FEBRUARY 3, 2023 – Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) worked with the United States Army’s 16th Combat Aviation Brigade based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and the United States Air Force’s 66th Rescue Squadron, based out of Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, to land both UH-60M Black Hawk, HH-60 Pave Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters on Tripoli’s … [Read more...]
U.S. Hosts Lebanese Navy
230201-N-EG592-1034 MANAMA, Bahrain (Feb. 1, 2023) Members of the Lebanese Navy rehearse vessel boarding procedures at a U.S. Coast Guard indoor training facility in Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 1. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Vernier) FEBRUARY 2, 2023 - U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) concluded a five-day vessel boarding course for … [Read more...]
Amphibious Forces Supporting Integrated Navy-Marine Operations
U.S. Marines assigned to Task Force 61 pose for a group photo at Naval Support Activity, Naples, Italy, January 27, 2023. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kaila V. Rasmussen) JANUARY 31, 2023 - Marines and Sailors from II Marine Expeditionary Force, led by Col. Ryan Hoyle, commanding officer of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived in … [Read more...]
Navy Showcases Operational Readiness
230124-N-TC847-1160 Mediterranean Sea (Jan. 24, 2023) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) sails in the Mediterranean Sea, Jan. 24, 2023. Juniper Oak 23-2 is a bilateral military exercise, led by U.S. Central Command and the Israeli Defense Force, designed to enhance interoperability between the U.S. and Israel militaries. Juniper Oak 23-2 joins the … [Read more...]
Navy Aircraft to Fly Over Super Bowl LVII
JANUARY 30, 2023 – Three U.S. Navy tactical aircraft squadrons will conduct an integrated flyover at the conclusion of the National Anthem during Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., Feb. 12. The flyover formation will include two F/A-18F Super Hornets from the “Flying Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, an F-35C Lightning II from the … [Read more...]