VAQ-209 HARM live fire off Guam Posted on October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 by alert5 Two AGM-88 anti-radiation missiles were fired at the Marianas Islands Range Complex off Guam by VAQ-209 recently. MARIANA ISLANDS RANGE COMPLEX, Guam (Aug. 30, 2022) EA-18G Growlers from the “Star Warriors” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 209 simultaneously fire two AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) during a training exercise near Guam. The AGM-88 HARM is a tactical air-to-surface missile which finds and destroys threat radar air defense systems. Supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific and operating out of Andersen Air Force Base on the “Forward Edge” while utilizing the Marianas Islands Range Complex, VAQ-209’s live-fire exercise provided valuable training to ordnance personnel and aircrew alike. As the US Military’s only Reserve EA-18G squadron, VAQ-209 is currently forward deployed to Japan and operating across the Indo-Pacific as the expeditionary VAQ squadron currently assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Peter Scheu) Continue reading “VAQ-209 HARM live fire off Guam”
VMFA(AW))-533, VMFA-121, and VMFA-242 conduct AIM-9X live fire Posted on October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 by alert5 Fighter squadrons assigned to Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 12 conducted an AIM-9X missile live fire from the southern coast of Japan recently. Continue reading “VMFA(AW))-533, VMFA-121, and VMFA-242 conduct AIM-9X live fire”