F-22s in European Training
11/24/2017
11/24/2017: Two European Training forward deployed from RAF Lakenheath to conduct local air training. GERMANY 10.13.2017 Video by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Plyler 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
26th MEU Flight Ops onboard USS Iwo Jima
11/22/2017
11/22/17: U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in the Atlantic Ocean as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Nov. 6, 2017. The exercise allows all elements of the Marine Air…
Remaining VMFA-121 F-35Bs Arrive in Japan
11/21/2017
11/21/17: U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 lands at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 15, 2017. The remaining aircraft represent the last installment of F-35B Lightning IIs assigned to VMFA-121. The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation fighter, which…
Australian CEA Radar for the British Surface Fleet?
11/21/2017
2017-11-14 UK Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin is visiting her counterparts in Australia. According to a UK Ministry of Defence story published on November 13, 2017, the UK and Australia are stepping up their defense relationship. Amongst the discussions was a meeting with her Australian counterpart, Minister Christopher Pyne,…
F-35As Arrive in Japan
11/21/2017
11/21/17: A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II soars over Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2017, on approach to Kadena Air Base, Japan. [maxgallery id="102799"] This marks U.S. Pacific Command’s first operational tasking for the F-35As and the first time a U.S. Air Force F-35A unit has deployed as a regularly…
Exercise CHILEMAR VI
11/21/2017
11/21/17: Exercise CHILEMAR concluded following a ceremony on Naval Base Point Loma, Sept. 26. The Chilean Navy diesel-electric submarine SS Thomson (SS 20) arrived at Naval Base Point Loma on Sept. 6 to participate in the Chile-U.S. bi-lateral exercise CHILEMAR VI. CHILEMAR is designed to demonstrate interoperability between U.S. submarine…
The 305th Air Mobility Wing; Enabler of Air Force Global Reach
11/20/2017
2017-11-13 By Todd Miller It’s early and the darkness feels more like night than day. Flight crew gathers at the 305th Air Mobility Wings (AMW) base operations, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL), NJ. Paperwork in order and mission plan briefed, we leave base ops for the aircraft. The sun cracks the…
The Evolving Marine Corps Operating Concept
11/20/2017
11/20/2017: The Marine Corps Operating Concept (MOC) describes, in broad terms, how Marine Corps forces will conduct the range of military operations in accordance with our Title 10 responsibilities. 01.05.2017 Video by Ashley Randal Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory | Futures Directorate