Italian Built F-35 Makes First Flight

09/21/2015
09/21/2015: The F-35 is being built on three final assembly lines. The main one is in Fort Worth Texas. The second one is located at Cameri Air Force Base in Italy. This facility will transition to a full up maintenance facility after its run of planes have been built. Planes…

USS Texas (SSN 775)

09/21/2015
09/21/2015: USS Texas (SSN 775) The video shows the submarine underway. Credit:Commander Submarine Forces Pacific:7/17/15 Commissioned Sept. 9, 2006, Texas was the second Virginia-class attack submarine constructed and the first submarine to be named after the Lone Star State. Two battleships and a cruiser were previously named USS Texas, and…

F-22 Engagement in Europe

09/21/2015
09/21/2015: F-16 Fighting Falcons participate in training over Europe with F-22 Raptors and a KC-135 Stratotanker. The F-22s were deployed from Tyndall AFB, Florida and the F-16s are from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.  The F-22s conducted familiarization training within the European theater as well as training with other U.S. Air Forces in…

Dawn Blitz 2015

09/21/2015
09/21/2015: Naval, aviation and ground forces from the United States, Japan, Mexico and New Zealand participated in Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015 off the coast and ashore in Southern California from August 31 to September 9. Dawn Blitz 2015 (DB15) is a multinational amphibious exercise designed to train the U.S. Navy and…

Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015

09/21/2015
09/21/2015: Dawn Blitz is a multinational training exercise designed to enhance Expeditionary Strike Group Three and 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s ability to conduct sea-basing operations, amphibious landings, and command and control capabilities alongside Japan, Mexico and New Zealand. Credit: Defense Media Activity - Marines:8/31/15    

Osprey as Combat Connector: Landing on JMSFD Hyuga during Dawn Blitz 2015

09/21/2015
09/21/2015: The Osprey operates as a combat connector among ships in an operation and links with land forces as well. In this video, an MV-22 lands on the Japanese JMSFT ship Hyuga during Dawn Blitz 2015. Credit: Defense Media Activity - Navy:9/4/15 Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade…

Inaugural F-22 European Training Deployment

09/21/2015
09/21/2015: 3rd Air Force, 17th Expeditionary Air Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Timothy Ray, hosted a media event at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, September 3rd, 2015, to announce the F-22 Raptor's first ever European training deployment. The purpose of the event was to highlight the importance of forward based infrastructure and…