The entire Harvest Hawk experience highlights the utility of a mother ship in an air dominance environment. There is no reason that we cannot take data from UAVs or the F-35s or the Harrier litening pods and be able to contribute to combat management or support to the ground commanders.
The demand side to support the distributed laydown is considerable.
A MAWTS-1 Instructor discusses Osprey operations and the way ahead.
What we have seen recently in Ukraine with the Malaysian airliner is the next strike in the reinvention of warfare in this decade. Countering Russian 21st century warfare creativity is crucial for the United States to do right now with some creativity of our own.
In Iraq, we largely supported Marines; in Afghanistan we supported Marines, Aussies and Brits because our AORs were next to each other. With regard to the Aussies, the squadron provided various types of support such as transport of troops and Harvest Hawk Close Air Support.
The Commanding General of 1st MAW Provides His Perspective on the Role of the Osprey in the Pacific.
Major Mark Hamilton discusses how the KC-130J was used in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Video:Harvest Hawk in Afghanistan
