"air combat command"

#13159542

5 January 2026

In July 2011, the USS Bataan (LHD-5), a Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy, operates in the Mediterranean Sea during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. 6th Fleet. It embarks with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, providing amphibious power projection, command and control, and support to maritime security operations, non-combatant evacuation operations, and regional crisis response, including the initial phases of operations related to the Libyan crisis. The naval task group consists of USS Bataan, USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), and USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), and is augmented by elements of Amphibious Squadron 6, Naval Beach Group, Fleet Surgical Team 8, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28. The Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd MEU, centered on Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263, operates MV-22B Osprey, CH-53E Super Stallion, AV-8B Harrier II, AH-1W Super Cobra, and UH-1N Huey aircraft to provide assault support, logistical lift, close air support, armed escort, and command and control in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ashore.

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#13159543

5 January 2026

In July 2011, the USS Bataan (LHD-5), a Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy, operates in the Mediterranean Sea during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. 6th Fleet. It embarks with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, providing amphibious power projection, command and control, and support to maritime security operations, non-combatant evacuation operations, and regional crisis response, including the initial phases of operations related to the Libyan crisis. The naval task group consists of USS Bataan, USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), and USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), and is augmented by elements of Amphibious Squadron 6, Naval Beach Group, Fleet Surgical Team 8, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28. The Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd MEU, centered on Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263, operates MV-22B Osprey, CH-53E Super Stallion, AV-8B Harrier II, AH-1W Super Cobra, and UH-1N Huey aircraft to provide assault support, logistical lift, close air support, armed escort, and command and control in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ashore.

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#13159544

5 January 2026

In July 2011, the USS Bataan (LHD-5), a Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy, operates in the Mediterranean Sea during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. 6th Fleet. It embarks with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, providing amphibious power projection, command and control, and support to maritime security operations, non-combatant evacuation operations, and regional crisis response, including the initial phases of operations related to the Libyan crisis. The naval task group consists of USS Bataan, USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), and USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), and is augmented by elements of Amphibious Squadron 6, Naval Beach Group, Fleet Surgical Team 8, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28. The Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd MEU, centered on Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263, operates MV-22B Osprey, CH-53E Super Stallion, AV-8B Harrier II, AH-1W Super Cobra, and UH-1N Huey aircraft to provide assault support, logistical lift, close air support, armed escort, and command and control in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ashore.

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#13159545

5 January 2026

In July 2011, the USS Bataan (LHD-5), a Wasp-class multipurpose amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy, operates in the Mediterranean Sea during the operational deployment of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group under U.S. 6th Fleet. It embarks with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, providing amphibious power projection, command and control, and support to maritime security operations, non-combatant evacuation operations, and regional crisis response, including the initial phases of operations related to the Libyan crisis. The naval task group consists of USS Bataan, USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19), and USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), and is augmented by elements of Amphibious Squadron 6, Naval Beach Group, Fleet Surgical Team 8, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28. The Aviation Combat Element of the 22nd MEU, centered on Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-263, operates MV-22B Osprey, CH-53E Super Stallion, AV-8B Harrier II, AH-1W Super Cobra, and UH-1N Huey aircraft to provide assault support, logistical lift, close air support, armed escort, and command and control in support of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ashore.

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#13006377

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Brigadier General Chris Gent, Deputy Chief of Staff for Transformation and Integration - NATO LANDCOM, speaks to the media at the end of a live-fire demonstration of the MEROPS counter-drone system at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The drill is part of NATO's Eastern Sentry initiative to enhance vigilance and strengthen defenses against drone threats along the alliance's eastern border.

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#13006378

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Brigadier General Chris Gent, Deputy Chief of Staff for Transformation and Integration - NATO LANDCOM, speaks to the media at the end of a live-fire demonstration of the MEROPS counter-drone system at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The drill is part of NATO's Eastern Sentry initiative to enhance vigilance and strengthen defenses against drone threats along the alliance's eastern border.

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#13006312

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Brigadier General Curtis W. King, Commanding General of the U.S. 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, speaks to the media ahead of a live-fire demonstration of the MEROPS counter-drone system at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The drill is part of NATO's Eastern Sentry initiative to enhance vigilance and strengthen defenses against drone threats along the alliance's eastern border.

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#13006276

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Brigadier General Curtis W. King, Commanding General of the U.S. 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, speaks to the media ahead of a live-fire demonstration of the MEROPS counter-drone system at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The drill is part of NATO's Eastern Sentry initiative to enhance vigilance and strengthen defenses against drone threats along the alliance's eastern border.

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#13006311

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Brigadier General Curtis W. King, Commanding General of the U.S. 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, speaks to the media ahead of a live-fire demonstration of the MEROPS counter-drone system at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The drill is part of NATO's Eastern Sentry initiative to enhance vigilance and strengthen defenses against drone threats along the alliance's eastern border.

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#13006277

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: A group of the U.S. Army soldiers seen next to a zestaw systemu przeciwlotniczego krotkiego zasiegu IM-SHORAD na podwoziu kolowym transportera opancerzonego ICV Stryker A1 seen at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The exercise is part of Eastern Sentry enhanced vigilance efforts launched in response to recent drone incursions along NATO's eastern flank.

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#13006279

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: A group of the U.S. Army soldiers seen next to a zestaw systemu przeciwlotniczego krotkiego zasiegu IM-SHORAD na podwoziu kolowym transportera opancerzonego ICV Stryker A1 seen at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The exercise is part of Eastern Sentry enhanced vigilance efforts launched in response to recent drone incursions along NATO's eastern flank.

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#13006270

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Brigadier General Curtis W. King, Commanding General of the U.S. 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, speaks to the media ahead of a live-fire demonstration of the MEROPS counter-drone system at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The drill is part of NATO's Eastern Sentry initiative to enhance vigilance and strengthen defenses against drone threats along the alliance's eastern border.

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#13006272

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Brigadier General Curtis W. King, Commanding General of the U.S. 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, speaks to the media ahead of a live-fire demonstration of the MEROPS counter-drone system at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The drill is part of NATO's Eastern Sentry initiative to enhance vigilance and strengthen defenses against drone threats along the alliance's eastern border.

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#13006307

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Brigadier General Curtis W. King, Commanding General of the U.S. 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, speaks to the media ahead of a live-fire demonstration of the MEROPS counter-drone system at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The drill is part of NATO's Eastern Sentry initiative to enhance vigilance and strengthen defenses against drone threats along the alliance's eastern border.

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#13006308

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: (L-R) Brigadier General Curtis W. King, Commanding General of the U.S. 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, and Brigadier General Chris Gent, Deputy Chief of Staff for Transformation and Integration - NATO LANDCOM, speak to the media ahead of a live-fire demonstration of the MEROPS counter-drone system at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The drill is part of NATO's Eastern Sentry initiative to enhance vigilance and strengthen defenses against drone threats along the alliance's eastern border.

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#13006274

20 November 2025

DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: A group of the U.S. Army soldiers seen next to a zestaw systemu przeciwlotniczego krotkiego zasiegu IM-SHORAD na podwoziu kolowym transportera opancerzonego ICV Stryker A1 seen at the Deba training grounds in Nowa Deba, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on November 18, 2025. The exercise is part of Eastern Sentry enhanced vigilance efforts launched in response to recent drone incursions along NATO's eastern flank.

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