03/11/2013: KC-135 support for the French in Mali as the French insert force for a rapid strike operation in Mali.
Credit:Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa 2/23/13
See our latest story on the Mali operation:
http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-french-operation-in-mali-intervene-leverage-and-withdraw/
FOB Lightning soldiers transport the pallets to a storage area.
Credit:115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment:12/23/12
This video features combat engineers with Bridge Company Bravo, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, fixing a bridge during a cold Afghan winter night in the Shir Ghazay Bazaar area.
Credit:Regional Command Southwest:1/8/13
Afghan Air Force members and their American and Ukrainian mentors talk about how the wing has progressed after only two years of operation.
For our view on the role of airpower in the transition see the following:
http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/where-are-the-planes-transitioning-in-afghanistan/
VMFA-121 joined Marine Aircraft Group 13, Third Marine Aircraft Wing, in November 2012 as the Corp’s first operational F-35B squadron.
Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Yuma:2/21/13
For our special report on the role of Yuma in USMC innovation see the following:
http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-ace-of-the-future-yuma-and-beyond-2/
This video features Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, supplying Marines and Coalition Forces on the frontlines in Afghanistan with much needed supplies and equipment.
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02/23/2013: Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), both of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a non-combatant evacuation operation and a transportation of Japanese nationals overseas exercise alongside soldiers of the Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, and Malaysian militaries as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2013.
The multinational force processed simulated evacuees through multiple security and processing stations before evacuating them on CH-46E Sea Knight and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters.
Credit:31st Marine Expeditionary Unit:2/17/13
The fog of war exists in HA/DR operations as much as it does in combat missions.
http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/exercising-global-presence-the-challenge-of-hadr-operations/
Soldiers are familiarizing themselves on how to operate the equipment, communicate through radios, and how to read and understand maps.