09/24/2013: An interview of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cody Hill, native of Rome, Ga., and an AV-8B Harrier airframe mechanic assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced). 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, July 20, 2013. The…
09/21/2013: A RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during a missile firing exercise. Boxer is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). RAM is the fruit of a very successful US-German arms collaboration…
09/20/2013: U.S. Marines from Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166 (VMM-166), assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of their six-month deployment to the western Pacific, demonstrate the MV-22B Osprey's capabilities to Civilians and Marines aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Hanger 105, Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay on…
09/18/2013: A time-lapse of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conducting a resupply at sea with the USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201), July 20, 2013. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving…
09/17/2013: During COUGAR 13, a MV-22 had landed on a British Warship and operated by a British pilot. September 16, 2013, UK exchange pilot LT “Odd Job” Wotten operating with VMX-22 “bounced off” of HMS Illustrious. [slidepress gallery='uk-pilot-operating-mv-22-lands-on-british-warship-during-exercise'] Credit Photos: 26th MEU:9/16/13 According to the Royal Navy: Cougar is the…
2013-09-14 by Robbin Laird This video from Airbus Military provides a good overview on the A330 aircraft. It is a tanker which can do other things, including lift, aeromedical evacuations, transport and with a large deck available for future technology expansions can be available to play a role which currently…
07/13/2013: Broadcast news story about the F-16 regeneration to become a drone on Davis-Monthan AFB. Produced by Airman 1st Class Ariel Tumlinson. Credit: 355th Fighter Wing: 7/9/13
09/08/2013: This past May, the Marines practiced hot pit refueling at Eglin. This is a technique to generate more combat capability through a ramp up of sortie generation rates. One might note the seamless engagement of a UK pilot in the exercise. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed…
