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Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jamel Agee signals an MV-22 Osprey as it lands on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is underway conducting routine shipboard certifications. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael R. Sanchez
Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade out of Fort Hood Texas, refuel a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter March 5, 2018 at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade is on a nine-month rotation in support of Atlantic Resolve. Atlantic Resolve is a demonstration of continued U.S. commitment to collective […]
An Air Force F-35 Lightning II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, A-10C Thunderbolt II and P-51 Mustang fly in formation during the 2018 Heritage Flight Training and certification course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 4, 2018. The aircrews practiced ground and flight training to enable civilian pilots of historic military aircraft and Air […]
Rear Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at NAS Fallon, Nev. on the future of naval aviation training. The Naval Aviatiaon Warfighting Development Center at NAS Fallon is undergoing a massive modernization efforat to improve air warfare training, and much of the modernization revolves around the use of Live, Virtual […]
The US Marines have deployed their first operational squadron of F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters to sea. Six F-35Bs from the “Green Knights” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 landed on the deck of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) as part of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Western Pacific patrol. […]
Marines load gear into an MV-22B Osprey after completing a noncombatant evacuation and mass casualty drill at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Calif., June 6, 2017. The Marines are assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Frank Cordoba
The aircraft carrier USS Lexington, sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea in May of 1942, has been found by a team of wreck-hunters led by the billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The Lexington was the first aircraft carrier ever to be sunk in combat. But during the battle, her planes also sunk the […]
A Russian transport plane crashed in Syria, killing 39 passengers and crewmembers as it was attempting to land at Hmeimin air base in northwest Syria, Russian state media reported. Initial reports put the crash as a technical malfunction and not combat related. Hmeimin is located about 150 miles north of Damascus and is home to […]
It appears that China will begin building additional aircraft carriers that are larger and more capable in the near future. Will this development cause an increase in tensions in the South China Sea region? Comment below and let us know your thoughts. China already has one operational carrier, the second-hand Soviet-era Liaoning bought from Ukraine […]
An SA 330 Puma helicopter conducts a replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea, Feb. 26, 2018. The helicopter is assigned to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez. The Vinson is operating as part of a scheduled deployment. Navy photo by Petty Officer […]
For the first time since the end of the Vietnam War, a United States aircraft carrier is scheduled to make a port call in Vietnam on Monday, signaling how China’s rise is bringing together former foes in a significant shift in the region’s geopolitical landscape. The vessel, the Carl Vinson, will anchor off Danang, the […]
Pilots assigned to the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s demonstration squadron, perform the diamond roll maneuver over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 28, 2018, during a training flight. During the training season, pilots masters their positions and maneuvers while developing trust within the formation. Ride with the Thunderbirds while performing the diamond roll Air Force […]
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