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…

VMFA-121 F-35B Lightning II first operational flight

02/27/2013
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…