Naval Submarine Support Centers changed their names to Submarine Readiness Squadrons (SRS), July 15. The commands will be known as SRS 31 (Bangor), 32 (Groton), 33 (Pearl Harbor), and 36 (Kings Bay) and will continue to provide excellent support to submarine squadrons. NORFOLK, VA. 07.15.2021 Video by Petty Officer 2nd…
Aircraft with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepare to take off at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 14, 2021. In a dynamic display of combat power that featured over 40 aircraft in MAG-16’s mass flight, the aircraft showcased the tactical capabilities that 3rd MAW uses to remain lethal…
By Robbin Laird In recent visits to both II MEF and 2nd Marine Air Wing (2nd MAW), it is clear that the coming of the CH-53K to the North Carolina-based Marines is crucial. As the Marines work enhanced naval integration and expanded force mobility in dealing with the evolving strategic…
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment conduct the final exercise, or FINEX, during Exercise Sea Breeze, July 6, 2021. UKRAINE 07.07.2021 Video by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment and Ukrainian Marines with1st Marine Battalion, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, conduct joint planning and movement-to-target drills during Exercise Sea Breeze, July 3, 2021. UKRAINE 07.03.2021 Video by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet
By Robbin Laird Recently, I had a chance to talk with VADM Lewis, Commander of Second Fleet and of Allied Joint Force Command Norfolk. We spoke one day after the full operational capability ceremony held on the USS Kearsarge for Allied Joint Force Command Norfolk. Together, the two commands represent…
The final Red Flag iteration of 2021, Red Flag 21-3, will be led by the 1st Fighter Wing and will feature over 20 different airframes and welcome nearly 2,200 participants from across the country. The 414th Combat Training Squadron conducts Red Flag to provide mission commanders, maintenance personnel, ground controllers,…
By Pierre Tran Paris - Onera and European missile builder MBDA are due to conduct the first test flight of a full-scale prototype of a French hypersonic cruise missile in the U.S., with help from NASA and the U.S. Air Force, an official of the French research agency said July…
