Month: July 2021

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Albert DeBetta, a cannoneer with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols in support of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 26, 2021. TS21 is a large-scale, bilateral military exercise conducted biennially across Northern Australia designed to enhance the U.S.-Australia alliance which is an anchor of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Exercises like this provide effective and intense training to ensure the forces are capable, interoperable, responsive, and combat-ready.
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Marines with 31st MEU Conduct EAB Operations

July 29, 2021 VA Worker 0

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Albert DeBetta, a cannoneer with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols in support of Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 26, 2021. TS21 is a large-scale, bilateral military exercise conducted biennially across Northern Australia designed to enhance the U.S.-Australia alliance [Read More …]

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, flies next to a KC-135R Stratotanker, from the 151st Air Fueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard on July 28, 2021. The Air National Guard provides almost half of the Air Force's tactical airlift support, combat communications functions, aero medical evacuations and aerial refueling. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Colton Elliott)
U.S. Air National Guard

Utah ANG Refuels F-35 Lightning II

July 29, 2021 VA Worker 0

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, prepares to receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker, from the 151st Air Fueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard on July 28, 2021. The Air National Guard provides almost half of the Air Force’s tactical airlift support, combat communications functions, aero medical evacuations and aerial refueling. (U.S. Air [Read More …]

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC), fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle at a target during a Combat Marksmanship Program (CMP) range in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 10, 2021. The CMP range allows Marines to maintain rifle proficiency while being put through various courses of fire. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a crisis response force, prepared to deploy a variety of capabilities across the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Willow Marshall)
U.S. Marine Corps

SPMAGTF-CR-CC: V21 CMP Range

July 29, 2021 VA Worker 0

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC), fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle at a target during a Combat Marksmanship Program (CMP) range in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 10, 2021. The CMP range allows Marines to maintain rifle proficiency while being [Read More …]

U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Michael Grabowski, a health care specialist assigned to the 141st Medical Company, 118th Medical Battalion, Connecticut Army National Guard, loosens the straps of a stretcher at the Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Armed Forces Reserve Center, Middletown, Connecticut, June 17th, 2020. This soldier was a simulated casualty and was transported by stretcher by other soldiers of the 141st during a simualted casualty evacuation exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)
U.S. Army

141st Medical Company, 118th Medical Battalion Health Care Specialists conduct training

July 29, 2021 VA Worker 0

U.S. Army National Guard soldiers assigned to the 141st Medical Company, 118th Medical Battalion, Connecticut Army National Guard, secure a simulated casualty to a stretcher at the Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Armed Forces Reserve Center, Middletown, Connecticut, June 17th, 2020. In addition to wearing their Army Combat Uniforms, the soldiers of the 141st also wear Joint Service General Purpose Masks [Read More …]

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response - Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 21.1, communicates with a British Army Soldier with 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, while conducting a bilateral training range in Jordan, July 03, 2021. The Bilateral training was conducted to strengthen relations and cooperation between the allied forces in the U.S. Central Command area of operation. SPMAGTF-CR-CC is designed to respond rapidly and efficiently to a wide-range of military operations utilizing aviation, ground, and logistics assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Yost).
U.S. Marine Corps

2/1 Trains with British Army 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment

July 29, 2021 VA Worker 0

A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, attached to the Special Purpose Marine Air – Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 21.1, fires a L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun while being observed by a British Army Soldier with 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in Jordan, July 03, 2021. The Bilateral training was conducted to strengthen relations [Read More …]

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 6, 2021) U.S. Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), lower a Sailor and Marines with the All Domain Reconnaissance Boat Team, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and in a Rigid Inflatable Boat into the water below to conduct to conduct small boat operations, July 6. Marines and Sailors of the 11th MEU and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) are underway conducting integrated training off the coast of southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennessa Davey)
U.S. Marine Corps

11th MEU Conducts RIB Operations from the USS Portland

July 28, 2021 VA Worker 0

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 6, 2021) U.S. Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), lower a Rigid Inflatable Boat into the water below to conduct to conduct small boat operations, July 6. Marines and Sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) are underway conducting integrated training off the coast of [Read More …]

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and Colombian Air Force Kfirs fly in formation over Colombia during Exercise Relampago VI, July 27, 2021. Relampago VI is a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise taking place in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) theater that focuses on techniques, tactics and procedures to strengthen the longstanding partnership between our armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Duncan C. Bevan)
U.S. Air Force

F-16s and Kfirs Fly in Formation over Colombia

July 28, 2021 VA Worker 0

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and Colombian Air Force Kfirs fly in formation over Colombia during Exercise Relampago VI, July 27, 2021. Relampago VI is a combined Colombian and U.S. exercise taking place in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) theater that focuses on techniques, tactics and procedures to strengthen the longstanding partnership [Read More …]

Marines with Oscar Battery, 5th Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, conduct fire missions in support of Battalion Distributed Operations Course (BDOC), a sub-event of Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California on July 27, 2021. BDOC challenges a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) to execute offensive and defensive operations supported by air and ground assets in a geographically dispersed area of operations. MAGTF 25 is the first Reserve unit to conduct the BDOC, ensuring Marine Forces Reserve remains combat-ready. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Intriago)
U.S. Marine Corps

Here Comes the Boom

July 28, 2021 VA Worker 0

Marines with Oscar Battery, 5th Battalion, 14th Marines, 4th Marine Division, conduct fire missions in support of Battalion Distributed Operations Course (BDOC), a sub-event of Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California on July 27, 2021. BDOC challenges a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) to execute offensive and defensive operations supported by [Read More …]

A U.S. Special Operations Command para-commando performs during the singing of the National Anthem at Wittman Regional Airport, Wis., July 27, 2021. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 21 offers daily air shows, aerobatics and pyrotechnics and will highlight Air Force Special Operations Command. The Para-Commandos are comprised of active duty Special Operators, such as Army Special Forces, Army Rangers, Navy SEALs, Air Force Combat Controllers and Marine Raiders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mahoney)
U.S. Air Force

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021

July 28, 2021 VA Worker 0

A U.S. Special Operations Command para-commando carries the American flag during the singing of the National Anthem at Wittman Regional Airport, Wis., July 27, 2021. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 21 offers daily air shows, aerobatics and pyrotechnics and will highlight Air Force Special Operations Command. The Para-Commandos are comprised of active duty Special Operators, such as Army Special Forces, Army Rangers, [Read More …]