13th MEU Lands at St. George Airport

07/02/2013
07/02/2013: ST GEORGE, Utah – U.S. Marines and Sailors land a Lockheed KC-130J Hercules aircraft and three MV-22B Osprey helicopters at St. George Airport, May 9, 2013. Once landed, Marines and sailors established a forward refueling point (FRP) to resupply military aircraft with necessary fuel and equipment to conduct ground…

Japanese Landing Craft Air Cushion Landing Part of Exercise Dawn Blitz

06/27/2013
06/27/2013: Japanese Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) lands on San Clemente Island, West Cove, as a part of Exercise Dawn Blitz. Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 is a multinational amphibious exercise off the Southern California coast that refocuses Navy, Marine Corps and coalition forces in their ability to conduct complex amphibious…

Osprey Lands on Japanese Ship For the First Time

06/27/2013
06/26/2013: An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) lands onboard the JS Hyuga (DDG-181), during Dawn Blitz 2013 for the first time in history off the coast of Naval Base Coronado, June 14. [slidepress gallery='osprey-lands-on-japanese-ship-for-the-first-time'] Credit: 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade:6/14/13 Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 is a multinational…