USS Ford Qualifications in Atlantic Ocean
04/10/2020
These photos various aspects of workers supporting flight operations on the USS Ford and working the quals for the Ford.
VMX-1 Works MAGTF Integration at Yuma MCAS
04/10/2020
Aircraft with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) return from a training exercise in Yuma, Ariz., Dec. 20, 2019. This training exercise was conducted to give the pilots and air crew of VMX-1 experince and flight hours. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andres Hernandez)
USS Detroit Deploys to U.S. Southern Command
04/09/2020
During the deployment to the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, Detroit, with embarked helicopter and USCG law enforcement detachment, will support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
Osprey Operations from USS Bataan
04/08/2020
The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) sails in the Red Sea March 19, 2020. Bataan, with embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the…
Cope North 2020: The Role of the KC-30A
03/09/2020
While the USAF is still waiting for its new tanker, the RAAF has been using the original tanker downselected by the USAF 12 years ago. In the slideshow, the KC-30A is seen operating in this year’s Cope North exericse. In a story published on February 29, 2008. the award of…
USS Gerald R. Ford Flight Operations: January 2020
01/30/2020
The USS Gerald R. Ford is conducting Aircraft Compatibility Testing or ACT off the East Coast of the United States this month. According to an article published by the US Navy on January 16, 2020: ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) — The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed its…
Pacific Reach Exercise 2019
11/23/2019
Pacific Reach is a triennial Asia-Pacific submarine rescue exercise designed to promote regional cooperation on submarine rescue. The exercise this year is the fourth in the series and is being hosted by Australia between 26 November and 7 December 2007. Pacific Reach 07 is a significant exercise involving six ships,…
NAS Lemoore and the F-35 C: The Perspective of Captain Max McCoy
10/20/2019
In an interview with VADM Miller earlier this month in San Diego, the F-35C Wing Commander joined by phone and participated in the interview. And he provided an update on the F-35C in the Carrier Air Wing and its impact. Captain Max McCoy highlighted what one might call the forcing…