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…

USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group Operate with Malaysian Royal Navy

07/27/2015
07/27/2015:USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS Gridley (DDG 101) and KD Lekir (FSG 26) participate in a PASSEX exercise, aimed at developing and expanding bi-lateral exercises with the Malaysian Royal Navy. Carl Vinson Strike group isseen deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operation supporting security and stability in the…

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…

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 46

07/23/2015
07/23/2015: An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, assigned to “Grandmasters” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 46, prepares for take off from USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) May 1, 2015. Jason Dunham, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, homeported in Norfolk, is seen conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations…