CH-53E Enabling a FARP

01/31/2020
U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 4 Detachment Bravo (MACS-4 DET B) and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171) conduct a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. Dec. 13, 2019. FARP training offers MCAS Iwakuni the capability of forward deploying…

KC10 AE Update on Training and Procedures

01/29/2020
An aircrew from the 6th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, California, flies to Scott AFB, Illinois, to update training and guidance on aeromedical evacuation procedures for a KC-10 Extender. Features a timelapse of pallet loading and offloading. SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IL, UNITED STATES 12.17.2019 Video by Tech. Sgt. Traci…

KC30A Elephant Walk

01/27/2020
On 15 November 2019, No. 33 Squadron prepared five of its KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transports for launch at the same time, demonstrating the Squadron’s ability to surge to meet Australia’s strategic air mobility requirements. At RAAF Base Amberley, the five KC-30As conducted an ‘elephant walk’ – the traditional name given…

Exercise DUGONG 19

01/24/2020
Exercise DUGONG 19, the Royal Australia Navy’s primary Mine Warfare and Clearance training activity, was held in waters around Cockburn Sound coastal locations, Bindoon Training Area and the Western Australian Exercise Area from 7-25 November 2019. The mine countermeasures tactical training exercise brings key coalition forces together in a combined…

MV22 Fast Rope

01/20/2020
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, conduct fast roping drills with the assistance of MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 26, 2019. The training was designed to produce readiness by building confidence, familiarize the Marines with air assets, and prepare them…