11/07/2010 - A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands on USS Makin Island Oct. 4. The helicopter is part of a Special Marine Ground Task Force with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Force, which is the first amphibious landing force to embark the Makin Island. Credit: 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, October 4th,…
10/31/2010 - USS Bonhomme Richard conducting vertical replenishment and connective replenishment during Rim of the Pacific 2010. Credit: US Navy Visual News Service, July 13th, 2010 Vertical replenishment is conducted by the transfer of the cargo from the USNS Guadalupe to USS Bonhomme Richard by a U.S. Navy SH-3H Sea…
10-29-2010 - The aircraft that replaces today’s bombers will be less expensive, more versatile and rely on a network of support that the stand-alone B-2s, B-52s and B-1s can get along without, the Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for operations and requirements said. Credit Photo: Air Force News, 10/11/10…
FARP Soldiers Keep Aircraft Fueled and Armed in Afghanistan 10/29/2010 - A key challenge in Afghanistan is to keep the rotorcraft fleet armed, fueled and operational. Forward Operating Bases or FARPs are key elements for support of the rotorcraft fleet and a key part of the concept of operations. The…
IED factory, materials destroyed in Southern Helmand 10/11/2010 - A coalition airstrike destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory, along with 4,500 lbs of explosive material in Baram Chah, Helmand province on September 19th, 2010. The compound was a known explosive factory associated with a high-level insurgent group in the…
10/08/2010 - The recently retired USAF chief intelligence officer recently warned of the impending loss of US air superiority. In a presentation to the recently completed Air Force Association annual conference, the General outlined how he viewed the various challenges to US air superiority and how these challenges interacted to…
U.S. Air Force crew from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron preparing a C-17 Globemaster III for an air drop mission Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs, September 20th, 2010 10/04/2010 - US Air Force transport aircraft dropped 3,800 container delivery system supply bundles in August to troops at remote…
This video shows the U.S. KC-135R Stratotanker crew from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conducting air refueling operations over Afghanistan. Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs, September 9th, 2010 One change which the new tanker will bring to the allied fleets is refuelability: air refueling is indeed a…
