HMLA-169 replacing HMLA-267 at MCAS Futenma, Japan

HMLA-267 will be replaced by HMLA-169 as the Unit Deployment Program (UDP) squadron at MCAS Futenma, Japan this week.

A UH-1Y Huey helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 flies over Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 19, 2019. HMLA-169 successfully launched a formation of 12 aircraft, six AH-1Z Viper helicopters and six UH-1Y Venom helicopters, for a single flight as a display of appreciation for the hard work of the squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Madeline Jones)

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UK Carrier Strike Group will participate in South China Sea exercise

The UK Carrier Strike Group will depart next month and the press release from the British government says ships from the strike group will “participate in Exercise Bersama Lima to mark the 50th anniversary of the Five Powers Defence Agreement between Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.”

United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group

Graphic: Royal Navy

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