F-35s Arrive at RAF Lakenheath: Process Begins of Standing Up a New NATO Capability

04/25/2017
04/25/2017: The video highlights F-35s from Hill AFB, Utah, arrive at Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, England, for a training deployment And we published an interview from a visit to RAF Lakenheath April 4, 2017 which follows: During my visit to the United Kingdom in March 2017, I had a…

CH-53E Tactics Training (2)

04/21/2017
04/21/2017: U.S. Marines conduct an external lift during CH-53 Tactics in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-17 at Yuma, Ariz., 7 April, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of…

CH-53E Tactics Training

04/19/2017
04/19/2017: U.S. Marines conduct an external lift during CH-53 Tactics in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-17 at Yuma, Ariz., 7 April, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of…

CV-22 Trains Aboard LHD

04/17/2017
04/17/2017: A CV-22 Osprey from the 8th Special Operations Squadron, stationed at Hurlburt Field Fla. lands for the first time at the Landing Helicopter Deck (HLD) at Duke Field, Fla. The LHD will serve as part of the aircraft carrier qualification for U.S. Air Force CV-22s, decreasing the amount of time…

Australian Army’s North-West Mobile Force

04/15/2017
04/15/2017: The Australian Army’s North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) is a Regional Force Surveillance Unit that conducts surveillance, reconnaissance and community engagement across remote areas in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. NORFORCE operates over 1.8 million km2 of country stretching from Broome to Groote Eylandt and Darwin to Alice Springs. NORFORCE…

CVN 78 Begins Builder’s Sea Trials

04/14/2017
04/14/2017: According to an article written by Hugh Lessig and published in the Daily Press on April 9, 2017, CVN 78 is going to sea. "CVN 78 construction is 99 percent complete and ready to begin initial sea trials," said Capt. Thurraya Kent, referring to the ship by its alternate designation.…