Dawn Blitz 201: MPF Offloading

06/18/2013
06/17/2013: U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment-17, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and U.S. Navy sailors with Naval Beach Group-1, Expeditionary Strike Group-3, conduct Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) training and offload equipment from the USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus in support of Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 in San Diego, Calif., June…

Refueling the F-35A

06/18/2013
2013-06-18  In this video, provided by the 33rd Fighter Wing, the F-35A is seen being refueled by a KC-135. We have posted a slideshow as well which provides great photos of the F-35 during the refueling operation. http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-f-35-tanking-and-the-fleet/ Credit Video: 33rd Fighter Wing

Balikatan 2013 Exercise

06/17/2013
06/17/2013: U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 37, Landing Support Company practice transporting a quadcon container, utilizing the MV-22 Osprey attached with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron at Subic Bay, Olongapo, Zambales, Philippines, April 8, 2013, in support of exercise Freedom Banner 2013.  According to a press release on April 5,…

Travis Assault Landing Zone

06/14/2013
06/14/2013: The first aircraft to use Travis’ reconstructed runway touched down and took off in April 2013 before an appreciative audience of Travis and community leaders. Credit:60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs:4/8/13  “This is an absolutely first-rate runway,” said Travis commander Col. Dwight Sones…..  The original runway was built in…

BALTOPS 2013

06/10/2013
06/10/2013: Capt. Rimants Strimaitis, left, commander, Latvian Naval Forces, and Rear Adm. Ann Phillips, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, speak to members of the media during a press conference onboard the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) during Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2013. [slidepress gallery='baltops-2013'] Credit:U.S. Naval Forces…

11th MEU and the Japanese Self Defense Force during Exercise Dawn Blitz

06/10/2013
06/10/2013: 11th MEU and the Japanese Self Defense Force during Exercise Dawn Blitz [slidepress gallery='11th-meu-and-the-japanese-self-defense-force-during-exercise-dawn-blitz'] Credit:11th Marine Expeditionary Unit:6/6/13 In the first two photos, members of the Japanese Self Defense force launch a boat from the back of a helicopter during helocast training here June 6. The purpose of the training…