08/26/2013: On 20 August 2013, Marine Aircraft Group 31 hosted a showcase of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC. During the event, MajGen Robert Hedelund, Second Marine Aircraft Wing Commanding General, addressed government dignitaries and the local media. Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort- Combat…
08/26/2013: Cargo Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (CRUAS) assigned to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1), is used for training at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2013. VMU-1 practiced landing a CRUAS to maintain proper technique and decrease mishaps. Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward):8/14/13
08/26/2013: Two U.S. Marine F-35B Lightning II jets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, Marine Air Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conduct a training flight from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz. to MCAS Miramar, San Diego, Calif., Aug. 7, 2013 for a hot pit refuel.…
08/05/2013: Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Justin Schatzinger fires a remotely controlled MK 38 MOD II 25 mm Chain Gun from a control station in combat aboard multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) June 5. This weapon can be fired from the control station or from the gun mount…
08/02/2013: U.S. Marines with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines (5/11), Regimental Combat Team 7 fire rockets from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, June 1, 2013. Marines with 5/11 are deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Credit:Regional Command Southwest:6/1/13
2013-08-01 According to an article in The Business Standard: A day after the chief of French aerospace giant, Dassault Aviation, emphasised the criticality of an early Rafale contract with India, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Friday highlighted the hard strategic decisions imposed by his country’s declining defence budget — which made…
07/30/2013: U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and sailors assigned to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conduct a resupply at sea aboard the USS Kearsarge while underway May 28. Credit:26th Marine Expeditionary Unit:5/28/13 The 26th MEU is a marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to…
07/27/2013: USS Blue Ridge [slidepress gallery='uss-blue-ridge'] Credit: USS Blue Ridge:5/24/13 In the first photo, Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jason Ellis, assigned to the Golden Hawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-12), transports an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge…
