Sailors aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) display chocks and chains to the pilots of an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Nighthawks” of Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) 1, during flight operations. HMX-1 tests tactics, techniques, procedures and equipment to support high-level military principals and other…
Artisans on the Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) H-53 aircraft line work on a CH-53K King Stallion, the first inducted for maintenance at the depot. FRCE inducted the aircraft April 17 as the first of 14 planned for induction as part of the Age Exploration Program, Depot (AEPD); it is…
A pallet of explosive ordnance is staged in a Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter at Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico, on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, June 4, 2025. Marines conducts training consisting of loading and unloading ordnance and helicopter medical evacuations to increase mission readiness in the event of…
An MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263, lands on the flight deck during flight operations aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 20, 2021. VMM-263 is the Aviation Combat Element for the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit. Kearsarge, the flagship for the 22nd MEU and…
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 King Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, executes an external lift of Humvee during an Advanced Motorized Operations Course as part of Integrated Training Exercise 1-25 at Training Area Lava, Marine Corps Air-Ground…
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members prepare to land in V-22 Ospreys assigned to 108th Aviation, Transport Aviation Group, during a bilateral insert exercise in support of Iron Fist 25, at JGSDF Camp Ainoura, Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan, Feb. 23, 2025. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability…
A U.S. Marine V-22 Osprey with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepares to land during a raid for realistic urban training (RUT) in Lynchburg, Virginia, Mar. 19, 2025. RUT, an exercise hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), is comprised of different training scenarios that enable the 22nd MEU…
Exercise Justified Accord 2025 (JA25) was U.S. Africa Command's largest military exercise in East Africa, held from February 10-21, 2025. The exercise was led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and hosted by Kenya, Djibouti, and Tanzania. Key Details: Participants: Over 1,500 participants from more than 20…
