Sea Hawk Landing
06/30/2013
06/30/2013: Landing signalmen direct a CH-46E Sea Hawk onto the flight deck of the USS Anchorage, April 25. Credit 1st Marine Logistics Group:5/6/13
Heavy Equipment Drop
06/29/2013
06/29/2013: Paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, participate in a palletized heavy equipment drop on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Credit:4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs:4/17/13
USS Kearsarge LCAC Embark
06/28/2013
06/28/2013: Landing craft, air cushion vessels transport vehicles and equipment assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), off the coast of Onslow Beach, N.C., March 13, 2013. The 26th MEU is deploying to the 5th and 6th Fleets area of operations. The 26th MEU…
Japanese Landing Craft Air Cushion Landing Part of Exercise Dawn Blitz
06/27/2013
06/27/2013: Japanese Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) lands on San Clemente Island, West Cove, as a part of Exercise Dawn Blitz. Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 is a multinational amphibious exercise off the Southern California coast that refocuses Navy, Marine Corps and coalition forces in their ability to conduct complex amphibious…
The Osprey in Balikatan 2013
06/27/2013
06//27/13: Philippine and U.S. Marines and key civilians participate in Osprey movements at Crow Valley, Tarlac Province, Philippines as a part of Balikatan 2013. Credit:8th Theater Sustainment Command:4/15/13
The Afghan Airpower Transition: The Case of Helicopters
06/27/2013
06/27/2013: The Afghan air force is getting closer and closer to taking over security responsibility for their country. Petty Officer Scott Bourge strapped into a helicopter flown by both Afghans and Americans, and tells us about mentorship. Credit: American Forces Network Afghanistan: 6/26/13 For our look at the Afghan airpower…
Osprey Lands on Japanese Ship For the First Time
06/27/2013
06/26/2013: An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) lands onboard the JS Hyuga (DDG-181), during Dawn Blitz 2013 for the first time in history off the coast of Naval Base Coronado, June 14. [slidepress gallery='osprey-lands-on-japanese-ship-for-the-first-time'] Credit: 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade:6/14/13 Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 is a multinational…
The F-35C Arrives at Eglin AFB
06/27/2013
06/26/2013: According to a 33rd Fighter Wing Press release on June 22, 2013: The U.S. Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-101 received the Navy’s first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft from Lockheed Martin today. U.S. Navy pilots and maintainers from VFA-101 are now training at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.,…