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SCOPUS - More than 100 aircraft and 3,000 soldiers have arrived at Nellis Air Force Base to participate in the first Red Flag exercise of the year, the US Air Force announced. Running from January 24 to February 11, the drill will provide realistic military training and increase combat effectiveness. “Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 is America’s premier air combat exercise focused on readiness and partnering through Air Expeditionary Wing-led strike ops,” Col. Jared Hutchinson, 414th Combat Training Squadron commander, said in a military statement.

SCOPUS - B-roll video footage of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caleb Wilkes, an F-16 crew chief from the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, as he performs his pre-launch procedures at Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. Jan. 11, 2022. 177FW maintenance, operations, logistics, communications and security personnel traveled to the Key West Naval facility to take advantage of the weather and fly numerous training sorties, in preparation for the NJ ANG's first Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training exercise at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico 21-23 Jan. 

SCOPUS - B-roll video footage of U.S. Air Force F-16 pilots, crew chief and maintainer, with the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, as they prepare and launch a sortie at Boca Chica Field, Key West Naval Air Base, Fla. January 10, 2022. 177FW maintenance, operations, logistics, communications, and security personnel travel to the Key West Naval facility to take advantage of the weather and fly various training sorties, in preparation for the Agile Combat Employment demonstration training event at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, PR. 

SCOPUS - SEA PHILIPPINE (22 January 2022) Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, CVW 9 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) fly over the Philippine Sea as the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the ship US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), JMSDF J Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer (DDH 181), American-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Wasp-class landing helicopter dock USS Essex (HD 2), missile destroyer Arleigh Burke class cruiser USS Spruance (DDG 111), Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Chafe (DDG 90),Arleigh Burke -USS Gridley class guided missile destroyer (DDG 101) and Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser US Lake Champlain (CG 57) transiting the Philip Pines January 22, 2022.  Operating as part of the US Pacific Fleet, unit assigned to Carl Vinson and the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Attack Group, America and the Essex A...

SCOPUS - The Fire Scout MQ-8B unmanned aircraft system from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 performs a deck landing qualification aboard the coastal battleship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3). Currently on a 16-month rotating deployment in support of the Asia-Pacific Balance, the Fort Worth is a fast and agile warship built specifically for patrolling the region's coasts and working hull-to-hull with partner navies, providing the 7th Fleet. with the flexibility of capabilities needed now and in the future.  The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout is an unmanned autonomous helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Armed Forces. The Fire Scout is designed to provide reconnaissance, situational awareness, aerial fire support and precision targeting support for ground troops, air and sea. The initial RQ-8A version was based on the Schweizer 330, while the improved MQ-8B was derived from the Schweizer 333. The larger MQ-8C Fire Scout variant was based on th...

BY: SCOPUS F-35B Lightning IIs attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 conduct flight operations for the first time aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Jan. 11. This is the first time F-35s have operated on Tripoli. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.  The design of USS Tripoli is based on USS Makin Island, which is itself an improved version of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. Approximately 45% of the Flight 0 design is based on LHD-8, with the well deck removed to allow more room for aircraft and aviation fuel.  The design of Tripoli features an enlarged hangar deck, realignment and expansion of the aviation maintenance facilities, and a significant increase in her available stowage for parts and support equipment. She was intended to be the first LHA replacement ship to deliver fully ready to integrate the entire future air combat element of the U.S. Marine Corps to include the F-35B Lightning II, but...

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., signed off on the service's first publication of the doctrine on Agile Combat Employment December 9, which codified a proactive and reactive operational maneuvering scheme to increase survivability while generating combat power across a unified deterrence suite. Working with experts across the service, the LeMay Center developed the Air Force Doctrine Note 1-21, Agile Combat Employment, to serve as the basis for ACE's operational doctrine. AFDN 1-21 provides guidance for Pilots to innovate quickly and generates generation-wide discussion to develop new best practices. BY VIDEO: SCOPUS

Sergeant Andrew Allen, parachutist from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, tests an experimental Airborne Sled to efficiently recover and transport its combat equipment and parachutes to the assembly area at Malemute Drop Zone, Joint Base Elmendorf -Richardson, Alaska, December 9, 2021.  Airborne Sled is a project developed by SPARwerx, a brigade digital technology innovation cell that brings together innovators from across brigades to develop in-house technologies, systems and concepts to maximize the welfare, safety and efficiency of Arctic paratroopers .  BY: SCOPUS

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Force Reconnaissance, 4th Platoon and 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, in the 2021 EOTG Visit, Board, Search and Seizure course conduct their final exercise in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 12, 2021. Throughout VBSS course Marines have learned and applied skills used for maritime boarding actions and tactics.  U.S. Marines participating in the 2021 EOTG Sniper Course conduct helicopter fire drills on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 15, 2021. During the exercise, the Marines fired on moving and static targets from the air, and were evaluated on their accuracy. VIDEO BY: SCOPUS