2017-10-21 In a story published by the USMC on October 17, 2017, the key role of maintainers in supporting the sortie rates at WTI was highlighted. By 2nd Lt. Gregory Cronen, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. – A correlation between high usage of aircraft and…
2017-10-21 In a story published by the USMC on September 13, 2017, the key role of the USMC within the F-35 global enterprise was highlighted. By Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 hosted members of Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Third Air Wing for an educational tour and…
10/20/2017:Marines with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, conduct preparations and training drills during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 at Landing Zone Bull Attack near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct 6-19, 2017. Marines are providing High Mobility Artillery Rocket…
10/19/2017: Marines with 3rd Platoon, Rocket Battery F, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, arrive at Landing Zone Bull Attack near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 9, 2017 . [maxgallery id="101632"] The Marines are participating in Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 during their two-week annual…
2017-10-16 By Robbin Laird and Murielle Delaporte As the NATO allies focus on new threats and those posed by historic competitors, the need to reinforce North Atlantic defense is coming back into focus. As the former head of NORAD, Admiral Gortney, put it in an interview shortly before his departure:…
10/20/2017: A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a routine sortie Sept. 12, 2017. [maxgallery id="100584"] The 36th AS regularly conducts training missions to remain proficient in the necessary skills to support any contingency. YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JAPAN 09.12.2017 Photo…
10/20/2017: U.S. Airmen land a C-17 Globemaster, loaded with U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 18th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Bragg, NC and two M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Sept. 20, 2017. The Airman and Soldiers flew from the United States of America, unloaded…
2017-10-15 By Robbin Laird During my past visits to Denmark, I have had the opportunity to talk with the current head of the Danish Royal Military Academy, Rear Admiral Nils Wang. During past discussions, we focused on the evolving Nordic Defense Zone from the Arctic to the Baltics. With the…
