Month: November 2020

Jennifer Mangan, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, handles a Shirohebi, also known as the Iwakuni white snake, during the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine visit in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 6, 2020. The Marine Corps Community Services Cultural Adaptation Program coordinated the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine visit for MCAS Iwakuni residents in order to give them the opportunity to visit the shrine participate in traditions and interacted with the white snakes that live there.
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MCAS Iwakuni Residents Visit The Shirohebi (Whitesnake) Shrine

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Jennifer Mangan, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, handles a Shirohebi, also known as the Iwakuni white snake, during the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine visit in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 6, 2020. The Marine Corps Community Services Cultural Adaptation Program coordinated the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine visit for MCAS Iwakuni residents in order to give them the opportunity to visit [Read More …]

U.S. Soldiers, with Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pose for a photo with a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle and a AH-64 Apache Helicopter in the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, Nov. 23, 2020. The soldiers are in Syria to support the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) mission. CJTF remains committed to working by, with, and through our partners to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jensen Guillory)
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M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles in Northeast Syria

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U.S. Soldiers, with Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, pose for a photo with a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle and a AH-64 Apache Helicopter in the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, Nov. 23, 2020. The soldiers are in Syria to support the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) [Read More …]

Sgt. Kayla Brook, an Intelligence Analyst assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, OK, fires an M2 Browning during a weapon familiarization range conducted on November 28, 2020, while deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. The 75th Field Artillery Brigade is currently operating as the Force Field Artillery Headquarters for Task Force Spartan Shield in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dustin D. Biven / 75th Field Artillery Brigade)
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Diamond Brigade Conducts Weapon Familiarization Range In Middle East

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Sgt. Kayla Brook, an Intelligence Analyst assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, OK, fires an M2 Browning during a weapon familiarization range conducted on November 28, 2020, while deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve. The 75th Field Artillery Brigade is currently operating as the Force [Read More …]

Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division stage military vehicles near northeastern Syria September 20, 2020. The unit is preparing for operations in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve. Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve supports partner operations in Iraq and Syria in order to defeat Daesh remnants and promote regional security (U.S. Army Photo by: Staff Sgt. Michael West)
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1-6 IN mission in NE Syria

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Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division stage military vehicles near northeastern Syria September 20, 2020. The unit is preparing for operations in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve. Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve supports partner operations in Iraq and Syria in order to defeat Daesh remnants [Read More …]

Soldiers assigned 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and the Indonesian 431st Para Raider Infantry Battalion take part in Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training during the 2020 Indonesia Platoon Exchange at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on Nov. 22, 2020. This training consisted of proper movement techniques between buildings, room clearing techniques, medical care in urban environments, proper employment of mortars in an urban environment and utilization of new technologies in urban environments. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Brutus)
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Indonesia Platoon Exchange: MOUT Training

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Soldiers assigned 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and the Indonesian 431st Para Raider Infantry Battalion take part in Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training during the 2020 Indonesia Platoon Exchange at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on Nov. 22, 2020. This training consisted of proper movement techniques between buildings, room clearing techniques, medical [Read More …]

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, and the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, perform a hot refuel on two F-22 Raptors during a Dynamic Force Employment out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 24, 2020. DFE is an operational platform that allows our forces to be strategically predictable and operationally unpredictable. The U.S. Air Force is postured and ready to respond to crises and contingencies throughout the U.S. Into-Pacific Command, contributing to regional stability and a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Katelin D. Britton)
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94th FS rolls with 36th AS, 36th CRG

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, and the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, perform a hot refuel on two F-22 Raptors during a Dynamic Force Employment out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 24, 2020. DFE is an operational platform that allows our forces to be strategically predictable and [Read More …]

201123-N-YO638-1259 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Nov. 23, 2020) Left wing pilot Maj. Frank Zastoupil, assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, conducts the Pitch-Up Break maneuver during a training flight over Pensacola, Florida. The Blue Angels are conducting training flights over Pensacola to build flight and maintenance proficiency on the new F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet platform and maintain readiness. The 2021 show season will be the Blue Angels’ first year flying the Super Hornet platform as well as the 75th anniversary of the team. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cody Hendrix)
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Blue Angels Super Hornet Training

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201123-N-YO638-1259 PENSACOLA, Fla. (Nov. 23, 2020) Left wing pilot Maj. Frank Zastoupil, assigned to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, conducts the Pitch-Up Break maneuver during a training flight over Pensacola, Florida. The Blue Angels are conducting training flights over Pensacola to build flight and maintenance proficiency on the new F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet platform and maintain [Read More …]

An M1128 Mobile Gun System assigned to Echo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducts Stryker Gunnery Table VI at Fort Carson, Colorado, Nov. 24, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Daniel Parker)
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Stryker Gunnery

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An M1128 Mobile Gun System assigned to Echo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducts Stryker Gunnery Table VI at Fort Carson, Colorado, Nov. 24, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Daniel Parker)

A Ghost Robotics Vision 60 prototype patrols the flight line during the Advanced Battle Management System exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 3, 2020. The prototype of a four-legged dog-like robot, was tested during the exercise as a new way to patrol battle spaces and provide Airmen with direct eyes on targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dwane R. Young)
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Advanced Battle Management System at Nellis

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A Ghost Robotics Vision 60 prototype patrols the flight line during the Advanced Battle Management System exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 3, 2020. The prototype of a four-legged dog-like robot, was tested during the exercise as a new way to patrol battle spaces and provide Airmen with direct eyes on targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman [Read More …]

201119-N-OU681-1345 KINGSVILLE, Texas (Nov. 19 2020) A student naval aviator and instructor pilot assigned to Training Air Wing 2 aboard Naval Air Station Kingsville conduct a training flight in a T-45C Goshawk jet trainer aircraft, Nov. 19, 2020. TRAWING 2 comprises two training squadrons that conduct intermediate and advanced undergraduate strike pilot training for Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Michelle Tucker/Released)
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Training Air Wing 2 Flight Operations

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201119-N-OU681-1345 KINGSVILLE, Texas (Nov. 19 2020) A student naval aviator and instructor pilot assigned to Training Air Wing 2 aboard Naval Air Station Kingsville conduct a training flight in a T-45C Goshawk jet trainer aircraft, Nov. 19, 2020. TRAWING 2 comprises two training squadrons that conduct intermediate and advanced undergraduate strike pilot training for Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy [Read More …]