Joint Training C-130 for Casualty Operations

09/19/2018
Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen practiced transporting patients from ground ambulances to a static C130 at Fort McCoy, WI, on August 16. The training allowed members of each service to see how the others operate and enhanced their readiness for future joint operations. FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES 08.16.2018 Video by Staff…

U.S. Marines Train for Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction

09/17/2018
By Todd Miller One cannot overlook the signage as we snake our way through Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “Every Marine a Rifleman,” “One Shot, One Kill.” Apparently, the Marines don’t like to waste bullets.  This is good information.  The crackle of gunfire reverberates through the air from…

Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 18

09/12/2018
U.S. Marines pilot a KC-130 Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) and two MV-22 Osprey from tiltrotor aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268), fly over Northern Territory, Australia, Aug 17, 2018. Two KC-130s from VMGR-152 took part in aerial refueling of MV-22 Osprey as part…

RAAF Working with Afghan Air Force

09/05/2018
A contingent of Australian advisors is embedded within Train Advise Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) at Forward Operating Base Oqab in Kabul, Afghanistan. The mission of TAAC-Air is to support Afghan Air Force counterparts to develop a professional, capable and sustainable Air Force.  The ADF members of TAAC-Air work alongside…

HMCS Vancouver Replenishment-at -Sea

08/29/2018
Video of Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) being resupplied at sea from Royal Canadian Navy supply ship MV Asterix during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 14.  Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June…

Aussies and Marines Work Together at RIMPAC 2018

08/28/2018
U.S. Marines from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Australian Clearance Diving Team Four jump from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during helocast training as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2108.  RIMPAC provides…