F-35 pilot fitting facility is the first stop before pilots hit the flight line. These two stories, one from 2015 highlighting pilot fitting at Luke AFB and one from 2017 highlighting pilot fitting at MCAS Beaufort highlights the process. Outfitting F-35 pilots requires perfection By Staff Sgt. Staci Miller, 56th…
The NATO-Russia Council, which brings together all 29 NATO Allies and Russia, met in Brussels on Friday (5 July 2019) to discuss Ukraine, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and transparency and risk reduction. This was the second meeting of the NATO-Russia Council this year. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who…
The NATO-Russia Council, which brings together all 29 NATO Allies and Russia, met in Brussels on Friday (5 July 2019) to discuss Ukraine, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and transparency and risk reduction. This was the second meeting of the NATO-Russia Council this year. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who…
Sea Breeze 2019, the 19-nation Black Sea exercise co-hosted by the U.S. and Ukraine concluded with a closing ceremony. Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Charest provides a perspective. Odessa, Ukraine AFN Naples July 11, 2019
MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 conduct deck landing qualifications aboard PHA Tonnerre in support of Exercise Semper Thunder off the coast of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, June 27, 2019. Exercise Semper Thunder is a bilateral training exercise conducted between the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Task…
ODESA, Ukraine (July 11, 2019) Ships from exercise Sea Breeze 2019 (SB19) participating nations sail in formation during SB19 in the Black Sea, July 11, 2019. Sea Breeze is a U.S. and Ukraine co-hosted multinational maritime exercise held in the Black Sea, designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and…
Ukraine (July 7, 2019) Partner nations gather to celebrate Ukraine Navy Day during exercise Sea Breeze 2019 in Odesa, Ukraine, July 7, 2019. Sea Breeze is a U.S. and Ukraine co-hosted multinational maritime exercise held in the Black Sea, designed to enhance interoperability of participating nations and strengthen maritime security…
In these photos, MV-22B Osprey aircraft are seen flying over the Rockhampton Showground pavilion as a display put on for the Rockhampton Open Day as part of Talisman Sabre 2019. Talisman Sabre 2019 (TS19) is a bilateral combined Australian and United States (US) training activity. TS19 is designed to practice…
