Pull Me Up
April 20th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Lt. Michael Hodges, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1 pulls himself up through the strop of a mechanical rescue hoist as he is raised into an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter while conducting mine countermeasure drills. EODMU-1 is conducting drills as part of a multi-national coalition forces exercise in the Arabian Gulf. (MC2 Michael D. Blackwell/Navy)
Airshow Demo
April 17th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
A South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) AH-64D Apache Longbow lands during the Combined Arms Demonstration at the South Carolina National Guard (SCNG) Air & Ground Expo, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, SC, last October. The Apache belongs to the 59th Aviation Troop Command, SCARNG. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine, SCNG) (Released)
Robots invade Rayburn House Office Building!
April 16th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
- Not really. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International hosted exhibits to build awareness and discuss issues related to advancing robotics technology at the Rayburn House Office Building foyer in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, April 15, 2010. The event was being hosted in conjunction with National Robotics Week (10-18 April).
Outpost Attacked
April 16th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
A U.S. Army helicopter checks the area near Combat Outpost Bari Alai after firing air-to-ground missiles into a cave during an extended attack by anti-Afghan forces in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province, April 10. The event started when an estimated 30 anti-Afghan personnel fired on a dismounted patrol near Nishigam village, wounding three, and attacked the outpost. The base received small arms and heavy machine gun fire from the surrounding territory. Afghan National Army and International Security Assistance Forces suppressed the attackers with direct and indirect fire, as well as bombs, throughout the afternoon. Several anti-Afghan personnel are believed to have died during the assault. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary A. Witte, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Breaching Blast
April 16th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
DJIBOUTI (March 30, 2010) Marines assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion instruct Marines assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) on a demolitions range and breaching course while in Djibouti. The 24th MEU is on a seven-month deployment as part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt James Frank/Released)
The War Within
April 15th, 2010 | The Wires | Posted by Alan Lessig
U.S. Army Maj. Jeff Hall poses with one of his many drawings at Fort Riley, Kansas. Hall’s world imploded after his second tour in Iraq. Overwhelmed with guilt and rage, the 18-year Army veteran became so depressed that one day he lay on the ground and pointed a pistol at his head. Nearly 300,000 troops have deployed three, four or more times and, records show, more than half of those currently at war are at least on their second tour. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Admiral Mullen and Rosita
April 13th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Rosita, a resident of Sesame Street, before a sneak preview of the PBS special "When Families Grieve" on April 13 at the Pentagon.
Jane Wayne Day
April 13th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. –Cpl. Francisco Guzman, a tank commander with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, retrieves his Kevlar helmet from Jessica Plummer, the wife of Lance Cpl. Chad Plummer, a crewman with Co. B, after a ride in an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank during the battalion’s “Jane Wayne Day” at Combat Center Range 500 March 30. The ladies also had the opportunity to fire weapons and climb aboard various tactical vehicles. (Photo by Cpl. R. Logan Kyle)
Damage Control
April 12th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 3, 2010) Sailors aboard aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) practice manning a fire hose during a damage control Olympics in the hangar bay. Several damage control-related events were held, including fire fighting and mass casualty response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Tackitt/Released)
Red Alert
April 11th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 388th Fighter Wing taxis through red smoke from an “attack” during an operational readiness exercise, March 26, 2010, at Hill Air Force Base Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kyle Brasier)