10/01/2014: Night vision footage of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer during strike operations in Syria Sept. 27, 2014. Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs: 9/27/14
09/30/2014: A doctor communicates with a corpsman in a simulated combat zone via Tactical Tele-Medicine July 12, 2014 at Kahuku Training Area as part of the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise. The Tele-medicine is experimental technology which allows corpsmen to get in contact with a doctor on the battle…
09/28/2014: KC-135 Stratotanker refuels F-18s prior to strike operations in Syria Sept 23, 2014. These aircraft were part of the second coalition strike package to strike ISIL targets in Syria. Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs:9/23/14
09/26/2014: MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii - Marines use the Small Unit Water Purification System to purify murky water from a river to supply water to troops throughout the training area. According to the water purification technicians, the SUWP averaged 15 gallons of purified water per hour. The SUWP…
09/25/2014: In the first part of the video, the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) is seen launching Tomahawk Land-Attack Missiles (TLAM) against ISIL targets. In the remaining part of the video, the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) launches Tomahawk Land-Attack Missiles (TLAM) against ISIL targets. Philippine…
09/24/2014: According to a story in Jane’s the USN is converting older missiles as part of the strike package against ISIS. Credit: Navy Media Content Services: 9/22/14 The conversion of 500 missiles will run through to the end of January 2017. Although not mentioned in the Department of Defense's (DoD's)…
09/23/2014: The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a polar icebreaker, on a National Science Foundation-funded research mission rescued a man aboard a 36-foot sailboat trapped in Arctic ice approximately 40 miles northeast of Barrow, Alaska, July 12, 2014. Coast Guard 17th District watchstanders in Juneau were contacted by North Slope Borough…
09/23/2014: Ships and aircraft sank the decommissioned former USS Fresno (LST 1182) September 15, 2014 in waters 18,000 feet deep, 215 nautical miles northeast of Guam as part of the exercise Valiant Shield 2014. Credit: III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific:9/19/14 The participating sinking exercise (SINKEX) units…
