The U.S. Navy and USMC demonstrated a key capability when they operated 20 F-35B Lightning II jets from America-class amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7)…
The United States Marine Corps has recently conducted a training exercise with the USS Tripoli (LHA 7) on March 22, 2022 to test the interoperability and transportability of the new Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS).
As the United States Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 sheds Legacy weapons systems in favor of modernization to meet peer nation challenges, the U.S. Marines are …
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin to build nine additional CH-53K helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps.
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded BAE Systems a contract modification for the second lot of full rate production of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs). The contract award of $ 169 million is for 33 vehicles.
The “tyranny of distance” problem in the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM) region, dotted with numerous small islands, forms the basis of the U.S. Marine Corps’ (USMC) strategy of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO)…
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) departed San Diego Bay with Carrier Air Wing Nine aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as the first Marine squadron to deploy the F-35C on an aircraft carrier.
The U.S. Marines and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, alongside elements from the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army, kicked off their largest bilateral training exercise of the year with Resolute Dragon 2021. The exercise is taking place at multiple training locations across Japan from Dec. 4-17.
The USMC conducted over-the-horizon heavy lift and troop transport ship-to-shore operations aboard CH-53K King Stallions over the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 19-21.
At the request of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 successfully conducted the first ever landing of two F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo on October 3, 2021.
