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…
02/27/2013: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 (VMFA-121) conducted its first operational F-35B Lightning II flight at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 21, 2013. VMFA-121 joined Marine Aircraft Group 13, Third Marine Aircraft Wing, in November 2012 as the Corp’s first operational F-35B squadron. Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Yuma:2/21/13…
02/25/2013: This is part one of a series highlighting the Logistics Command Element while deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan. This video features Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, supplying Marines and Coalition Forces on the frontlines in Afghanistan with much needed supplies and equipment. …
02/23/2013: Marines and Sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 31 and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), both of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a non-combatant evacuation operation and a transportation of Japanese nationals overseas exercise alongside soldiers of the Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, and Malaysian militaries as part of exercise…
02/22/2013: Afghan soldiers are learning how to operate the equipment needed for an Artillery Unit to be functional. Soldiers are familiarizing themselves on how to operate the equipment, communicate through radios, and how to read and understand maps. Credit:115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment:1/6/13
02/21/2013: Exercise Cobra Gold 2013 [slidepress gallery='exercise-cobra-gold-2013'] Credit:II Marine Expeditionary Force Combat Camera:2/17/13 In the first photo, U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremiah Johnson, military policeman assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit out of Okinawa, Japan, stands guard as a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares for takeoff during a non-combatant…
02/21/2013: Marines and Sailors of Company A., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct an amphibious assault as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2013. Credit:31st Marine Expeditionary Unit:2/14/13
02/19/2013: 31st MEU, Thai Marines conduct bilateral boat raid [slidepress gallery='31st-meu-thai-marines-conduct-bilateral-boat-raid'] Credit:31st Marine Expeditionary Unit:2/15/13 In the first photo, Marines and Sailors with Company B., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speed ashore on combat rubber raiding crafts during a bilateral boat raid as…
