10/20/2014: Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 16, 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, conduct a long range raid to Yuma, Az., from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., during Large Scale Exercise 2014, Aug. 11, 2014. LSE-14 is a bilateral training exercise being conducted by 1st MEB to build…
10/12/2014: F-35 Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 performing at the 2014 Miramar Air Show aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Oct. 4. The show was noteworthy for marking both the end of an era and a beginning. The CH-46 flew at the air show at…
10/14/2014: Overflight footage of the natural gas drill platform Baker in Cook Inlet near Kenai, Alaska, filmed by a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Kodiak, Oct. 3, 2014. Multiple Coast Guard assets, along with personnel from Hilcorp, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Nikiski Fire Department, CISPRI…
10/13/2014: U.S. Marines attending Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-15 conduct a Defense of the Expeditionary Airfield Two (DEAF-2) exercise which involves defending a forward arming refueling point site against simulated attackers at Bull Attack, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct. 03, 2014. The DEAF-2 exercise supported WTI…
10/12/2014: The Navy's newest amphibious assault ship USS America is commissioned during San Francisco Fleet Week. This portion of the Commissioning event contains the remarks of the ship’s skipper, Captain Bob Hall. Credit: DoD News:10/11/14 For overview pieces on the USS America: The USS America: Redefining Amphibious Assault 10/08/2014 –…
10/12/2014: Marines and Sailors assigned to USS America (LHA 6) man the rails as the ship pulls into port for Fleet Week San Francisco, Oct. 6, 2014. During Fleet Week, Marine units demonstrated assets available for the Bay Area in response to a sudden crisis. The intent was to showcase…
10/13/2014: Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Purple Foxes, redesignated to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 during a change of command and redesignation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 9. The unit transformed platforms from the CH-46 Sea Knight to the MV-22 Osprey. This was the last…
10/06/2014: U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members conduct amphibious training during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. The video provides a fast forward view of the operation. Credit : Commander U.S. THIRD Fleet, Public Affairs Office:7/29/14
