U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct aerial deliveries and air assault exercises during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23 near Yuma, Arizona, April 1, 2023. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardization advanced tactical training and certification of…
By Robbin Laird When looking at the coming of the CH-53K to the fleet, it is shaped considerably by the air systems approach. The aircraft has been guided throughout its life by a digital thread approach which is focused on concurrently shaping development, with testing, with build, with sustainment efforts…
U.S. Marines assigned to Tactical Air Control Party, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), participate in a close air support exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, near Chocolate Mountains, California, March 30, 2023. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by…
By Robbin Laird I first visited the Sikorsky plant in Stratford, Connecticut in 2018 to view the beginning efforts to standup the production line for the new build CH-53K helicopter. I returned in May 2023 to see the progress in doing so as the CH-53K begins its journey to the…
U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct a forward arming and refueling point during Weapons Tactics and Instructor (WTI) course 2-23 at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near Chocolate Mountains, California, on March 27, 2023. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized…
A Safety Operator from the University of Washington monitors a RACER Fleet Vehicle as it autonomously traverses a course during Experiment 1 at Fort Irwin. 09.16.2022 Video by Tom Shortridge DARPA
U.S Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) Battalion Landing Team 1/6, conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 30, 2023. MOUT training increases the lethality of the MEU’s infantrymen through live-fire drills, room clearing procedures and small team…
Capt. Eric Helgen, commodore, Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA), Lt. j.g. Matthew Carmine, executive officer, Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris, Senior Chief William Moody, Maritime Engagement Team, and Seaman Laura Rose, crewmember, USCGC Glenn Harris, discuss the Coast Guard's mission and their experiences in the Kingdom of Bahrain,…
