AC-130 Firing on Target
11/04/2014
11/04/2014: This video highlights AC-130 target strikes. Credit: Hurlburt Field:8/18/14
Training for 21st Century Operations: Shaping Effective Seabased Combat Capability
11/03/2014
2014-11-03 by Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake During our visit to The Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, we had a chance to discuss with the new CO of TOPGUN his approach coming into the job. CDR Edward "Stevie" Smith is the current TOPGUN CO, and a previous TOPGUN Instructor…
From the F-4 to the F-14 to the F-18 to the F-35C: The Grim Reapers Come to Oceana Naval Air Station
11/02/2014
2014-11-02 Naval aviation is in transition whether one visits MAWTS, Fallon, Eglin or Beaufort. According to a USN story published October 28, 2014: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) -- The "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 returned to Naval Air Station Oceana Oct. 28, bringing with them the future…
Iwakuni Maintainers for F/A-18 Hornets
11/02/2014
11/02/2014: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 Maintainers makes sure their fighter jets are operational and ready when they go up in the sky. Credit:American Forces Network, Iwakuni JAPAN:8/18/14 And this story was published earlier this year about the maintainers working to keep the F-18s flying in Thailand during an exercise.…
Spanish Soldiers Board LCAC Being Launched by USS Arlington During Bold Alligator 2014
11/02/2014
11/01/2014: Bold Alligator 2014 is a crisis response exercise and continues the work of BA 2012 and BA 2013. It is about calibrating insertion forces against various threats. The forces are American and coalition with several nations contributing ships, and combat personnel to both the planning and execution of the…
Bold Alligator 2014: Osprey Insertions
11/02/2014
11/01/2014: U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, are seen conducting simulated embassy protective actions in support of exercise Bold Alligator 14 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of…
Bold Alligator 2014: Training To Support an Embassy Under Threat
11/02/2014
11/01/2014: U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, conducting simulated embassy measures and countermeasures in support of exercise Bold Alligator 14 abroad Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious…
The Rotorcraft, the Carrier and Training for Strike Integration
11/01/2014
2014-11-01 During our visit to The Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, we were able to discuss the role of rotorcraft on the carriers and the training to that role at NSAWC with CDR Herschel "Hashi" Weinstock, current Department Head for SEAWOLF, NSAWC’s Rotary Wing Weapons School. CDR Weinstock is…