Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System

05/16/2016
05/16/2016: NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania Video depicting inside the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System (AAMDS), the deckhouse and a Vertical Launch System (VLS) at NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania.   The AAMDS uses a nearly identical configuration of the Vertical Launch System, fire control system, and SPY-1 radar currently in use…

VMA-211 Receives First F-35Bs

05/16/2016
05/16/2016: Marine Attack Squadron 211 received its first two F-35B Joint Strike Fighters aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Monday, May 9, 2016. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211) conducted their last scheduled flight as an AV-8B Harrier Squadron aboard MCAS Yuma, Ariz., Friday, May 6, 2016.  The squadron…

VMA-211 Last AV-8B Harrier Flight

05/16/2016
05/16/2016: Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 211 (VMA-211) conducted their last scheduled flight as an AV-8B Harrier Squadron aboard MCAS Yuma, Ariz., Friday, May 6, 2016.  The squadron will been redesignated as an F-35B Lightining II Squadron in June of 2016.  Credit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma:5/6/16      

JHSV in Balikatan 16

05/15/2016
05/15/2016: Time Lapse footage of the USNS MILLINOCKET (T-EPF-3)as they arrive in Subic Bay,Philippines in order to participate in Balikatan 2016 (BK 16) on March 30, 2016. The purpose of BK 16 is to strengthen interoperability and partner-nation capabilities for the planning and execution of military operations, and advance regional security…

Shadow UAV at Yuma Air Station

05/12/2016
05/12/2016: Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) conducts its first launch of an RQ-7Bv2 "Shadow" unmanned aircraft system at the Canon Air Defense Complex aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Saturday, March 26, 2016.  Credit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma:3/26/16  

Exercising the Refueling of Helos in the Battlespace

05/08/2016
05/08/2016: U.S. Marines participating in Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-16 conduct a static refuel on landing Zone Bull at Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., March 26, 2016. WTI is a seven week event hosted by MAWTS-1. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications…

The RAF and Royal Navy Prepare for the F-35 (Video)

05/06/2016
2016-05-06 According to the UK MoD: "Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Pilots are training to fly the new state-of-the-art stealth jet the F-35B Lightning II alongside their US counterparts at Marine Air Corps Station Beaufort, South Carolina. The highly advanced 5th generation jet will come into UK service from…