In preparation for the coming of the CH-53K King Stallion entering into USMC operations, HMH-461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing has been putting it through its paces. In this slideshow, the Marines of HMH-461 are seen in transit to the West Coast for a training exercise. In…
A T-45C Goshawk training jet, assigned to the “Eagles” of Advanced Jet Training Squadron (VT) 7 is seen training on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Other pictures show Super Hornet operations. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo…
A MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, stationed in San Diego, is refueled by a Navy CMV-22B Osprey from the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30. The CMV-22B is the U.S. Navy version of the Osprey, a multi-engine, dual-piloted,…
The CMV-22B is being purchased by the U.S. Navy to replace the C-2A Greyhound. But unlike the Greyhound, the CMV-22B can land on a wide variety of platforms which then enables not just large-deck carriers but fleet wide logistics support. This will prove especially important in a contested environment where…
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), utilize bulk fuel equipment shown to conduct a ground refuel during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized…
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexandra Mendezmanzo, an expeditionary airfield systems technician from Coachella, California, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), operates an emergency arresting gear system, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 24, 2022. WTI…
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) exercise, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 26, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardization…
U.S. Marines assigned to Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, fire an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 13, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons…
