Exercise Frisian Flag 2018

04/21/2018
Between 9 and the 20th of April, a large exercise has been held at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands.  The exercise is called Frisian Flag 2018.  Participating aircraft from several countries in the world will be airborne twice a day.  04.11.2018 Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Coffer  Regional Media…

B-1 Prior to Syrian Strike

04/20/2018
U.S. AIR FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND (April 14, 2018)  U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen and aircrews conduct final checks on a B-1 Bomber before launching to strike chemical weapons targets in Syria April 13, 2018. 04.14.2018 Courtesy Video DoD News 

3D Printing and the USMC: Replacing a Part for the F-35B

04/20/2018
Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are now capable of “‘‘additive manufacturing,’“ also known as 3-D printing. This innovative process uses 3-D printing software to break down a digital model into layers that can be reproduced by the printer. The printer then builds the model from…

USS Monterey Launches Syria Missile Strikes

04/20/2018
The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile April 14.  Monterey is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in…

Afghan Special Mission Wing

04/20/2018
777th Special Mission Wing is Afghanistan's special operations aviation force. SMW delivers special operators from the Afghan National Army Special Operations Command and General Command of Police Special Units on time, on target, and under the cover of darkness. Established in 2005 as the Air Interdiction Unit, SMW is regarded…

Executing an Air Bridge to Support Insertion Forces During Tailsman Sabre 2017

04/20/2018
The Royal Australian Air force leads a multi national fleet of military aircraft in the skies above Queensland.  In one of Australia’s biggest peacetime air movements of troops and equipment, aircraft from three nations deployed soldiers to the front lines of Exercise Talisman Sabre.  This biennial exercise cements the key…

Arming the F-35 the Marine Corps Way

04/18/2018
Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 mount 1,000 pound Guided Bomb Units onto an F-35B Lightning IIs on the flight deck of the USS Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Philippine Sea, March 24, 2018.  This event marked the first time an F-35 has been loaded with live ordnance…