USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, docks at the harbor at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 18, 2021. Due to its geographic location and co-located airfield and harbor, MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely postured to provide advanced naval integration in support of regional security,…
U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367 conduct live-fire operations off the coast of Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2021. HMLA-367 conducted live-fire training with the use of various weapon systems, to demonstrate readiness and combat proficiency in austere, expeditionary environments within…
Maintainers at Tyndall Air Force Base during Checkered Flag 22-1. 11.18.2021 Video by Airman 1st Class Anabel Del Valle 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, fly a Bomber Task Force mission alongside two French Dassault Mirage 2000s, as well as two U.K. and two U.S. F-35 Lighting IIs from U.K. Carrier Strike Group's HMS Queen Elizabeth over Camp…
Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, talks about the importance of agile combat employment in the Pacific Region. ACE focuses on quickly dispersing smaller contingents of multi-capable Airmen to remote bases. KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN 11.11.2021 Video by Airman 1st Class Stephen Pulter 18th Wing Public Affairs
Air Combat Command's largest air-to-air exercise, Checkered Flag 22-1, was recently held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FL. 11.15.2021 Video by Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
MQ-9 Reapers from Holloman Air Force Base travelled to Marine Corps Base Hawaii for Exercise Agile Combat Employment Reaper during September through October, 2021. The two-week, joint exercise was designed to sharpen combat readiness, increase strategic impact and strengthen deterrence efforts by ensuring tactical proficiency of MQ-9 Reaper aircrew. U.S.…
Since 1790, the Coast Guard has safeguarded the American people and promoted national security, border security, and economic prosperity in a complex and evolving maritime environment. The Coast Guard saves those in peril and protects the Nation from all maritime threats. As a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, a…