US Military Pictures & Videos

(Photos from the 14th August and released on the 20th)



First Lt. William Ryan, 3rd platoon leader, Charger Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, calls in over the radio for the enemy’s position in the Mojave Desert at the National Training Center Aug. 14. Intelligence provided the company with the location of an improvised explosive device cache in a cave complex in the mountains.




Spc. Jason Wilson, radiotelephone operator from 3rd Platoon, Charger Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, scans the retina of an insurgent in the Mojave Desert at the National Training Center Aug. 14. Wilson uses the Handheld Inter-agency Identification Detection Equipment to scan the retinas and fingerprints of insurgents to determine movement patterns.




First Lt. William Ryan, 3rd platoon leader, Charger Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, scouts the enemy’s position in the Mojave Desert at the National Training Center Aug. 14. Intelligence provided the company with the location of an improvised explosive device cache in a cave complex in the mountains.




Sgt. Kellen Archer, 3rd platoon weapons squad leader, Charger Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, lays down suppressive fire from a M240 machine gun in the Mojave Desert at the National Training Center Aug. 14. Intelligence provided the company with the location of an improvised explosive device cache in a cave complex in the mountains.


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A HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter lands at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during a medevac mission, Aug. 25, 2011. The crews flying the Pave Hawks here support coalition and Afghan forces by landing in hostile areas to recover casualties and fly them to medical facilities for treatment.




A HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter begins descent at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during a medevac mission, Aug. 25, 2011. The crews flying the Pave Hawks here support coalition and Afghan forces by landing in hostile areas to recover casualties and fly them to medical facilities for treatment.




A HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter begins descent at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during a medevac mission, Aug. 25, 2011. The crews flying the Pave Hawks here support coalition and Afghan forces by landing in hostile areas to recover casualties and fly them to medical facilities for treatment.


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Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, hike toward Range 101 to conduct a battle sight zero exercise at Range 101 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 27, 2011.




Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, face up Range 101 while waiting for instructions to begin a battle sight zero exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 27, 2011.




Cpl. Steven McKinney, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, moves down Range 101 to examine his target during a battle sight zero exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 27, 2011.




Cpl. Steven McKinney, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, shows his cleared weapon to a marksmanship instructor following a battle sight zero exercise at Range 101 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 27, 2011.




Marines with 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, view their targets and make adjustments to their weapons during a battle sight zero exercise at Range 101 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 27, 2011.




Pfc. Ben Brown, a machine gunner with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, observes Lance Cpl. Alex Caron, a field wireman with 3/3, as Caron performs remedial action on an M240B machine gun during a weapons familiarization class on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 24, 2011.


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COMBAT OUTPOST SHIR GHAZAY, Helmand province, Afghanistan -- Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Tank Battalion, prepare to refuel their tanks after a 24-hour mission. The M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank is nearly unstoppable with its additional three machine guns, an armored turret, and a main gun with an accurate firing range of up to 4,000 meters




















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USAF JSF roll out



Gen. Edward Rice, the Air Education and Training Command commander, speaks to the crowd of 33rd Fighter Wing members and state and local leaders during the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter rollout ceremony Aug. 26 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.











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Army Staff Sgt. Jason Roberts, native of New Bedford, Mass. and squad leader attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, directs Pvt. Mike McLaughlin to fire at designated targets at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam Sept. 3. Members from the PRT traveled to the range to practice with crew serve, primary and secondary weapons along with M-203 grenade launchers and the M24 sniper rifle.


Spc. Josh Litman, rifleman attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, fires the M24 sniper rifle at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam Sept. 3. Members from the PRT traveled to the range to practice with crew serve, primary and secondary weapons along with M-203 grenade launchers and the M24 sniper rifle.



Spc. Paul Medieros, rifleman attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, fires the M24 sniper rifle at the off-base firing range near forward operating base Mehtar Lam Sept. 3. Members from the PRT traveled to the range to practice with crew serve, primary and secondary weapons along with M-203 grenade launchers and the M-24 sniper rifle.



Pfc. Shawn Cutrino, a rifleman attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, fires the M14 rifle at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam Sept. 3. Members from the PRT traveled to the range to practice with crew serve, primary and secondary weapons along with M203 grenade launchers and the M24 sniper rifle.



Sgt. 1st Class Brian Lancey, a native of Norwich, Conn., and platoon sergeant attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, fires the M14 rifle at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam Sept. 3. Members from the PRT traveled to the range to practice with crew serve, primary and secondary weapons along with M203 grenade launchers and the M24 sniper rifle.



Sgt. 1st Class Brian Lancey, platoon sergeant attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, points out targets for Staff Sgt. Jason Roberts, who is firing the M24 sniper rifle at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam Sept. 3. Members from the PRT traveled to the range to practice with crew serve, primary and secondary weapons along with M203 grenade launchers and the M24 sniper rifle.



Spc. Kevin Angell, rifleman attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, fires the M249 squad automatic weapon at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam Sept. 3. Members from the PRT traveled to the range to practice with crew serve, primary and secondary weapons along with M203 grenade launchers and the M24 sniper rifle.


Sgt. 1st Class Brian Lancey, a native of Norwich, Conn., and platoon sergeant attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, fires the M249 squad automatic weapon at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam Sept. 3. Members from the PRT traveled to the range to practice with crew serve, primary and secondary weapons along with M203 grenade launchers and the M24 sniper rifle.


Sgt. 1st Class Brian Lancey, a native of Norwich, Conn., and platoon sergeant attached to the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team, ejects a round from the bolt action M24 rifle at the off-base firing range near Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam Sept. 3. Members from the PRT traveled to the range to practice with crew serve, primary and secondary weapons along with M203 grenade launchers and the M24 sniper rifle.


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U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Correia, rifleman, secures his sector of fire during a patrol in Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Correia is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force and is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.




U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sarah Baker, rifleman, patrols Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Baker is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force and is a services airman deployed from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.




U.S. Army Pfc. Johnny Nguyen, rifleman, and other members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul patrol Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Nguyen is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force and is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.




(From left to right) U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sarah Baker, rifleman, U.S. Army Pfc. Johnny Nguyen, rifleman, and Sgt. Daniel Farrell, team leader, secure an area during a patrol in Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. They are all members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force.




U.S. Army Spc. Robert Breese, rifleman, and other members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul patrol Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Breese is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force and is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.




U.S. Army 1st Lt. Haven Tillar, supply officer, secures his sector of fire during a patrol in Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Tillar is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and is deployed from Aberdeen Proving Ground base in Aberdeen, Md.




U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Michael Steuart, civil engineer, patrols Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Steuart is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and is deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La.




U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Wall, team leader, secures his sector of fire during a patrol in Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Wall is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force and is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard




U.S. Army Spc. Robert Carabia, rifleman, patrols Qalat City, Afghanistan, Sept. 2. Carabia is a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul's security force and is deployed from the Massachusetts National Guard.


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(Photos are from the 22nd August and Releasesd on the 2nd September)



U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Fischer, Site Security Team, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, signals his security team to fill in the security perimeter, Aug. 22, in the deserts of Djibouti. Soldiers from the SST formed a secure perimeter in support of a personnel recovery training mission for the U.S. Air Force's 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron to enhance medical and security skills.




U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Canfield (left) watches as U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ian Gross, Tech. Sgt. Ian Jamieson, Senior Airman Todd Plocher and Staff Sgt. Thomas Meacham, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, work on a simulated casualty during a personnel recovery training mission, Aug. 22, in the deserts of Djibouti. The 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conducts training missions to better their medical and evacuation skills




U.S. Army Spc. Bronson Shipman, Site Security Team, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, provides rear security during a personnel recovery training mission, Aug. 22, in the deserts of Djibouti. SST supported the U.S. Air Force's 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron by providing a perimeter security to enhance security procedures.




U.S. Army Spc. Travis Grogan, Site Security Team, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, reacts to simulated incoming fire while performing front security, Aug. 22, in the deserts of Djibouti. SST provided a secured perimeter while the U.S. Air Force's 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conducted a personnel recovery training mission to better medical, evacuation and security skills.




From left, U.S. Army Sgt. Shaun OBrien, Spcs. Brandon Yenney, Orin McMahan, Bronson Shipman and Isaac Leihy, Site Security Team, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, form a secure perimeter during a personnel recovery training mission, Aug. 22, in the deserts of Djibouti. SST provided security to the U.S. Air Force's 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron as they evacuated the simulated wounded in order to better the evacuation of casualties.




Soldiers from the Site Security Team, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, pull security as litter bearers evacuate a simulated casualty to a nearby helicopter, Aug. 22, in the deserts of Djibouti. SST soldiers partnered with the U.S. Air Force's 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron as a security detail to enhance security and evacuation skills during a personnel recovery training mission


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