02/14/2015: A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 is parked on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 2, 2014. VMGR-252 conducted fixed wing aerial refueling exercises with Marine Attack Squadron 223 and Marine Electronic Warfare…
02/10/2015: U.S. Navy aircraft launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the ship conducts operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is seen deployed to the area supporting maritime…
2015-02-09 In the video below, a CC-150 Polaris is seen refueling two CF-18 Hornets during a night mission over Iraq on 21 January 2015 during Operation Impact. Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Video released February 3, 2015. According to a Canadian Air Force description of the CC-150: The CC-150 Polaris (Airbus…
2015-02-09 The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, the region, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq further limits the terrorist group's ability to…
02/06/2015 Second Line of Defense attended the ceremony for the arrival of the first F-35A to the USAF Weapons School on January 15, 2015. There are already 4 F-35As here with the test wing, but this is the first full up IOC template F-35A, which will be put through its paces…
02/05/2015: An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 fly-off. [maxgallery id="72454"] Credit: USS George Washington:11/21/14 George Washington and its embarked air…
02/13/2015: When we visited Nellis AFB, we looked up and saw the Thunderbirds taking off for a training run. We were told they were training for their fly over the forthcoming superbowl. The photos in this slideshow show the flyover and other photos of the Thunderbirds getting ready to go…
02/02/2015: Paratroopers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conduct a night airborne operation from a U.S. Air Force 86th Air Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juliet Drop Zone in Pordenone, Italy, Nov. 18, 2014. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the Army Contingency Response Force in…
