USS America Commissioning

10/13/2014
10/12/2014: The Navy's newest amphibious assault ship USS America is commissioned during San Francisco Fleet Week. This portion of the Commissioning event contains the remarks of the ship’s skipper, Captain Bob Hall.  Credit: DoD News:10/11/14 For overview pieces on the USS America: The USS America: Redefining Amphibious Assault 10/08/2014 –…

The End of an Era: Last CH-46 Squadron Redesignates

10/13/2014
10/13/2014: Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Purple Foxes, redesignated to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 during a change of command and redesignation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 9. The unit transformed platforms from the CH-46 Sea Knight to the MV-22 Osprey. This was the last…

US and Japanese Amphibious Assault Training in RIMPAC 2014

10/06/2014
10/06/2014: U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members conduct amphibious training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. The video provides a fast forward view of the operation. Credit : Commander U.S. THIRD Fleet, Public Affairs Office:7/29/14

Contingency Response Group Participates in PATRIOT 2014 Exercise

10/04/2014
10/04/2014: Members of the 108th Contingency Response Group unload multiple aircraft as participants arrive for the National Guard PATRIOT 2014 exercise at Volk Field, Wis. The group's mission of establishing airfield operations in austere locations is put to good use as the exercise tests the ability of units to function…

Marines Unmanned Vehicle-Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS)

10/01/2014
10/01/2014: U.S. Marines and civilians with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab conducted experiments using the Ground Unmanned Support Surrogate (GUSS) 10-13 July, 2014 at the Kahuku Training Area on the island of Oahu in Hawaii during the Marine Corps' Advanced Warfighting Experiment. The GUSS is a multi-use vehicle that can…

Medical Personnel Use Tele-medicine to Reach Patients

09/30/2014
09/30/2014: A doctor communicates with a corpsman in a simulated combat zone via Tactical Tele-Medicine July 12, 2014 at Kahuku Training Area as part of the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise. The Tele-medicine is experimental technology which allows corpsmen to get in contact with a doctor on the battle…