AH-1 Close Air Support

12/31/2014
12/31/2014: U.S. Marine Corps students attending Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-15 participate in a close air support exercise utilizing the AH-1Z Cobra aircraft at Mount Barrow, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct. 02, 2014.  The AH-1 close air support exercise supported WTI 1-15 hosted by Marine Aviation…

Paratroopers Conduct Arctic Live Fire Training Exercise

12/30/2014
12/30/2014: Paratroopers with the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, conducting a live fire training exercise under Arctic winter conditions at Donnelly Training Area near Fort Greely, Alaska, October 7, 2014. Credit:4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs:10/7/14

USS Carl Vinson Operations at Sea 2

12/29/2014
12/29/2014: In the first three photos, an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 lifts off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17,…

USS Carl Vinson At Sea Operations

12/28/2014
12/28/2014: Yeoman 2nd Class Shuan Linnell, from Becker, Minn., assigned to the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73, washes an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air…

Training Aboard the USS Sterett For Boarding, Search and Seizure Ops

12/26/2014
12/26/2014: Sailors on the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team practice mobile shooting during rifle training on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104). Sterett is seen underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier…

Cobras Operating at Sea

12/23/2014
12/23/2014: Two AH-1Z Super Cobra helicopters with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), depart the USS Makin Island in support of ongoing operations, Sept. 24. [maxgallery id="70349"] Credit:11th MEU:9/24/14 The 11th MEU is a forward-deployed, flexible sea-based Marine Air-Ground Task Force embarked with the Makin…

Training for SP-MAGTF Missions

12/22/2014
12/22/2014: Marines with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct a quick reaction force exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 2014. The Marines are preparing for an upcoming deployment with the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response.   Credit:II Marine…

Seahawks Preparing to Pick up Supplies from the USS Carl Vinson

12/20/2014
12/20/2014: An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 prepares to pick up supplies from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to distribute to the other ships in the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. Carl Vinson…