Assault Support Tactics: MAWTS-1

11/25/2015
11/25/2015: U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment conduct external lifts of M777 Howitzers and High Mobility Multi-wheeled Vehicles utilizing CH-53E Super Stallions assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-16 at Landing Zone Bull, Chocolate…

USS Kearsarge Embarked Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Strikes ISIL

11/23/2015
11/23/2015: ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 19, 2015) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), launches from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to conduct their first missions over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Kearsarge is deployed to…

USAF Video of the Australian KC-30A in the Middle East

11/23/2015
11/23/2015: In this recent video from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, the KC-30A is seen on the ramp being maintained. Credit: The KC-30A is a clear maintenance success as highlighted in an interview with Air Vice Marshal Warren McDonald. The RAAF has deployed a single KC-30A to the Middle East…

Viper Offensive Air Support

11/22/2015
11/22/2015: U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper’s assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct an offensive air support exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-16 at Mt. Barrow, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct. 8, 2015. WTI is a seven week event hosted by MAWTS-1…

USS Ramage Deploys to the Middle East

11/21/2015
11/20/2015: The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage left Naval Station Norfolk on Monday November 16, 2014 for an eight-month, independent Ballistic Missile Defense deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.  Credit: Commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic:11/16/15 More than 5,000 Sailors…

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Flight Operations

11/20/2015
11/20/2015: Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 aircraft fly onto the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman Strike Group is deployed to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. Credit:Navy Media Content Services:11/17/15 When a…

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Deploys from Norfolk, Va.

11/19/2015
11/19/2015: The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Naval Station Norfolk. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deploying in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. With Harry S. Truman as the flagship, strike group assets include the embarked squadrons of Carrier Air…

Departure of Harry Truman Strike Group: USS Bulkeley

11/19/2015
11/19/2015: Sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) man the rails as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of the Harry S. Truman Strike Group. The strike group departs Naval Station Norfolk to deploy in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S.…