Sailors and Marines work alongside their Indonesian counterparts during the amphibious assault landing held in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia. In its 21st year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations…
04/26/2015: The first-ever Australian F-35 pilot recently completed his last training flight, marking the end of his flight training at the Academic Training Center on Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student pilot, completes his final training mission after…
01/01/2015: U.S. Marine Corps low altitude air defense (LAAD) gunners with Bravo Battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing operate and perform prescribe maintenance on LAAD surface to air weapons systems in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-15 at…
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…
04/12/2014: Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. [slidepress gallery='marines-train-with-jgsdf'] Credit:15th…
2014-02-08 The Osprey is being featured at the Singapore Air Show. This certainly makes sense after the performance in the Philippines and its engagement in the Pacific has become a new norm. According to a piece by Capt. Caleb Eames written on February 2, 2014: Three MV-22B Ospreys with Marine…
01/25/2014: U.S. forces will transport a total number of 850 Rwandan soldiers and more than 1000 tons of equipment into the Central African Republic to aid French and African Union operations against militants during this three week-long operation. Credit:Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa:1/23/14 According to…
2013-11-05 A core advantage of having a global manufacturing system like the F-35 (from Cameri to Fort Worth to Japan) is that improvements in one move through the whole manufacturing chain. Here is one improvement in process manufacturing which the Office of Naval Research is shaping: A faster, more precise…
