Latvians and Canadians Train Together in Latvia
03/07/2015
03/07/2015: Latvian and Canadian soldiers talk about participating in winter training, part of Operation Reassurance, at Camp Adazi, Latvia. Credit:Natochannel :2/25/15
B-1 Lancer Maintenance in Qatar
03/06/2015
03/06/2015: Airmen from the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintaining the B-1B Lancer at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Credit:379th Air Expeditionary Wing:2/25/15 In a story by Patrick Megahan published on Augusut 29, 2014: As the air war over northern Iraq expanded earlier this month, Pentagon officials for first time acknowledged that…
Ospreys Take Off from USS Bonhomie Richard
03/05/2015
03/05/2014: MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, take off from the flight deck of the forward deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Credit: Navy Media Content Services:12/15/14
Canadian and US Soldiers Train in Latvia With Latvian Soldiers
03/04/2015
03/04/2015: Working with Latvian partners, Canadian and American soldiers experience winter conditions, training to spot enemy positions and call in indirect fire support at Adazi training grounds in Latvia, as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Credit:Natochannel:2/26/15
Operation IMPACT – Air Operations, Kuwait | Feb. 12, 2015
03/03/2015
03/03/2015: As part of Operation IMPACT, a CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft prepares for take-off in Kuwait. The Aircrew observe landscape below after take-off from the window of the CP-140. Credit: Canadian Ministry of Defence:2/12/15 A CF-188 Hornet fighter jet is prepared for its next mission - missiles are loaded.…
Japanese Submarine Arrives in Pearl Harbor
03/03/2015
03/05/2015: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force(JMSDF) submarine JS Hakuryu (SS 503) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Credit:Commander Submarine Forces Pacific:2/27/15 According to Wikipedia: The Sōryū-class submarines (16SS) are diesel-electric Attack submarines that entered service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in 2009. The design is an evolution of the Oyashio class submarine, from which it can…
Makin Island ARG Returns After Seven-Month Deployment
03/03/2015
03/02/2015: USS Makin Island (LHD 8), USS Comstock (LSD 45) and San Diego (LPD 22) return to their homeport of San Diego. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which included nearly 4,500 Sailors and Marines, returned after a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations.…
Marines and JSDF Train in Forest Light
03/01/2015
03/01/2015: In the first two photos, U.S. Marines post security on patrol Dec. 9 during Forest Light 15-1 at the Oyanohara Training Area in Yamato, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise designed to enhance the U.S. and Japan military partnership, solidify regional security agreements and improve…