C-130J Formation Flies in Australia

03/20/2015
03/20/2015: On 11 March 2015, No 37 Squadron (37SQN) flew a six-ship formation of C-130J Hercules transport aircraft on a tactical training flight over rural New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, and western Sydney. The purpose of the flight was to allow 37SQN to maintain currency in tactical formation flying…

USS Mississippi (SSN 782) Getting Underway

03/19/2015
03/19/2015: The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) departs from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a routine underway. Mississippi is one of four Virginia-class submarines home-ported in Pearl Harbor.  Credit: Commander Submarine Forces Pacific:1/5/15  

Marines Board MV-22 Osprey on USS Bonhomme Richard for Airfield Seizure Training

03/17/2015
03/17/2015: Marines Board MV-22 Osprey on USS Bonhomme Richard  EAST CHINA SEA (Mar 10, 2015) Credit: Navy Media Content Services:3/10/15 Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), board an MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, on the flight deck of the…

Crisis Response Marines Complete Aerial Refueling Mission From Spain

03/17/2015
03/17/2015: U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa completed an aerial refueling mission from Morón Air Base, Spain, Feb. 25, 2015. Two MV-22B Ospreys connected to refueling lines on a KC-130J, which refueled the Ospreys over the Atlantic Ocean. The ability to complete inflight refueling greatly extends…

General Dempsey Visits French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle

03/16/2015
03/16/2015: United States Army General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with French General Pierre de Villiers, French Chief of Defense Staff, aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. During the visit, they toured the ship’s spaces, observed flight operations and met with French…

USS America Test Firing Sea Sparrows

03/16/2015
03/16/2015: USS America Test Firing Sea Sparrows  PACIFIC OCEAN (March 12, 2015)   Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) test-fires a NATO Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile to intercept a remote-controlled drone during an exercise to test the ship’s defense capability. America is the first in class of a large…