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1st SFG (A) receives training on the FIM-92

Posted on October 3, 2021October 2, 2021 by alert5

OKINAWA, Japan – A U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), fires a training round with the Stinger Missile System during a field exercise hosted by the Marine Low Altitude Air Defense Unit on Sept. 9, 2021 at Okinawa, Japan. This realistic training familiarizes Green Berets with the portable air-defense system and gives them the ability to rapidly deploy it in diverse environments across the Indo-Pacific. (This photo has been altered for security purposes.)

JS Izumo to commence testing with F-35B next week

Posted on September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 by alert5

Japan’s Ministry of Defense revealed on Sept. 30 that JS Izumo will commence testing with the F-35B from Oct. 3 to 7.

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, The Marine Corps Air Station commanding officer, Capt. Kawauchi, commanding officer of Izumo, and Japan Self-Defense Force tours the Izumo at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 30, 2021. This utilization of MCAS Iwakuni for bilateral training and operations enhances the regional security of Japan and reinforces the U.S.’s ability to uphold its agreements under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. (U. S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

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Last two USMC WSO have graduated

Posted on September 25, 2021 by alert5

The last two weapons systems officers (WSO) for the U.S. Marine Corps have graduated on Sept. 24.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Sept. 24, 2021) Marine 1st Lt. John Roger Rueckel III is pinned with his weapons systems officer (WSO) Wings of Gold during a ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Sept. 24, 2021. Rueckel became the last Marine to graduate from the “Sabrehawks” of Training Squadron 86 at NAS Pensacola as the Marine Corps transitions from the F/A-18 Hornet to the F-35 Lightning II. VT-86, located at NAS Pensacola, trains the world’s finest combat-quality naval flight officers, committed to global security and prosperity, and projecting naval air power worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Jason Bortz)

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#FighterFriday

Posted on September 17, 2021September 16, 2021 by alert5

F/A-18 Hornet with the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing shows the state flag of Texas next to a KC-135R Stratotanker with the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Aug. 19, 2021, during an air refueling near Abilene, Texas. F/A-18 pilots received fuel from the basket on the KC-135R Stratotanker with the 155th Air Refueling Wing as part of their mission readiness requirements. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander D. Schriner)

VMFA-211 dedicates AV-8B to the late Lt. Col. Raible and Sgt. Atwell

Posted on September 12, 2021September 12, 2021 by alert5

A retired AV-8B that was damaged during the Camp Bastion attack in 2012 has been dedicated to the late Lt. Col. Christopher Raible and Sgt. Bradley Atwell on Aug. 19.

U.S. Marines, veterans and families pose in front an AV-8B Harrier during a dedication ceremony at the open air museum on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, August 19, 2021. Marines from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and across the Marine Corps participated in a ceremony unveiling and dedicating an AV-8B Harrier at the museum to the late Lt. Col. Christopher “Otis” Raible and Sgt. Bradley Atwell, whom gave their lives defending the aircraft as well as surrounding Marines during an attack on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan in 2012. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alondra Ortiz-Montejano)

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