Holi Soldiers
March 10th, 2012 | The Wires | Posted by Mike Morones
In this photo provided by the Indian Army, an Indian Army soldier, center left, and a U.S. Army soldier smear colored powder on each other to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in the desert of Rajasthan, India, Thursday, March 8, 2012. India and U.S. started a two week-long joint military exercise Monday in the Rajasthan desert to engage each other in a series of anti-terrorist and urban warfare drills, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Indian Army)
Night Landing Qualifications
March 9th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Attack Squadron 311, part of the Air Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands on the USS Essex (LHD 2), March 6. The pilots of VMA 311 were conducting night carrier landing qualifications in preparation for the 31st MEU’s Certification Exercise. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and remains the nation’s force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region. (Cpl. Garry J. Welch/USMC)
Anatolian Falcon 2012
March 9th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
KONYA, Turkey – Staff Sgt. Mike Radcliff, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects the exhaust of an F-16 Fighting Falcon after a mission during Exercise Anatolian Falcon 2012. The U.S. and Turkish air forces are flying together during the exercise in an effort to strengthen relationships and ensure regional peace and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)
Emerald Warrior 2012
March 9th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
Soldiers fast rope from an Air Force CV-22 Osprey at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 29, 2012, during exercise Emerald Warrior 2012. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Ritter)
Drill Practice
March 9th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
U.S. Marines assigned to the Silent Drill Platoon practice a drill sequence in preparation for a performance at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 28, 2012. (DoD photo by Cpl. Dengrier Baez, U.S. Marine Corps)
Man’s Best Friend
March 7th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
SAFAR BAZAAR, Afghanistan - U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a 22-year-old improvised explosive device detection dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Grand Rapids, Mich., shares a moment with his dog Windy while waiting to resume a security patrol on Feb. 27. (Cpl. Reece Lodder/USMC)
Deep Clean Aboard USS Carl Vinson
March 6th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Mike Morones
ARABIAN GULF (March 2, 2012) Airman Patrick Clary, assigned to the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department’s IM-2 Division, cleans inside of an F414 turbofan prior to testing on the fantail 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. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman George M. Bell)
Southbound Trooper
March 5th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
FORT PICKETT, Va. – Two Canadian Army soldiers from the 36th Canadian Brigade Group out of Nova Scotia, Canada, jump off the side of a rappelling tower with the encouragement of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew T. Woyansky, an infantry air assault instructor from Colonial Heights, Va., assigned to 1st Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute, at Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 21, 2012. The Canadian troops were participating in the joint-annual exercise Southbound Trooper. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mark Burrell)
Snow Patrol
March 4th, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
Members of the Minnesota National Guard along with Norwegian instructors are seen ski marching to their next training location. Minnesota National Guard personnel were in Norway from February 9, 2012 to February 23, 2012 participating in the 39th Annual United States/Norwegian Troop Reciprocal Exchange. (National Guard photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Ralph J. Kapustka)
Board Search and Seizure Team
March 3rd, 2012 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
GULF OF ADEN (Feb. 25, 2012) Sailors assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure team practice vessel boarding techniques aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). Halsey is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151, a multinational, mission-based task force working under Combined Maritime Forces, to conduct counter-piracy operations on Southern Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Farrington/Released)