MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, arrive at Chitose Air Base, Hokkaido, Japan, Feb. 4, 2020. The arrival of the Osprey to exercise Northern Viper brings an added element, further advancing opportunities for continued bilateral coordination between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan…
U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Marines with Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Expeditionary Operations Training Group test the durability and portability of fuel pods and effectiveness of Fusion sonar scanning equipment at Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 23, 2023. This training will help increase our mobility by enabling Marines and Sailors to…
By Robbin Laird Too often, the focus is upon Taiwan as a U.S.-Chinese problem or confrontation. Leaving aside the question of why the Communist Party ruling the mainland has any right to seize a free democracy, such a focus misses the question of who lives in the first island chain.…
According to a 2012 Congressional Research Service Report: “In the fall of 2011, the Obama Administration issued a series of announcements indicating that the United States would be expanding and intensifying its already significant role in the Asia- Pacific, particularly in the southern part of the region. The fundamental goal…
Naval Air Station Lemoore is home of the Navy's Master Jet Base. What keeps them operational is logistics. The team at the Defense Logistics Agency understands what it takes to stay mission ready and they work hard to supply NAS Lemoore with parts, food, medical supplies, and fuel. 05.03.2023 Video…
By Pierre Tran Paris - Germany has kept the door open to France and Italy joining Berlin’s project for an extended European missile defense system in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a senior German government official said June 30. “The European Sky Shield Initiative is open to all…
Arrival and departure of an Antonov An-124 Ruslan aeroplane at Decimamonnu Air Base in Sardinia, Italy. Also featured is the take off of a C-17 Globemaster III. The Antonov was delivering German Tiger Attack Helicopters for use during NATO's exercise Noble Jump 23. SARDINIA, ITALY 05.03.2023 Video by OR-3 Koen…
U.S. Air Force Airmen participate Exercise Agile Chariot, May 2, 2023, honing capabilities linked to Agile Combat Employment. Instead of relying on large, fixed bases and infrastructure, ACE uses smaller, more dispersed locations and teams to rapidly move and support aircraft, pilots, and other personnel to wherever they are needed.…
