Simulated Air Attack on Spanish Warship

04/30/2015
04/30/2015: In this phase of Exercise JOINT WARRIOR, a simulated air attack against Spanish warship Mendez Nuñez off the coast of Scotland is highlighted. This is one tactical exercise among many within Exercise JOINT WARRIOR, which ran from April 11-24 off the coast of Scotland. NATO’s three standing naval forces…

Bush and Theodore Roosevelt Ammo Transfer

04/29/2015
04/29/2015: MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters are used to transfer ordnance off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Theodore Roosevelt and George H.W. Bush are seen conducting training exercises in the…

Joint Warrior 151 in Scotland – Refueling at Sea

04/28/2015
04/28/2015: Various ships of the task group 315.06.02 are refueling with the Donau, the flagship of the SNMCMG1 (Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measure Group 1). The Donau refuels the FGS Auerbach, the mine sweeper HNOMS Rauma, as well as the mine hunter HNLMS Makkum. Exercise JOINT WARRIOR 151 is being conducted…

USMC Helicopter Support Team

04/27/2015
04/27/2015: A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM) 262 (Rein), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lifts cargo as Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU conduct Helicopter Support Team training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at sea, Feb. 5, 2015. [maxgallery id="74549"]…

Joint Warrior 151 in Scotland – Mine Hunter Operations

04/27/2015
04/27/2015: Exercise JOINT WARRIOR 151 is being conducted in Scottish waters. Donau, the German flagship of SNMCMG1, coordinates the mine hunter operations from Mine Sweeper HNOMS Rauma. Shots of the HNLMS Willemstad crew using a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) to hunt mines. Additionally, shots of Belgian sailors from the…

Australian F-35 Pilot Completes Last Training Flight

04/26/2015
04/26/2015: The first-ever Australian F-35 pilot recently completed his last training flight, marking the end of his flight training at the Academic Training Center on Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson, F-35 Lightning II student pilot, completes his final training mission after…

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 First Osprey Flight: The Phrog Retires

04/26/2015
04/26/2015: LtCol. Paul Kopacz, Commanding Officer, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 (VMM-364), pilots a MV-22 Osprey at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on 23 April 2015. This was the first flight for VMM-364 since transitioning from CH-46E Sea Knight’s as Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) and is a milestone event for…

X-47B First to Complete Autonomous Aerial Refueling

04/26/2015
04/25/2015: PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) The X-47B successfully conducted the first ever Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) of an unmanned aircraft April 22, completing the final test objective under the Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System demonstration program. Credit: Navy Media Content Services:4/22/15 According to a NavAir story published on April 22,…