Members from the 21st Special Operations Squadron, Yokota Air Base, and 320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, conducted Helocast training at Lake Ogawara near Misawa Air Base, Aug. 10 and 12, 2022. Helocast training includes dropping combat swimmers, divers and maritime mobility craft into a waterborne environment, creating realistic…
A great place to go to approach ways to answer that question is to visit The Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center or NAWDC which is best known to the public as “Top Gun.” When I last visited NAWDC in 2020 which I did twice in that year, it was very…
NATO’s new multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria geared up during Platinum Lion 22, its biggest exercise yet. 03.08.2022 Natochannel
A MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, stationed in San Diego, is refueled by a Navy CMV-22B Osprey from the "Titans" of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30. The CMV-22B is the U.S. Navy version of the Osprey, a multi-engine, dual-piloted,…
The CMV-22B is being purchased by the U.S. Navy to replace the C-2A Greyhound. But unlike the Greyhound, the CMV-22B can land on a wide variety of platforms which then enables not just large-deck carriers but fleet wide logistics support. This will prove especially important in a contested environment where…
Multiple partner nation forces including the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Australia and the U.S., conduct an amphibious beach landing during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 1 2022. 08.01.2022 Video by Cpl. Jerry Edlin Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet
By Robbin Laird In my discussion with Marcus Hellyer, he highlighted the importance for Australia to prioritize the direct defense of Australia for the future evolution of the ADF. This is how he put it: “What is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) purpose-built for?” And here he posed what is…
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, Airmen assigned to 535th Airlift Squadron, 15th Wing and multinational partners conduct a multinational littoral operations exercise as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. 08.01.2022 Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andre Richard Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet
