Departure of Harry Truman Strike Group: USS Anzio

11/18/2015
11/18/2015: USS Anzio (CG-68) departs for deployment as part of the Harry S. Truman Strike Group. The strike group departs Naval Station Norfolk to deploy in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 75 as the…

Italian F-35 Pilots First Flight

11/10/2015
The impact of the F35 as a global coalition capability is clear to the professionals who are shaping airpower modernization. For example, the head of the Italian Air Force, Lt. General Preziosa hammered home the point of how significant the impact of the F-35 was in a recent interview in…

First Italian F-35 Flight English Interviews

11/08/2015
11/08/2015: Two Italian pilots completed their first flights in the F-35 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. One of the jets used was an Australian F-35, highlighting the integration of the F-35 global partners.  Credit: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:11/05/15      

First Italian F-35 Flight: Shaping Common Training, Tactics and Procedures for the Global F-35 Fleet

11/08/2015
11/07/2015: Two Italian pilots completing their first flights in the F-35 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. One of the jets used was an Australian F-35, highlighting the integration of the F-35 global partners.  Credit: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:11/05/15    

From Interoperability to Integration: Italian F-35 Pilots Fly an Aussie F-35 on a U.S. Base

11/06/2015
2015-11-06  The impact of the F35 as a global coalition capability is clear to the professionals who are shaping airpower modernization. For example, the head of the Italian Air Force, Lt. General Preziosa hammered home the point of how significant the impact of the F-35 was in a recent interview…

US and Phillipine Marines Train Onboard the Osprey

11/05/2015
11/05/2015: U.S. Marines with 3D Reconnaissance Battalion and Philippine Marines, conduct jump training from a MV-22 Osprey, during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15) at Basa Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines, Oct. 3. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by U.S. Marine and Navy Forces with the Armed Forces…

F-15 and F-22 Joint Operations

11/05/2015
2015-11-05 The shaping of joint tactics between the F-22 and the F-15 is where shaping 4th and 5th generation integration has begun. The F-22 now enables the air combat fleet and with the F-35 entering the fleet in greater numbers than the F-22, the re-norming of airpower begun with the F-22…