The Aviation Element Within the MAGTF

10/30/2017
10/30/17: U.S. Marine Corps 1stLt Geremiah Simoes, Executive Officer Lima Co, 3rd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, discusses the integration of maneuver forces with Marine Aviation across the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 at Yuma, Az., on Sept. 27, 2017.…

Bold Alligator 17

10/28/2017
10/28/2017 U.S. Marines and Sailors and partner nations conduct amphibious landings at Onslow Beach during exercise Bold Alligator on Camp Lejeune, N.C., 25 October, 2017. Bold Alligator 17 is a training exercise focused on a regimental amphibious assault that allows the Navy and Marine Corps team to train with partner nations…

Exercise Dawn Blitz 2017

10/27/2017
10/27/2017: U.S, Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys and CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing embark aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) in support of Exercise Dawn Blitz Oct. 20, 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven amphibious exercise conducted between Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and 1st Marine…

Ch-53K On the Way

10/27/2017
10/27/2017 The CH-53K King Stallion lands after a test flight in West Palm Beach, Fla. on March 22, 2017. Lockheed Martin announced the CH-53K King Stallion passed its Defense Acquisition Board assessment that approved for the aircraft to begin low-rate initial production on April 4, 2017. [maxgallery id="101919"] The CH-53K will…

Ch-53K On the Way (2)

10/27/2017
10/27/2017:The CH-53K King Stallion lands after a test flight in West Palm Beach, Fla. on March 22, 2017. Lockheed Martin announced the CH-53K King Stallion passed its Defense Acquisition Board assessment that approved for the aircraft to begin low-rate initial production on April 4, 2017. The CH-53K will be considered…

NATO Submarine Rescue System

10/27/2017
10/27/2017: MEDITERANEAN SEA (Sept. 14, 2017) A Submarine Rescue Vehicle (SRV) is launched from the SD Northern River during NATO submarine escape and rescue exercise Dynamic Monarch. [maxgallery id="100834"] This SRV is part of the NATO Rescue Submarine System (NSRS) owned jointly by France, Norway and United Kingdom. NSRS is available…

F-35B Operating from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (2)

10/24/2017
10/24/2017: F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 depart Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 20, 2017. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN 10.20.2017 Video by Staff Sgt. William Faffler Marine Corps Air Station Iwakun