By Adm. James A. Lyons Monday, January 28, 2013 Excerpts from Washington Times Op Ed The U.S. Navy, operating with too few carriers, now has a forward-deployment dilemma…. With the four-year overhaul of the USS Abraham Lincoln, combined with the delay of the USS Gerald Ford, the Navy will still…
01/04/2012: 120th Fighter Wing of the Montana Air National Guard F-15 Eagle aircraft parked, taxiing and taking off from the Great Falls International Airport runway on the first snowy day of fall 2012 Credit:120th Fighter Wing10/24/12
01/01/2013: JBER takes part in Polar Force 12-7. This video contains footage of F-22's and crew chiefs. Credit: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs:10/25/12
12/17/2012: Ships of the USS John C. Stennis and USS George Washington Strike Groups conduct a joint operation at sea Oct. 12. Ships and aircraft of the USS John C. Stennis and USS George Washington Strike Groups are currently exercising to hone their collective interoperability, readiness, and the capability to…
12/15/2012: U.S. Army soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., participate in night time airdrop operations into Fort Polk, La., as part of JRTC 13-01 prior to deploying. Credit:4th Combat Camera Squadron:10/10/12
12/12/2012: Marines with Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, learn jungle survival techniques from Philippine Marines during a training evolution of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2013. Credit:31st Marine Expeditionary Unit:10/12/12
12/09/2012: The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) pulls alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) to conduct replenishment at sea. Bonhomme Richard is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed amphibious ready group and is operating in the U.S.…
12/04/2012: Video showing U-2 cockpit and landing and takeoff operations. With the new version of Rover, the U-2 can operate as a high-flying WIFI. Credit: 9th Reconnaissance Wing:10/8/12