High Desert Deployment: Navy Colour on Display on NAS Fallon

Since its establishment during World War Two, Navy squadrons have been deployed to the high desert outside of Fallon, Nevada, to hone their aerial combat skills. Today, Naval Air Station Fallon, with its 14,000 ft runway - the longest in the Navy - hosts squadrons and carrier air wings conducting refresher training and work-ups prior to their next fleet assignments. High Desert Deployment explains how these deployments make, and keep, the squadrons combat ready. Stunning images show the colorful history of various squadrons along with the markings the aircraft display. The popular CAG-birds that fly the squadron's colors into battle are shown in all their glory. The local base aircraft of NAS Fallon are also profiled, including the famous aggressor "Bandits," as well as the aircraft used to train Top Gun crews. Also, the base features an extensive air park collection of past aircraft including several MiG fighters, as well as gate guards that honor the aircraft history of the US Navy. High Desert Deployment highlights the aircraft that are such a vital part in the war on terror, the ones that are, at this time, deployed around the world to project power to maintain our freedom. AUTHORS: Jim Dunn and Nicholas A. Veronico have collaborated on a number of publications in the past, including Giant Cargo Planes (Motorbooks Intl, 1999), 21st Century U.S. Air Power (Motorbooks Intl, 2004), Boneyard Nose Art (Stackpole Books, 2013), AMARG: America's Strategic Military Aircraft Reserve (Key Publishing, 2020), and P-51 Mustang Warbirds (Key Publishing, 2022) Jim Dunn is a freelance aviation photojournalist from Sacramento, California. Since 1982, he has contributed to numerous aviation magazines including Air Classics, Air Fan, Air International, AirForces Monthly, and Combat Aircraft. A Vietnam era US Air Force veteran (1971-1975) he has co-authored six books on current military aviation subjects. He served as the executive secretary of the McClellan Aviation Museum (1986-1994) and has a strong interest in aviation history and aircraft preservation. Nicholas A. Veronico is an award-winning author of more than 40 books on military, transportation, local history, and art history subjects. Most recently, he served as communications manager for the prime contractor operating NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (known as SOFIA) - a highly modified Boeing 747SP fitted with a 106-inch diameter infrared telescope used for astrophysics research - where he flew as a crew member on 84 airborne science missions. He is the author of Hidden Warbirds (Zenith Press, 2013) and Hidden Warbirds II (Zenith Press, 2014). His work has been recognised by the Military Writers Society with Distinguished Book and Silver Medal awards. He lives in San Carlos, California. 150 colour illustrations