As part of the international exercise BALTOPS 24, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) deployed a detachment of the US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jets to Ronneby air base in Sweden. The Harrier […]
At the beginning of April 2024, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) informed that the final two pilots graduated from the AV-8B Harrier II Fleet Replacement Detachment (FRD) of the Marine Aircraft Group 14. Capt. […]
At the beginning of February 2023, Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift cargo helicopter performed a series of evaluation flights at sea. The example of the rotorcraft, assigned to the US Navy, successfully completed its sea […]
On 14th October 1964, YCH-53A – prototype of heavy lift cargo helicopter (later known as Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion), performed its maiden flight. The CH-53 owns its origins to the United States Marine Corps and […]
At the end of May, the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (VMM-161) performed a series of live-fly trainings at the Mountain Warfare Center in Bridgeport, California. The exercise included logistic support mission and high-altitude flights […]
A few days ago, this year´s edition of multinational, Iceland-hosted exercise Northern Viking was successfully concluded. The training was held between 2nd and 14th April in Iceland and surrounding waters, with participation of the Icelandic […]
Between 7th and 9th January 2022, the 124th Fighter Wing hosted a joint training of F-35B and A-10 crews, organized at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho. During that exercise, pilots from the US […]
On 17th September 1993, Maj. Michael Sawyers (pilot) and Maj. Steven Neddersen (weapon sensors operator) took-off from Aviano air base in Italy. Their F/A-18D Hornet, marked with a tactical number ´401´, headed to Balkan peninsula […]
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