06/22/2014: One of the skill sets used with effect in Afghanistan has been precision air dropping. This experience is being carried forward elsewhere. In this video, footage is shown of a heavy cargo drop followed by Airborne Soldiers jumping at the Deadhorse drop zone for Arctic Pegasus 2014. This mobility…
06/18/2014: One of the skill sets used with effect in Afghanistan has been precision air dropping. This experience is being carried forward elsewhere. Above the Arctic Circle, paratroopers from 2nd Engineer Brigade participate in Arctic Pegasus. The goal of this Arctic mobility exercise is to enhance U.S. Army Alaska's proficiency…
6/16/14: Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team and 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, participate in Operation Golden Eagle. This is the first brigade sized Air Assault Training Operation conducted at Fort Campbell, KY in more than a decade. Credit Video:1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public…
06/14/2014: Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (BLT 2/1), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, unload a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) aboard the USS Makin Island during Amphibious Squadron Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration Training (PMINT) off the coast of San Diego, Calif., April 9, 2014. PMINT is a…
06/11/2014: Historic P-31 Mustang aircraft fly by Gray Army Airfield at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in a "Victory" formation, June 6, 2014. Greg Anders (wing) is flying a P-51D from Heritage Flight Museum; John Sessions (lead) is flying a P-51B from Historic Flight Foundation; and Carter Teeters (wing) is flying a…
06/11/2014: Original Normandy C-47 flys over the beaches and villges it flew over 70 years ago with the help of the 37th Airlift Squadron's C-130. Two WWII vets, Bill Prindible and Bud Rice, watch from inside the newer plane as the plane they flew glides through the sky. Credit:86th Airlift…
06/10/2014: Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team and 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, participate in Operation Golden Eagle. This is the first brigade sized Air Assault Training Operation conducted at Fort Campbell, KY in more than a decade. Credit Video:1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public…
06/10/2014: Once the site of death, destruction, and chaos the Normandy landing beaches are now known for the sacrifices made on each one. Senior Airman Evan Mills tells us how they are being honored and remembered. Credit:Defense Media Activity - Air Force:6/6/14
