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"]…

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,…

Fast Rope Training at Sea

04/25/2015
04/25/2015: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) practice fast-rope training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), at sea, Feb. 4, 2015. The Marines are seen conducting unit-level training to prepare for their spring patrol of the Asia-Pacific region. [maxgallery…

B-25 Lands at Wright Patterson AFB to Deliver Congressional Medal to Surviving Doolittle Raiders

04/25/2015
04/25/2015: B-25 Lands at Wright Patterson AFB to Deliver Congressional Medal to Surviving Doolittle Raiders Larry Kelley · Auburn University   Delivering the Doolittle Raider's Congressional Gold Medal is one of the highlights of my flying career. Too many people today do not understand how these 80 volunteers on 16…

JHSV in Ghana

04/23/2015
04/23/2015: The Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) pulls into Sekondi, Ghana, Feb. 3, 2015. Spearhead is seen on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. [maxgallery id="74422"] Credit: Expeditionary Combat…

F-22 Demo Team

04/23/2015
04/23/2015: The USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team's demonstration at the 2015 Gulf Coast Salute at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The Air Combat Command F-22 Demonstration Team is based at Langley Air Force Base. Credit:325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:4/11/15