Valiant Shield: Testing the Ability of the Fleet to Engage Airborne Threats

09/21/2014
09/21/2014: The Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) fires a surface-to-air missile at a simulated contact during a missile exercise (MISSILEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2014. Cruisers and destroyers from Commander, Task Forces (CTF) 70 participating in exercise Valiant Shield conducted a MISSILEX to hone…

Shaping a Distributed C2 System

09/20/2014
09/20/2014: Hawaii Marines are seen in this video testing new command and control war fighting concepts and technologies during experiment during RIMPAC 2014. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, stationed on Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, begin command and control of distributed Marine forces training on Kahuku Training Area…

Exercise Jackal Stone 2014

09/20/2014
09/20/2014: Multinational Special Operations Soldiers demonstrate their capabilities during the Exercise Jackal Stone 2014 Media Day. Exercise Jackal Stone is a United States Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) led exercise, which supports and enhances established professional military-to military relationships and builds new ones among all participating nations' militaries by sharing…

Valiant Shield 2014 Missile Exercise

09/19/2014
09/19/2014: Grey-hulled ships steam silently in formation against an angry grey sky, their wakes churning the deep blue Pacific waters into white foam. Overhead clouds move in and out as though anticipating something will break the stillness. All is silent as the seven warships gently rock on the calm seas. …

Medicine and War: Part Three

09/18/2014
09/18/2014: This third video in a three-part video series looks at how medical advances that began 100 years ago are still used today, by both military and civilian hospitals. It asks medical, military and history experts whether dealing with today’s combat injuries– such as IED strikes and post traumatic stress…

Medicine and War: Part Two

09/15/2014
07/15/2014: This second video in a three-part video series looks at how medical advances that began 100 years ago are still used today, by both military and civilian hospitals. It asks medical, military and history experts whether dealing with today’s combat injuries– such as IED strikes and post traumatic stress…

USS America at Sea

09/13/2014
09/13/2014: In this slideshow, various aspects of the USS America training its crew and working with allies are highlighted. Two tiltrotor MV-22 Osprey, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22, transport distinguished visitors from Trinidad and Tobago to the future amphibious assault ship USS…

The Afghan Trucking System Feeds the Grid

09/12/2014
09/12/2014: To operate ground forces in Afghanistan, a very large logistics structure has been put in place over time. Various forms of transport, ground, air and sea provide inputs.  The Afghan trucking system linked with external routes into Afghanistan is an important part of the grid. Credit Video: American Forces…