11/25/2017: B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber during takeoff.
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
11/25/2017: B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber during takeoff.
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
11/25/17: 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
11/24/2017: Two European Training forward deployed from RAF Lakenheath to conduct local air training.
GERMANY
10.13.2017
Video by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Plyler
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
11/22/17: U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in the Atlantic Ocean as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Nov. 6, 2017.
The exercise allows all elements of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) to join and train in realistic scenarios so the MEU as a whole can meet its Pre-Deployment Training Program objectives prior to their upcoming deployment at sea.
11.06.2017
Video by Cpl. Sylvia Tapia
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
11/21/17: Exercise CHILEMAR concluded following a ceremony on Naval Base Point Loma, Sept. 26.
The Chilean Navy diesel-electric submarine SS Thomson (SS 20) arrived at Naval Base Point Loma on Sept. 6 to participate in the Chile-U.S. bi-lateral exercise CHILEMAR VI.
CHILEMAR is designed to demonstrate interoperability between U.S. submarine rescue systems and Chilean submarines, including a simulated submarine rescue operation, and to promote greater understanding and cooperation between the two nations.
During this iteration of CHILEMAR, Undersea Rescue Command (URC), assigned to CSS-11, plans to conduct a full scale submarine rescue exercise with Thomson. URC intends to utilize divers donning atmospheric diving suits (ADS) along with a pressurized rescue module (PRM). The PRM is a submarine rescue chamber that submerges to the submarine on the ocean floor and seals over its hatch to conduct a personnel transfer.
CHILEMAR supports the Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI). DESI enhances the Navy’s capability to operate with diesel-electric submarines by partnering with South American navies equipped with these vessels.
This provides a degree of authenticity and realism to exercises, providing the Navy with opportunities to build experience both tracking and operating with them. The program strengthens partnerships and encourages cooperation between partner nations, furthering the capabilities of U.S. maritime strategy.
Cmdr. John Croghan, senior deputy, Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 (CSS-11), greeted Chilean Navy Cmdr. Oscar Manzano, the commanding officer of Thomson, on the pier upon the ship’s arrival.
“I am very pleased and excited to work with the U.S. Navy,” said Manzano.
“I’m pleased we have been able to add submarine rescue as an additional capability on top of those we already get through the DESI initiative,” said Croghan.
URC has the only U.S. based deep ocean submarine rescue capability and is trained to respond to submarine emergencies around the world.
Chilean Navy submarine docks in California for CHILEMAR VI drill
SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES
09.26.2017
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Harkins
Commander, Submarine Squadron 11
11/21/17: A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II soars over Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2017, on approach to Kadena Air Base, Japan.
This marks U.S. Pacific Command’s first operational tasking for the F-35As and the first time a U.S. Air Force F-35A unit has deployed as a regularly scheduled Theater Security Package to Japan.
KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN
11.02.2017
Photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard
Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs
Twelve U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and approximately 300 Airmen from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, arrived here for the aircraft’s first operational deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region Nov. 2.
This is the first time the F-35s have deployed as part of a planned U.S. Pacific Command Theater Security Package.
Two of the twelve aircraft, as well as many of the Airmen supporting the deployment, arrived Oct. 30 after participating in the Seoul Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2017.
The deployment provides the region with the most advanced fifth-generation fighter, capable of a variety of operations including access to the global commons, active defense and power projection.
“The F-35A gives the joint warfighter unprecedented global precision attack capability against current and emerging threats while complementing our air superiority fleet,” said Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander.
“The airframe is ideally suited to meet our command’s obligations, and we look forward to integrating it into our training and operations.
” The F-35s deployment offers unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and bilateral training across many different environments.
The TSP program – which began in 2004 – is designed to routinely showcase the continuous commitment of the United States to stability and security within the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by deploying aircraft, personnel and equipment that bolster existing U.S. forces.
Theater Security Package deployments are conducted on a rotational basis by Air Force fighter or bomber squadrons and can vary depending on mission and the combatant commander’s requirements.
Theater Security Package deployments enhance the strength of alliances without the need to build vast infrastructure.
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/253977/hill-f-35s-airmen-arrive-kadena
11.03.2017
18th Wing Public Affairs
And in an article by Matthew M. Burke and Ken Kuniyoshi published in Stars and Stripes on October 31, 2017, it was noted:
Air Force officials have lauded the Lightning II for its “unprecedented global precision attack capability against current and emerging threats.”
“With a very complex security environment, including [the situation with] North Korea, [the deployment of F-35A fighters] indicates that the U.S. side is showing a certain extent of commitment to this region,” Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters on Friday.
American military aircraft often draw the ire of Okinawa’s anti-base protest movement. Onodera said he has requested that the U.S. military minimize the F-35A’s impact on local residents by adhering to noise-control measures.
“The defense ministry will not only request the U.S. side take maximum consideration for safety but also try to reduce the burden of local residents as much as possible through relocation of trainings,” he said. “Firmly solving the security environment through diplomacy including issues with North Korea will lead to lessening the burden of Okinawa, and I would like to make that effort as a whole with the government.”
A squadron of F-35Bs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 arrived in January at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to replace the F/A-18 Hornet, AV-8B Harrier and EA-6B Prowler.
The F-35A lacks the short-takeoff and vertical-landing capabilities of the B variant, but the airframe and its characteristics are common to both models.
Japan’s Defense Ministry included a $797 million request for six F-35As in this year’s budget.
11/20/2017: The Marine Corps Operating Concept (MOC) describes, in broad terms, how Marine Corps forces will conduct the range of military operations in accordance with our Title 10 responsibilities.
01.05.2017
Video by Ashley Randal
Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory | Futures Directorate
11/19/17: A video overview of the F-35 as presented for its participation in the Aviation Nation Air and Space Explosition.
11.08.2017
Video by Airman 1st Class Christina Ensley and William Lewis
99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
http://www.nellis.af.mil/Air-SpaceExpo/