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Marine Corps

USMC About USS America: The Future is Now

Posted on December 9, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
12/09/2016
The Lightning II Enables a Lightning Strike Assault Force.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, Video of the month, What's New | Tagged California, Colonel Rowell, F/A-18 Hornet, Florida, Marine Corps, MCAS Beaufort, MCAS El Toro, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Proof of Concept Demo, South Carolina, T-2, T-34, TA-4J, VMFAT-101, VMX-1

F-35Bs, the MAGTF and the USS America

Posted on November 23, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
11/23/2016
Video:F-35Bs, the MAGTF and the USS America
Posted in Con Ops, HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video | Tagged F-35B, MAGTF, Marine Corps, USS America

Marine Corps Proof of Concept Demo

Posted on November 23, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
11/23/2016
The CO of VMX-1 provides a perspective on the importance of an F-35-enabled LHA for the MAGTF.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video, Video of the month, What's New | Tagged California, Colonel Rowell, F/A-18 Hornet, Florida, Marine Corps, MCAS Beaufort, MCAS El Toro, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Proof of Concept Demo, South Carolina, T-2, T-34, TA-4J, VMFAT-101, VMX-1

Marines Execute a Long-Range Raid

Posted on November 14, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
11/14/2016
Video:Marines Execute a Long-Range Raid
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Regiment, Blue Chromite 2017, Camp Fuji, Combined Arms Training Center, Company I, Futenma, Hawaii, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Japan, Kaneohe Bay, KC-130J Super Hercules, Long-range Raid, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Air Station, Marines, MV-22B Osprey, navy, Okinawa, U.S. Marines

CH-53 Exercise

Posted on October 28, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
10/28/2016
Video:CH-53 Exercise
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Transport Support Battalion, Arizona, CH-53, Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, Marine Corps, MAWTS-1, U.S. Marines, Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course, WTI, Yuma

Valiant Shield 2016

Posted on October 3, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
10/03/2016
Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps exercise held in Guam.
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged Commander Task Force 75, CTF-75, Guam, Marine Corps, navy, U.S. 7th Fleet, U.S. Air Force, Valiant Shield 2016

Riverine Squadron 2 in Valiant Shield 2016

Posted on October 1, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
10/01/2016
Video:Riverine Squadron 2 in Valiant Shield 2016
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged Arthurgwain Marquez, Coastal Riverine Group 1, Coastal Riverine Squadron Two, CRS-2, Guam, Marine Corps, navy, Riverine Squadron 2, Santa Rita, U.S. Air Force, Valiant Shield 2016

K-MAX Helicopters Arrive at MCAS Yuma

Posted on June 25, 2016 | by Caroline Teames
06/25/2016
Video:K-MAX Helicopters Arrive at MCAS Yuma
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged K-MAX Helicopters, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, MCAS Yuma
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