Air Traffic Control Marines at Work (2)

09/18/2015
09/18/2015: Air traffic controllers monitor and coordinate air traffic and vehicles within the designated areas of an established airport control zone, expeditionary airfield or remote area landing site. Air Support Marines coordinate with aircraft and ground forces in order to provide direct and indirect close fire support. Initial Training After…

Air Traffic Control Marines at Work

09/16/2015
09/16/2015: Air traffic controllers monitor and coordinate air traffic and vehicles within the designated areas of an established airport control zone, expeditionary airfield or remote area landing site. Air Support Marines coordinate with aircraft and ground forces in order to provide direct and indirect close fire support. Initial Training After…

VMM-162 Reinforced Conducts Air Delivery Ground Refuling

07/11/2015
07/11/2015: U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162 Reinforced, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), train in air-delivered ground refueling (ADGR) at Fort Pickett VA., April 26, 2015. The training was conducted to allow the Marines to be more proficient in refueling smaller aircraft, such as the UH-1Y…

Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) Pierside

06/15/2015
06/15/2015: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 8, 2015) Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) moored pierside at Newport News Shipbuilding as work on the ship continues. Credit: Navy Media Content Services:6/8/15 For a look at CVN-78 and a comparison with the two other Western large deck carriers see the following:…

Japanese Defense Minister Osprey Flight

05/04/2015
05/04/2015: Gen. Nakatani, the Japanese Defense Minister, arrives outside the Pentagon and boards an MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), Arlington, Virginia, April 29, 2015. The flight was part of several events promoting a strong working relationship between Japan and the United States Marine Corps. Credit: Headquarters…

USN Operating in the Black Sea

04/17/2015
04/17/2015:BLACK SEA (April 5, 2015) USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), right, and the Romanian corvette ROS Sebastian (F 264) operate together during a passing exercise in the Black Sea April 5, 2015. Jason Dunham, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th…

Raptors at Red Flag 2015

02/22/2015
02/22/2015: Raptors in the Middle East are operating the fifth generation way. After their up front kinetic operations, the F-22s play a major role working with the fleet to identify threats and targets for the legacy fleet. As a Typhoon pilot put it: “F-22s enhance the survivability and lethality of…

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Relieves USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Gulf

10/24/2014
10/24/2014: ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 18, 2014) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) relieves USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Gulf. George H.W. Bush will soon depart the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility for its homeport at Norfolk, Va., and Carl Vinson will take over…