U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB) perform external lifts at U.S. Coast Guard base Sector Key West, Florida, July 28, 2025. Marines with 2nd MAW and 2nd DSB are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and…
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Fred Miller, from Nevada and a CH-53K King Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, looks out of a CH-53K near Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 21, 2025. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion are…
Two U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II’s fly side by side during exercise Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC) 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 15, 2025. REFORPAC spans multiple locations across the Pacific, sharpening the USAF’s ability to rapidly deploy, sustain operations and project airpower in contested environments. MISAWA AIR…
The U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force participate in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft cross-servicing effort at Daegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 11, 2025. The intent of this cross-servicing event was to develop and mature the capabilities of the two allies to recover, service and…
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conducts flight operations during an amphibious assault as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 9, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the Iwo Jima Amphibious…
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Squadron (HMH) 461 lifts off the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), during Composite Training Unit Exercise while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, July 10, 2025. During COMPTUEX, the IWO ARG and 22nd MEU(SOC), refine tactics,…
Sailors assigned to Air Department aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), guide an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213 on the ship’s flight deck, July 6, 2025. 07.06.2025 Photo by Seaman Jarrod Bury USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules offloads cargo in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 10, 2025. By linking bases across the Indo-Pacific, the exercise validates expeditionary operations and the seamless movement of aircraft, cargo and personnel. MISAWA AB, AOMORI, JAPAN 07.09.2025…
