USS WASP F-35B Ship Integration (3)

05/29/2015
05/29/2015: On May 26, 2015, several journalists flew to the USS WASP aboard an Osprey from the Pentagon to the ship, which was operating off of the North Carolina coast. In addition to viewing the ops of the F-35B aboard the ship, there was opportunity to talk with the crew…

USS WASP F-35B Ship Integration (2)

05/28/2015
05/27/2015: On May 26, 2015, several journalists flew to the USS WASP aboard an Osprey from the Pentagon to the ship, which was operating off of the North Carolina coast. In addition to viewing the ops of the F-35B aboard the ship, there was opportunity to talk with the crew…

The New UK Carrier, Evolving Military Capability and the Strategic Context: Shaping 21st Century Projection Forces

05/28/2015
2015-05-28 By Robbin Laird I visited the HMS Queen Elizabeth on March 31, 2015 and conducted interviews in MoD afterwards. The HMS Queen Elizabeth is a new carrier designed to leverage core 21st century technologies and to reshape the UK forces into a more effective power projection force. And the…

The UK Engagement with the USS Wasp F-35B Opertional Tests

05/28/2015
2015-05-28 By Maj. Paul Greenberg 5/26/15 USS WASP, At Sea -- As the first operational test of the F-35B Lightning II takes place aboard the USS Wasp this week, service members from the United Kingdom are working alongside their U.S. Navy and Marine Corps counterparts to assess the integration of…

F-35B Operational Testing Aboard the USS Wasp

05/27/2015
2015-05-27 On May 26, 2015, several journalists flew to the USS WASP aboard an Osprey from the Pentagon to the ship off of the North Carolina coast to talk with the Navy and Marine Corps personnel about the operational testing aboard the ship of the F-35B, its operations shipboard and…

USS WASP F-35B Ship Integration (1)

05/27/2015
05/27/2015: On May 26, 2015, several journalists flew to the USS WASP aboard an Osprey from the Pentagon to the ship, which was operating off of the North Carolina coast. In addition to viewing the ops of the F-35B aboard the ship, there was opportunity to talk with the crew…

An Update on the USS WASP-F35B Ship Integration Tests

05/27/2015
2015-05-27 According to a communication to the journalists who traveled to the USS WASP on May 26, 2012. Major Greenberg, a PAO officer with the USMC provided a helpful update on the operational testing and their progress. "The first phase of shipboard Marine Corps F-35B operational test (OT-1) is in…