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MV-22 Osprey Carrying 20 Marines Crashes in Australia

27 August 2023

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, transports Royal Australian Air Force and Navy senior leadership during Talisman Sabre 23, in the Coral Sea, July 22, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo

An MV-22 Osprey carrying approximately 20 U.S. Marines crashed off the coast of Darwin, Australia, local news reported Sunday morning.

The helicopter crashed around 11 a.m. local time on Melville Island while Marines were conducting...

https://news.usni.org/2023/08/27/mv-22-osprey-carrying-20-marines-crashes-in-australia

U.S. Sending Marines, More Warships to Middle East Over Iranian Threats

20 July 2023

USS Bataan (LHD-5) and Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) form a strait transit formation behind the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (C2X), Atlantic Ocean, May 21, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo

The U.S. is sending two amphibious warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to bolster regional security after Iranian forces threatened commerce in and out of the Persian Gulf, the...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/20/u-s-sending-marines-more-warships-to-middle-east-over-iranian-threats

Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit Leave on Deployment

11 July 2023

USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) pulls away from the pier as they set to depart Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek/Fort Story for a scheduled deployment, July 10, 2023. US Navy Photo

Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the three-ship Bataan Amphibious Ready Group Monday, according to U.S. 2nd Fleet.

USS Bataan (LHD-5) and USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) departed from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., while USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) left from Joint Expeditionary Base Little...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/10/bataan-amphibious-ready-group-26-marine-expeditionary-unit-leave-on-deployment

USNI News VIDEO: Marine Exercise in N.C. Mirrors Parts of Sudan Embassy Evacuation

27 April 2023

Marines and role players during a non-combatant evacuation exercise on April 24, 2023, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. USNI News Photo

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – For five days, a U.S. consulate in the tiny country of Obsidian had been surrounded by protestors who were upset with the American presence in their coastal nation. Fomented by an armed opposition group, the situation for the State Department staff, Marine guards and Americans in the region had become increasingly unstable.

First, additional Marines...

https://news.usni.org/2023/04/26/usni-news-video-marine-exercise-in-n-c-mirrors-parts-of-sudan-embassy-evacuation

Navy Holds Aviation Safety Pause Following Two Crashes Last Week

13 June 2022

An MH-60S Knight Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, prepares to land on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) May 8, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy is holding an aviation safety standdown today following two crashes in California last week, including one that killed five Marines.
The standdown is so the service can “review risk-management practices and conduct training on threat and...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/13/navy-holds-aviation-safety-pause-following-two-crashes-last-week

French Officials: Jeanne D’Arc Deployment Enhances Interoperability With Partners

14 June 2021

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47 helicopter lands on LPD FS Tonnerre (L9104) during the Jeanne D’Arc 2021 exercise in Japan. French Armed Forces Photo

KUALA LUMPUR – As France’s Jeanne D’Arc deployment nears its conclusion, the French are looking to continue high-end operations in the Indo-Pacific region, according to two French officials in command of the deployment.

Speaking to USNI News in separate interviews, Rear Adm. Jean-Mathieu Rey, Joint Commander French Armed Forces in the...

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/13/french-officials-jeanne-darc-deployment-enhances-interoperability-with-partners

Officials: Jeanne D’Arc Exercise Tests How Allies Can Work Together in Indo-Pacific

17 May 2021

San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD-18), joined by the Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta (FFH-154), the French Navy’s amphibious assault helicopter carrier FS Tonnerre (L9014), and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Ōsumi class tank landing ship JS Ōsumi, transit together during exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21 (ARC-21), off the coast of Kagoshima, Japan on May 14, 2021. US Marine Corps.

KUALA LUMPUR – Joint drills between allies in Japan between...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/17/officials-jeanne-darc-exercise-tests-how-allies-can-work-together-in-indo-pacific

U.S. Begins Joint Exercise in Japan with French and Australian Navies

14 May 2021

American, Japanese, French and Australian commanders salute their respective flags during the opening ceremony for exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21, in Camp Ainoura, Sasebo, Japan, May 11th, 2021. ARC-21 is an opportunity for US, French, Japanese, and Australian forces to share experiences, tactics, and best practices to sharpen their skills together. US Marine Corps Photo

The United States, Japan, France and Australia began their joint training exercise Jeanne D’Arc 21 in the Indo-Pacific region this...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/13/u-s-begins-joint-exercise-in-japan-with-french-and-australian-navies

Skydiving Plane Rolls into Parked MV-22B Osprey at San Diego Airfield, Damaging Both

12 June 2020

Marine MV-22B Osprey after being struck by a Twin Otter skydiving plane on May 30, 2020. City of San Diego Photo obtained by USNI News

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – A civilian Twin Otter airplane rolled and crashed into a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey parked on a ramp at an airfield and caused extensive damage to both aircraft, according to officials and an incident report.

No one was injured in the May 30 mishap at Brown Field Municipal Airport, a San Diego city-run general aviation facility near the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/06/12/skydiving-plane-rolls-into-parked-mv-22b-osprey-at-san-diego-airfield-damaging-both