U.S. Air Force, Navy in joint exercise to protect Ike CSG from aerial threats

Two F-22s and two tankers from the U.S. Air Force join 13 warplanes from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG) on Oct. 25 for a joint air defense exercise (ADEX) in the Arabian Gulf.

An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter flies past USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. (27966189456)
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USS Wasp to relieve USS Bonhomme Richard in Japan

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) will relocate to San Diego in the fall of 2017 and USS Wasp (LHD 1) will replace it as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in Japan.

USS Wasp (LHD-1) Osprey 2
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary L. Borden (RELEASED) (http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=51717) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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