04/15/2013: During the Lisbon Summit in 2010, Alliance leaders agreed they wanted a leaner NATO Command Structure that is more affordable and more deployable on operations. The new structure represents a significant reduction in the number of military headquarters and a manpower savings of about 30 percent. Credit:NATO Channel:1/31/13
04/11/2013: Various footage of Eielson AFB, Alaska. Credit:354th Fighter Wing:2/1/13 http://www.eielson.af.mil Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EIL, ICAO: PAEI, FAA LID: EIL) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska. The host unit at Eielson…
04/10/2013: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducted its first F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter Short Take Off, Vertical Landing operations aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. at approximately 8:45 a.m. March 21. This was also the first dual flight of VMFA-121 F-35B aircraft. F-35 test pilot Maj. Richard Rusnok…
04/10/2013: A one-minute trailer for the upcoming documentary entitled "Inside the MAGTF" produced by the MCAS Miramar Public Affairs Office. Credit:Marine Corps Air Station Miramar / 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing:4/4/13
04/10/2013: F-22s on JBER preparing for take off during the exercise Polar Force 13-3. Credit:Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs:4/7/13 Joint Base Elmendorf--Richardson conducted an F-22 deployment exercise during Polar Force 13-3. The deployment exercise put airman in a situation where jets needed to be deployed and received as quickly as…
04/10/2013: USS Arlington LPD24 Commissioning was held in early April 2013. Credit:Defense Media Activity - Navy:4/8/13 According to Scott McCaffrey of The Sun Gazette: A crowd of 6,000 gathered April 6 at Naval Station Norfolk for the commissioning of the USS Arlington in a colorful ceremony whose roots date to…
04/09/2013: F-22’s flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force’s 19th Fighter Squadron take off during an early morning 14-ship sortie rotation. The squadrons launched and recovered a record number of sorties which is the most executed by these squadrons on a…
04/07/2013: Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group trained for door breaching and demolition operations at a range aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 18, 2013. The Marines utilized shotguns and various explosive devices throughout the training. Credit:2nd Marine Logistics Group:1/18/13
