07/30/2013: U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and sailors assigned to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conduct a resupply at sea aboard the USS Kearsarge while underway May 28. Credit:26th Marine Expeditionary Unit:5/28/13 The 26th MEU is a marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to…
05720/2013: USS Kearsarge Operations [slidepress gallery='uss-kearsarge-operations'] Credit: USS Kearsarge:5/23/13 In the first two photos, a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit 4 approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine…
07/19/2013: A UH-1N Huey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) after conducting flight operations, at sea, July 13, 2013. [slidepress gallery='flight-ops-aboard-the-uss-kearsarge'] Credit:26th Marine Expeditionary Unit:7/13/13 The 26th MEU is…
07/17/2013: A time-lapse of aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced). 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and U.S. Navy MH-60s assigned to USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge, at sea, July 13, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task…
07/06/2013: An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands aboard the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), during nighttime flight operations at sea, June 27, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air Ground Task Force forward deployed to the U.S. 5th…
06/28/2013: Landing craft, air cushion vessels transport vehicles and equipment assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), off the coast of Onslow Beach, N.C., March 13, 2013. The 26th MEU is deploying to the 5th and 6th Fleets area of operations. The 26th MEU…
3/19/12 by Robbin Laird As Ed Timperlake has argued in a companion piece, the UK shifting from the F-35C to an F-35B/A mix would make inherently good sense. https://sldinfo.com/the-uk-rethinks-the-f-35c-decision-shaping-a-british-led-expeditionary-strike-group/ At the heart of the shift is the ability to gain significant flexibility with the use of the new UK carriers…
No Accident: The Newly Configured USMC Amphibious Ready Group 2016 By Ed Timperlake 03/05/2011 - “In short, simply by completing the procurement of what the USN and USMC are in the course of doing in a very short period, (F-35B, MV-22, CH-53K, LCS and LPD-17) the nation gains significant flexibility…