Harrier Take Off Aboard USS Bonhomme Richard
08/20/2015
08/20/2015: Harrier take off aboard U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard in the Philippine Sea. Credit: USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6):6/16/15
Marines Fly Over Northern Mariana Islands
08/19/2015
08/19/2015: An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), prepares to land on the flight deck of forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is on patrol in…
Shaping an Operational Strategy in the Pacific: An Interview with Rear Admiral John Aquilino
08/18/2015
2015-08-09 By Robbin Laird Pac Fleet operates in the largest area of operations for US forces. The immensity of the theater of operations, as well as the dynamics of change in the region, pose ongoing challenges of matching resources against tasks in protecting US interests and working closely with allies…
Marines, Osprey Participates in Spanish Air Festival
08/18/2015
08/18/2015: An MV-22B Osprey with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, performed its first aerial demonstration at the 2015 Gijón Air Festival. The show featured aircraft from Spain, France and the United States attracting more than 200,000 people. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa:7/26/15
India’s Choice: Rafale, Su-35 or HAL Tejas?
08/18/2015
2015-08-18 By Zbigniew Mazurak India has recently announced its decision not to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets and to reopen the competition to replace its aging fighter fleet, this time the scope being 90 aircraft as New Delhi has already ordered 36 Rafales from France. So the whole replacement contract…
Harriers Practice Short Takeoff and Vertical Landings at Sea
08/17/2015
08/17/2015: AV-8B Harrier jet pilots practice short takeoffs and vertical landings aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) June 9, 2015. The aircraft are with Marine Attack Squadron 311, currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as part of the aviation combat element. The 31st MEU is the only…
CH-46E Final Flight
08/17/2015
08/17/2015: U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 774 conduct the final flight of two CH-46E Sea Knights at the Fleet Readiness Center East, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The CH-46E Sea Knight was decommisioned by the U.S. Marine Corps and replaced by the MV-22 Osprey. …
Multi-Mission Warfare (MMW) Events 1-4
08/16/2015
08/16/2015: The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a series of four flight test events exercising the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) element of the nation's Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The flight test, designated…