09/21/2015: In this video, the US, Mexican and Japanese ships involved in Dawn Blitz 2015 are highlighted. Dawn Blitz 2015 (DB15) is a multinational amphibious exercise designed to train the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in operations expected of an amphibious task force while also building U.S. and partner nation…
09/21/2015: An MV-22B Osprey with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, conducted deck landing qualifications aboard Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I off the coast of Spain, Sept. 9. The amphibious ship JUAN CARLOS I is a multipurpose vessel and the largest warship built in Spain. The Australians…
09/21/2015: An F-16C from the 419th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, UT, escorts two F-35A Lightning II aircraft from Fort Worth, TX, to Hill AFB on September 2, 2015. The two Lightning II aircraft are the Air Force’s first two combat-coded F-35As to be permanently assigned to the 34th…
09/21/2015: The 388th Fighter Wing received their first two F-35A Lightning II Aircraft at Hill AFB, UT, on September 2, 2015. The two aircraft, tails 5071 and 5072, are both Block 3I jets, which provide initial warfighting capability. That includes data links, multi-ship sensor fusion ability, the updated Integrated Core Processor, and…
09/18/2015: Air traffic controllers monitor and coordinate air traffic and vehicles within the designated areas of an established airport control zone, expeditionary airfield or remote area landing site. Air Support Marines coordinate with aircraft and ground forces in order to provide direct and indirect close fire support. Initial Training After…
09/16/2015: Air traffic controllers monitor and coordinate air traffic and vehicles within the designated areas of an established airport control zone, expeditionary airfield or remote area landing site. Air Support Marines coordinate with aircraft and ground forces in order to provide direct and indirect close fire support. Initial Training After…
09/07/2015: INDIAN OCEAN (July 13, 2015) A CH-53 Super Stallion assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) sits on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). [maxgallery id="79500"] Credit:USS Green Bay: 7/13/15 Other photos show the CH-53E operating off of the ship.…
08/31/2015:U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2 conduct a familiarization flight at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C, on July 1, 2015. VMU-2 conducted the internal squadron training to familiarize its new flight operator to the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle. Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing…
