UH-1Y Huey Conducts Live Fire Training
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 “The Vipers” conduct aerial patrols and live fire training in a …
U.S. Marine Corps
MARSOC Year in Review: 2011-2012
The history and image of the U.S. Marine Corps is an elite, hard-hitting fighting force, usually the first into any …
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS II) for Fixed Wing Jet Aircraft, UAVs
Work is underway to develop BAE Systems’ APKWS II for fast jets. On Feb. 10, 2011, the Navy awarded a …
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) Goes to War
The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has fielded the new BAE systems built Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System II (APKWS II) …
Stolen Valor Act Dead After Supreme Court Decision?
On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court struck down a provision of the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 that made …
F-35B Flies With External Stores
Lockheed Martin recently released this video of the F-35B variant carrying external stores. Prominent among them is the stealthy centerline …
The Stealth Debate
The importance of stealth as it applies to modern combat aircraft is at the center of a growing debate. Framed …
The Missing in Action (MIA) of World War II
In 2012, the remains of over 73,000 American military personnel declared missing in action in World War II still have …
Drawing Down Personnel Costs
The Pentagon’s FY 2013 budget proposal contains provisions that will hit both active-duty and retired personnel in their wallets – …
Special Forces Photos
To coincide with the release of The Year in Special Operations 2012-2013 publication at the 2012 Special Operations Forces Industry …