Preparing the Strike: Arming the Weapons Aboard the Aircraft Carrier

08/14/2014
08/14/2014:U.S. Navy Sailors aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) build GBU-54 bombs. Bush is operating in the Arabian Gulf on a scheduled deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet. The president has authorized U.S. Central Command to conduct military operations in support of humanitarian aid deliveries and targeted airstrikes in Iraq…

UUV Training with Royal Jordanian Navy

08/10/2014
08/10/2014: Sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, and members of Royal Jordanian Navy launch and recover unmanned underwater vehicle MK 18 MOD 1 for basic operation during Exercise Eager Lion 2014 in Aqaba, Jordan, June 3. Exercise Eager Lion is a recurring, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military…

USS Bush in Support of Iraqi Operations

08/09/2014
2014-08-09  F/A-18 Super Hornets are launched and recovered aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while underway in the Arabian Gulf. Bush is operating in the Arabian Gulf on a scheduled deployment to U.S. 5th Fleet. The president has authorized U.S. Central Command to conduct military operations…

French Paratrooper Talks About Training with 82nd Airborne

08/07/2014
08/07/2014: Members of the French 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment parachute from Nevada and Georgia Air National Guard C-130H Hercules aircraft at the Paolomagno drop zone near Solenzara Air Base, during a joint training exercise for Allied Forge 2014, Corsica, France. Allied Forge, involves the 82nd Airborne Division in conjunction with…

USCG and Partners Work a Mass Casualty Exercise

08/05/2014
08/05/2014: ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard members conduct a simulated plane crash and mass casualty exercise in Winthorpes Bay during Tradewinds 2014, June 4. The exercise tested the ABDF Coast Guard's ability to respond to a plane crash in the bay. Tradewinds…

RIMPAC 2014 Comes To An End: The Chinese Approach to Transparency on Display

08/03/2014
08/03/2014: The Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014, or RIMPAC, comes to a close after more than a month of exercises involving 22 nations and more than 25,000 personnel. Transparency was a much highlighted quality for the exercise, and the PRC had its own version of transparency on display with…

Marine Week Seattle

08/03/2014
08/03/2014: U.S. Marines and sailors observe ships passing by during Marine Week Seattle, July 30, 2014. Marine Week Seattle showcases Marine Corps equipment, aircraft, and technological capabilities to the general public. More than 700 Marines are participating in Marine Week Seattle to give Seattleites the opportunity to meet the individual…

82nd Airborne Trains with the French Foreign Legion

08/02/2014
08/02/2014: Nevada Air National Guard Airmen offload supplies from a C-130H Hercules May 25, 2014, in support of Allied Forge 2014, at Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport, Corsica, France.  Credit:4th Combat Camera Squadron:5/25/14 Allied Forge, led by the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division in conjunction with the 152nd and 165th Airlift…