Submarine Surfacing in the Arctic

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
05/01/2016

05/01/2016: USS HARTFORD surfaces near Ice Camp Sargo during ICEX 2016 in the Arctic Circle.

 Credit: Expeditionary Combat Camera:3/6/16

According to a story published by the Associated Press on March 20, 2016:

Two U.S. Navy submarines have arrived in the Arctic for regular exercises intended to train crews how to operate in extreme, frigid conditions.

USS Hartford, from Groton, Connecticut, and USS Hampton, from San Diego, will spend five weeks on the mission known as Ice Exercise 2016.

The Los Angeles-class attack submarines arrived this week at U.S. Navy Ice Camp Sargo, a temporary station on a floating ice sheet in the Arctic.

The Navy says the operations help sailors maintain a working knowledge of a region that is different from any other ocean in the world. The Navy is also helping to collect data on changes in the environment.

U.S. Navy submarines have conducted operations under the Arctic ice for more than 50 years.

 

USS Boxer Takes on Food and Supplies During a Replenishment-at-Sea

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
04/18/2016

04/18/2016: PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2016) Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) takes on food and supplies during a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187).

Credit: Navy Public Affairs Support Element West:2/21/16

 

 

USS Boxer Tanked by MSC at Sea

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
04/15/2016

04/15/2016:  PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2016) Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during an underway replenishment.

Credit: Navy Public Affairs Support Element West:2/21/16

 

 

Ready to Respond for Domestic or Overseas Missions: C-130Hs at the 179th AW

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
04/12/2016

04/12/2016: C-130H Hercules sit in the light of a full moon at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, Feb. 23, 2016.

The Ohio Air National Guard unit is always on mission to respond with highly qualified citizen-airmen to execute Federal, State and community missions.

Credit: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe HarwoodReleased:179th Airlift Wing:2/22/15

 

AH-1Z Super Cobra Aboard USS Boxer Flight Deck

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
04/08/2016

04/08/2016: An AH-1Z Super Cobra, assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced), lands on and takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).

Credit: Defense Media Activity – Navy:2/16/16

 

The 104th Fighter Wing Deploys to Iceland

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
04/05/2016

04/05/2016: The 104th Fighter Wing is seen deploying over 200 unit members, 12 F-15 Eagle aircraft and associated equipment in support of multiple NATO objectives in Europe.

While in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Area of Responsibility, the 104th FW will support the NATO Air Surveillance mission in Iceland as part of a Theater Security Package in support of NATO alliance commitments.

The unit will also deploy to Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, and other European NATO and partner nations.

The 104th FW is an operational flying unit assigned to the Air Combat Command, and proudly claims the honor of being one of the oldest flying units within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Recently the 104th received “Air Control Alert Unit of the Year” by the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region – 1st Air Force (CONR-1AF/AFNORTH).

A component of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) provides airspace surveillance and control and directs aerospace control activities for the continental United States (CONUS).

One mission of the 104th is Aerospace Control Alert (ACA), providing armed fighters ready to scramble in a moment’s notice to protect the Northeast from any airborne threat.

Credit:104th Fighter Wing:4/3/16