02/25/2015: The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) pulls into Sepanggar, Malaysia, for a scheduled port visit. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of USS Ashland (LSD 48), USS Germantown (LSD 42) and, the newest member, USS Green Bay…
02/25/2015: United States Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force's maintainers work together during Cope North 2015. Credit: Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs:2/23/15 According to a PACAF story published on 2/19/15: by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs 2/19/2015 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- More than…
02/26/2015: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, were operating from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, from December 2-11 to conduct live fire and fly-over drills on the air station's vast ranges with UH-1Y Hueys and AH-1Z Cobras. Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Yuma:12/9/14
02/26/2015: Members of the Minnesota National Guard and Norwegian Home Guard take part in a 12-mile journey into the mountains near Snaasa, Norway, Feb. 17, 2015. The exchange began in 1974 and is the longest-running military exchange partnership between any two nations. The yearly exchange promotes good will and sharpens…
2015-02-26 We wrote earlier about the evolving operational map of Europe or what might more correctly referred to as the evolving Euro-Med security zone. The Euro crisis is defining the end of a period of history. The era since 1991 has been defined by the expansion of Europe, the consolidation…
2015-02-18 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake In a meeting in the United Kingdom in November 2014 with one of the RAF officers responsible for the introduction of the F-35 into the UK forces, Group Captain Paul Godfrey highlighted the behind the scenes work to roll out an F-35 fleet,…
2015-02-25 By Robbin Laird The F-35 has entered aviation history at a juncture where information dominance is clearly recognized as the pivotal discriminator in 21st century air enabled defense operations. For the F-35, the cockpit design coupled with the breakthrough pilot helmet synergistically operating with the cockpit is a foundational…
2015-02-22 According to an Australian Ministry of Defence story published on February 22, 2015, the Global Hawk has landed in Australia for the Avalon Air Show. A United States (US) Global Hawk flew into Avalon airport on 21 February, 2015 for the Australian International Airshow. The arrival of the US…