Keen Sword 25

02/28/2025
U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors assigned to the 525th Fighter Generation Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagles assigned to the 305th Tactical Fighter Squadron, and U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, takeoff in support…

MQ-9 LACM Strike Against Houthi Weapon Storage Facilities

02/26/2025
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces executed a series of precise airstrikes on multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities situated within Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen, Nov. 9-10. These facilities housed a variety of advanced conventional weapons used by the Iran-backed Houthis to target U.S. and international military and civilian vessels navigating international…

Finnish Readiness Exercise

02/24/2025
U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Rotational Forces Europe, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, and members of the Finnish Defence Forces, conduct live-fire naval surface fire support training with the PGG Hamina-class missile boat during Finnish Readiness Exercise on Camp Dragsvik,…

31st MEU FARP Operations

02/21/2025
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a forward arming and refueling point exercise at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 21, 2024. A FARP is a multi-discipline operation that increases the speed of maneuver for aerial operations, utilizing expeditionary advanced base operations, enhancing…

Devil Ray T18 Smart Uncrewed Surface Vehicle

02/19/2025
According to a MARTAC press release dated November 4, 2024: On 11/4/2024, Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC), an innovator in Smart Uncrewed Surface Vessels (SUSVs), is proud to unveil its much-anticipated Devil Ray T18 (5.8 m) SUSV, adding a new capability worldwide including to the over twelve countries where our products…