Story by Capt. Brian Tuthill, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit PACIFIC OCEAN — H-1 Helicopters (UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper) assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a series of day and night close air support training missions with live ordnance Sept. 25 and Oct. 13, launching from the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Leer más15th MEU H-1 helicopters conducts training in the Indo-Pacific[…]
Story by Gunnery Sgt. Kassie McDale, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin U.S. Marine Corps, Solomon Islands. — The United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, Republic of Korea, and Japan recently joined the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force for Operation Render Safe 2024-2 in New Georgia, Solomon Islands, from Aug. 12 to Sept. 27. Leer másOperation Render Safe to remove WWII UXO in Solomon Islands[…]
Story by 1st Lt. Hannah Venables, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY – U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), departed yesterday from Marine Corps Base Hawaii for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in preparation for Leer másMV-22B from VMM-268 prepares for MRF-D deployment[…]
Story by Capt. Brian Tuthill, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The 15th MEU began MV-22B Osprey reintegration training March 21, 2024, transporting a platoon of Marines across Camp Pendleton to regain proficiencies in foundational skills for pilots and infantry Marines. The training was conducted at two sites and involved Leer másMV-22B Osprey tiltrotors begin reintegration with 15th MEU[…]
Story by Maj. Natalie Batcheler, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MCAS Miramar — The Marines and Sailors of HMLA-169 (Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169) «Vipers» and HMH-462 (Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462) «Heavy Haulers», 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, returned home from deployments in support of the Unit Deployment Program and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to Leer másMarines HMLA-169 and HMH-462 returns home from deployments[…]
Story by Cpl. Daniel Childs, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – In a demonstration of Marines evolving joint capabilities they demonstrated the compatibility of the MUOS (Mobile User Objective System) with Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Leer másMarines demonstrate MUOS on CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters[…]
Story by 1st Lt, Anne Pentaleri, 3rd Marine Division In the summer of 2020, Gen. David H. Berger, ret., introduced the Marine Corps to Force Design 2030, a 10-year plan to prepare the force to operate inside actively contested maritime spaces in support of fleet operations. The concept directed the transformation of traditional naval and Leer másMarines 3rd MLR paves the way with Force Design 2030 capabilities[…]
OKINAWA, Japón — Las tripulaciones de los helicópteros H-1, asignados al HMLA-267, se enfrentaron a las supuestas fuerzas hostiles que avanzaban invadiendo las islas, ocupando partes del territorio occidental dentro del Área de Responsabilidad del III Marine Expeditionary Force y cortando las vías de comunicación marítima hacia el este. En respuesta, durante las horas de Leer másEl HMLA-267 demuestra su capacidad ofensiva con los helicópteros H-1[…]
