MV-22 Osprey Lands on French Naval Ship

08/16/2015
08/16/2015: GULF OF ADEN (July 5, 2015) An MV-22B Osprey from the "Greyhawks" of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands on the flight deck of the French amphibious assault ship BPC Dixmude (L9015). The U.S. Marines and Sailors of the 15th MEU and Essex Amphibious…

B-2s Practice Hot-Pit Refueling

08/14/2015
08/14/2015: B-2 Spirits land June 8, 2015 at Royal Air Force Fairford, England. Both active duty and Air National Guard airmen from the 509th and 131st Bomb Wings participating in hot-pit refueling and an engine-running crew change. These skills tests validate the vital importance RAF Fairford plays in projecting the…

U.S. Marines, U.S. Army Soldiers Practice MV-22 External Cargo Lifts

08/08/2015
08/08/2015: A U.S. Marine landing support specialist and U.S. Army Soldiers attach a 1,000-pound cargo load to an MV-22 with a single-point hook during External Cargo Lift Training conducted by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-165 (VMM-165), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force -Crisis Response-Central Command, in an undisclosed location in Southwest…

Crescent Reach 15

08/03/2015
08/03/2015: Members of the 437th Airlift Wing conduct a multi-ship C-17 Globemaster III formation May 21, 2015 during CRESCENT REACH 15.  This exercise tested and evaluated Joint Base Charleston's ability to launch a large aircraft formation in addition to processing and deploying duty passengers and cargo in response to a…

3rd MAW Ospreys In Support of Insertion Force

08/01/2015
08/01/2015: U.S. Marines loading equipment into multiple MV-22 Ospreys with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 166. The MV-22’s then takeoff, transporting equipment to U.S. Marine counterparts in the field, May 16, 2015, in support of Integrated Training Exercise 3-15 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center…

Fueling Partnerships: U.S. Marines, Spanish Pilots Test Aerial-Refueling Capabilities

07/30/2015
07/30/2015: U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa completed refueling operations from Morón Air Base, Spain, with Spanish Navy pilots May 15, 2015. Two Spanish harrier jets departed Naval Station Rota, Spain, and tested their ability to complete inflight-refueling procedures with a KC-130J from SPMAGTF-CR-AF. The two…

2nd Division Centenary Parade

07/27/2015
07/26/2015: The Australian Army's 2nd Division marked its centenary with a national parade at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Friday, 24 July 2015. More than 300 soldiers travelled across Australia to take part in the parade, which displayed the colours, guidons and banners of 2nd Division brigades and…