USA

Americas Naval 

U.S. Fleet Forces to Hold U.S. 2nd Fleet Establishment Ceremony on Aug. 24

August 20, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Atlantic Ocean, Naval Station Norfolk, U.S. 2nd Fleet, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)

Adm. Chris Grady, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF), will host a ceremony for the establishment of U.S. 2nd Fleet,

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Air Americas 

U.S. Navy to Form Two New Squadrons to Operate its CMV-22B Osprey Tiltrotor COD Aircraft

August 20, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, Carrier onboard delivery (COD), Grumman C-2 Greyhound, Tiltrotor aircraft, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

The U.S. Navy plans to form two new squadrons to operate its new CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for the carrier-onboard-delivery

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Asia-Pacific Naval 

U.S. Navy Ronald Reagan Strike Group Conducts Air Defense Exercise

August 20, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense Exercise (ADEX), Aircraft Carrier, Philippine Sea, Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Antietam (CG-54), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)

The U.S. Navy’s Ronald Reagan Strike Group, including Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam

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Middle East Naval 

U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Completes Trilateral Exercise with Iraqi Navy, Kuwaiti Navy

August 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Iraq, Iraqi Navy (IqN), KNS Al-Garoh (P 3725), Kuwait, Kuwait Naval Force (KNF), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USCGC Monomoy (WPB-1326), USS Chinook (PC-9), USS Tempest (PC-2), USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)

The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard completed a trilateral exercise with Iraqi Navy and Kuwaiti Navy partners in the Northern

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Air Americas 

Boeing Awarded NAVAIR Contract to Develop IRST Block II for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aircraft

August 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing, Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet, Infrared Search and Track (IRST), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Boeing has been awarded a contract to design, development, integrate and test the Infrared Search and Track System Block II

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Air Americas Deployments 

U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Makes Historic First Landing at Eielson Air Force Base for RED FLAG-Alaska 18-3

August 19, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Alaska, Beale AFB, Eielson AFB, Exercise RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A), Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), USA

An U.S. Air Force (USAF) RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft, assigned to Beale Air Force Base, California, made a

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Americas Misc 

U.S. Marine Corps Identifies 13th MEU Marine Lost at Sea as Cpl. Jonathan Currier

August 19, 2018August 19, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Accidents/ Crashes, Bohol Sea, Essex Amphibious Readiness Group, Philippines, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA, USS Essex (LHD-2)

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has identified the marine at the center of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and

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Air Americas 

U.S. Air Force T-38C Talon II Trainer Jet Crashes at Vance AFB in Oklahoma

August 18, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Northrop T-38 Talon, Trainer aircraft, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA, Vance AFB

A U.S. Air Force T-38C Talon II training aircraft stationed at Vance Air Force Base crashed 70 miles west of

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Europe Naval 

HMS Queen Elizabeth Departs HMNB Portsmouth for Her Maiden Voyage to the US

August 18, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, HMNB Portsmouth, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Queen Elizabeth-class, Royal Navy, UK, USA

The UK Royal Navy’s first Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth departed her homeport of HMNB Portsmouth on Aug.

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Air Americas Deployments 

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Begin Indo-Pacific Deployment

August 18, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Hawaii, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, Strategic bomber, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), USA, Whiteman AFB

The U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, landed at Joint Base Pearl

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