NORAD Air Defense Exercise Planned For National Capital Region
North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct air defense exercise Falcon Virgo Wednesday 12:30-2:30 a.m. (ET) in the National Capital Region. The exercise includes U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft, an U.S. Army C-12 twin-engine turboprop aircraft, a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65D helicopter, and Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182T general aviation aircraft.
Flew From Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni To The Kisarazu Air Field
The first international variant of the V-22 Osprey aircraft flew from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to the Kisarazu Air Field July 10, where the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) will now operate, train with, and maintain the aircraft. Since 2016, pilots, crew chiefs and maintainers with the JGSDF have been training with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron (VMMT) 204 and Navy Aviation Technical Training Unit at MCAS New River.
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