Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos Works with Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa

06/03/2013
06/03/2013: Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos Works with  Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa [slidepress gallery='magtf-africa'] Credit:Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa:5/8/13 In the first two photos, a Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commando detains Sgt. Daniel Scelfo, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa reconnaissance Marine from Carlsbad, Calif., and role playing as…

Osprey Operations

06/03/2013
2013-06-03 In a recent interview with Brigadier General James S. O'Meara (currently serves as commander, U.S. Marine Forces Europe, and deputy commander, U.S. Marine Forces Africa), the core role, which the Osprey provides in enabling something unique like the Special MAGTF, was highlighted. We have written extensively on the Osprey’s first…

The A400M in Seville, May 2013

06/02/2013
06/02/2013: Airbus Military held their annual Trade Media Brief event on May 29 and 30th 2013 in Seville, Spain. Featured was the A400M, for this is the year of initial deliveries of the aircraft to two customers, France and Turkey. In this slideshow, several views of the A400M are provided. …

Airbus Military, Seville May 2013

06/02/2013
06/02/2013: Airbus Military held its annual Trade Media Brief on May 29 and May 30th, 2013.  In this slideshow, various aspects not covered in the A400M slideshow are provided. [slidepress gallery='airbus-military-seville-may-2013'] Credit:SLD 2013 The first two photos feature the C-295 and during the event, Airbus Military announced the launch of…

MAG-16 throws Desert Tantrum

06/01/2013
06/01/2013: MAG-16 throws Desert Tantrum [slidepress gallery='mag-16-throws-desert-tantrum'] Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing:3/14/13 In the first photo, a CH-53E Super Stallion cools down at a forward area refueling point as MV-22 Ospreys fly in the distance during Operation Desert Tantrum outside of El Centro, Calif., March,…

T-AKE Supporting the USS Jason Dunham at Sea

05/31/2013
05/31/2013: T-AKE Supporting the USS Jason Dunham at Sea [slidepress gallery='uss-jason-dunham'] Credit:Navy Public Affairs Support Element East:3/8/13 In the first three photos, sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3). Jason Dunham…

USS Arlington in Bold Alligator 2013

05/14/2013
05/14/2013: The USS Arlington was dockside in Norfolk where it participated in the Bold Alligator 2013 exercise.  It was a synthetic exercise so it was one of several ships which participated in this manner. This slideshow was shot on May 1, 2013 during a series of interviews with participants in…

Combat Hammer: 2013

05/10/2013
05/10/2013: Combat Hammer is a week-long air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program known as Combat Hammer. The 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Eglin AFB hosts 20 to 25 evaluations at Hill and Eglin each year, assessing weapon system performance, reliability, capabilities, and limitations in realistic combat scenarios against representative real-world targets.…