In this Special Report, Second Line of Defense looks at the training for air wing integration and the preparation for the future. The USN both in its carriers and its amphibious fleet provides a significant expeditionary capability. The USMC-USN team has been reshaping amphibious assault forces under the influence of…
11/08/2014: The initial carrier tests of the F-35 have begun aboard the USS Nimitz. It is clear from our visit to Fallon and our discussion with the head of Naval Warfare that the Navy leadership is getting ready to welcome the F-35 and to leverage the asset to work more…
2014-11-11 In this video, members of the 33rd Fighter Wing address the F-35 maintenance approach being implemented at Eglin AFB. 33rd Maintenance Group operates at the 33rd Fighter Wing. The mission of the 33rd Maintenance Group is to deliver safe, reliable and on-time aircraft to support F-35 pilot and maintainer…
11/11/2014: LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicles from Charlie Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire on fixed targets as part of a combined arms engagement range during sustainment training in D'Arta Plage, Djibouti, Nov. 9. The 11th MEU is…
11/11/2014: In the first, second and fifth photos, U.S. Marines with the 1st Tank Battalion detachment, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), are seen working to replace an M1A1 Abrams tank engine during sustainment training at D’Arta Plage, Djibouti, Nov. 6. In the third…
2014-11-07 By Robbin Laird Land wars of the past decade have led the United States to a significant redirection of its military forces. The key roles played in ground operations and support by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the US Navy (USN) to the land forces have been evident and…
2014-11-11 Murielle Delaporte is visiting the French base in Djibouti. Djibouti is at the crossroads of Asia and Africa and a very important transit route. France has a long history in Djibouti. Djibouti was obtained as a colony by France in 1862 and officially controlled Djibouti until it received independence…
11/10/2014:A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 begins to lift an 8,000 pound simulated cargo item during an external cargo lift exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug. 21. The squadron conducted the training with the help of a Helicopter Support Team with Combat…
