04/15/2014: A KC-130J Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 is flown over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of N.C., April 14, 2014. VMGR-252 flew day and night refueling exercises with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 264 and 266. [slidepress gallery='aerial-refueling-training-exercise'] Credit:2nd Marine Aircraft Wing…
04/15/2014: The Marines and sailors of CLB-7 were instrumental in retrograding more than 302,000 pounds of equipment and supplies and the last of the Marines and sailors of SFAAT 4-215 back to Camp Leatherneck from FOB Delaram II. Delaram II has been a major USMC base on the border of…
04/15/2014: These images show various US Army helos deployed to South Korea using amphibious ships as lily pads for going from shore to ship and back again. They are not designed for ship operations; they are not “marinized” in any way. And they are not compatible with shipboard systems of…
04/14/2014: A rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) transits toward the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) prior to a visit, board, search and seizure exercise with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). Mason deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman…
04/12/2014: Iron Fist 2014 is an amphibious exercise that brings together Marines and sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, other I Marine Expeditionary Force units, and soldiers from the JGSDF, to promote military interoperability and hone individual and small-unit skills through challenging, complex and realistic training. [slidepress gallery='marines-train-with-jgsdf'] Credit:15th…
04/10/2014: A C-130 Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron (AS) takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, during a routine sortie Jan. 23, 2014. The 36th AS regularly conducts training missions to remain proficient in the necessary skills to support any contingency. [slidepress gallery='c-130-training-in-japan'] Credit:374th Airlift Wing:1/23/14
04/09/2014: The classic fighter import program for a country the size of Australia is to build for the domestic customer, the program ends, you do a little bit of sustainment work and then move on. With the F-35 as a global program, a domestic supplier can position itself for global…
04/07/2014: Service members at JRTC 14-03 are educated in combat patient care and aeromedical evacuation in a simulated combat environment. [slidepress gallery='joint-readiness-training-center-exercise'] Credit:4th Combat Camera Squadron:1/6/14 In the first three photos, C-17 Globemaster III aircraft land in the Geronimo landing zone during a field exercise at the Joint Readiness Training…
