Vice President Pence Says the US Will Go Back to the Moon!

Vice President Pence Says the US Will Go Back to the Moon!

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Vice President Pence stated the Trump administrations commitment to continuing manned space exploration in a speech at the National Space Council (NSC) on October 5th. The highlight of the speech was when Pence stated, “We will return American astronauts to the moon.” He proposed that a return to the moon will be a stepping stone towards […]

Picture of the Day: Blue Angels Fly Over San Francisco Bay

Picture of the Day: Blue Angels Fly Over San Francisco Bay

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The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team Blue Angels fly over the San Francisco Bay during the San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show Oct. 7, 2017. San Francisco Fleet Week is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard teams and experience America’s sea services. Fleet Week will highlight […]

Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 121 ‘Hot-load’ AIM-120 Missiles on an F-35B Lightning II

Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 121 ‘Hot-load’ AIM-120 Missiles on an F-35B Lightning II

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A hot-load is when live ordinance is loaded on an aircraft that has its engine running. Recently the US Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 121 performed a hot-load on an F-35B with AMRAMM AIM-120 missiles. The exercise was a validation/verification conducted during Weapons and Tactics Instructors course 1-18. WTI is an exercise that takes service members […]

Picture of the Day: AH-1Z Viper Fires Training Missiles Over Ranges in Okinawa, Japan

Picture of the Day: AH-1Z Viper Fires Training Missiles Over Ranges in Okinawa, Japan

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OKINAWA,Japan – An AH-1Z Viper fires two training missiles over ranges in Okinawa, Japan, September 28, 2017. The squadron conducted aerial live-fire training in Okinawa, which is crucial to maintaining a stronger, more capable, forward deployed force in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The aircraft is assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group […]

Watch: Airlift Some Concrete with a CH-53E Super Stallion

Watch: Airlift Some Concrete with a CH-53E Super Stallion

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Lance Cpl. Austin Borah, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), controls a single point pendant aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion during structural reinforcement efforts on the Guajataca Dam in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. Kearsarge is assisting with relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. […]