04/30/2015: In this phase of Exercise JOINT WARRIOR, a simulated air attack against Spanish warship Mendez Nuñez off the coast of Scotland is highlighted. This is one tactical exercise among many within Exercise JOINT WARRIOR, which ran from April 11-24 off the coast of Scotland. NATO’s three standing naval forces…
04/29/2015: MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters are used to transfer ordnance off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Theodore Roosevelt and George H.W. Bush are seen conducting training exercises in the…
04/28/2015: Various ships of the task group 315.06.02 are refueling with the Donau, the flagship of the SNMCMG1 (Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measure Group 1). The Donau refuels the FGS Auerbach, the mine sweeper HNOMS Rauma, as well as the mine hunter HNLMS Makkum. Exercise JOINT WARRIOR 151 is being conducted…
04/27/2015: Exercise JOINT WARRIOR 151 is being conducted in Scottish waters. Donau, the German flagship of SNMCMG1, coordinates the mine hunter operations from Mine Sweeper HNOMS Rauma. Shots of the HNLMS Willemstad crew using a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) to hunt mines. Additionally, shots of Belgian sailors from the…
04/27/2015: A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM) 262 (Rein), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lifts cargo as Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU conduct Helicopter Support Team training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at sea, Feb. 5, 2015. [maxgallery id="74549"]…
04/26/2015: The first-ever Australian F-35 pilot recently completed his last training flight, marking the end of his flight training at the Academic Training Center on Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student pilot, completes his final training mission after…
04/25/2015: B-25 Lands at Wright Patterson AFB to Deliver Congressional Medal to Surviving Doolittle Raiders Larry Kelley · Auburn University Delivering the Doolittle Raider's Congressional Gold Medal is one of the highlights of my flying career. Too many people today do not understand how these 80 volunteers on 16…
04/25/2015: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) practice fast-rope training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), at sea, Feb. 4, 2015. The Marines are seen conducting unit-level training to prepare for their spring patrol of the Asia-Pacific region. [maxgallery…
