Two MEUs, One Ocean
02/26/2016
02/23/2016: Marines and Sailors with both 13th and 31st MEU are featured on this video and both are operating the Pacific Ocean and on each side of the Pacific. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific:2/19/16
2nd MEB Goes to Norway
02/26/2016
02/26/2016: A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter kicks up snow at Vaernes, Norway, Feb. 22, 2016, as 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade prepares for Exercise Cold Response. All aircraft with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (-) Reinforced, the Air Combat Element of 2d MEB, were dismantled at Marine Corps Air…
Belgian Air Force and the Baltic Air Patrol
02/25/2016
02/25/2016: Four Belgian F16 fighter jets take on the role of guarding the Baltic skies. The Belgian air force deploys its F16 fighter jets to cover the Baltic skies during the 40th rotation of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission. Four jets have been deployed, operating out of Amari airbase in Estonia,…
Winter-Survival Training in Norway
02/25/2016
02/25/2016: The Norwegian Telemark Battalion instructs U.S. Marines from the Combined Arms Company, Novo Selo, Bulgaria, techniques to survive in winter conditions in Rena, Norway, Feb. 16. In the weeks leading up to exercise Cold Response 16, at the end of the month, the two nations will conduct bilateral training to…
Refueling Different Planes on the Air Combat Spectrum: A-10s and B-1s
02/24/2016
02/24/2016: In these photos, the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron is seen refueling A-10s and a B-1 over Iraq on January 6, 2016. [maxgallery id="83679"] Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs:1/6/16
The Goal of Combat Fighter Training: To Win in Combat
02/24/2016
02/24/2016: Feature video on what goes into training at fighter pilot to fly the F-16 during the F-16 "B-Course" or Basic Course at Luke Air Force Base, AZ. Two Luke AFB instructor pilots discuss the training and mindset that are involved with preparing a pilot to fly combat missions in a…
Digital Interoperability: Proof of Concept
02/23/2016
02/23/2016: Capt. Michael Marron explains digital interoperability and the impact this communications technology will have on the battlefield, Dec. 15, 2015. Featured in this video is Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 and Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2. Credit: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point:12/15/15…
Maintaining F-16s at Bagram Air Base
02/21/2016
02/21/2016: An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron departs on a sortie from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2016. Airmen assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron, known as the “Black Widows,” from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, support both Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support mission.…