Bold Alligator 2014 is about calibrating insertion forces against various threats. The seabase is tailored to crisis management, as opposed to having to rely on bringing significant forces ashore along with their gear in order to mount operations.
Part of the Second Line of Defense team visited Fallon Naval Air Station in Nevada in October 2014. We will publish several interviews in the coming weeks, but for now here are some photos shot from the tower on the afternoon of October 21, 2014.
Slideshow:Partnership of the Americas (POA) 2014 Ships
Slideshow:Marines Finish Initial Darwin, Australia Rotation
Slideshow:Vigilant Shield 15
Slideshow:USS Iwo Jima Replenishment at Sea
Slideshow:24th MEU Aviation Ops: Preparing for Deployment
Slideshow:The Commissioning of the USS America, October 11, 2014