U.S. Air Force crew from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron preparing a C-17 Globemaster III for an air drop mission Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs, September 20th, 2010 10/04/2010 - US Air Force transport aircraft dropped 3,800 container delivery system supply bundles in August to troops at remote…
This video shows the U.S. KC-135R Stratotanker crew from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conducting air refueling operations over Afghanistan. Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Public Affairs, September 9th, 2010 One change which the new tanker will bring to the allied fleets is refuelability: air refueling is indeed a…
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors aboard the USS Kearsarge loading gear and vehicle onto the ship's well deck as part of flood relief in Pakistan. Credit: 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs, September 3rd, 2010 September 19th, 2010 / The Amphib is one of the most useful of the…
The United States Coast Guard's rapid action in shaping containment strategy for explosion aboard Gulf Oil platform works effectively. The platform is located 80 miles sourth of Vermillion Bay in Louisiana. The offshore oil production facility, known as Vermillion Block 380, is in 340 feet of water. In contrast, the…
Credit: American Forces Network Afghanistan, Kandahar, Afghanistan, August 27th, 2010 Soldiers from 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 6th Battalion, D Company, stationed at Kandahar Air Field, conduct helicopter maintenance and get the helicopters back in the air and into the fight. Maintenance is a vital part of ensuring the reliability and…
"Destroyer Protects" shows Soldiers escorting and protecting U.S. advisers as they work with Iraqis to develop Iraq's only deep water port. A key mission in transition is for US forces to work with Iraqis to shape naval and air force capabilities to provide for Iraqi security. (https://www.sldinfo.com/?p=10054 and https://www.sldinfo.com/?p=10824) Credit:…
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducting a combined amphibious assault exercise from the ships of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group during a three week long Composite Training Unit Exercise. Credit: 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs 7/26/10
Credit: USCG rescue in blizzard conditions near Adak, U.S. Coast Guard District 17 PADET Kodiak, Alaska, July 2010 Scenes include footage from above the rescue helicopter while they winch a person from their vessel into the coast guard helicopter. The impact of operating in such conditions is to accelerate the…
