04/21/2013: A Corpus Christi based Coast Guard helicopter crew prepares to hoist a man to safety in the Gulf of Mexico, Feb. 2, 2013. The man was hit by a crane aboard the tanker and lost feeling in the lower half of his body. Credit:U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET…
04/20/2013: This MDA video highlights anticipated missile defense operations in case of need. Credit: 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command:4/9/13
04/18/2013: USMC operations in the “shock and awe” phase of the War are shown in this video.Operation Iraqi Freedom. Produced by Gy Sgt. Steven Williams. MarinesTV. Exact location and date unknown. Credit:Headquarters Marine Corps:2/3/13
04/15/2013: During the Lisbon Summit in 2010, Alliance leaders agreed they wanted a leaner NATO Command Structure that is more affordable and more deployable on operations. The new structure represents a significant reduction in the number of military headquarters and a manpower savings of about 30 percent. Credit:NATO Channel:1/31/13
04/14/2013: First UK Royal Navy student-pilot flies F-35 [slidepress gallery='first-uk-royal-navy-student-pilot-flies-f-35'] Credit:33rd Fighter Wing Public Affairs By: Maj. Karen Roganov 4/10/2013 - EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. The first United Kingdom Royal Navy student aviator at the 33rd Fighter Wing, training to be an F-35B Lightning II instructor pilot, completed his first sortie…
04/11/2013: Various footage of Eielson AFB, Alaska. Credit:354th Fighter Wing:2/1/13 http://www.eielson.af.mil Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EIL, ICAO: PAEI, FAA LID: EIL) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska. The host unit at Eielson…
04/10/2013: F-22s on JBER preparing for take off during the exercise Polar Force 13-3. Credit:Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs:4/7/13 Joint Base Elmendorf--Richardson conducted an F-22 deployment exercise during Polar Force 13-3. The deployment exercise put airman in a situation where jets needed to be deployed and received as quickly as…
04/10/2013: USS Arlington LPD24 Commissioning was held in early April 2013. Credit:Defense Media Activity - Navy:4/8/13 According to Scott McCaffrey of The Sun Gazette: A crowd of 6,000 gathered April 6 at Naval Station Norfolk for the commissioning of the USS Arlington in a colorful ceremony whose roots date to…