04/22/2014: Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, perform maintenance checks on their CH-53E Super Stallions, here, April 18, 2014. The Marines with MRF-D will conduct unilateral training and bilateral training with the Australian Defense Force in the Northern Territory and at existing ADF facilities…
2014-04-22 by Robbin Laird Lieutenant Gen. Terry Robling, commanding general of US Marine Corps Forces Pacific, speaks in front of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin about the relationship between the Australian Defence Force and the United States Marine Corps and the honor Brig. Michael Harris displayed on behalf of both…
04/21/2014: Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. [slidepress gallery='marines-give-jgsdf-a-lesson-in-helo-casting'] Credit:15th Marine…
04/21/2014: The Marines are engaged in a series of exercises to re-shape the capability of the ground combat element to operate with much greater situational awareness prior to disembarking from the Ospreys for a mission. This is also required because of the amount of time the GCE might have on…
04/18/2014:Iron Fist is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. [slidepress gallery='marines-train-jgsdf-in-amphibious-operations'] Credit:15th Marine Expeditionary…
2014-04-17 The F-35 training process started at Eglin but now the Marines are moving from Eglin to Marine Air Station Beaufort with the USN taking over the USMC facilities at Eglin. At Second Line of Defense we have regularly followed the standing up of the training processes for the F-35…
04/15/2014: A KC-130J Hercules property of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, refuels an MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltroter Squadron (VMM) 264 and 266, off the coast of N.C., April 14, 2014. VMGR-252 conducted aerial refueling training with VMM-264 and 266 . Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Combat…
04/15/2014: A KC-130J Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 is flown over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of N.C., April 14, 2014. VMGR-252 flew day and night refueling exercises with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264 and 266. [slidepress gallery='aerial-refueling-training-exercise'] Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing…
