09/04/2017: The Japan Air Self Defense Force trained with the Patriot Advanced Capability three on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to improve their skills in an unfamiliar environment. Marine Cpl. Emily Kirk went to flight line to see how the JASDF will handle a missile threat. IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN 09.01.2017 Video…
09/04/2017: The Australian Government has unveiled the design and turned the first sod for the new surface shipbuilding yard in Osborne, South Australia. This is the latest in a series of significant announcements supporting the delivery of a continuous naval shipbuilding program in Australia. The unveiling of the design for this…
08/25/2017: Members of the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, traveled to South Carolina to take possession of a new HC-130J "Combat King II" aircraft from Lockheed Martin. Once over Alaska airspace, two F-22 Raptors from the U.S. Air Force's 3rd Wing escorted the new HC-130J and its passengers to its…
08/23/2017: Marines assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 2 test the capabilities of the new AN/TPS-80 aviation radar system during a field exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, August 1, 2017. There are only two AN/TPS-80 [G/ATOR] radar systems actively used within the United States Marine Corps today. The new…
08/21/2017: The Royal Australian Navy’s newest ship, the air warfare destroyer (AWD) NUSHIP Hobart, arrived in her home port of Sydney for the first time prior to her commissioning in September. The future HMAS Hobart is the first of three Hobart Class destroyers. In 2017, Hobart successfully completed builder and acceptance…
08/21/2017: During the 2017 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and I Marine Division demonstrates the capabilities of the Marine Corps' principal organizational structure, the MAGTF. The Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF), which specializes in combined-arms tactics utilizing command, ground, aviation and logistics combat…
08/20/2017: Gen. James M. "Mike" Holmes shares his thoughts on the role the Mobility Air Forces play in the Air Combat Command mission, international partnerships and Mobility Guardian. Mobility Guardian is Air Mobility Command's premier exercise, providing an opportunity for the Mobility Air Forces to train with joint and international partners…
08/19/2017: Commander of Air Mobility Command Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, returned five C-5M Super Galaxy airlifters from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, to flying operations on Aug. 2, 2017 following repairs to the aircraft's nose landing gear. This follows a Dover C-5 stand-down directed by the AMC Commander July 17…
