03/11/2013: KC-135 support for the French in Mali as the French insert force for a rapid strike operation in Mali. Credit:Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa 2/23/13 See our latest story on the Mali operation: http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-french-operation-in-mali-intervene-leverage-and-withdraw/
This video shows the arrival of another F-35A to Nellis AFB. The Weapons School at Nellis and the Marine Corps MAWTS at Yuma can drive significant innovation in their services as the F-35 rolls into the operational fleets. Lt. Col. Benjamin Bishop, the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron director of…
03/08/2013: A "shooter" (catapult/arresting gear officer) signals for the launch of an aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). At the time of these photos, the John C. Stennis was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations,…
2013-03-05 The Montford Point Marines are of course legendary for their courage and their ability to fight Japanese in World War II and racism in the United States at the same time. But talking to some of the more than 30 plus Montford Point Marines at the ceremony, it was…
03/14/2013: Footage of pallets containing Post Exchange goods falling onto Forward Opertaing Base Thunder. FOB Lightning soldiers transport the pallets to a storage area. Credit:115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment:12/23/12
03/04/2013: The latest of the USN ships, the USNS Montford Point, was christened on March 2, 2013 in San Diego at the NASSCO shipyard. Second Line of Defense attended the ceremony and did interviews before the ceremony to discuss the ship,. We interviewed Jim Strock from the USMC Combat Development…
02/28/2013: This is part two of a series highlighting the Logistics Command Element while deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan. This video features combat engineers with Bridge Company Bravo, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, fixing a bridge during a cold Afghan winter night in the Shir Ghazay Bazaar…
02/27/2013: The Afghan Air Force's southern wing in Kandahar is a crucial hub for supporting Afghan security forces as they increasingly conduct missions in the lead or solo in the country's most conflict-ridden area. Afghan Air Force members and their American and Ukrainian mentors talk about how the wing has…
