U.S. Air Force Col. David Skalicky, the 354th Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. James Christensen, the 356th Fighter Squadron commander, land, taxi, and park the 354th Fighter Wing’s first assigned F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighters at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 21, 2020. Eielson’s F-35As will join a…
In a further milestone for the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program, the two halves of the first of class ship, Arafura, built by Luerssen Australia and its partner ASC have been brought together and welded to form a complete hull. In what was the largest block move in the history…
Marines assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a live fire exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and…
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, as well as their components and regions, are conducting their core missions. (U.S. Air Force Video by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes). 04.29.2020 Video by Tech. Sgt. Tommy Grimes U.S. Northern Command
Operation Solania is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to regional security in partnership with the Pacific Island nations. It also supports Operations Kuru Kuru, Island Chief, Tui Moana and Rai Balang, which are coordinated maritime surveillance and patrol operations run by the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), to detect and…
Growler aircraft assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, takes off during Red Flag 20-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2020. The Growler is a derivative of the F/A-18 Hornet, the US Navy’s maritime strike aircraft. Its mission is mainly…
For the first time ever, Team Yokota conducted a C-130J assault landing on the Foxtrot taxiway March 26. This training is conducted to guarantee that the airfield team is ready to perform skilled landings on short, narrow, crowded and even unmarked strips of land. JAPAN 03.26.2020 Video by Yasuo Osakabe…
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 16, 2020) An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 lands aboard USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck. The arrestment marked the first time an E-2D had landed aboard Ford. Ford is currently conducting Aircraft Compatibility Testing to further test…
