Month: January 2022

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Christopher Hartl (left) and Lance Cpl. Austin Hurkmans, both Low Altitude Air Defense gunners with 3d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, provide surface-to-air defense using the FIM-92 Stinger on Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2022. The training demonstrates the joint force’s ability to integrate command and control, expand battlefield awareness, and conduct long-range precision strikes as an enduring, stand-in-force. Hartl is a native of Mukilteo, Washington, and Hurkmans is a native of Marquette, Michigan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ujian Gosun)
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U.S. Marines Conduct EAB Operations

January 31, 2022 VA Worker 0

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Christopher Hartl (left) and Lance Cpl. Austin Hurkmans, both Low Altitude Air Defense gunners with 3d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, provide surface-to-air defense using the FIM-92 Stinger on Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2022. The training demonstrates the joint force’s ability to integrate command and control, expand battlefield awareness, and conduct long-range [Read More …]

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Drizzt Garcia-Washburn, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, provides security from a hide site on Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2022. The training demonstrates the joint force’s ability to integrate command and control, expand battlefield awareness, and conduct long-range precision strikes as an enduring, stand-in-force. Garcia-Washburn is a native of Las Cruces, New Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)
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U.S. Marines conduct EAB operations on Ie Shima

January 31, 2022 VA Worker 0

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Drizzt Garcia-Washburn, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, provides security from a hide site on Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 28, 2022. The training demonstrates the joint force’s ability to integrate command and control, expand battlefield awareness, and conduct long-range precision strikes as an enduring, stand-in-force. Garcia-Washburn is a [Read More …]

SULU SEA (Jan. 31, 2022) Landing craft, air cushion attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 departs the well deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during well deck operations in support of Marine Exercise Philippines (MAREX PH), Jan. 31, 2022. MAREX PH demonstrates U.S. commitment to the region and our long-standing treaty allies. We seek to build enduring, mutually beneficial relationships and invest in training to ensure a Free and Open-Indo Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Wesley Richardson)
U.S. Navy

USS Essex Underway Operations

January 31, 2022 VA Worker 0

SULU SEA (Jan. 31, 2022) Landing craft, air cushion attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 departs the well deck of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during well deck operations in support of Marine Exercise Philippines (MAREX PH), Jan. 31, 2022. MAREX PH demonstrates U.S. commitment to the region and our long-standing treaty allies. We seek to [Read More …]

U.S. Marine Corp Staff Sgt. James Tomecek Jr., small arms weapons instructor, Weapons and Training Battalion (WTBN), fires his pistol during the WTBN Recreational Fire (Rec Fire) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 28, 2022. Rec Fire offers Marines and civilians the opportunity to fire their personal weapons in a safe and controlled environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Mitchell Johnson)
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WTBN REC Fire

January 31, 2022 VA Worker 0

U.S. Marine Corp Staff Sgt. James Tomecek Jr., small arms weapons instructor, Weapons and Training Battalion (WTBN), fires his rifle during the WTBN Recreational Fire (Rec Fire) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 28, 2022. Rec Fire offers Marines and civilians the opportunity to fire their personal weapons in a safe and controlled environment. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by [Read More …]

U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Alexander Mastel, a flight deck officer, directs a MH-65E Dolphin helicopter onto the flight deck of the USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 2, 2022. The Stratton crew conducted flight operations to maintain operational capabilities and increase readiness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sarah Stegall)
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USCGC Stratton Crew Conduct Flight Deck Operations

January 31, 2022 VA Worker 0

U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Alexander Mastel, a flight deck officer, directs a MH-65E Dolphin helicopter off the flight deck of the USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 2, 2022. The Stratton crew conducted flight operations to maintain operational capabilities and increase readiness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sarah Stegall)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point on le Shima Island, in Okinawa Japan, Jan. 6th 2022. The Marines conducted what is known as a hot load, refueling and loading ordinance while the helicopters are still under power. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher W. England)
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Ammo Run

January 30, 2022 VA Worker 0

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point on le Shima Island, in Okinawa Japan, Jan. 6th 2022. The Marines conducted what is known as a hot load, refueling and loading ordinance while the helicopters are still under power. The [Read More …]

U.S. Army Soldiers drag a skid litter during a physical training exercise for the Army's Best Competition. Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Fort Hood, Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Army’s Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams’ physical and mental skills. Competitors must be agile, adaptive leaders who demonstrate mature judgment while testing collective team skills in areas of physical fitness, tactical marksmanship, leadership, warrior skills, land navigation and overall knowledge of medical, technical and tactical proficiencies through a series of hands-on tasks in a simulated operational environment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)
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2022 Army Best Medic Competition

January 30, 2022 VA Worker 0

U.S. Army Soldiers drag a skid litter during a physical training exercise for the Army’s Best Competition. Twenty-two two-Soldier teams from all around the world traveled to Fort Hood, Texas to compete in the finals to be named the Army’s Best Medic. The competition is a 72-hour arduous test of the teams’ physical and mental skills. Competitors must be agile, [Read More …]

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment acting as opposing forces during Allied Spirit 22 maneuver M113A3 armored personnel carriers in Hohenfels, Training Area, Germany Jan. 25, 2022. Allied Spirit is a United States Army Europe-Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command conducted, Joint Multinational Readiness Center hosted training exercise for the Latvian 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade from Jan. 11, 2022 to Feb. 5, 2022. The exercise will develop and enhance NATO and key part\ner interoperability and readiness across specified warfighting functions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathaniel Gayle) Allied Spirit is a United States Army Europe-Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command conducted, Joint Multinational Readiness Center hosted training exercise for the Latvian 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade from Jan. 11, 2022 to Feb. 5, 2022. The exercise will develop and enhance NATO and key partner interoperability and readiness across specified warfighting functions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nathaniel Gayle)
U.S. Army

Allied Spirit 22

January 30, 2022 VA Worker 0

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment acting as opposing forces during Allied Spirit 22 maneuver M113A3 armored personnel carriers in Hohenfels, Training Area, Germany Jan. 25, 2022. Allied Spirit is a United States Army Europe-Africa directed, 7th Army Training Command conducted, Joint Multinational Readiness Center hosted training exercise for the Latvian 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade from [Read More …]

220124-N-EE352-1429 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 24, 2022) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Golden Dragons” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192, prepares to launch off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 24, 2022. Dual Carrier Operations with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group demonstrates the U.S. Navy’s capability to rapidly aggregate to deliver overwhelming maritime force and increase collective war-fighting readiness in support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Leon Vonguyen)
U.S. Navy

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Conducts Flight Operations in South China Sea

January 30, 2022 VA Worker 0

220124-N-EE352-1429 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 24, 2022) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Golden Dragons” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192, prepares to launch off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 24, 2022. Dual Carrier Operations with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group demonstrates the U.S. [Read More …]