U.S., China Team up for Counterpiracy Exercise
09/20/2012
09/20/2012: U.S. and Chinese forces carry out their first bilateral anti-piracy exercise in the Gulf of Aden. Credit:Pentagon Channel 9/20/12
In Memory of Lt. Col. Chris Raible: CO VMA-211
09/19/2012
09/19/2012: The Taliban killed the CO of VMA-211 in Afghanistan as well as having destroyed 6 Harriers. The Lt. Col. Was a former MAWTS instructor as well. As Ed Timperlake underscored: The Afghan Attack was the worst day for VMA-211 since Wake Island-- From VMA-211 Squadron History: "In November 1941,…
A Japanese Look at the Osprey in the Pacific
09/03/2012
2012-09-03 This video provides a Japanese perspective on the deployment of the Osprey in the Asia Pacific region. It was produced by NHK News and aired on July 24, 2012. It has been provided to SLD by Shin Shoji from NHK TV Japan. A translation of the video has been…
Sorties 199 and 200 for the F-35 At Eglin AFB
08/28/2012
2012-08-28 These photos were taken on Friday August 24, 2012 during sorties number 199 and 200. Major Mike Roundtree flew 199, and Lt. Col. Joseph Bachmann 200. We will publish interviews done with both pilots after their flights in the near future. In a press release from the 33rd Fighter…
The National Security Cutter in RIMPAC 2012
08/15/2012
08/15/2012: PEARL HARBOR (June 29, 2012) USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) transits the waters of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. The new National Security Cutter is a key element for USCG and national security missions. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines,…
Flying the F-35: A Pilot’s Perspective
07/26/2012
Landing an F-35B vertically is more straightforward than it looks, and far easier than doing the same in an AV-8B Harrier, said Peter Wilson, a former U.K. military aviator who is now BAE Systems’ chief test pilot. “It’s just like magic,” Wilson told the reporters who assembled at the Farnborough…
2nd Brigade Participates in Air Assault Demonstration
07/26/2012
07/26/2012: Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment and the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI) joined forces with the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade to demonstrate an air assault mission. 2nd Brigade Participates in Air Assault Demonstration from SldInfo.com on Vimeo.…
100th F-35 Lightning II Sortie
07/14/2012
07/26/2012: 100th F-35 Lightning II Sortie 7/12/2012 Marine Lt. Col. David Berke, commanding officer for the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, taxis in from completing the 100th F-35 Lightning II sortie at the 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. July 11. The 33rd FW’s 100 flights completed include 74…