2013-05-10 The 31st MEU has been preparing for a regular Osprey deployment in the Pacific to operate with them. They are following a proven route which the East Coast Ospreys and MEU rolls outs followed in the past few years. During the past few months, 1st Marine Air Wing has provided…
2013-05-10 A key element of the impact of the F-35 is its combat systems. No combat system is more important on the aircraft than its ability to see 360 degrees around itself. This system is called the Distributed Aperture System or DAS. Now the DAS has come to Eglin with its…
05/10/2013: Combat Hammer is a week-long air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program known as Combat Hammer. The 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Eglin AFB hosts 20 to 25 evaluations at Hill and Eglin each year, assessing weapon system performance, reliability, capabilities, and limitations in realistic combat scenarios against representative real-world targets.…
2013-05-10 In an important policy statement, which seems to have moved rapidly off of the screen, Secretary of Defense Hagel re-enforced, in very specific ways, the U.S. support of Japan in the confrontation with China over disputed islands and in regard to the defense of Japan against North Korea. There…
2013-05-10 At the heart of the Australian strategic future is how to deal with China as an economic and military power? Clearly, the relationship with the United States is a key part of shaping a set of answers. But much will depend as well upon how the Chinese play out the…
2013-05-09 During the combined arms live fire exercise, Marines and soldiers from both the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the U.S. military seized a simulated objective. The live-fire exercise was conducted at Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Sukhothai province. The ground forces moved forward and seized an objective, completing the demonstration.…
2013-05-08 Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is the key focal point for USCG aviation. Here maintenance and training of the fleet is crucial for USCG operations worldwide. A key element of the operation is the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC).. We visited the ATTC in 2010 and our full report can…
05/08/2013: The 1st Battalion, 229th Attack Reconnaissance Squadron of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord unveils their AH-64E Apache helicopter. The "Echo" model of the Apache is an upgrade from the "Delta" model with more power, and better lift. JBLM will have twenty-four AH-64E Apache's by late…
