Windows
February 28th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
A U.S. Marine from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment walks through a farm compound where his company stopped to rest for the night in Marjah in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
ANA Commandos
February 27th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Afghan army commandos stand on a sand bank as a US army Apache helicopter flies above at sunset in Marjah’s Balakino Bazar neighborhood on February 24, 2010. US-led troops were inching closer to declaring victory over a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan as a senior commander said Febrruary 24 that militant resistance had fallen dramatically. Residents of the Marjah area in Helmand province were streaming out in search of food and other supplies, risking heavily-mined roads, humanitarian workers said. (Photo by PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Two Thumbs Up
February 26th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 23, 2010) Aviation’s Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Derrick Delhomme and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Kenneth London give a thumbs up to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 aboard aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a scheduled six-month deployment as part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans/Released)
Mud Run
February 26th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
HONALULU (Feb. 20, 2010) A participant wipes mud from his face after jumping in a pond during the 16th annual Swamp Romp. More than 300 six-person teams, including Navy and Marine Corps teams, participated in the event hosted by Combat Logistics Battalion 3. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)
Beachfront Property
February 24th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne at FOB White, near the pier at Port-au-Prince, eat their meals (all MREs, all the time – this isn’t Afghanistan, y’know) on the beach – it keeps the rats away from tents.
Well-armed formation
February 24th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
Nepal Army soldiers perform during Army Day celebrations in Katmandu, Nepal, on Feb. 12. The festival is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva, who has multiple arms. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Walking the wall
February 23rd, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Spc. Jason N. Tressler –- a Memphis, Tenn., native and gun truck driver with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, the Q-West force protection company from Hernando, Miss. – walks the western ramparts of an old fortress, which stands remarkably intact, on the saddle of a ridge near the village of Khan Najma, Ninewa province, Iraq. Members of Tressler’s company, a Mississippi Army National Guard unit, visited the site Feb. 3 while returning from a mission. (Photo by Capt. Murray Shugars)
A word from our sponsor …
February 23rd, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
FedEx was "proud to support the events honoring the 65th anniversary of the battle for Iwo Jima," as seen on posters at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Feb. 19 -- VERY proud.
Captured photo
February 22nd, 2010 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
A Marine holds a photo of two men armed with Soviet-made, medium machine guns, found Feb. 14 inside of an abandonded compound in Marjah, Afghanistan. Marines with Bravo and Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, inserted into the city at night by helicopter as part of a large-scale offensive aimed at routing the Taliban from its last-known stronghold in Helmand province. (Photo by Lance Cpl. James Clark/Marine Corps)
Surf’s up
February 21st, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL students participate in Surf Passage at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif. Surf Passage is one of many physically demanding evolutions that are a part of the first phase of SEAL training. Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. special forces and are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, air and land. (Photo by MC2 Kyle D. Gahlau/Navy)