The Marines Visit Crocodile Dundee

04/09/2014
04/09/2014: Marines with MRF-D received an orientation brief about wildlife and potential hazards in Australia April 4.   Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia was the location of getting the chance to be introduced to local crocodiles and snakes as part of a hands-on learning portion of the brief.  Credit:Marine Rotational Force Darwin:4/4/14

Amphibious Landing Ssang Yong 14

04/05/2014
04/05/2014: U.S Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, assigned to the Battalion Landing Team, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct an amphibious landing utilizing Assault Amphibious Vehicles in support of Exercise Ssang Yong 14 at Beach Landing Site Red, Pohang, the Republic of Korea, and March 29, 2014.  Exercise…

ROK and USN in Support of Joint Amphibious Training

04/03/2014
04/03/2014: Combined Naval forces from the United States Navy Expeditionary Strike Group 7 and Republic of Korea Navy sail in formation during exersise Ssang Yong 2014. Exercise Ssang Yong is conducted annually in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to enhance the interoperability of U.S. and ROK forces by performing a…

Assault Amphibious Vehicle Weapons Training

03/31/2014
03/31/2014: U.S. Marines with Combined Assault Battalion, III Marines Expeditionary Force conducted Mark-19 and M2-50 Cal training on Assault Amphibious Vehicles in support of Exercise Ssang Yong 14 at Suesongri Range, Pohang, South Korea, March 27, 2014.  Exercise SsangYong 14 is conducted in South Korea to showcase a full spectrum…

F-16 tests Arresting Cable at Denver Int’l Airport

03/28/2014
03/27/2014: Colorado Air National Guard F-16 D lands at Denver International Airport (DIA) in preparation for temporary operations while Buckley AFB receives runway improvements. The preliminary testing of a temporary aircraft-arresting device, which is similar to an arresting cable on an aircraft carrier, is an operational requirement prior to the…

MV-22 Osprey Flight Operations in East China Sea

03/27/2014
03/27/2014: An MV-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft performs flight operations in the East China Sea and Okinawa. EAST CHINA SEA (March 15. 2014) -- An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, performs operations out of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).…