USS Wasp Flight Ops

04/22/2018
F-35B Lightning II pilots with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit perform flight operations aboard the USS Wasp (LHD-1) during Certification Exercise, April 13, 2018.  The 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11 conduct Certification Exercise as the final evaluation in a series of training exercises which ensures readiness for crisis response…

Exercise Frisian Flag 2018 (2)

04/22/2018
Between 9 and the 20th of April, a large air combat exercise was 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…

12th Air Force Participates in Chilean Air Show

04/21/2018
Twelfth Air Force (AFSOUTH) joined with Airmen from across the United States to support the FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio) Air Show, April 3-8 in Santiago, Chile.  Over 240 Airmen and nine U.S. Air Force aircraft arrived in Chile for FIDAE, the largest air show of its…

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…