B-1 Lancer Maintenance in Qatar

03/06/2015
03/06/2015: Airmen from the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintaining the B-1B Lancer at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Credit:379th Air Expeditionary Wing:2/25/15 In a story by Patrick Megahan published on Augusut 29, 2014: As the air war over northern Iraq expanded earlier this month, Pentagon officials for first time acknowledged that…

Canadian and US Soldiers Train in Latvia With Latvian Soldiers

03/04/2015
03/04/2015: Working with Latvian partners, Canadian and American soldiers experience winter conditions, training to spot enemy positions and call in indirect fire support at Adazi training grounds in Latvia, as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Credit:Natochannel:2/26/15

Operation IMPACT – Air Operations, Kuwait | Feb. 12, 2015

03/03/2015
03/03/2015: As part of Operation IMPACT, a CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft prepares for take-off in Kuwait. The Aircrew observe landscape below after take-off from the window of the CP-140. Credit: Canadian Ministry of Defence:2/12/15 A CF-188 Hornet fighter jet is prepared for its next mission - missiles are loaded.…

Japanese Submarine Arrives in Pearl Harbor

03/03/2015
03/05/2015: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force(JMSDF) submarine JS Hakuryu (SS 503) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Credit:Commander Submarine Forces Pacific:2/27/15  According to Wikipedia: The Sōryū-class submarines (16SS) are diesel-electric Attack submarines that entered service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in 2009. The design is an evolution of the Oyashio class submarine, from which it can…