Tactical Decision Kit System

12/22/2017

12/22/2017: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), use the Tactical Decision Kit (TDK) System at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

The TDK allows Marines to use live Indirect Fire (IDF) assets and real-life Close Air Support (CAS) while maneuvering computer generated troops, enabling the user to physically see real impacts on the ground with a maneuver element all in one picture.

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, UNITED STATES

11.03.2017

Courtesy Video

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit 

Hot Refuel Pit Test on KC-130J

12/21/2017

12/21/2017: Maintaining air superiority is accomplished if our aircraft are constantly maintained, trained on, and refueled.

Marine Corporal Calvin Hilt went to the hot refueling pits to see how Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni maintains a high standard of readiness.

IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

10.20.2017

Video by Cpl. Calvin Hilt 

1st MEB and ESG 3 Amphibious Operations

12/15/2017

12/15/2017: U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Expeditionary Strike Group 3, conduct amphibious operations off the coast of San Clemente Island during Exercise Dawn Blitz, Oct. 25, 2017.

Dawn Blitz participating units are 1st MEB and ESG 3, USS Essex (LHD 2), USS Rushmore (LSD 47) and the USS Anchorage (LPD 23).

Exercise DB17 provides a realistic land and maritime training environment for the Navy and Marine Corps team to employ combat capabilities such as fixed and rotary-wing operations, combined-arms strikes, well deck operations, ship-to-shore amphibious surface movements, expeditionary advanced base operations and the high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS).

OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA, UNITED STATES

10.25.2017

Video by Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Spencer

1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Exercise Active Shield: US and Japanese Forces Train to Protect Iwakuni  

12/12/2017

12/12/2017: Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers jumped into action to keep the air station safe during exercise Active Shield.

Marine Cpl. Emily Kirk trailed the group to see how they keep the air station safe.

IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

10.25.2017

Video by Cpl. Emily Kirk

American Forces Network Iwakuni, Japan

USAF B-1B Lancers in Australia

12/11/2017

12/11/17: RAAF Base Amberley is hosting two United States Air Force B-1B Lancers as part of the United States Force Posture Initiatives Enhanced Air Cooperation program.

The USAF B-1B Lancers are long-range, multi-mission, supersonic conventional bomber aircraft and are taking part in a training exercise with the Royal Australian Air Force.

This training exercise is part of the United States Force Posture Initiatives Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC) program, which builds on a range of air exercises and training activities already undertaken between the United States and Australia.

This activity will be the fifth and final EAC activity in 2017.

The exercise will involve USAF B-1Bs and RAAF aircraft conducting flying training in designated airspace away from RAAF Base Amberley.

US strategic bombers have visited Australia since the 1940s, with the first B-1B Lancer arriving in 1995.

Australian Department of Defence

November 30, 2017