MQ-1 Predator Pilots
09/30/2015
09/30/2015: 119th Wing Airmen remotely pilot MQ-1 predators at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota on July 23, 2015. Credit:119th Wing Public Affairs North Dakota Air National Guard:7/23/15
CVN 73 Flight Ops
09/28/2015
09/28/2015: USS George Washington (CVN 73) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW 5) Five conduct flight operations while at sea during 2015 summer patrol. Credit:USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73):7/19/15
U.S. Marines Fly Night Strikes in Southwest Asia
09/26/2015
09/26/2015: U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, prepare and launch F/A-18s for night strike missions in Southwest Asia, July 15, 2015. The pilots of VMFA-232 fly a combination of kinetic strike missions, close air support and reconnaissance sorties supporting USSCENTCOM…
U.S. Marines Launch for F/A-18 strikes in Southwest Asia
09/24/2015
09/24/2015: U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, prepare and launch F/A-18s for strike missions in Southwest Asia, June 30 – July 8, 2015. The pilots of VMFA-232 fly a combination of kinetic strike missions, close air support and reconnaissance sorties…
Aviation Support to Ready Combat Team in Exercise Northern Shield
09/23/2015
09/23/2015: Brisbane based soldiers from the Ready Combat Team have been bolstered by significant aviation support during Exercise Northern Shield. Hawk 127 jets and Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH) have been providing notional combat and close air support against a simulated enemy threat in Exmouth, Western Australia. During one exercise…
HMAS Canberra Sea Series Exercise
09/23/2015
09/23/2015: Australia’s newest military capability, the Amphibious Ready Element, commanded by the Amphibious Task Group Headquarters and comprising HMAS Canberra, Air Force assets and supported by the Army’s 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and other Army units, has been conducting Exercise SEA EXPLORER, which is the second of the ‘Sea…
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…
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…