Aussies in Anarctica

03/23/2016
03/23/2016: A team of maintainers from 723 SQN have lent their support to the RAAF in recovering three AS350 Squirrel helicopters for the Australian Antarctic Division in Antarctica. Leading Seaman Jodie Khan, Petty Officer Mark Anderson and Leading Seaman Tim Graham were collected from HMAS Albatross in a RAAF C17 Globemaster,…

C-17 Lands for First Time at Bryant Army Airfield in Alaska

03/23/2016
03/24/2016: With the Arctic opening, there is a growing need to be able to support military operations in the area as needed. This was a short field landing of less than 4,000 feet.  The event marked the first time a C-17 has taken off from the airfield since its construction in…

USAF Support to Marines During Cold Response Exercise

03/17/2016
03/17/2016: United States Airmen from 9th Airlift Squadron delivered two CH-53 helicopters aboard a C-5 aircraft to Værnes Garrison in Norway in order to support U.S. Marines as the prepared for Exercise COLD RESPONSE 16, on February 15, 2016. The Marines used helicopters to provide air support to ground units during the…

USCG Hercules In Rescue Effort at Sea

03/14/2016
03/14/2015: An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point dropped a dewatering pump and supplies to 42 people who abandoned ship after their fishing vessel caught fire 1,800 miles south of Hawaii, Feb. 10, 2016. The Hercules crew worked with Fong Seong 888, a Tuvalu-flagged oil tanker, to successfully…

Field Life During Cold Response 16

03/14/2016
03/14/2016: Marines with various units reveal their daily lives in the field during Exercise Cold Response 16 in Norway, March 4 and 5, 2016. Cold Response brings together 13 NATO allies and partner nations to enhance crisis response capabilities in cold weather environments. Credit:II Marine Expeditionary Force:3/5/16