A Marine Corps Assault Package in Flight
05/27/2014
05/27/2014: Marine aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron-163 (Reinforced) footage from Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., March 19, 2014. Credit:11th Marine Expeditionary Unit:3/19/14
Exercise Cold Response
05/25/2014
05/24/2014: Shots from roadside staging, Multinational Brigade HQ, and flightline ops, at Harstad/Narvik Airport near Evenes, Norway. Marines from the 2nd Marine Division along with integrated Norwegian military arrive to convoy equipment and vehicles to the training area for Exercise Cold Response. Credit:American Forces Network Ramstein-Regional News Bureau:3/12/14
Global Hawk Comes to Japan for Operations
05/24/2014
05/24/2014: Japan is a key ally for the U.S. in dealing with Pacific defense. In the meetings with Secretary of Defense Hagel in the Fall of 2013, the Japanese highlighted that new F-35s, P-8 maritime patrol aircraft and Global Hawk long-range reconnaissance UAVs were to be deployed to Japan. Indeed,…
Reinforcing Baltic Defense
05/24/2014
05/24/2014: In light of the crisis in Ukraine, NATO is boosting its presence in Alliance member state waters in Eastern Europe. NATOChannel is on board HNoMS Valkyrien, the current flagship of one of NATO’s four naval fleets, the Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group ONE (SNMCMG1), made up of five ships.…
Flying From Bagram Air Field, February 2014
05/22/2014
05/22/2014: A rugged mountain range surrounds Bagram Air Field on three sides, including this mountain on the north end of the runway. There were strong winds at Bagram Air Field the morning of Feb. 15, 2014, which enabled the normal haze in the valley to clear. [slidepress gallery='flying-from-bagram-air-field'] Credit:455th Air…
Aegis Ashore Testing Progresses
05/22/2014
05/22/2014: This video highlights the initial Aegis ashore test. Credit Video: Missile Defense Agency:5/21/14 The Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Navy, and sailors at the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex and Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), successfully conducted the first flight test involving components of the Aegis Ashore system.…
From Warriors to Firefighters
05/21/2014
05/21/2014: Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 helping to battle brush fires in Southern California, May 14, 2014. Credit: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing:5/14/14
The USNS Howard O. Lorenzen
05/21/2014
05/21/2014:The USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25), a 534-feet-long Missile Range Instrumentation Ship, operated by the Military Sealift Command, departs Oregon via the Columbia River. Credit Video: Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office:5/16/14 The Oregon Military Department released photos Monday of a 534-foot U.S. Navy ship that sailed down the Columbia…