USS Constitution Sailors Furl the Topsail
May 3rd, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (April 30, 2012) Sailors assigned to USS Constitution furl the topsail on the main mast of the ship. Sailors assigned to Constitution routinely work to improve seamanship skills in preparation for possibly sailing the ship for the bicentennial of the War of 1812. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist William J. Clark/Released)
Rainy Day Patrol in Afghanistan
April 25th, 2012 | Afghanistan From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Staff Sgt. Joshua Devoe and other paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team return from a patrol in the rain, April 20, 2012, in Afghanistan’s southern Ghazni province. This platoon is part of the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, based on Forward Operating Base Arian. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)
Commander-in-Chief Trophy Ceremony
April 24th, 2012 | From the Ranks Photography | Posted by Alan Lessig
President Barack Obama strikes the Heisman pose after accepting a football from quarterback Tim Jefferson, left, during the Commander-in-Chief Trophy presentation to the U.S. Air Force Academy football team in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2012. The Air Force team beat Army and Navy teams in 2011 to claim the trophy for the 18th time.
Water Hazzard
April 22nd, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Marines unwind with a bucket of balls at the “driving range” while deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Elyssa Quesada)
Headed to the Turkey Shoot
April 21st, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
F-15E Strike Eagles of the 4th Fighter Wing perform an “Elephant Walk” as they taxi down the runway during a Turkey Shoot training mission on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., April 16, 2012. The wing generated nearly 70 aircraft to destroy more than 1,000 targets on bombing ranges across the state to commemorate the 4th’s victory over the Luftwaffe on April 16, 1945. The aircrews are assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing’s 333rd, 334th, 335th, and 336th Fighter Squadrons. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Rissmiller)(Released)
African Lion 2012
April 20th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Marines from 4th Tank Battalion, Twentynine Palms, Calif., clean their M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, April 10, after a day of training during Exercise Africa Lion 2012. AL-12 is a U.S. African Command-sponsored, Marine Forces Africa-led exercise involving various types of training including command post, live-fire and maneuvering, peace keeping operations, an intelligence capacity building seminar, aerial refueling/low-level flight training, as well as medical and dental assistance projects. The annual exercise is designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation’s military tactics, techniques and procedures.
Friendly Wave
April 20th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
INDIAN OCEAN (Apr. 16, 2012) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) wave at passing Indian Ships during a Malabar 2012 exercise. Halsey is participating in Malabar, a regularly scheduled naval field training exercise conducted to advance multinational maritime relationships and mutual securities with the Indian Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Farrington/Released)
Liftoff
April 12th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler and International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter depart from Combat Outpost Bari Alai north-east of Jalalabad April 3. The 14th Sergeant Major of the Army presented combat infantryman badges and combat action badges to members of 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division for their successful suppression of an insurgent attack on their outpost just days after arriving in Afghanistan. Chandler and Capel spent several days traveling around Afghanistan, meeting and talking with Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Christopher Harper)
Maintenance by Moonlight
April 7th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
120405-N-DR144-475 INDIAN OCEAN (April 5, 2012) Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Chelsea Prufer, left, and Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jamie Wolfe, right, both assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, finish up maintenance on the wing of an F/A-18F Super Hornet as the moon rises over the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)
Range Time
April 3rd, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit maritime raid force await instruction before firing their rifles aboard USS New Orleans (LPD 18), March 26, 2012, while under way in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force, to provide support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Cpl. Chad Pulliam, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)