Departure of Harry Truman Strike Group: USS Anzio

11/18/2015
11/18/2015: USS Anzio (CG-68) departs for deployment 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. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 75 as the…

Longest Flight for MV 22-Osprey (2)

11/18/2015
11/18/2015: U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 and Fixed Wing Transport Squadron 234, Marine Air Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve conduct longest flight, 6,165 miles, in the history of the MV 22-Osprey, traveling from Miramar, Ca. to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 14, 2015.…

Expedited Aircraft Engine: A Key Logistics Task

11/15/2015
11/15/2015: Master Sgt. Patrick Applegate of the 108th Logistics Readiness Squadron directs the forklift driver as he moves an aircraft engine at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 8, 2015. The General Electric F-108 model engine, valued at more than $3 million, was expedited from the 134th Air Refueling Wing of the…

Flying the Mi-24 as Part of MAWTS Training

11/10/2015
11/10/2015: U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Brian Clegg, with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), flies a Russian Mil Mi-24 Hind during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-16 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2015. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16,…

First Italian F-35 Flight English Interviews

11/08/2015
11/08/2015: Two Italian pilots completed their first flights in the F-35 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. One of the jets used was an Australian F-35, highlighting the integration of the F-35 global partners.  Credit: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:11/05/15      

First Italian F-35 Flight: Shaping Common Training, Tactics and Procedures for the Global F-35 Fleet

11/08/2015
11/07/2015: Two Italian pilots completing their first flights in the F-35 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. One of the jets used was an Australian F-35, highlighting the integration of the F-35 global partners.  Credit: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:11/05/15