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RAAF C-17 assists USMC in HIRAIN training mission

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) has carried out its first HIMARS Rapid Infiltration (HIRAIN) training mission with the help of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17.

U.S. Marines with High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems platoon, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin drive a HIMARS off of a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft after a combat landing during Exercise Loobye at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, Aug. 12, 2021. HIMARS were loaded onto the C-17 at RAAF Darwin and flown to BFTA as part of a HIMARS rapid infiltration demonstration during a bilateral exercise with MRF-D and the Australian Defence Force. Exercises like Loobye demonstrate MRF-D’s ability to conduct operations as a joint force with the ADF, execute expeditionary operations, like HIRAIN, and exemplify their mutual dedication to being postured and ready to respond to a crisis or contingency in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Nadeau)

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POTUS will soon travel onboard VH-92

Posted on August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 by alert5

The president of the United States (POTUS) will soon be traveling onboard the VH-92 Marine One helicopter, Maj. Gen. Gregory Masiello, program executive officer for air anti-submarine warfare, assault, and special mission programs, said at the Navy League’s Sea Air Space conference.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hunter Helis [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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British Carrier Strike Group to conduct joint training with Australia, Japan and U.S. forces this week

Posted on August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 by alert5

Japan’s FNN television station reports that the British Carrier Strike Group will conduct joint training exercises with Australian, Japanese, and U.S. forces this week.

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F-35B landed at Kadena Air Base with gun pod issue

Posted on July 29, 2021 by alert5

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B landed at Kadena Air Base around 1:10 p.m. local time on Jul. 26 and the jet taxied to one corner with issues over its gun pod.

LtCol Joseph Freshour, the commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, accelerates as he prepares to launch from the deck of Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Queen Elizabeth armed with a Gun Pod Unit (GPU) – 9/A, at sea on 28 September, 2020. Freshour became the first F-35B Joint Strike Fighter pilot to fly from the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth while carrying a GPU. This milestone continues VMFA-211’s preparation for the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group global deployment.

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Exclusive: Two USMC F-35B Lightning II struck by lightning over Japan

Posted on July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 by alert5

Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs flying in the vicinity of Makurazaki, Japan were struck by lighting on Jul. 13.

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