Looking Back: USMC Ospreys and Harriers Aboard the HMS Illustrious

03/27/2015
The first Ospreys to land on a foreign warship landed on HMS Illustrious in 2007.

Bold Alligator 2014: Shaping Insertion Forces for Crisis Response

11/04/2014
Bold Alligator 2014 is about calibrating insertion forces against various threats. The seabase is tailored to crisis management, as opposed to having to rely on bringing significant forces ashore along with their gear in order to mount operations.

The 2014 Miramar Air Show: The End of the CH-46 Era and the Beginning of the F-35B Transformation

10/15/2014
The 2014 Miramar Air Show saw both the CH-46 and F-35B fly. The first marked the end of the CH-46 era and the consolidation of the Osprey era and the second marked the opening of the F-35B transformation process.