U.S. Marines with Blackfoot Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance, and Airmen with 4th Airlift Squadron, 62nd Airlift Wing, load light armored vehicles in an U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, stationed out of Kadena Air Base, to transport service members from Okinawa to Wake Island as part of exercise Iron Sky 22.2 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, … [Read more...]

JANUARY 4, 2022 - Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in late December, bringing a full squadron of F/A-18 Hornets. Serving as a strategic operating location, PSAB and the VMFA-115 Silver Eagles fill a mutually beneficial role of countering destabilizing regional activity. “Strategically from this … [Read more...]

JANUARY 1, 2022 - For the third consecutive year, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employees donated toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots campaign, gathering 1,023 gifts for children in need. The toy drive exceeded last year’s collection, although many employees are still teleworking because of the coronavirus pandemic. Each year, Toys … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 31, 2021 - Marines from 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, and soldiers from the 919th Military Police Company, New Mexico National Guard, deployed in support of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW), are taking part in a Corporals Course at Fort Pickett, Va. Corporals Course is a residential professional military education course (PME) administered by senior … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 31, 2021 – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked a milestone in its support of the F-35B Lightning II aircraft when it successfully completed verification of the laser shock peening process and returned the first aircraft to undergo the procedure to the fleet. Laser shock peening strengthens the aircraft’s frame without adding any additional material or weight, … [Read more...]