11/29/2013: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Flight Operations [slidepress gallery='uss-boxer-lhd-4-flight-operations'] Credit: USS Boxer:9/25/13 In the first photo, Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Philip Delgadillo directs the landing of an AH-1Z Super Cobra aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). In the second photo, Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Joni…
11/27/2013: Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) watch the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) transit alongside in preparation for a fueling at sea. The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO 202), top, conducts a replenishment at sea with…
2013-11-27 MANILA, Republic of the Philippines (Nov. 24, 2013) Airmen from the 249th Airlift Squadron of the Air National Guard work with airment from the Philippine Air Force's 355th Aviation Engineer Wing to load heavy equipment onto a C-17A "Globemaster III" at Villamore Air Base. The 355th is traveling to Tacloban…
2013-11-26 The Japanese Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy distributed relief from a UH-60 in Tacloban, Republic of the Philippines during Operation Damayan. The USN has used the USMC forward refueling points to help in their helicopter relief operations. In turn, the USMC has landed their Ospreys aboard the USS Washington…
11/25/2013: When first standing up a relief effort, getting supplies off of a plane requires a fork lift. Bringing your fork lift with you is an important tool for the operation. This point was highlighted when we interviewed Col. James from AFPAC. In this slideshow, the USMC loading effort highlights…
11/25/2013: In this video, we see the V-22 Osprey, for the first time to ever land and take-off aboard the USS Ashland (LSD-48). It was doing so while the ship was underway in the Leyte Gulf, Philippines. USS Ashland (LSD-48) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the…
11/25/2013: U.S. Marines conducting Forward Arming and Refueling Point operations Nov. 21 at Guiuan Airfield, Republic of the Philippines, during Operation Damayan. In this case, obviously the Marines are doing a Refueling Support Operation only. The Marines supporting the Typhoon Haiyan relief effort are with III Marine Expeditionary Brigade in…
11/25/2013: A U.S. Marine Lance Corporal escorts a child from the runway during Operation Damayan. Credit: American Forces Network, Okinawa:11/20/13
