Bold Alligator 2014: Training To Support an Embassy Under Threat

11/02/2014
11/01/2014: U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, conducting simulated embassy measures and countermeasures in support of exercise Bold Alligator 14 abroad Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 29, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious…

Iwakuni Maintainers for F/A-18 Hornets

11/02/2014
11/02/2014: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 Maintainers makes sure their fighter jets are operational and ready when they go up in the sky. Credit:American Forces Network, Iwakuni JAPAN:8/18/14 And this story was published earlier this year about the maintainers working to keep the F-18s flying in Thailand during an exercise.…

Noble Justification 2014: Enhancing NATO’s Maritime Response Capability

11/01/2014
11/01/2014: Directed by NATO Maritime Command at Northwood, UK, this multinational exercise in the Mediterranean brings together no fewer than 23 vessels and some 5,000 personnel from 14 different NATO and partners nations. Headed by the Spanish flagship Castilla, warships, submarines, combat aircraft, helicopters and amphibious assault craft are training…

EXERCISE VIGILANT SHIELD 2014 Time Lapse Sequence

10/29/2014
10/29/2014: Radio Frequency Technician Systems specialists from the 52nd Combat Communications Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, GA, begin setting up initial communications systems for EXERCISE VIGILANT SHIELD FTX 2014. Vigilant Shield is a bi-national NORAD Command exercise which provides realistic training and practice for American and Canadian forces in support…

The Soviet Legacy: Why Latvia Worries About Today’s Russia

10/25/2014
10/25/2014: NATO Review looks inside the KGB prison where Latvians were locked up, tortured or killed. In this video, Latvians discuss how they were affected by Soviet occupation. Latvians are concerned with the prospects of history being repeated.  Credit: Natochannel:10/16/14 See the discussion by a Latvian researcher of the Russian way…

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Relieves USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Gulf

10/24/2014
10/24/2014: ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 18, 2014) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) relieves USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Arabian Gulf. George H.W. Bush will soon depart the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility for its homeport at Norfolk, Va., and Carl Vinson will take over…