11/4/2011 US Forces turn in equipment in support of drawdown: COS ECHO, Iraq [slidepress gallery='us-forces-turn-in-equipment-in-support-of-drawdown'] Credit: 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division:10/28/2011 In the first photo, vehicles from 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, stage for the Mobile-Redistribution Property Assistance Team Yard, Oct. 16,…
10/29/2011 In his recent speech in South Korea, the Sec Def made a powerful case for centrality of the Pacific and of coalitions and the danger of a hollow force. I n a recent open letter to the Secretary, we provided some ideas of how to avoid the hollow force and…
10/07/2011: Striking at Sunrise [slidepress gallery='striking-at-sunrise'] Credit:Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kaneohe Bay:09/08/2011 In photo 1, a blanket of green smoke sweeps by as an instructor watches infantrymen with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, provide fire suppression during a platoon attack at Range 410A on Marine Corps Air…
10/06/2011: USCG personnel on Chesapeake Bay after Hurricane Irene discuss dealing with the Hurricane and its aftermath. Credit: 356th Broadcast Operations Detachment: 08/28/2011
F-35 Era begins at Eglin Air Force Base The 58th Fighter Squadron Hangar at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. has begun training with the F-35 Lightning II CTOL Variant. Since late-July Eglin AFB has received four aircraft and over the lifetime of the program a total of 59 F-35s will…
09/14/2011: 1st Cavalry Division soldiers teaching Iraqi Army soldiers preventive maintenance on ground combat vehicles. Credit: 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment:07/23/11
09/13/2011: Sea Knight USMC Ops [slidepress gallery='sea-knight-usmc-ops'] Credit: USN Visual Service: 7/17/2011 (1st Photo); 7/9/11 (remaining photos). In the first photo, CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters assigned to the Evil Eyes of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 refuel on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer during night…
09/12/2011: PANAMAX 2011 is an annual multinational training exercise sponsored by U.S. Southern Command focusing on the security of the Panama Canal. Involving 16 nations from the Western Hemisphere and more than 3,500 civil and military personnel, the 12-day exercise takes place off the coasts of Panama and the United…