03/25/2015: Pilots assigned to the 31st Fighter squadron take-off for Estonia March 20, 2015, from Aviano Air Base, Italy. Approximately 280 airmen and 14 Vipers from Team Aviano will work alongside their Estonian partners. The focus is to maintain joint readiness while enhancing interoperability with a NATO ally, particularly the…
03/25/2015: In this video from the Australian Ministry of Defence, an Australian pilot describes his first flight of an Australian F-35 at Luke AFB. He described the plane as easy to fly and the experience very symmetrical with his training on the simulator. His main concern was not falling off…
03/25/2015: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) March 18, 2015. Theodore Roosevelt deployed from Norfolk and will execute a homeport shift to San Diego at the conclusion of deployment. Theodore Roosevelt is seen conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests…
03/25/2015: The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a high-endurance icebreaker, returns to their homeport of Coast Guard Base Seattle from a 101-day Antarctic deployment, March 10, 2015. The crew deployed in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2015, a multi-agency operation managed by the National Science Foundation. Credit: U.S.…
03/25/2015: Time lapse of forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transiting through Sasebo Harbor. Bonhomme Richard is seen underway conducting operations in the U.S. 7th fleet area of responsibility. Credit:USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6):1/10/15
03/23/2015: NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) LX-N 90443 performs a touch-and-go landing under supervision of the 424th Air Base Squadron Control Tower on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 06, 2015. The E-3A component, NATO's first integrated, multinational flying unit is responsible for providing airborne surveillance, command, control and communication…
03/21/2015: The Australian Defence Force (ADF) was tasked to support Australian Government assistance to the people of Vanuatu following the devastation of Tropical Cyclone Pam. HMAS Tobruk set sail to Vanuatu from the Port of Townsville in mid-march 2015, loaded with much needed supplies and ADF personnel, to help assist…
2015-03-22 This video includes several shots of the operation of the F-35C as well as the F-35B operating off of the Nimitz and the WASP. The ability to operate from the sea provides a significant capability to enhance the overall effects from combined land and sea airpower. The video has…
