The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force executed a developmental test program aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force multifunctional destroyer JS Kaga during sea trials in the eastern Pacific Ocean. PACIFIC OCEAN 01.17.2025 Video by Matthew Hilborn Defense.gov
By Robbin Laird V-22 modernization efforts are essential to enable the Osprey to remain in service for the next thirty years. One important ongoing effort is the Nacelle Improvement Program. In an earlier interview with David Albin, the Nacelle Readiness Program Manager at Bell, we discussed the key aspects of…
U.S. Airmen with the 61st Airlift Squadron, out of Little Rock Air Force Base, perform a combat offload method C to remove training pallets out of a C-130J Hercules aircraft, while attending the Advanced Tactics Airlift Course, at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, April 19,…
By Robbin Laird At the recent Navy League meetings held during the first week of April, I had a chance to talk with several companies and analysts about the evolution of maritime capabilities and what the U.S. and allies could do to ramp up the capabilities of the “fight tonight…
By Robbin Laird We have been publishing for several years. This is our 16th year of publication. We started as a single Franco-American website, and now we have three, two in the United States and one in France. A magazine which has been published for many years and is a…
U.S. Marines conduct a forward arming and refueling point exercise at Camp Davis South on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, April 10, 2025. Following its $28 million overhaul, Davis Airfield South can now accommodate every airframe in the Marine Corps arsenal while providing a multi-domain combined arms complex…
From C-17s soaring across the Pacific to F-22s dominating the skies, the 15th Maintenance Group (MXG) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ensures every aircraft is mission ready. Their expert maintenance, repairs, and logistics keep our AirPower sustained. 03.25.2025 Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Lorenzo Burleson Headquarters Air Force, Office of…
"Unlike Any Other Job in the World." Air Force Capt. Joseph Taylor and Senior Airman Alex Kulaga, an MQ-9 pilot and MQ-9 sensor operator, respectively, assigned to the 482nd Attack Squadron, discuss their unique roles operating the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft and what they love about their jobs. 01.06.2025…
