By Todd Miller The wide open ground and air space of west central Nevada host Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon and the Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC). Together they form the epicenter of air to air and air to ground training for the Naval Aviator. NAS Fallon is also a…
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake We had a chance recently to visit Fort Sill and to experience first hand the efforts and thinking of Army innovators shaping a way ahead for Missile Defense. With the Army’s focus on insertion of new capabilities as rapidly as possible and doing so…
U.S. AIR FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND (April 14, 2018) U.S. Air Force maintenance Airmen and aircrews conduct final checks on a B-1 Bomber before launching to strike chemical weapons targets in Syria April 13, 2018. 04.14.2018 Courtesy Video DoD News
Marines with Combat Logistic Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are now capable of “‘‘additive manufacturing,’“ also known as 3-D printing. This innovative process uses 3-D printing software to break down a digital model into layers that can be reproduced by the printer. The printer then builds the model from…
The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile April 14. Monterey is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in…
777th Special Mission Wing is Afghanistan's special operations aviation force. SMW delivers special operators from the Afghan National Army Special Operations Command and General Command of Police Special Units on time, on target, and under the cover of darkness. Established in 2005 as the Air Interdiction Unit, SMW is regarded…
The Royal Australian Air force leads a multi national fleet of military aircraft in the skies above Queensland. In one of Australia’s biggest peacetime air movements of troops and equipment, aircraft from three nations deployed soldiers to the front lines of Exercise Talisman Sabre. This biennial exercise cements the key…
By Robbin Laird Last year, when visiting the Sikorsky West Palm Beach facility, I saw the CH-53K King Stallion being built, which is now in Europe and preparing to fly at the Berlin Air Show. Next month, the first CH-53K will arrive in New River, N.C., for the U.S. Marines…
