Marines Practice FARP Support

10/27/2023
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One assemble an advanced aviation forward area refueling system for UH-1Y Venom helicopters in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-24, at Landing Zone Bull, California, Oct. 13, 2023. WTI is an advanced, graduate-level course for selected pilots…

U.S. Marine Corps Valkyrie Completes First Flight

10/25/2023
The Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, a highly autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle successfully completed its first test flight October 3, 2023, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The Marine Corps partnered with the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), the Naval Air Systems Command…

Exercise Steadfast Noon

10/23/2023
Thirteen Allies are participating in NATO’s annual nuclear deterrence exercise Steadfast Noon, a long-planned, routine training activity that is hosted by a different NATO Ally each year. This year, training flights are taking place over Italy, Croatia and the Mediterranean Sea. Sixty aircraft of various types including advanced fighter jets…

Virtual Reality Training at Osan Air Base

10/16/2023
U.S. Air Force defenders from the 51st Security Forces Squadron standardization and evaluations flight, ensure base security through virtual reality training at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 28, 2023. This team ensures defenders in the squadron have the knowledge and capability to defend the base from any and…

European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI)

10/13/2023
Signing ceremony - Allies join Airspace Management (AER) and public opening remarks by NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană at NATO headquarters in Brussels on 12 October 2023. Natochannel See also, the following: https://sldinfo.com/2023/07/germany-and-the-european-sky-shield-initiative-a-july-2023-update/ https://defense.info/highlight-of-the-week/european-sky-shield-initiative-update/