WTI 2-18: Osprey Ops in Support of the MAGTF

07/19/2018
Ospreys involved from VMX-1 during day tactic operations in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Calif., April 7.  [maxgallery id="118305"] WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation…

26th MEU Flight Ops onboard USS Iwo Jima

11/22/2017
11/22/17: U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in the Atlantic Ocean as part of Combined Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), Nov. 6, 2017. The exercise allows all elements of the Marine Air…

MAGTF Fuel Farmers

11/15/2017
11/15/2017: Bulk Fuel Specialists with Special Purpose MAGTF - Crisis Response - Central Command 17.2 install, operate, maintain and repair fuel handling units and accessory equipment. They also test petroleum products to evaluate the quality, keeping SPMAGTF assets running efficiently throughout the U.S. Central Command area of operations. (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION) 10.05.2017…

The Aviation Element Within the MAGTF

10/30/2017
10/30/17: U.S. Marine Corps 1stLt Geremiah Simoes, Executive Officer Lima Co, 3rd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, discusses the integration of maneuver forces with Marine Aviation across the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 at Yuma, Az., on Sept. 27, 2017.…

VMM 268 Trans-Pacific Flight

09/25/2017
09/25/2017: U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM 268, nicknamed the “Red Dragons,” return from a six-month deployment to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Sept. 19, 2017. The “Red Dragons” supported the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as the aviation combat element for the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). Crossing over 5,300…

MAGTF Demo

08/21/2017
08/21/2017: During the 2017 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show, Marines with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and I Marine Division demonstrates the capabilities of the Marine Corps' principal organizational structure, the MAGTF. The Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF), which specializes in combined-arms tactics utilizing command, ground, aviation and logistics combat…

Marine Col. George Rowell on the F-35B at the Farnbourgh Airshow

12/16/2016
12/15/2016: Marine Col. George Rowell, the CO of VMX-1 at the Farnborough International Airshow 2016 (FIA16) discusses the visit to the Farnbourgh Airshow this past summer. VMX-1 is working the con ops of integrating the F-35B with the Osprey and the CH-53K for the MAGTF and we did interviews with VMX-1…

F-35Bs, the MAGTF and the USS America

11/23/2016
11/23/2016: Twelve F-35B Lightning II's embarked on USS America (LHA 6) November 19, 2016. The demonstration is the first shipboard Marine Corps F-35B integration demonstration alongside other Marine Corps Air Combat Element assets. With over 22,500 flight hours logged, the F-35B is the most versatile aircraft in the skies today.  11/19/2016: Video…