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The Latest Stryker Vehicle is Built for Extremes
August 31, 2016
Boasting an upgraded chassis and drivetrain along with a variety of mechanical, electrical and digital improvements to enhance its performance, a new variant of the Stryker Combat Vehicle underwent a winter of extreme use at U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center earlier this year. "It looks like a regular Stryker, but it isn't," said Richard Reiser, test officer. "It has a larger engine that significantly increases horsepower and torque."
Mustang Medics Train with Republic of Korea Air Force Counterparts
August 31, 2016
Medics from the 51st Medical Group and Republic of Korea air force (ROKAF) transport a simulated bombing victim on a stretcher during a joint mass-casualty medical exercise at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 22, 2016. ROKAF medical personnel worked with the 51st MDG to understand the differences in how the U.S. Air Force triages and transports patients.
Pacific Surface Action Group and Australia Participate In Exchange Program
August 31, 2016
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-122 Gets Low during Southern Frontier
August 31, 2016
Two F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 fly over head during Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 31, 2016. The Hornet squadron trained in low-altitude tactics, building pilots’ confidence and skills with low flying while performing air-to-surface maneuvers simultaneously. Southern Frontier is a three week unit level training helping pilots gain experience and qualifications in low-altitude tactics, close air support, and air ground, high explosive ordnance delivery.
USS Boxer Makes First Stop in U.S. During 2016 Deployment
August 30, 2016
An MV-22 Osprey aircraft, assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), sits on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Aug. 26, 2016. Boxer, flagship for Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 13th MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Visits Kadena
August 30, 2016
Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with members of the 67th Fighter Squadron, Aug. 29, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Troxell visited the 33rd Rescue Squadron and the 67th FS as part of his visit to Kadena, learning about Airmen and their leadership.
Senate Homeland Security, Governmental Affairs Committee Staff Tour Emory S. Land
August 30, 2016
Sailors aboard the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) man the rails as the ship returns from deployment, April 11, 2016. The return to Guam is Emory S. Land's first, since changing homeport from Diego Garcia to Guam Dec. 23. Emory S. Land is an expeditionary submarine tender conducting coordinated tended moorings and afloat maintenance in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-122 Gets Low during Southern Frontier
August 30, 2016
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trevor Serenelli, ordnance Marine assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, shouts directions while guiding a bomb onto an aircraft during Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 26, 2016. VMFA-122 delivered munitions while providing close air support to ground combat units at Bradshaw Range Complex during the training. Southern Frontier is a three week unit level training evolution helping the flying squadron gain qualifications and experience in low altitude, air ground, high explosive ordnance delivery.
Ironhorse Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army Service Earn Honors at Selection Board
August 30, 2016
Nominees for the General Paik Sun Yup Leadership Award Board stand in front of the board to hear their final decision on who attained the honored award August 19, 2016 at the Commanding General's Mess on Camp Red Cloud, South Korea. By the end of the board, eight of the eleven KATUSAs had passed, including four from 1st ABCT.
USS Harpers Ferry Arrives in Hawaii
August 30, 2016
Texas Gunfighters Join in Hawaii Air Nation Guard's Sentry Aloha
August 30, 2016
Tech. Sgt. Kevin Yamaguchi, crew chief, and Capt. Christopher Myers, logistics readiness officer, both with the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, practice survival techniques in a life raft taught by a survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) specialist with the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2016. Yamaguchi and Myers Members were required to complete the training prior to getting a flight in the F-16 Fighting Falcon as part of the Sentry Aloha 2016, a large-scale fighter exercise hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard.
Acting Assistant Secretary Judith Garber Travels to Honolulu, Hawaii
August 30, 2016
USS Decatur, USS Spruance Conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise with Japan
August 29, 2016
An MH-60R Seahawk, attached to the Warbirds detachment of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49, launches from the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) during transit of the South China Sea, Aug. 24, 2016. The guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111), USS Decatur (DDG 73) and Momsen are deployed in support of maritime security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific as part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) under Commander, Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 31.
Exercise Kowari: U.S., Australia, China Set to Survive Inside the Outback
August 29, 2016
U.S. Marines and soldiers, Australian Army soldiers, and People’s Liberation Army soldiers receive a patch during Exercise Kowari’s opening ceremony at Larrakeyah Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, August 26, 2016. The purpose of Exercise Kowari is to enhance the United States, Australia, and China’s friendship and trust, through trilateral cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Rim regions.
Army Stands Ready to Defend Korea, U.S. Army Pacific Commander Says
August 29, 2016
USS Coronado Departs Hawaii for Western Pacific Deployment
August 29, 2016
(July 19, 2018) - USS Coronado (LCS 4), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, launches a Harpoon Block 1C missile for the first time during exercise Rim of the Pacific (Rim of the Pacific). Twenty-six nations, 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
Alaska Army National Guard Supports Community with Multi-agency Exercise
August 29, 2016
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Markham, an Alaska Army National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear noncommissioned officer assigned to the 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team out of Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, goes through a chemical decontamination point during an exercise Aug. 23, 2016, at the Fairbanks Regional Fire Training Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. During the exercise, participants had to be decontaminated before leaving a contaminated area, known as the hot zone.
USS Fort Worth Arrives Cebu
August 29, 2016
Exercise Pitch Black 2016: Misawa Airmen Evolve Capabilities with Partner Nations
August 29, 2016
An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 14th Fighter Squadron assigned to Misawa Air Base, Japan, flies over the skies of Australia during exercise Pitch Black 16, Aug. 12, 2016. Pitch Black is a Royal Australian Air Force biennial international engagement designed to exercise participant tasks, evaluate proficiency and identify future training and other actions that improve alliance capabilities.
Preparing for the Worst through Practice: Exercise Arctic Chinook 2016
August 29, 2016
Technical Sgt. Cody Inman, a pararescueman with the 212th Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, is hoisted into a HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during Exercise Arctic Chinook Aug. 24, 2016. Exercise Arctic Chinook is a joint U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Northern Command-sponsored exercise on the U.S. State Department approved list of Arctic Council Chairmanship events. The Arctic mass rescue operation exercise scenario consisted of an adventure-class cruise ship with approximately 200 passengers and crew that experience a catastrophic event with the need to abandon ship. Arctic Chinook exercised elements of the Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement to include interoperability, cooperation, information sharing, SAR services, and joint exercise review.