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
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
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…
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
USS Arlington in Bold Alligator 2013
05/14/2013
05/14/2013: The USS Arlington was dockside in Norfolk where it participated in the Bold Alligator 2013 exercise. It was a synthetic exercise so it was one of several ships which participated in this manner. This slideshow was shot on May 1, 2013 during a series of interviews with participants in…
VMM-266 Flight Ops
05/14/2013
05/14/2013: MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 Reinforced, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct touch and go and aerial refueling exercises in the Fifth Fleet area of operations, April 26, 2013. The 26th MEU was deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard Kearsage Amphibious…