04/15/2015: The Arleigh Burke-class guided–missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) departs Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Farragut, home-ported in Mayport, Florida, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. Credit:Navy Media Content Services:4/1/15
04/15/2015: Afghan Air Force MD-530F Cayuse Warrior helicopter pilots and their advisors from the Train, Advise, Assist Command Air, prep and practice for the MD-530F Rollout ceremony. The ceremony was conducted the following day at Kabul Afghanistan International Airport, Apr. 08, 2015. Credit: Defense Media Activity - Army:4/8/15 For our report…
04/14/2015: U.S. Marine Corps landing support specialists with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response – Africa attach a 2180-pound pallet of supplies to a lift cable under an MV-22 Osprey flown by Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 at Morón Air Base, Spain, Jan. 19, 2015. The squadron…
04/14/2015: U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (CO B 1/5) participated in a CH-53E Super Stallion fast rope exercise at Auxiliary Airfield 2 near Yuma, Ariz., April 03, 2015. CO B 1/5 was in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-15 hosted by Marine Aviation…
04/14/2015: Earlier, we interviewed the current Air Mobility Commander for the RAAF and his predecessor. Both emphasized the significant impact of the C-17 and the KC-30A on the reach and range of the RAAF. http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/transforming-the-royal-australian-air-forces-sustainable-reach-the-key-role-of-the-raafs-air-mobility-group/ http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-raaf-and-culture-change-building-sustainable-reach/ Now the Australian government has announced the formal decision to add two more C-17s…
04/13/2015: The Afghan Air Force added a new aircraft to their fleet. The MD-530 Cayuse (Kai-use) Warrior, a close air attack helicopter, will add new power in this years fighting season. A total of 17 MD-530s were transferred to Afghan control. Training is already underway. Credit: Defense Media Activity -…
04/13/2015: As part of US led Coalition air operations, the F/A-18A Hornets from Number 75 Squadron have replaced the Super Hornets to continue combating the Daesh terrorist threat in Iraq. The incoming F/A-18A Hornet is a single-seat multi-role fighter while the F/A-18F Super Hornet is a two-seater. In addition to…
04/12/2015: U.S. Marines from Landing Support Company, First Transport Support Battalion, execute an external lift during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-15 in a CH-53E Super Stallion at Auxiliary Airfield 2 near Yuma, Ariz., April 03,2015. WTI is a seven week event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics…
