Luke AFB and the F-35

07/03/2013
07/03/2013: The Air Force announced that Luke AFB has been chosen as the location for 72 additional F-35A Lightning II aircraft, bringing the eventual total number of the fifth-generation fighters expected here to 144. Credit: 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs: 6/27/13 The Air Force's initial decision to establish an F-35…

13th MEU Lands at St. George Airport

07/02/2013
07/02/2013: ST GEORGE, Utah – U.S. Marines and Sailors land a Lockheed KC-130J Hercules aircraft and three MV-22B Osprey helicopters at St. George Airport, May 9, 2013. Once landed, Marines and sailors established a forward refueling point (FRP) to resupply military aircraft with necessary fuel and equipment to conduct ground…

Japanese Landing Craft Air Cushion Landing Part of Exercise Dawn Blitz

06/27/2013
06/27/2013: Japanese Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) lands on San Clemente Island, West Cove, as a part of Exercise Dawn Blitz. Exercise Dawn Blitz 2013 is a multinational amphibious exercise off the Southern California coast that refocuses Navy, Marine Corps and coalition forces in their ability to conduct complex amphibious…

Angel Thunder 2013: Air Refueling of Helos

06/26/2013
06/26/2013: An HC-130J COMBAT KING II air refuels two HH-60G PAVE HAWKs during Exercise Angel Thunder 2013. Angel Thunder is the world's largest Personnel Recovery exercise, supporting the DoD which affirms Personnel Recovery as "One of the Highest Priorities." AT provides the most realistic PR training environment available to USAF…