Credit: 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California, June 3rd, 2010 This video, taken on June 3rd, 2010, shows a USMC Amphibious Assault Exercise at Camp Pendleton in California. Scenes includes shots of several elements of the amphibious assault force including helos, amphibious assault vehicles and fighter jets.
The maintenance of the vehicles participating in the constant conveying of supplies and equipment is a major task in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In this slide show, the role of the “Reapers” in providing maintenance for a convoy is highlighted. These are USAF maintainers taking care of ground vehicles. [slidepress…
This slide shows USMC soldiers working with Afghans in training for combat and security duties. Some of the Marines mentored the Afghan battalion in fields outside their military occupational specialty. KC-130 pilot, Capt. Eric Brown, officer-in-charge of the mentoring team, fulfilled a spot meant for a combat arms major. Prior…
A U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing returns from a mission May 29th, 2010 at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. The 380th AEW is home to the KC-10 Extender, U-2 Dragon Lady, E-3 Sentry and RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft.…
USS Gunston Hall is on a scheduled deployment in West Africa in support of Africa Partnership Station West, an international initiative developed by Naval Forces Europe and Naval Forces Africa that aims to improve maritime safety and security in West and Central Africa. [slidepress gallery='us-amphibious-ship-works-with-liberian-coast-guard'] Credit: USS Gunston Hall, Monrovia,…
Amphibious assault vehicles transporting Marines from the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines land at Red Beach at Camp Pendleton as helicopters from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 fly overhead during exercise Dawn Blitz. The exercise is a series of amphibious operations involving Sailors and Marines to reinvigorate the core competency of…
Russian navy ship Kaliningrad 102 Ropucha class and amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney are in formation on the second day of the Baltic Operations exercise 2010. This is the 38th iteration of BALTOPS and is intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training both on land…
Sailors stand watch on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu as it pulls into Guam for a scheduled port visit. The Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group is on a scheduled 2010 western Pacific deployment. [slidepress gallery='uss-peleliu-at-guam'] Photo 2 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu moored pierside…
