The USS America is an enabler of 21st century amphibious assault operations. It is not simply an upgrade from the past..
The Eurofighter and F-35 may not be the same generation aircraft, but they can share in the benefits of a next generation missile like the Meteor.
We continue our look at the roll out of the F-35 maintenance approach with an interview with an maintainer from VMFA-121. This squadron is the first F-35 to maintain the aircraft organically.
U.S. Marines to Modernize Equipment Stored in Norwegian Prepositioning Caves
In an interview with the Operations Officer for MAWTS-1, the basic role of the squadron in USMC innovation was discussed.
The importance of the integration of the crew with the aircraft to deliver the results needed in a difficult operational theater such as Afghanistan was highlighted in this interview with two Marine core crewmembers.
In effect, an F-35 enterprise is emerging.
As part of the evolving defense effort, Greenland has worked with the Danish Air Force in leveraging Danish F-16s.