11/08/2014: The Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, resulting in three successful near-simultaneous target engagements over the Pacific Ocean by the Aegis Baseline (BL) 9.C1…
11/07/2014: Bold Alligator 2014 is a crisis response exercise and continues the work of BA 2012 and BA 2013. It is about calibrating insertion forces against various threats. The forces are American and coalition with several nations contributing ships, and combat personnel to both the planning and execution of the…
11/06/2014: In a story by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jared Aldape, Bold Alligator 2014 Public Affairs: MOREHEAD, N.C (NNS) -- Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron 4 completed a training milestone by completing a successful visit, board search and seizure (VBSS) within a simulated environment during exercise Bold Alligator,…
11/07/2014: Perhaps the name should change, but one can see the Osprey in its workhouse role in these photos. [maxgallery id="68972"] Credit: Ist Marine Logistics Group:8/22/14 An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, descends as Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 1st Marine Logistics…
11/04/2014: This video highlights AC-130 target strikes. Credit: Hurlburt Field:8/18/14
11/01/2014: U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, are seen conducting simulated embassy protective actions in support of exercise Bold Alligator 14 aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of…
11/01/2014: Directed by NATO Maritime Command at Northwood, UK, this multinational exercise in the Mediterranean brings together no fewer than 23 vessels and some 5,000 personnel from 14 different NATO and partners nations. Headed by the Spanish flagship Castilla, warships, submarines, combat aircraft, helicopters and amphibious assault craft are training…
10/29/2014: Radio Frequency Technician Systems specialists from the 52nd Combat Communications Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, GA, begin setting up initial communications systems for EXERCISE VIGILANT SHIELD FTX 2014. Vigilant Shield is a bi-national NORAD Command exercise which provides realistic training and practice for American and Canadian forces in support…
