Coast Guard Cutter Forward Returns to Homeport

03/11/2013
03/11/2013: The Coast Guard Cutter Forward returns to homeport in Portsmouth, Va., Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, after a 45-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea in support of Operation Martillo. The law enforcement crews aboard the Forward teamed with crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Confidence and an embarked aviation…

KC-135 Supports the French in Mali

03/11/2013
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/      

USS John C. Stennis Flight Operations

03/08/2013
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,…

The Christening of the USNS Montford Point

03/04/2013
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…

We Are Logistics: Engineers Improve Local Infrastructure

02/28/2013
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…