Aerial View of USS Kearsarge at Sea
01/30/2015
01/30/2015: Aerial footage of USS Kearsarge (LHD3) during exercise Bold Alligator off the eastern coast of the United States, Nov. 6th, 2014. Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera:11/6/14
National Guard Conducts Carolina Thunder 2014
01/28/2015
01/28/2015: South Carolina National Guard, along with North Carolina and Georgia National Guard units conducted “Carolina Thunder 14”, a drill weekend, joint training exercise Nov. 15, 2014. More than 30 aircraft participated in the mass take-off from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, S.C. Units conducted air and ground operations…
AC-130 Hercules in Action
01/28/2015
01/28/2015: This video shows an AC-130 operating from its home base. In the A-10 discussion, the AC-130 is part of the obvious answer in various Close Air Support Roles. Credit Video: 1st Combat Camera Squadron:1/21/15 According to Tyler Rogoway on the Foxtrot Alpha website: The AC-130 flying gunship fleet is…
Replenishment at Sea Operations at Night
01/28/2015
01/28/2015: USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) and USS Enterprise (CVN 65) perform a vertical replenishment at night. Enterprise is deployed as part of Enterprise Carrier Strike Group in support of Maritime Security Operations and Theater Security Cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. Credit: Navy Public…
Catching Lightning: F-35C on the Nimitz
01/19/2015
2015-01-19 The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts its first arrested landing aboard the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego, November 2, 2014. This video provides a perspective from the USN with regard to the F-35C coming to the carrier airwing.…
F-35 and F-22 Operational Integration Training Mission
01/19/2015
2015-01-19 Although the F-22 and F-35 have flown together previously, now training to bring together the core competencies of the two systems into a coherent combat force has begun. As the former head of the Air Combat Command put it in an interview with Second Line of Defense: People focus…
USS Ponce Laser Weapon System Goes to Sea
01/12/2015
2015-01-12 During our last interview with the then head of the Military Sealift Command, Admiral Buzby, the reinvention of the Ponce was a focus of attention. In an article published on April 12, 2012 we highlighted the importance of the reinvention. The USS Ponce (LPD-15) was launched on 20 May…
E-7A Wedgetail Operating Over Iraq
01/12/2015
2015-01-12 For the first time, the new Australian airborne early warning and C2 aircraft is operating in combat. Australia’s Air Task Group (ATG) consisting of six RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornets, an E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft and a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft continue to support Operation…