U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey’s and KC-130J’s work hand-in-hand with U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen, or PJ’s, assigned to the Personnel Recovery Task Force at Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa to tackle the long operational distances faced when conducting rescue operations. Wherever forces are deployed, they stand ready…
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing conduct embarkation training at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, May 28, 2026. Embarkation training enhances HMH-461’s ability to rapidly transport personnel, equipment and supplies in support of Marine Air-Ground Task…
U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 2d Marines execute an air insertion with an MV 22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 261 during exercise UNITAS 2025 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 26, 2025. UNITAS, which is Latin for “unity,” was conceived in 1959 and has…
The 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard, conducted annual training from May 30, 2026, to June 13, 2026, at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center to build readiness, strengthen individual and collective proficiency, and prepare Soldiers for future state and federal missions. FORT CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS 06.03.2026 Video…
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct their first flight with the F-35B Lightning II at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 4, 2026. VMFA-231 conducted its first flight of the F-35B Lightning II ahead of…
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Littoral Combat Force-24 and Coast Guardsmen with Tactical Law Enforcement Team Pacific, conduct a Maritime Interdiction Operation Full Mission Profile rehearsal aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) while underway in the Caribbean Sea, May 25, 2026. CARIBBEAN SEA 05.25.2026 Video…
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a simulated expeditionary airstrike during Realistic Urban Training at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, May 29, 2026. RUT is a critical pre-deployment exercise that enables the 13th MEU to integrate its command, aviation, ground…
This video discussed the history of the Wild Weasel mission and the aircraft that made history as the first in and last out. 03.09.2026 Video by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bugenig AFN Misawa