AC-130 Gunship Participates in Exercise Emerald Warrior 2019

03/13/2019
An AC-130W Stinger II aircraft and aircrew from the 16th Special Operations Squadron arrives to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., in support of Exercise Emerald Warrior/Trident.  Emerald Warrior/Trident is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the…

Air Force CV-22s in Emerald Trident 2019

02/27/2019
Air Force CV-22s arrive at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California during Exercise Emerald Trident on 14 January, 2019. Emerald Trident is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict.  NAVAL AIR…

VMM-363 and Ospreys for Japan

07/18/2013
07/18/2013: U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing stage nine MV-22B Ospreys for shipment to Okinawa, Japan on Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego Calif., June 12, 2013. Staging the Osprey completed the second phase for their shipment to…

Pack ‘em up, ship ‘em out; VMM-363 ships aircraft to Japan

07/11/2013
07/11/2013: Lance Cpl. Robert Boettger, an airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 Red Lions, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and a Houston native, covers an engine exhaust panel of an MV-22B Osprey aboard Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., July 9. Marines protect the panels and windows as preventive…