2014-04-15 The ship BBC HOUSTON (IMO: 9331593, MMSI: 368395000) is a General cargo vessel registered in United States. It can carry a gross tonnage of 7000 with a dead weight of 7700. It is 119.7 m x 20.2m. And it was built in 2005 and carries general cargo. Recently, mission-essential gear…
04/15/2014: A KC-130J Hercules property of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252, refuels an MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltroter Squadron (VMM) 264 and 266, off the coast of N.C., April 14, 2014. VMGR-252 conducted aerial refueling training with VMM-264 and 266 . Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Combat…
04/14/2014: A rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) transits toward the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) prior to a visit, board, search and seizure exercise with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). Mason deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman…
2014-04-13 Bluefin 21, Artemis autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is shown on the deck aboard the Royal Australian Navy Australian Defense Vessel (ADV) Ocean Shield. Joint Task Force 658 is supporting Operation Southern Indian Ocean, searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777. Navy Media Content Services, 4/11/14 According to the manufacturer:The…
04/12/2014: Marines from 2nd Battalion 5th Marines train in a combat live fire exercise. The Marines use live fire and a variety of weapons to move and take out a simulated enemey objective. This training was done in the Republic of Korea as part of SSang Yong 2014. Credit:American Forces…
04/12/2014: Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. [slidepress gallery='marines-train-with-jgsdf'] Credit:15th…
2014-04-12 More than 20 US Navy and Republic of Korea vessels, tens of air assets and more than 14,000 participating troops kicked of Exercise Ssang Yong on 27 March 2014. It is one of the largest amphibian operational exercises in Asia, with the US Navy 7th Fleet and the 3rd…
04/10/2014: A C-130 Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron (AS) takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a routine sortie Jan. 23, 2014. The 36th AS regularly conducts training missions to remain proficient in the necessary skills to support any contingency. [slidepress gallery='c-130-training-in-japan'] Credit:374th Airlift Wing:1/23/14
