Visiting the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum

05/15/2015
05/18/2015: Second Line of Defense has focused on the Mighty Eighth during a visit to France to commemorate a crew, which crashed in France on July 4, 1943. Located near Savannah, George one can visit the amazing National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. http://mightyeighth.org/visit/visit-us/ Recently, service members from…

Ospreys Support Nepal Aid Effort

05/15/2015
05/15/2015: U.S. service members from Joint Task Force 505 drop off humanitarian aid and transport Nepalese service members using U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys, at Manthali, Nepal, May 8. The Nepalese government requested assistance after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country April 25. The U.S. government ordered JTF 505…

U.S. Marines and Nepalese Soldiers Deliver Aid on MV-22 Osprey

05/15/2015
05/15/2015: U.S. Marines and Nepalese soldiers deliver 4,000 pounds of supplies to include food, hygiene kits, and shelter from Kathmandu, Nepal to areas effected by the earthquake May 7 to support the international humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation after the country was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The…

CAG 17 Aboard USS Carl Vinson

05/05/2015
05/05/2015:Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 conduct flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U.S. 5th area of responsibility. The Carl Vinson Strike Group is deployed to the area supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, conducting maritime security operations in Iraq and Syria as directed,…

Australian C-17 aid to Nepal

05/04/2015
05/04/2015: Two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster aircraft arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal, to deliver humanitarian and disaster relief stores and repatriate Australian nationals as part of OP Nepal Assist, on 30 April 2015. The relief stores consisted of hygiene kits, tarpaulins, blankets and water purification tablets. Both aircraft…

Brigadier General Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, Flies first Wing’s Training Sortie

05/04/2015
05/04/2015: Brigadier General Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, Flies first Wing’s Training Sortie According to a story published on 3/19/15 by the 56th Fighter Wing: The 56th Fighter Wing officially began training new F-35 pilots today when the first student, Brigadier General Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, flew…

Japanese Defense Minister Osprey Flight

05/04/2015
05/04/2015: Gen. Nakatani, the Japanese Defense Minister, arrives outside the Pentagon and boards an MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), Arlington, Virginia, April 29, 2015. The flight was part of several events promoting a strong working relationship between Japan and the United States Marine Corps. Credit: Headquarters…