2014-12-14 The Russian Air Force is a busy global force of asserting Russian interests. In the video below, a near collision between a Norwegian F-16 and a Russian MiG can be seen. Russian MiG nearly collides with Norwegian F-16... by itnnews According to a Daily Mail story published on December…
2014-12-14 The Baltic Air Policing mission has been a regular one for NATO. The latest Air Policing mission was set in motion in early September 2014. According to Gaerth Jennings of Jane's in a September 8th 2014 story: The Netherlands has contributed fighter aircraft to the current Baltic Air Policing…
12/13/2014: Military Sealift Command Joint High-Speed Vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) departs Puerto Castilla in support of Southern Partnership Station 2014 (SPS-JHSV 14). Southern Partnership Station 2014 was a U.S. Navy deployment focused on subject matter expert exchanges with partner nation militaries and security forces. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command…
12/13/2014: U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), from Twentynine Palms, Calif., board MV-22 Ospreys of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16, 3D Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), Miramar, Calif., in order to execute an amphibious raid on San Clemente Island,…
12/12/2014: U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission during realistic urban training aboard Camp Roberts, Calif., Dec. 7, 2014. RUT prepares the 15th MEU's Marines for their upcoming deployment, enhancing their combat skills…
12/11/2014: Whether an aircraft needs to be fixed or simply towed down the runway, it couldn’t happen without ground support equipment. Credit:American Forces Network, Iwakuni JAPAN:12/8/14
12/10/2014:U.S. Navy Sailors from Expeditionary Strike Group Three, USS Anchorage (LPD23), USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Eight, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One, Fleet Combat Camera Pacific, and Fleet Weather Center San Diego are in the Pacific Ocean supporting the Orion Crew Module recovery operations. USS Anchorage (LPD 23) is currently…
12/10/2014: An F/A-18A Hornet, from the Aircraft Research and Development Unit, transits over Woomera Test Range after the JDAM-ER trial. From a Ferra Engineering press release in March 2013: Ferra Engineering has received a contract for the production and delivery of a new extended range (ER) wing kit for the…
