Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Exportable (JPMRC-X) exercise on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, June 6, 2024. This iteration of JPMRC-X marks the first deployment to the Philippines, which will enable and assist the Philippine Army and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in building combat training center locations within the Philippines. The…
Days after Sweden became NATO’s 32nd Ally, Finnish and Swedish armoured units crossed into Norway as part of exercise Nordic Response 24. 09.03.2024 Natochanne
U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) conduct distributed aviation operations (DAO) during Exercise Nordic Response 24 at Oulu, Finland, March 10, 2024. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is an opportunity for the 2nd MAW to refine the DAO warfighting concept, which focuses on generating aviation combat power through the…
According to 2nd Marine Wing, the attack helo squadron HMLA-269 after being sunsetted two years ago has now returned. That is why we might call them the "Phoenix Squadron." In this story by 2nd MAW published on July 1, 2024 we learn about its rebirth: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron…
U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) participated in Exercise Nordic Response 24 across Norway, Sweden, and Finland from January to March 2024. Exercise Nordic Response 24 is designed to enhance military capabilities and allied cooperation in high-intensity warfighting scenarios under challenging arctic conditions while providing U.S. Marines unique…
U.S. Marine Corps Major General Robert B. Sofge Jr., commander U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, speaks about the significance of Nordic Response 24 in Oslo, Norway, Mar. 6, 2024. Nordic Response 24, which concluded in mid-March, was a NATO training exercise dedicated to enhancing Arctic security, fortifying global…
By Robbin Laird My recent discussions with LtGen Heckl and visits to MAWTS-1 have both reinforced the nature of the USMC and its role within the overall strategic shift the U.S. military is undergoing. The U.S. military is being reshaped to enhance its survival and lethality through an enhanced ability…
U.S. Marines, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, debrief after conducting a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise during Assault Support Tactics 4 as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-24, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 16, 2024. WTI is an…
