05/18/2015: USS Laboon Operations in the Mediterranean MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 13, 2015) [maxgallery id="77630"] Credit:U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet:5/13/15 Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Marcus Jones, from Anderson, S.C., uses hand signals to direct an Israeli helicopter during flight operations aboard USS Laboon (DDG 58) May 13, 2015. Laboon, an…
05/20/2015: The “Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 and the “Raptors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 conduct a Helicopter Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (HVBSS) training exercise with a Range Support Craft (RSC) 1 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, Feb. 18,…
05/17/2015: Marines guide role players evacuees as they board a MV-22 Osprey during a training Noncombatant Evacuation Operation aboard Barstow-Daggett airport in Daggett, California, Feb. 12, 2015. The training evacuation was conducted by the Marines of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command 15.2 during their certification exercise.…
2015-05-02 In a story published on the French Ministry of Defense website on April 30, 2015, the initiation of French aid to Nepal was described. A French Air Force A340 was the initial means to deliver French aid to Nepal. [maxgallery id="77263"] The initial shipment was of 17 tons of…
04/27/2015: A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM) 262 (Rein), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lifts cargo as Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU conduct Helicopter Support Team training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at sea, Feb. 5, 2015. [maxgallery id="74549"]…
04/25/2015: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) practice fast-rope training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), at sea, Feb. 4, 2015. The Marines are seen conducting unit-level training to prepare for their spring patrol of the Asia-Pacific region. [maxgallery…
04/23/2015: The Military Sealift Command's joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) pulls into Sekondi, Ghana, Feb. 3, 2015. Spearhead is seen on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of the international collaborative capacity-building program Africa Partnership Station. [maxgallery id="74422"] Credit: Expeditionary Combat…
04/20/2015: U.S. Marines assigned to Landing Support Company, 1st Transport Support Battalion, attach an up armored Humvee to a CH-53E Super Stallion during an external lift exercise at auxiliary airfield 2 near Yuma, Ariz., April 3, 2015. Some shots highlight the refueling of the CH-53E while exercising its lift mission.…
