USS Boxer Flight Ops

12/27/2013
12/27/2013: USS Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. [slidepress gallery='uss-boxer-flight-ops'] Credit:USS Boxer (LHD 4):10/23/13 In the first…

USS Nimitz and USS Mount Whitney Operations in the Med

12/23/2013
12/23/2013: In this slideshow, the USS Nimitz and the USS Mount Whitney are seen operating in the Mediterranean. [slidepress gallery='uss-nimitz-operations-in-the-med']  Credit: Defense Imagery Management Operations Center:10/24/13 In the first photo, the U.S. 6th Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), foreground, and the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)…

The THAAD System to Guam

12/23/2013
12/23/2013: The THAAD system has been deployed to Guam from Fort Bliss to deal with the evolving missile threat from North Korea, against US facilities in the region and beyond.  In his presentation to the Air Force Association Pacific Forum, the PACAF Commander, General Hawk Carlisle, highlighted the contribution made…

Complex Missile Defense Test: A System of Systems Appraoch in Action

12/23/2013
12/23/2013: The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Army Soldiers from the 94th and 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC); U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and airmen from the 613th Air and Space Operations Center successfully conducted the largest, most complex missile defense flight test…

The Max Thunder US and South Korean Airpower Exercise

12/21/2013
12/21/2013: This year is the 11th Max Thunder exercise, which fosters bilateral aerial training between the Korea Air Power Team to include the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and the Republic of Korea Air Force. [slidepress gallery='the-max-thunder-us-and-south-korean-airpower-exercise']  Credit:8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:10/28/13  In the first photo, an 80th Fighter Squadron…

Coast Guard at-Sea Drug Transfer

12/20/2013
12/20/2013: A Coast Guard Station Miami small boat crew makes their way to the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant prior to a drug transfer in Miami, Oct. 11, 2013. The Vigilant transferred approximately 2,155 pounds of marijuana and 420 kilograms of cocaine stemming from two different interdictions near San Andres, Colombia.…