XI Squadron in the Trilateral Exercise

12/16/2015
2015-12-16  The Second Line of Defense team joined the media day held by the Air Combat Command on December 15, 2015 to learn more about the trilateral exercise, which featured the F-22s, working with Typhoons, and for the first time with Rafales. We have reportage on the discussions and panels…

Italian Predator Taking Off and Landing

12/11/2015
12/11/2015: Amendola Air Force Base, 32nd Wing, Puglia (Italy) 32nd Wing 28th Squadron is the Italian Air Force unit equipped with the Predators (MQ1 and MQ9). As Lt. General Preziosa, the head of the Italian Air Force put it about the Predator “Enterprise.” A final topic for discussion was the…

CV-22 Night Operations

12/08/2015
12/08/2015: Members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron conduct night operations above Eglin Range Florida. Credit:Hurlburt Field:10/26/15 The CV-22 is the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) variant of the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey. The CV-22’s mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces. Like…

Japanese Defense Minister visits MCAS Iwakuni (2)

12/05/2015
12/05/2015: Gen Nakatani, Japanese Defense Minister, tours Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 facilities during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2015. Station officials welcomed Nakatani before touring VMGR-152 and the air traffic control tower. Credit: Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni:12/2/15    

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Operations

12/03/2015
12/03/2015: Sailors hook up a pendant to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 on the flight deck the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a replenishment at sea between Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military Sealift…

Japanese Defense Minister visits MCAS Iwakuni

12/02/2015
12/02/2015: Gen Nakatani, Japanese Defense Minister, tours Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 facilities during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2015. As part of the growing U.S. – Japan relationship, this visit provided Nakatani an opportunity to connect with station officials and view…