2016-07-05 By Todd Miller The United States and Allies have few concerns higher than the proliferation of Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) capabilities among potential adversaries. A2/AD systems deployed in the South China Sea, Middle-East, or along Europe’s eastern borders threaten US and allied freedom of movement and power projection. A2/AD is not…
05/03/2016: An F-35 Lightning II from the 61st Fighter Squadron lines up into an attack route in preparation to drop a GBU-12 500-pound laser-guided bomb, April 25, 2016, at the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Gila Bend, Ariz. Three F-35s successfully delivered six inert GBU-12s during the practice bombing, making the 61st FS the…
04/27/2016: WATERS TO THE SOUTH OF JAPAN (March 8, 2016) The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) receives fuel from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a refueling at sea. [maxgallery id="85672"] Credit: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74):3/8/16
04/12/2016: C-130H Hercules sit in the light of a full moon at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, Feb. 23, 2016. The Ohio Air National Guard unit is always on mission to respond with highly qualified citizen-airmen to execute Federal, State and community missions. [maxgallery id="84996"] Credit: U.S. Air National Guard…
03/25/2016: Sgt. Eric M. Ekelund prepares an MV-22B Osprey to land the tactical recovery of aircraft and personal force during a Cobra Gold 16 demonstration at Utapao, Thailand February 15. During the scenario-based training the MV-22B Osprey unloads the TRAP force personnel so they can continue on foot to rescue the…
03/23/2016: A team of maintainers from 723 SQN have lent their support to the RAAF in recovering three AS350 Squirrel helicopters for the Australian Antarctic Division in Antarctica. Leading Seaman Jodie Khan, Petty Officer Mark Anderson and Leading Seaman Tim Graham were collected from HMAS Albatross in a RAAF C17 Globemaster,…
2016-03-05 The Spanish Navy along with other European and NATO navies are engaged in operations in the Mediterranean in support of the fight against ISIS as well as dealing with the migration crisis. In these photos, credited to the Spanish Ministry of Defense, Pedro Morenés, the Spanish Defense Minister, is…
2016-03-05 Lt. Cmdr. Daniel “Tonto” Kitts, an F-35 Lightning II test pilot assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, landed in the history books Feb. 10, 2016, when he performed the first arrestment of an F-35C with external weapons. Flight 282 of aircraft CF-03…
