JUNE 10, 2016, BRIDGEPORT, Calif. - Capt. Jason Grimes, an AH-1Z Cobra pilot with Marine Light Attack Squadron 369 and a Hibbing, Minnesota native, is the first pilot to complete the two-month Aviator Immersion Program in Bridgeport, California. As part of the program, Marine Aircraft Group 39 sends pilots to Bridgeport to train alongside infantry battalions so they may gain … [Read more...]
Airmen Powered by Innovation Projected to Save Over $120M
JUNE 10, 2016, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force secretary, while championing change across the service, has made the Make Every Dollar Count campaign one of her top three priorities. At the heart of the campaign is the Airmen Powered by Innovation program. Since 2014, API has received 6,791 ideas from Airmen. Of those submissions, 192 have been approved by Air Force … [Read more...]
Army Total Force Partnerships Improving Readiness
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 10, 2016) - More National Guard and Reserve units are partnering with the active component under the Army Forces Command Total Force Partnership Program, and one of the latest is an infantry brigade combat team from California. All eight Army National Guard division headquarters are now partnered with an active component corps headquarters … [Read more...]
World Record Set for Longest Amphibious Vehicle Bridge During Exercise Anakonda 2016
JUNE 9, 2016, CHELMNO, Poland - Soldiers, civilians and media excitedly watch from a nearby hilltop as 34 M3 Amphibious Rigs, both German and British, drive into the Vistula River near Chelmno, Poland, before converting into boats. In less than 40 minutes, the U.S., U.K., German and Polish troops set a new world record by building the longest amphibious vehicle bridge during … [Read more...]
2nd MarDiv Finishes Integrated Training Exercise 3-16
JUNE 9, 2016, MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, California - 2nd Marine Division concluded Integrated Training Exercise 3-16 with a three-day final exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 1-3, 2016. FINEX began with Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based 2nd MarDiv conducting a simulated assault on an enemy’s defensive … [Read more...]