Expeditionary Fire Support System Exercise

03/16/2014
03/16/2014: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct live fire training with the M327 120 mm Expeditionary Fire Support System at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 16, 2013.  The MEU recently completed the Composite Training Unit Exercise in…

LCAC Landing at Onslow Beach

03/14/2014
03/14/2014: A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion with the Amphibious Assault Unit 4 brings U.S. Marines and equipment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the beach during a beach assault at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 4, 2013.  The MEU recently completed the Composite Training…

F-35 Lightning II Arrives at Luke AFB: And the Aussies Prepare to Come

03/14/2014
03/13/2014: F-35 Lightning II Arrives at Luke AFB By Paul Giblin The Republic Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:55 PM Air Force test pilot Roderick Cregier flew several slow, low loops through the Arizona sky before landing Luke Air Force Base’s first F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jet Monday, launching a…

Opening a New US Transit Point in Romania to Support Afghan Ops

03/05/2014
03/05/2014: According to a Stars and Stripes piece written by John Vandiver published 2/5/14: Afghanistan-bound U.S. troops departed from the military’s new transit hub in Romania this week, marking a first for the new facility, which will play a key role as the United States draws down in Afghanistan in…

First F-35 British STOVL Vertical Landing

03/05/2014
03/05/2014: Footage of RAF pilot Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols performing the first uniformed British STOVL operation in the F-35 Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base.  Credit: Hurlburt Field : 2/27/14  And a piece by Lauren Sage Reinlie published 2/25/14 The jet shot through the sky, as jets tend to…