MAGTF Trains for Fire Support

02/18/2018
02/18/18: Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment participate in Fire Support Coordination Exercise at training area Quackenbush aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 19, 2018. The training exercise gave Marines an opportunity to practice a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces…

Rebuilding the Afghan Air Force: The Role of the Cessna

02/15/2018
02/15/18: About half of the entire sortie count tallied by the Afghan Air Force in 2016 came on the wings of 24 nondescript, single-engine Cessnas that are constantly taking off and landing on airstrips across the country.

 The Cessna 208, a resilient and easy to maintain light airlifter, has “turned…

USS America Completes First Deployment

02/11/2018
2/11/18: The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) prepares to transit underneath the Coronado Bridge as during its return to homeport in San Diego from its maiden deployment Feb 2, 2018. [maxgallery id="104143"] The America, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is…

TRAP Mission

02/10/2018
02/10/2018: Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct Tactical Recovery of Aircraft Personnel training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 14, 2017. TRAP is a vital capability for the 31st MEU and allows the Aviation Combat Element to tactfully recover aircraft and put…

Super Stallions Supporting 31st MEU

02/05/2018
02/05/2018: The "Dragons" of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 load up Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) onto CH-53E Super Stallions in support of exercise Talisman Saber 17 during a routine deployment with the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). SASEBO, NAGASAKI, JAPAN 08.16.2017 Video…