The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) departed Sasebo, Japan, Sept. 1 for a regularly scheduled deployment in the Western Pacific.
493rd EFS takes over NATO Baltic mission from Polish MiG-29s
The 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron took over the NATO Baltic air policing mission Sept. 1 from the Polish air force at Lithuania Air Force Air Base.
U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher Stagner
USN receives MQ-4C first fuselage
The U.S. Navy celebrated start of the first MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System fuselage at Northrop Grumman’s Moss Point, Miss., manufacturing facility Sept. 1.
NGC to provide personnel for C-RAM in Afghanistan
Northrop Grumman Corporationhas received a $68 million award to provide personnel for operating Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOB) supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
Australia damaged Heron UAV in Afghanistan
A Heron UAV leased to the RAAF was extensively damaged on Jun. 4 at Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan.
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