Directing Traffic
March 31st, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Dexter Yarde, from Brooklyn, N.Y., directs and F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)
Farewell to Mina
March 30th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN – U.S. Navy Chaplain LCDR. Charles Hodges comforts CAPT. Patricia Hagan after the head nurse bid farewell to a young Afghan girl who was flown back to her rural village on a U.S. medevac helicopter on March 20, 2010 from the military hospital at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. The child, Mina, 7, was critically ill with an abdominal infection when brought to the Role III Multinational Medical Unit for treatment. Medical personnel treat wounded soldiers, Taliban insurgent detainees and civilians alike. Severely wounded American and other international soldiers are treated and flown out for more advanced treatment outside of Afghanistan. Wounded and sick Afghan children often stay longer and medical staff, far from home and their own families, sometimes grows emotionally close to them. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Mohawk Academy
March 29th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
An Afghan National Army soldier participates in a live fire exercise during the Mohawk Academy conducted by U.S. Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 23th Infantry Regiment at Forward Operating Base Price, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 14, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/Released)
Splash Down
March 28th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 23, 2010) – An amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) debarks the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). The 31st MEU is embarked aboard Essex to participate in the ship’s annual spring patrol. Essex, commanded by Capt. Troy Hart, is part of the forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting spring patrol throughout the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson/Released)
Wired at Night
March 27th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
U.S. Soldiers with Bear Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment fortify an Afghan Highway Police checkpoint in Robat, Afghanistan, March 19, 2010, by placing razor wire around the perimeter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II/Released)
Bataan Memorial Death March
March 26th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
A record-breaking 5,700 marchers participated in the 21st annual Bataan Memorial Death March, March 21, at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., to commemorate the sacrifices of those who battled on Bataan during World War II. (Photo by Miriam U. Rodriguez)
Chain Gang
March 26th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Airman Nathan Hernandez, left, aviation boatswain’s mate (handling), and Airman Mike Fregoso, right, aviation boatswain’s mate (handling), run to chock and chain a UH-1N Huey helicopter after landing on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu. Peleliu is underway conducting composite training unit exercise for its upcoming 2010 deployment. (Photo by MC3 Omar A. Dominquez/Navy)
Monster Garage Fixer-upper
March 26th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
An Iraqi tank chosen for a restoration project sits inside the 26 Brigade Support Battalion maintenance bay after being recovered from a junk yard outside Forward Operating Base Marez, Iraq. The soldiers plan to totally restore the Soviet-era tank and present it to the Iraqi Army in an effort to help bridge the gap between the U.S. and Iraqi Security Forces . (Photo By Pfc. Gregory Gieske)
School Assessment
March 25th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gerald Frushon, right, and Pvt. Samuel Lima, provide security during a school assessment in Wesh, Afghanistan, March 16, 2010. Frushon and Lima are assigned to C Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II
No Knock Entry
March 25th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
FORWARD OPERATING BASE RAMROD, AFGHANISTAN – MARCH 18: A U.S. Army advisor trains an Afghan national policeman in close quarters battle techniques on March 18, 2010 at Forward Operating Base Ramrod in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Trainers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment train groups of 20 Afghan police and army soldiers in each 2-week course. Building Afghan security forces is a cornerstone of the Obama administration’s strategy to stabilize Afghanistan and reduce U.S. forces starting in 2011. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)