10/30/2013: The Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer DDG 1000 is floated out of dry dock at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard. The ship, the first of three Zumwalt-class destroyers, will provide independent forward presence and deterrence, support special operations forces and operate as part of joint and combined expeditionary forces.…
10/27/2013: On a visit to interview the Chief of Staff of Italian Air Force, Lt. General Pasquale Preziosa, the General provided a tour of the Air Ministry. The building was built at the beginning of the 1930s and was a project of pride for the new Italian government of Mussolini.…
10/09/2013:The P-8 is a key element of the build out of the USN in the 21st century. The range and speed of the P-8 allow it to operate over a wider operational area than legacy systems. And it is a system which the Indian Navy has purchased concurrently with the…
09/21/2013: A RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during a missile firing exercise. Boxer is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX). RAM is the fruit of a very successful US-German arms collaboration…
09/17/2013: During COUGAR 13, a MV-22 had landed on a British Warship and operated by a British pilot. September 16, 2013, UK exchange pilot LT “Odd Job” Wotten operating with VMX-22 “bounced off” of HMS Illustrious. [slidepress gallery='uk-pilot-operating-mv-22-lands-on-british-warship-during-exercise'] Credit Photos: 26th MEU:9/16/13 According to the Royal Navy: Cougar is the…
09/08/2013: This past May, the Marines practiced hot pit refueling at Eglin. This is a technique to generate more combat capability through a ramp up of sortie generation rates. One might note the seamless engagement of a UK pilot in the exercise. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed…
09/08/2013: The first solo flight of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) by a UK operational pilot has taken place in the United States. [slidepress gallery='first-uk-operational-flight-of-f-35'] Credit Photos: 33rd Fighter Wing On 19 March at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Squadron Leader Frankie Buchler piloted the fifth-generation multi-role stealth aircraft…
09/08/2013: In the Fall of 2012, the South Korean Air Force visited the 33rd Fighter Wing. In this slideshow, several photos highlight aspects of that visit. [slidepress gallery='south-korean-air-force-visits-f-35-eglin-facility'] Credit Photos: 33rd Fighter Wing
