F-35 Distributed STOVL Operations

05/10/2019
A short video compilation showing U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft conducting distributed short take-off and vertical landing operations to simultaneously re-arm and refuel from KC-130J Hercules aircraft, as well as re-arm and refuel with MV-22B Osprey aircraft, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.  This training was…

Trident Juncture 2018: Initial Equipment Arrival for the Exercise

05/06/2019
The first arrival of equipment in Norway for Trident Juncture 2018.  The civilian Italian RORO (Roll-on/Roll-off) vessel Capucine was used to transport Containers and vehicles. NORWAY 08.08.2018 Video by Capt. Kylee Ashton  Allied Joint Force Command Naples

NATO and Trident Juncture 2018

05/03/2019
During Trident Juncture 18, around 50,000 personnel from 31 NATO Allies and partner countries are testing their ability to operate together to defend our populations and territories and deter potential adversaries in NATO’s biggest exercise in recent years. Held in Norway, the exercise began on 25 October and concluded on…

Warlords Fly at MCAS Beaufort Air Show

04/29/2019
We had a chance to attend the 2019 Beaufort MCAS Airshow on Friday, April 26, 2019. A visit the day before with the CO of the Warlords provided the framework for viewing the airshow and its star, the F-35 with its 3F software capabilities. The upgrade from the earlier version…

Intrepid Sentinel 2019

04/24/2019
The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) sails in formation with the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), France’s Marine Nationale air defense destroyer FS Cassard (D 614) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) in the…

Osprey CASEVAC Exercise

04/22/2019
MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 medically evacuate simulated casualties at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 21, 2019. Sailors of 2nd Med. Bn. trained in emergency and enroute medical care with U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps forces to improve standards of care during a Special Operations…