US Army Supports Marine Deployment in Korean Exercise
03/20/2013
03/20/2013: In this video, the Third Infantry supports Marines in an exercise to support South Korean defense efforts. Credit:American Forces Network Korea:8/13/13
An Overview of MBDA in 2012
03/19/2013
According to an MBDA press release, March 19, 2013: MBDA, European champion and global player in the missile and missile system sector, achieved a turnover of 3 billion euros in 2012, equaling the figure recorded in 2011. Order intake at 2.3 billion euros as compared to 2.6 billion euros in…
57th Wing Conducts Annual Load Crew Competition
03/17/2013
03/17/2013: Airmen from the 57th Wing observe the load crew competition Jan. 11, 2013, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Airmen from each Aircraft Maintenance Unit attended to support their fellow weapons load crew teams. [slidepress gallery='57th-wing-conducts-annual-load-crew-competition'] Credit:99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs:1/11/13 In photo 2, Airman 1st Class Ryan…
USCG Deals with Illegal Fishing
03/15/2013
03/15/2013: Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Shearwater conduct boardings in the waters outside the Chesapeake Bay, near Virginia Beach, Va., Jan. 9, 2013. The boardings were in support of Operation Striper Swiper, an initiative to curtail the illegal fishing of the of the Atlantic striped bass. USCG Deals with Illegal…
A Day with US Navy Ships in San Diego Harbor: USNS Montford Point
03/13/2013
03/13/2013: In this slideshow, we highlight USNS Montford Point on March 1, 2013 a day before its christening. [slidepress gallery='usns-mp'] Credit Photos:Second Line of Defense.
A Day with US Navy Ships in San Diego Harbor, March 1, 2013 part 2
03/12/2013
03/12/2013: In this slideshow, we highlight some of the ships in the Navy’s yards on March 1, 2013 a day before the USNS Montford Point christening. Seen here are various Navy ships ranging from the Carl Vinson large deck aircraft carrier, to Arleigh Burke Destroyers, to frigates, to the LCS…
F-35 Detection of Hostile Ground Artillery Fire
03/11/2013
Northrop Grumman reports that detection of hostile ground fire has been added to the capabilities of its Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System. The AN/AAQ-37 was designed for use by F-35 Lightning IIs for simultaneously detecting and tracking aircraft and missiles in every direction and for providing visual imagery for day or…
KC-135 Supports the French in Mali
03/11/2013
03/11/2013: KC-135 support for the French in Mali as the French insert force for a rapid strike operation in Mali. Credit:Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa 2/23/13 See our latest story on the Mali operation: http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-french-operation-in-mali-intervene-leverage-and-withdraw/