VMM-363 and Ospreys for Japan

07/18/2013
07/18/2013: U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing stage nine MV-22B Ospreys for shipment to Okinawa, Japan on Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego Calif., June 12, 2013. Staging the Osprey completed the second phase for their shipment to…

Marines Demonstrate Bridging Capabilities

07/17/2013
07/27/2013: Marines serving with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion and 7th Engineer Support Battalion demonstrated the bridging capabilities of the Improved Ribbon Bridge and Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge to various 1st Marine Division leaders aboard Camp Pendleton, May 16, 2013.  Credit:1st Marine Division:5/20/13

USS Kearsarge Flight Deck Time Lapse

07/17/2013
07/17/2013: A time-lapse of aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced). 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and U.S. Navy MH-60s assigned to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge, at sea, July 13, 2013.  The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task…

3rd CEB Repairs an Assault Breacher Vehicle

07/14/2013
07/14/2013: 3rd CEB Repairs an ABV [slidepress gallery='3rd-ceb-repairs-an-abv'] Credit:Regional Command Southwest:5/23/13 In the first two photos, U.S. Marines with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), Regimental Combat Team 7 and Department of Defense civilians mount a turret on M1 Assault Breacher Vehicle on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013.The Marines with…

Australia and the Future of F-35 Maintenance Work

07/14/2013
2013-07-14 “Australian industry is well placed to capitalize on the government's investment in the program, winning $329 million (US$303 million) in contracts to date," Minister for Defense Materiel Dr. Mike Kelly said. While Australian companies are currently bidding for work making parts for the construction of F-35 fighter, in the not-too-distant…

VMM-363 Prepare Ospreys to be Shipped to Okinawa, Japan

07/11/2013
07/11/2013: U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing prepare to preserve nine MV-22B Osprey aircraft for shipment to Okinawa, Japan on Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Calif., June 9, 2013. The nine aircraft are being transferred to Okinawa,…

13th MEU Maritime Raid Force Trains at Fort Irwin

07/11/2013
07/11/2013: Marines and Sailors with Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, utilize MV-22B "Osprey", AH-1Z " Super Cobra"and UH-1Y "Huey" aircraft in the beginning stage of a training raid at Fort Irwin, National Training Center, Calif., during Ground Realistic Urban Training, May 6, 2013. Ground RUT is a nine-day…

X-47 UCAS Demonstrator Landing on Bush

07/11/2013
07/11/2013: An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator completes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The landing marks the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed an arrested landing at sea. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in…