2013-07-24 Recently, the F-35A maintainers received an award from the base command which highlighted their progress for the past year. According to a press release (July 17, 2013) from the 33rd Fighter Wing: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program continues to garner accolades, as the 33d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron won the…
07/23/2013: An SH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 loads supplies onto the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during vertical replenishment (VERTREP) July 18. Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious…
07/23/2013: MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit take off from Samuel Hill Airfield in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area on July 16. The 31st MEU is participating in Talisman Saber 2013, a biennial exercise that enhances multilateral collaboration between U.S.…
07/24/2013: These photos show some of the Ospreys involved in the flight tests conducted for the USN to determine if the Osprey would be a good Carrier on Delivery system for the USN. [slidepress gallery='ospreys-of-vmx-22-operating-off-of-a-large-deck-carrier'] Credit Photos: VMX-22
07/24/2013: During a visit in July 2013, a newly forming ACE for a MEU about to go on deployment was generating its aircraft for the mission. This slideshow shows some of those aircraft on the flight line, or being maintained. [slidepress gallery='new-river-air-station'] Credit: Second Line of Defense:2013 The first three…
07/24/2013: Tradewinds 2013 Exercise This Tradewinds training evolution is the Interdiction Exercise. The Interdiction Exercise is a scenario-based maritime law enforcement evolution involving the detection, interdiction, and apprehension of smuggling vessels. Credit:Navy Public Affairs Support Element West:5/23/13
2013-07-24 By Dr. Harald Malmgren The Euro crisis not only continues, but it is intensifying. The economies of the Eurozone are being sucked into deepening recession, rising unemployment, and collapse of public confidence in government. Fiscal austerity policies imposed by the European Central Bank, the EU Commission, and the…
2013-07-24 Piracy will always remain a threat and can never be conquered, according to an expert from the Institute for Security Studies, who believes that piracy can only be managed, not eradicated. Johan Potgieter, Senior Researcher at the ISS in South Africa, said that the maritime domain was under great…
