Norwegian Minister of Defense Visits U.S. Marines During Cold Response Exercise

03/06/2016
03/06/2016: The Norwegian Minister of Defense visited U.S. Marines during Exercise Cold Response 16 at a training location near Steinkjer, Norway, March 2, 2016. Cold Response is a combined, joint exercise bringing together 13 NATO allies and partner nations in order to build relationships and strengthen abilities to respond to global…

Edwards AFB Looks Back at F-35 ITF Testing in 2015

03/05/2016
2016-03-05 The F-35 Integrated Test Force is based at Pax River and Edwards AFB and is a completely integrated test effort. In our interview with Andrew Mack, ITF chief test engineer, at Pax River, he discussed how integrated the two teams were in practice> We talk and work together every…

F-22 Aerial Refuel During Red Flag 16-1

03/05/2016
03/05/2015: F-22 Raptors assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, refueling during a training sortie for Exercise Red Flag 16-1 near Nellis Air Force Base. A KC-135 Stratotanker crew from the 344th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, conducts the refueling mission as part of…

AAVs Forward Deployed: Norway

03/01/2016
03/01/2015: U.S. Marines demonstrate amphibious assault vehicle capabilities with a “splash test” for the local town of STJØRDAL, Norway, Feb. 11. The AAVs are postured in Norwegian caves as part of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway and supported exercise Cold Response. Credit:U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa:2/12/16

Fast Rope Exercise U.S.S. Boxer

02/27/2016
02/27/2016: Marines, assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th) MEU, conduct fast rope exercises on the flight deck of USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is seen underway conducting routine training exercises and maintenance in preparation for its upcoming deployment. Credit:USS Boxer (LHD 4):1/18/16

CH-53E Refuel at Trondheim Airfield

02/27/2016
02/27/2016: U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 refuel CH-53E Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464 returning from a flight conducted in preparation for Exercise Cold Response 16 (CR16) at Trondheim, Norway, Feb 22, 2016. CR 16 is a Norwegian invitational previously-scheduled exercise that will involve approximately 16,000…

Belgian Air Force and the Baltic Air Patrol

02/25/2016
02/25/2016: Four Belgian F16 fighter jets take on the role of guarding the Baltic skies. The Belgian air force deploys its F16 fighter jets to cover the Baltic skies during the 40th rotation of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission. Four jets have been deployed, operating out of Amari airbase in Estonia,…