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Operation Enduring Freedom

Aussie Pilot Awarded USMC Air Medal

Posted on June 6, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
06/06/2017
Video:Aussie Pilot Awarded USMC Air Medal
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged 3rd Marine Air Wing, AH-1 Cobra, Aussie Pilot, AUSTRALIAN ARMY BASE, Australian Army Maj. Joel Domigan, Darwin, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Joel Domigan, Lt. Col. Brian Middleton, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, Operation Enduring Freedom, Robertson Barracks, USMC Air Medal

B-1 Bombers for Afghanistan

Posted on September 8, 2014 | by Caroline Teames
09/08/2014
Video:B-1 Bombers in Afghanistan
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged Al Udeid AB, B-1 Bomber, Iraq, Kris Osborn, Operation Desert Fox, Operation Enduring Freedom, Qatar

E-3 AWACS Combat Sortie Over Afghanistan

Posted on June 7, 2014 | by Caroline Teames
06/07/2014
Video:E-3 AWACS Combat Sortie Over Afghanistan
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, Afghanistan, Airborne Warning and Control System, E-3 AWACS, Operation Enduring Freedom

CV-22 Images: Almost Like Paintings

Posted on May 12, 2014 | by Caroline Teames
05/12/2014
This photo gallery provides some incredible shots of the CV-22. The CV-22 is the USAF Special Forces version of the Osprey which together with the Marines are reshaping what a ground assault force is capable of doing.
Posted in Con Ops, Slideshow, What's New | Tagged CV-22, Department of Defense, Emerald Warrior, Florida, Hurlburt field, Operation Enduring Freedom, U.S. Air Force

A-10 Warthogs refuel over Afghanistan

Posted on December 1, 2013 | by Caroline Teames
12/01/2013
Video:A-10 Warthogs refuel over Afghanistan
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, A-10 Warthogs, Afghanistan, georgia, KC-135R Stratotanker, Moody AFB, Operation Enduring Freedom

HIMARS in Operation in Afghanistan

Posted on August 2, 2013 | by Caroline Teames
08/02/2013
Video:HIMARS in Operation in Afghanistan with Marines.
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged 11th Marines, 5th Battalion, Afghanistan, Camp Leatherneck, HIMARS, M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, Operation Enduring Freedom, Regimental Combat Team 7, Romeo Battery, U.S. Marines

Striking at Sunrise

Posted on October 7, 2011 | by SysAdmin
10/07/2011
10/07/2011 Some striking photos of a USMC exercise in Hawaii.
Posted in HOME, In Briefs, Slideshow | Tagged 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, California, Enhanced Mojave Viper training exercise, Kilo Company, Marine Corps, Operation Enduring Freedom, Second Lt. Adam Staff, Twentynine Palms

Osprey Maintenance in Afghanistan

Posted on June 4, 2011 | by SysAdmin
06/04/2011
05/29/2011 One of most transformational platforms operating today, the Osprey allows the USMC to change operations on the land and on the sea.
Posted in HOME, In Briefs, Video | Tagged Afghanistan, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264, MV-22 Ospreys, Operation Enduring Freedom, U.S. Marines, VMM-264
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