08/17/2014: Canadian Sailors aboard the HMCS Summerside conduct a Mediterranean Mooring maneuver during exercise Tradewinds at Las Calderas Naval Base, Dominican Republic, June 19, 2014. Tradewinds 2014 is a joint combined exercise conducted in order to build partner nation counter-transnational organized crime missions and humanitarian aid and disaster response operations…
08/17/2014: The USS America is in transit to San Diego and then on to San Francisco for its official commissioning in October. In transit, the crew is training and fitting out the ship. In this slideshow, some of the many skills being learned and applied at sea are highlighted, and…
08/15/2014: A tiltrotor MV-22 Osprey, assigned to the Argonauts of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22, transporting distinguished visitors and guests from Uruguay prepares to land aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America is currently traveling through the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet…
08/16/2014: Flight deck operations from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). Bush is operating in the Arabian Gulf on a scheduled deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet. The President has authorized U.S. Central Command to conduct military operations in support of humanitarian aid deliveries and targeted airstrikes in Iraq to protect…
08/15/2014: Parachute riggers with 1st Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment-15, conduct 1,500 foot static-line jumps out of CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 11. The training gave the Marines the ability to perfect their maneuver capability under the canopy and…
08/15/2014: In flight footage from the cockpit of an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77). Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 embarked aboard USS Bush are serving U.S. Central…
08/14/2014:U.S. Navy Sailors aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) build GBU-54 bombs. Bush is operating in the Arabian Gulf on a scheduled deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet. The president has authorized U.S. Central Command to conduct military operations in support of humanitarian aid deliveries and targeted airstrikes in Iraq…
08/10/2014: Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, and members of Royal Jordanian Navy launch and recover unmanned underwater vehicle MK 18 MOD 1 for basic operation during Exercise Eager Lion 2014 in Aqaba, Jordan, June 3. Exercise Eager Lion is a recurring, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military…
