08/15/2014: In flight footage from the cockpit of an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77). Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 embarked aboard USS Bush are serving U.S. Central…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
