01/09/2016: On December 17, 2015, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base remembered the 112th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight. Credit:88th Air Base Wing:12/17/15 The First Flight Society and the National Park Service (NPS) continued the tradition of honoring the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright at the 112st anniversary celebration…
10/01/2015: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) teach vehicle checkpoint security and military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) during a military-to-military training exercise at Davis Air field, N.C., July 23, 2015. The training was designed to increase the Marines proficiency in working with foreign…
08/31/2015:U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 2 conduct a familiarization flight at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C, on July 1, 2015. VMU-2 conducted the internal squadron training to familiarize its new flight operator to the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle. Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing…
08/17/2015: U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 774 conduct the final flight of two CH-46E Sea Knights at the Fleet Readiness Center East, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. The CH-46E Sea Knight was decommisioned by the U.S. Marine Corps and replaced by the MV-22 Osprey. …
08/03/2015: Members of the 437th Airlift Wing conduct a multi-ship C-17 Globemaster III formation May 21, 2015 during CRESCENT REACH 15. This exercise tested and evaluated Joint Base Charleston's ability to launch a large aircraft formation in addition to processing and deploying duty passengers and cargo in response to a…
06/23/2015: U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 and 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion (MSOB) conduct parachute operations over Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, N.C., on April 1, 2015. HMH-461 supported the Marines of 3rd MSOB by providing transport in CH-53 Super Stallions enabling them to…
06/10/2015: U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua C. Price, a gunner with Alpha battery, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (2D LAAD) Battalion, fires a Stinger Weapon System during a live-fire exercise at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 19, 2014. 2D LAAD conducted the exercise to familiarize Marines with the…
05/30/2015: On May 26, 2015, several journalists flew to the USS WASP aboard an Osprey from the Pentagon to the ship, which was operating off of the North Carolina coast. In addition to viewing the ops of the F-35B aboard the ship, there was opportunity to talk with the crew…
