03/12/2014: A C-17 was loaded up with equipment, by airmen on JBER, to set up a mobile F-22 launch site as part of a Rapid Raptor Exercise. This exercise was used to determine weight restrictions and time limits. Video by Staff Sgt. Aaron Johnson | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs …
03/08/2014: A 10th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from C Company “War Lords”, 2nd Battalion (Assault), Task Force Knighthawk, makes its approach into Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan Dec. 13, to refuel while conducting a reconnaissance mission over eastern Afghanistan. The final photos show a 10th Combat Aviation…
03/05/2014: According to a Stars and Stripes piece written by John Vandiver published 2/5/14: Afghanistan-bound U.S. troops departed from the military’s new transit hub in Romania this week, marking a first for the new facility, which will play a key role as the United States draws down in Afghanistan in…
03/05/2014: LPD-25 is a San Antonio-classamphibious transport dock, is the fifth ship of the United States Navy of that name; in this case in honor of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.The name honors the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 whose actions prevented terrorist hijackers from reaching their intended target, forcing the…
03/05/2014: Footage of RAF pilot Squadron Leader Hugh Nichols performing the first uniformed British STOVL operation in the F-35 Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base. Credit: Hurlburt Field : 2/27/14 And a piece by Lauren Sage Reinlie published 2/25/14 The jet shot through the sky, as jets tend to…
03/04/2014: In the first two photos, a paratrooper assigned the 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, part of U.S. Army Alaska, is seen after exiting a C-130 Hercules aircraft during an Arctic airborne operation in the complete over-white uniform on Malamute…
03/02/2014: In this video prepared by the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command located at Fort Shafter near Honolulu, the evolving role of ARMY missile defense is highlighted. The video played during 94th AAMDC Brig. Gen. Daniel Karbler's 2013 AUSA LANPAC Panel discussion that he hosted. [caption id="attachment_62860" align="alignnone"…
03/01/2014: Paratroopers conducted a unique "tailgate" jump, donning the complete arctic over-white winter uniform with ski equipment and the arctic sustainment packing list as a rehearsal for upcoming airborne operations in northern Alaska next year. Credit:Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs:12/13/13
