09/30/2014: A doctor communicates with a corpsman in a simulated combat zone via Tactical Tele-Medicine July 12, 2014 at Kahuku Training Area as part of the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise. The Tele-medicine is experimental technology which allows corpsmen to get in contact with a doctor on the battle…
09/28/2014: KC-135 Stratotanker refuels F-18s prior to strike operations in Syria Sept 23, 2014. These aircraft were part of the second coalition strike package to strike ISIL targets in Syria. Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs:9/23/14
09/26/2014: MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii - Marines use the Small Unit Water Purification System to purify murky water from a river to supply water to troops throughout the training area. According to the water purification technicians, the SUWP averaged 15 gallons of purified water per hour. The SUWP…
09/25/2014: The sea base is an increasingly important part of the engagement against land targets. This is true of Ospreys bringing Marines ashore and of the use of precision strike weapons. Indeed, the Navy’s role leveraging the surface, subsurface and air-breathing assets to distribute strike across the strike fleet will…
09/25/2014: In the first part of the video, the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) is seen launching Tomahawk Land-Attack Missiles (TLAM) against ISIL targets. In the remaining part of the video, the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) launches Tomahawk Land-Attack Missiles (TLAM) against ISIL targets. Philippine…
09/25/2014:The guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) launches tomahawk missiles as part of the mission to destroy ISIS. In the final two photos, the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) launches Tomahawk Cruise Missile as seen from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W.…
09/24/2014: The fifth iteration of Valiant Shield came to a close Sept. 23 after nine days of joint air, land and sea interoperability training between the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Army. “Overall, Valiant Shield 2014 was a very successful exercise,” said Rear Adm. Russell Allen, Valiant Shield exercise…
09/24/2014: According to a story in Jane’s the USN is converting older missiles as part of the strike package against ISIS. Credit: Navy Media Content Services: 9/22/14 The conversion of 500 missiles will run through to the end of January 2017. Although not mentioned in the Department of Defense's (DoD's)…
