06/08/2015: U.S. Navy Sailors, civilian employees and contractors observed a "dead-load" test of the new electromagnetic aircraft launching system (EMALS) aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The weighted sled was launched into the James River where it was recovered for additional test launches. Credit:U.S. Navy video/Released:6/4/15 For a…
06/08/2015:B-2 Spirits land June 7, 2015 at Royal Air Force Fairford, England, with both active duty and Air National Guard Airmen from the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings participating in hot-pit refueling and an engine-running crew change. These skills tests validate the vital importance RAF Fairford plays in projecting the…
06/08/2015: KC-135R's from the 100th Aerial Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England arrive in Powidz, Poland during BALTOPS 2015. BALTOPS is an annually recurring multinational exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as well as demonstrate resolve of allied and partner forces to defend the Baltic region. Credit:65th Air Base Wing:6/5/15…
06/07/2015: Senior Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel today toured an Air Force C-17A Globemaster in Canberra fitted with a new advanced satellite communication and imagery display system for its crew and passengers – an outcome of Air Force’s Plan Jericho. The newly-installed system was used to stream full motion video…
06/07/2015: On May 19, 2015, a week before visiting the USS WASP and meeting with the crew and pilots doing the operational trials aboard the ship, the Second Line of Defense team went to MCAS Beaufort to discuss the progress made with the Warlords after moving from Eglin. We had…
06/07/2015: On May 18, 2015, the Second Line of Defense team visited the Marine Corps UAV squadron at Cherry Point. This was a return visit. In the earlier interview conducted in the summer of 2014. The importance of shaping a more flexible UAS for USMC operations was highlighted, With regard…
2015-06-06 In this video released by the Dutch MoD on June 2, 2015, one gets the perspective from a Dutch F-16 cockpit of flying in an exercise. These images are from the cockpit of a Dutch F-16. After the taxiing and taking off from Airbase Leeuwarde, the North Sea is…
06/05/2015: ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 18, 2015) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) conducts a 5-inch missile live fire event, flight quarters and a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training evolution. Forrest Sherman, home-ported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet…
