12/10/2017: U.S. Marine Corps Col. David A. Suggs, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., was invited to fly in one of two EA-6B Prowler aircraft attached to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VMAQ) 2, Oct. 16, 2017.
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, AZ, UNITED STATES
10.16.2017
Video by Lance Cpl. George Melendez
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
12/07/2017: U.S. Marines 1st Lt. Bradley Hood, CH-53E Pilot, and Capt. Aaron Cauble, CH-53E Pilot, with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, discuss the importance of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) training aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 18, 2017.
The training was conducted to enhance the Marine’s capability to fly helicopters in a CBRN contaminated environment. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Justin Dixon)
HI, UNITED STATES
10.18.2017
Video by Lance Cpl. Justin Dixon
III Marine Expeditionary Force
12/05/17: U.S. Marines with Battery R, 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division launch a rocket from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) off the USS Anchorage (LPD-23) during Exercise Dawn Blitz, Oct. 22, 2017.
Dawn Blitz 17 allows the amphibious force to integrate the F-35B Lightning II and HIMARS into the exercise to validate a capability with platforms not traditionally used at the Marine Expeditionary Brigade/Expeditionary Strike Group or Marine Expeditionary Unit/Amphibious Ready Group levels.
OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA, UNITED STATES
10.22.2017
Video by Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan Knauth
1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade
11/30/17: COMPTUEX allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Predeployment Training Program objectives prior to an upcoming deployment at sea.
11/16/2017, ATLANTIC OCEAN
11.16.2017
Photo by Staff Sgt. Dengrier Baez
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
11/28/2017: The recent visit to the Philippines, by two ships of the Indo-Pacific Endeavour Task Group has significantly reinforced the strong defence relationship between Australia and the Philippines.
The Task Group later sailed to Subic Bay for a four day visit, where both ships received over several hundred visitors eager to view the new capabilities the Australian Defence Force had on offer.
To demonstrate the capability of the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) to support regional responses to Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) events, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) conducted a combined HADR training exercise in Subic Bay.
The HADR training activity involved 80 PMC personnel plus their vehicles that embarked HMAS Adelaide in Subic Bay and were deployed ashore by ADF Landing Craft and PMC Riverine Craft.
Despite demanding weather conditions due to Typhoon Khanun to the East of the Philippines, the combined ADF and PMC HADR response force was able to rapidly deploy ashore. An Australian Defence Group (ADF) Joint Task Group, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2017, is participating in a series of key military exercises throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
Running from September to November, Indo-Pacific Endeavour will focus on enhancing military cooperation with some of Australia’s key regional partners including Indonesia, Japan, India, Malaysia, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Brunei, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Cambodia and the Federated States of Micronesia.
HMAS Adelaide will be accompanied at various stages of the deployment by HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Darwin, HMAS Toowoomba, HMAS Parramatta, and HMAS Sirius, making it the biggest coordinated task group deployment in many decades.
Indo-Pacific Endeavour will also involve service personnel from the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Group and include Defence civilians, ADF helicopters, and fixed wing aircraft.
Credit: Australian Department of Defence
October 17, 2017
11/26/2017: B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber taxiing.
This aircraft is assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
07.07.2017
Video by Senior Airman Timothy Kirchner
Air Force Content Management
11/26/2017: U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) ensure safe runways for CH-53E Super Stallions and MV-22 Ospreys to land on during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., Oct. 17, 2017.
WTI is a seven-week training even hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force.
MAWTS-1 provides standardized advance tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, AZ, UNITED STATES
10.17.2017
Video by Cpl. Charnelle Smith
MAWTS-1 Combat Camera
11/25/17: The Air Force’s first AP-3C Orion, with tail number A9-751, was transferred from operational service to the Royal Australian Air Force Museum for static display on 16 November 2017.
A9-751 conducted its maiden flight on 5 January 1978 and was subsequently delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force at United States Naval Air Station Moffet Field on 17 February 1978.
The aircraft was ferried to Australia and arrived at Royal Australian Air Force Base Edinburgh on 26 May 1978.
The AP-3C Orion aircraft will be replaced by both the P-8A Poseidon and the MQ-4C Triton.
Australian Department of Defence
11/16/17