U.S. Army Specialist James Raul, indirect fire infantryman, East Africa Response Force (EARF), launches a mortar during a live fire exercise, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Koron Djiboutian range complex. Participating in these exercises allows soldiers with the EARF to remain ready to execute the mission, keep their skills sharp, while also learning new ones. (U.S. Air Force photo by [Read More …]
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron (33rd RQS) hovers over simulated casualties during a joint search and rescue exercise at Kin Blue Bay, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2020. This exercise was conducted to improve understanding of the personnel recovery processes in Okinawa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gerardo W. Cano)
New Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, participate in a motivational run at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Dec. 17, 2020. Following graduation on Dec. 18, the new Marines will be transported to Camp Pendleton, Calif., to begin their next phase of training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brooke C. Woods)
U.S Marines prepare to static line jump out of a KC-130J Hercules during a parachute operation over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 10, 2020. During a static line jump, Marines’ parachutes are attached to the aircraft with a cord, and upon jumping out, the cord deploys the canopy and enables a safe landing. Marines with Air Delivery Platoon, [Read More …]
U.S. Marines Cpl. Wesley T. McGinn (left) and Cpl. Jacob D. Morris (right), mortarmen, with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, 1st Marine Division discuss their plan of attack at range 106 during Steel Knight 21, Dec. 04, 2020. 3rd LAR uses Steel Knight to increase their abilities to plan, communicate and conduct operations against capable near-peer adversary with a [Read More …]
HM2 Timothy Maddox, a Hospital Corpsman in the Preventive Medicine Department at Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), prepares to deliver the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at NHCH by diluting the multi-dose vials on Dec. 16, 2020. NHCH has initially received a limited quantity of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare personnel and emergency support services. NHCH is following the Department of [Read More …]
Petty Officer 2nd Class Paul Boeker, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Cantu, right, crew members from Coast Guard Station Galveston, transfer two infants from an aground fishing vessel to a Coast Guard Station Galveston 45-foot Response Boat – Medium Oct. 9, 2020, near Rollover Pass in Gilchrist, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report of three [Read More …]
Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), hold security during a simulated embassy reinforcement at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2020. An embassy reinforcement exercise involves complex scenarios to prepare Marines for missions in support of the Department of State. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a [Read More …]
Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron showcase a new hot pit refueling flow during a “Super Surge,” Nov. 18, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The LRS team pumped 1,389,391 gallons of fuel; 650,417 gallons were for the F-15C Eagles alone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebeckah Medeiros)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Terrance Clayborn, a supply administrator and operations specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, sets security during exercise Samurai at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2020. The Marines demonstrated their ability to expeditiously stand up a command and control node, increasing 3d Marine Division’s capability to operate in a distributed environment across the Indo-Pacific [Read More …]
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