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Red Patchers: The Misunderstood Marines

Marines conduct a helicopter support team exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, April 22, 2016. The Marines are landing support specialists, commonly referred to as red patchers, with Landing Support Detachment, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Duluth Air Guard Deploys F-16s to Osan

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (April 19, 2016) - A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II with the 51st Fighter Wing out of Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, touches down at Clark AB after returning from its first operational mission through international airspace, providing air and maritime situational awareness. The A-10C's mission enhances U.S. military assets in the region upholding freedom of navigation and over flight. Five A-10Cs are joined with three HH-60G Pave Hawks, and approximately 200 personnel deployed from multiple Pacific Air Forces units to make up the first iteration of the U.S. Pacific Command Air Contingent at Clark AB.

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Keeping Birds in the Sky

In this photo, Sgt. Jeffrey L. Allen scopes out the terrain from his seat in a UH-1Y Huey, April 8, 2016, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Allen, along with other crew chiefs and aircraft maintainers, may work up to 16 hours a day performing maintenance and checks on aircraft to ensure safe missions. Allen, from Ennis, Texas, is with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167, currently supporting Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.

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Taxiing down runway

F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi down the flightline during a surge operation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 5, 2016. The exercise was conducted to validate the 35th Fighter Wing’s ability to generate aircraft in a simulated combat scenario, with more than 70 sorties per fighter squadron being flown each day.

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Boxer, Bonhomme Richard and Dokdo Amphibious Ready Groups Operating Together During Exercise Ssang Yong

WATERS EAST OF KOREA (March 8, 2016) - U.S. ships from the Boxer and Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Groups are underway with the Dokdo Amphibious Ready Group from the Republic of Korea during Ssang Yong 2016. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps team are committed to the ROK-U.S. Alliance and conduct exercises regularly to ensure interoperability and maintain strong working relationships to support the sovereignty of the Republic of Korea. Ssang Yong familiarizes American armed forces with the Korean peninsula and builds upon the strong preexisting relationship between the two militaries.

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Cope North 16 aerial refueling

An 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon connects to a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker for aerial refueling during the large force employment of exercise Cope North 16, Feb. 24, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Through training exercises such as CN16, the U.S., Japan and Australian air forces develop combat capabilities, enhancing air superiority, electronic warfare, air interdiction, tactical airlift and aerial refueling.

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US and Republic of Korea Special Operations Forces Training Together on the Korean Peninsula

YONGSAN GARRISON, Republic of Korea (Jan. 3, 2016) - U.S. and Republic of Korea Special Operations Forces conduct night airborne operations of the ramp of a MC-130J Commando II. Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group stationed out of Kadena Air Base, Japan routinely fly aircraft and crews to support Special Operations Command Korea's annual combined readiness exercises.

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Aircraft with a cold shoulder

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (Dec. 3, 2015) - Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Derr, 732nd Air Mobility Squadron avionics specialist, deices a KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base on the flight line at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 3, 2015. There is always a person in the truck, one in the deicer and one on the ground to make sure the aircraft is deiced all around.

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Whiteman Airmen deploy stealth strength to Guam

In this photo, crew chiefs assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to launch a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 12, 2015. Three B-2s and about 225 Airmen from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, deployed to Guam to conduct familiarization training activities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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US, Aussies conduct joint refueling for Talisman Sabre 2015

NORTHERN TERRITORY, ACT, Australia (July 13, 2015) - A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport refuels a RAAF F/A-18 Hornet alongside other U.S. and Australian fighters during a refueling training exercise as part of Talisman Sabre 2015. U.S. and Australian forces are conducting air refueling missions throughout the Talisman Sabre 2015 exercise to improve interoperability and familiarization with each other's procedures. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries' ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts.

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Northern Edge 2015 battlespace, maximizes training capability

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (June 25, 2015) Live, virtual and constructive (LVC) participants from various U.S. military branches are tracked by the 353rd Combat Training Squadron as assets move into place in preparation for an Exercise Northern Edge scenario. The LVC system enables live participants like this U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon deployed to Alaska to directly engage and interact with virtual aviators operating from home station simulators, and contructive computer-generated forces to provide more robust training scenarios. Northern Edge 2015 is Alaska's premier joint training exercise designed to practice operations, tactics, techniques and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among thousands of Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from active duty, reserve and National Guard units.

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Coordinated check conducted on a P-3C Orion

150609-N-MV308-001 KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (June 9, 2015) Sailors assigned to the Skinny Dragons of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 perform a man-on-the-stand coordinated check on a P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. Coordinated checks are done on a routine basis to ensure proper functioning of the aircraft and continued mission readiness and performance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Porter/Released)

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ROKA surgeon general visits 3rd GSAB

In this file photo, a Soldier from the Company C, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Ahn, a ROKA surgeon general, April 8, at the Super Hangar on Camp Humphreys in South Korea. Ahn was their to view the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion's medevac capabilities.

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MCAS Iwakuni maintains operational readiness

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (Apr. 3, 2015) - Aircraft Rescue Firefighters with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron work together to evacuate a casualty during the mass casualty exercise aboard Marine Corps Air. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni conducted the exercise in preparation for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day 2015 Air Show. The exercise simulated an aircraft crash and oil spill in a crowded area.

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Aggressors take off for joint, coalition training in Pacific

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (Jan. 17, 2015) - One of 14 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off shortly after sunrise in transit to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to participate in the SENTRY ALOHA and COPE NORTH exercises. More than 150 maintainers will keep the Aggressors in the air during the exercises, which are meant to prepare U.S. Airmen, Sailors and Marines along with coalition partners in the Pacific theater of operations for contingency operations if the need arises.

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Gone but not forgotten

In this photo file, Pvt. Wildes, a Soldier from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, took time to salute a part of the memorial July 10 at a fallen heroes ceremony on Gaemi Hill in Sejong, South Korea. The wall had been dedicated to the 428 U.S. Soldier's names who had given the ultimate sacrifice at the Battle of Gaemi Hill during the Korean War.

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