Royal Marines Load Polaris MRZR in USMC Osprey
Royal Marines can now be deployed on raiding operations with their fast lightweight vehicles from the US Marines’ Osprey MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft after a successful trial in Australia. For the…
HMS Prince of Wales Extends the Boundaries of UK Carrier Operations
The world’s most advanced naval jets have departed Britain’s biggest warship having laid the groundwork for expanded carrier operations in the future. After four weeks of intensive trials, training and…
Pax ITF Performs First Night SRVL Aboard HMS Prince of Wales
An F-35 Lightning II test pilot performed the first night shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) aboard HMS Prince of Wales (R09), the U.K.’s newest aircraft carrier, in Atlantic waters off…
SECNAV Marks the 40th Anniversary of Beirut Bombings
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro spoke at the 40th Annual Beirut Memorial Observance at the Beirut Memorial, Lejeune Memorial Gardens, on October 23. The observance honors the…
USMC F-35B Lightning II joins HMS Prince of Wales
An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet landed aboard U.K. aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R 09) October 11th, kicking off developmental test phase 3 (DT-3) sea trials aboard Britain’s…
Three Dead in MV-22B Osprey Crash on Melville Island
Marine Rotational Force – Darwin can confirm the names of those killed in the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey crash on Melville Island, north of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, on…
Sikorsky Contract to Build 35 CH-53K® Helicopters
The U.S. Navy awarded Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a $2.7 billion contract to build and deliver 35 additional CH-53K® helicopters – the largest procurement to date for this multi-mission…
Marines and Sailors Strengthened Partner Nations
U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 8 (CLB-8), Combat Logistics Regiment 2 (CLR-2), 2nd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), conducted logistical support during the world’s longest-running annual…