U.S. Marine Corps has released several photos of a routine check up on an AN/TPS-59 radar system on Cannon Air Defense Complex at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. The AN/TPS-59 Radar is a Marine Corps’ only long-range, 3D, air-surveillance, theater ballistic missile (TBM)-capable radar. According to open sources, the AN/TPS- 59 is a transportable, solid-state […]

The Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) press release said that U.S. Soldiers take part in live fire exercise at Al Asad Airbase in Iraq to provide better security for Coalition forces in the region. U.S. Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, took […]

Aircraft 91-0343, a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron, became the first F-16 block 50 to cross the 10,000 flight hour mark in U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa history, according to a press release issued by 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs. F-16 Fighting Falcon created history as […]

General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has demonstrated its newest combat vehicle that developed for the U.S Army Mobile Protected Firepower program. The new vehicle was showcased during visit of Secretary of the Army, Hon. Ryan D. McCarthy, and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army General Joseph M. Martin, at […]

The 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs has announced that the Eielson Air Force Base received its first two F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft on 21 April. “It was a historic day for Eielson as the base received its first two F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft,” the Public Affairs message states. In April 2016, it was […]

The B-1B Lancer, flew a 30-hour round-trip sortie from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., to the Indo-Pacific where it participated in Japan-U.S. bilateral training. The bilateral training contributed to enhancing the Japan-U.S. joint response capabilities and improving tactical skills, according to a statement issued Thursday by Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF). The bomber flew […]

U.S. Navy deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) to Arabian Gulf, according to Navy Public Affairs Support Element East. Currently, the USS New York (LPD 21) operates in the Arabian Gulf in the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central […]

The Sailors and Marines assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) conduct massive flight operations in the South China Sea. An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft, MV-22B Osprey and  CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marine Medium Tiltrotor (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) conducted flight operations during naval operations in support […]

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force destroyers JS Akebono take part in a joint military drill with U.S. Navy in the East China Sea. The U.S. Navy has announced on Friday that  Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Akebono (DD 108) conducts joint operation in the East China Sea. America, […]

The most powerful helicopter ever fielded by the U.S. has passed a new aerial refueling wake test, according to the U.S Marine Corps. A CH-53K King Stallion successfully plugged into a funnel-shaped drogue towed behind a KC-130J during aerial refueling wake testing, April 6, 2020, over the Chesapeake Bay, a service news release states. The […]