VMFA-115 Deploys to the Middle East, December 2021

01/12/2022
According to a story written by Senior Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman and published by CENTCOM on December 31, 2021: PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia   – Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in late December, bringing a…

Marines Work a Forward Refueling Point in MCAS Iwakuni Exericise, 2019

01/12/2022
U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 4 Detachment Bravo (MACS-4 DET B) and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171) conduct a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. Dec. 13, 2019. FARP training offers MCAS Iwakuni the capability of forward deploying…

Resolute Dragon

01/12/2022
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 provide fuel and are resupplied by two MV-22B Ospreys at Ojojihara Training Area during exercise Resolute Dragon 21, Dec. 4, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) in 2021. RD21 is designed…

Counter Drone: NATO Actions

01/10/2022
The misuse of small, widely available drones represents a significant and growing risk to NATO operations and day-to-day defence activity. NATO is working with industry to develop capabilities to counter this threat. A trial of various counter-drone technologies and systems was undertaken at an airbase in the Netherlands. The exercise,…