12/04/2013: MV-22 Ospreys appear at a Japanese Air Self Defense Air Show for the first time. According to a story by Cpl. Benjamin Pryer: Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base, located in Miyazaki Prefecture, hosted its annual air show Dec. 1, 2013. While an overwhelming majority of attendees were…
12/04/2013: U.S. Marines assigned to Low Altitude Air Defense Platoon, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct Stinger Launch Simulator Familiarization training aboard USS Kearsarge, at sea, Oct. 2, 2013. Credit:26th Marine Expeditionary Unit:10/2/13
12/01/2013: A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron air refuels A-10 Warthogs over the skies of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, October 2. The A-10s are deployed to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Moody AFB, Ga. Credit:U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs:10/2/13
2013-11-29 U.S. Marine, Lt. Gen. John Wissler, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general, currently the commander for Joint Task Force 505 (JTF-505), greets Marines and sailors, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) aboard the USS Ashland (LSD-48), Nov. 26, 2013. Wissler informed the 31st MEU of their future…
2013-11-29 General John Paxton, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, visits Marines across Afghanistan for Thanksgiving. He thanks the soldiers, sailors and Marines serving in Afghanistan and looks forward to the USMC's expeditionary future. American Forces Network Afghanistan 11/28/13
2013-11-27 MANILA, Republic of the Philippines (Nov. 24, 2013) Airmen from the 249th Airlift Squadron of the Air National Guard work with airment from the Philippine Air Force's 355th Aviation Engineer Wing to load heavy equipment onto a C-17A "Globemaster III" at Villamore Air Base. The 355th is traveling to Tacloban…
2013-11-26 The Japanese Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy distributed relief from a UH-60 in Tacloban, Republic of the Philippines during Operation Damayan. The USN has used the USMC forward refueling points to help in their helicopter relief operations. In turn, the USMC has landed their Ospreys aboard the USS Washington…
2013-11-26 A key aspect of the approach of the US forces spearheaded by the initial USMC insertion efforts is to transition and withdraw. This is an important process and not just for relief efforts with regard to storms. Our stories have focused on the ability to get an initial force…
