu #greyflag #photography #usnavy #usnavalaviation #Nikon #aircraft #cvvhrn

R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex F-16 Between Points D-E, F/A-18 planform between J- K, F/A-18E Point D, RCAF CC-130J between C-J aka Star Wars Canyon #lowlevelflying #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinder #r2508 #AvGeek #chinalake #VX31 #AvGeek #photography #aircraft #nikon #cvvhrn