Flight Deck Ops
05/21/2013
05/21/2013: Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) perform flight deck operations, Feb. 23rd. Credit:Defense Media Activity - Navy 2/23/13
Edge of the Envelope Testing of the F-35A
05/21/2013
2013-05-21 The US Air Force (USAF) has successfully completed high angle of attack (AoA) testing of the F-35A Lightning II conventional take off and landing (CTOL) fighter aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in California, US. Carried out by the F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) team, the edge-of-the-envelope testing accomplished…
Preparing for Paratroop Jump From Inside C-17
05/18/2013
05/18/2013: The Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-02 is a combined joint training exercise designed to prepare elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, along with its partners and enablers, to respond as part of the Global Response Force (GRF). Credit:1st Combat Camera Squadron2/27/13
UCAS-D Makes History With Unmanned Carrier Launch
05/15/2013
2013-05-15 By Brett Davis The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) made its debut aircraft carrier launch from USS George H.W. Bush on 14 May, bringing unmanned carrier aviation a big step closer to reality. The carrier, CVN 77, was off the coast of Virginia for the long-awaited launch. “Today…
UAV Shadow Flight Preparation
05/15/2013
05/15/2013: UAS Plt, B co, 1 BSTB, doing pre-checks, catching and launching the unmanned aerial vehicle shadow. The Shadow is used by both the USMC and the US Army. Credit:129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment:5/2/13
82nd Airborne, Canadian Soldiers Train Together
05/15/2013
05/15/2013: Paratroopers with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division train with 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment in Joint Operational Access Exercise Feb. 28, 2013. Credit:2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Public Affairs 2/28/13
Meeting the Cyber Threat: The Case of the F-35
05/15/2013
2013-05-15 What is the cybersecurity challenge? It is not a one off problem; it is a continuous process of attack and counter attack, of cyber “learning” so to speak. It is a fact of life in the 21st century where the number one threat is clearly the PRC which views…
MV-22 Operates with the MSC in the Pacific
05/14/2013
First demonstrated in Bold Alligator 2012, the Osprey can land and operate off of a T-AKE supply ship. Now this capability has been demonstrated in the Pacific. U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey pilots conducted the first external lift of a Humvee from the USNS Sacagawea April 11 during exercise Freedom…