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Con Ops

C-27J Spartan Arrival in Australia

Posted on July 12, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
07/12/2015
Thee C-27J is an asset which would allow the Australian Defence forces to operate throughout the island chains of the Pacific.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged Australia, C-27J Spartan, Disaster Relief missions, humanitarian assistance, No. 35 Squadron, RAAF Base Richmond, Royal Australian Air Force

Visiting 2nd Marine Air Wing: The Role of Electronic Warfare and VMAQ-3

Posted on July 10, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
07/10/2015
The Prowler is due to be retired in 2019 and will be replaced by a wide-ranging focus on EW throughout the MAGTF.
Posted in Con Ops, Security, What's New

Air Marshal Brown Discusses the KC-30A: During Operation OKRA

Posted on June 29, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/29/2015
Air Marshal Geoff Brown, AO, Chief of Air Force talks about Air to Air refueling operations in the Middle East Region while flying aboard the KC-30A.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 flight operations

Posted on June 28, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
06/28/2015
The Marines are working on shifting the approach to UAV use within the MAGTF.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Shaping the Way Ahead for Unmanned Aerial Systems for the USMC: A Return Visit to VMU-2

Posted on June 27, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/27/2015
The Afghanistan model for using UASs is being put aside, a new one is being shaped by the USMC.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

Visiting 2nd Marine Air Wing: Shaping a 21s Century Role for the Low Altitude Air Defense Command

Posted on June 23, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/23/2015
As threats evolve, and Marine Corps Aviation introduces new technologies, the LAAD Marines are in the throes of change as well.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New

The Osprey As Enabler: Linking Coalition Warships

Posted on June 22, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/22/2015
The Marines have been working operations off of foreign warships as part of the process of building out an Osprey-enabled sea base, writ large.
Posted in Con Ops, Logs & Sustainment, What's New

Closing the US Navy’s Mine Warfare Gap

Posted on June 20, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
06/20/2015
Shaping core missions like Baltic defense require the integration of mine warfare as a core competence.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New
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