US Military Pictures & Videos

Part II



U.S. Air Force Pararescueman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, provides security during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset.




U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, secure the area after being lowered from a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Department or Allied, air, land, or sea asset.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman is lowered from a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, is hoisted down from a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk during a mission Nov. 7, 2012, in Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, gears up for a mission Nov. 7, 2012, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset.




U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepare to go out on a mission Nov. 6, 2012, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area utilizing any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset.




A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepare to go out on a mission Nov. 6, 2012, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset.




U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepare to go out on a mission Nov. 6, 2012, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Pararescue teams assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area using any available Department of Defense or Allied, air, land, or sea asset.

[h=2]Marines share amphibious training, history with Singapore guardsmen[/h]

[h=2]Operation Toy Drop 2012[/h]

199th, 19th Fighter Squadrons team up to retake ACA (Aerospace Control Alert) mission



An F-22 Raptor taxis to the "Alert Pad," Dec. 6, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The active duty 19th Fighter Squadron, in partnership with the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron, took over the Aerospace Control Alert mission from the Montana Air National Guard, who have operated the mission for the past two years during a transition from the F-15 Eagle to the F-22.





An F-22 Raptor taxis to the "Alert Pad," Dec. 6, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.




An F-22 Raptor taxis to the "Alert Pad," Dec. 6, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.




An F-22 Raptor taxis to the "Alert Pad," Dec. 6, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

[h=2]26th MEU Group Sail Exercise[/h]

26th MEU Group Sail Exercise

Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participate in a mass casualty scenario during the MEU's Group Sail exercise, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 14, 2012.

Group Sail consists of multiple training scenarios to include different variations of raids; visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training; and tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel (TRAP) simulations.

The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations. The 26th MEU is slated to deploy in 2013. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Michael Lockett)

United States Navy personnel load relief goods to be transported to regions affected by Typhoon Bopha aboard the Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules inside the Villamor Airbase in Metro Manila December 15, 2012. United States Marines together with the Philippine Armed forces and various non-profit organisations continue to work hand in hand to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support at the request of the Philippines government, in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which made landfall on December 4, 2012, according to a press release. *******/John Javellana



United States Navy and Philippine Army personnel load relief goods to be transported to regions affected by Typhoon Bopha aboard the Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules inside the Villamor Airbase, in Metro Manila December 15, 2012. United States Marines together with the Philippine Armed forces and various non-profit organisations continue to work hand in hand to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support at the request of the Philippines government, in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which made landfall on December 4, 2012, according to a press release. *******/John Javellana



United States Marines and Philippine Army personnel work together to unload relief goods to be transported to regions affected by Typhoon Bopha, from the Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft inside the International Airport in Davao, Mindanao December 15, 2012. United States Marines together with the Philippine Armed forces and various non-profit organisations continue to work hand in hand to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support at the request of the Philippines government, in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which made landfall on December 4, 2012, according to a press release. *******/John Javellana



Philippine Army personnel unload relief goods to be transported to regions affected by Typhoon Bopha, from the Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft inside the International Airport in Davao, Mindanao December 15, 2012. United States Marines together with the Philippine Armed forces and various non-profit organisations continue to work hand in hand to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support at the request of the Philippines government, in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which made landfall on December 4, 2012, according to a press release. *******/John Javellana



Philippine Army personnel unload relief goods to be transported to regions affected by Typhoon Bopha, from the Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft inside the International Airport in Davao, Mindanao December 15, 2012. United States Marines together with the Philippine Armed forces and various non-profit organisations continue to work hand in hand to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support at the request of the Philippines government, in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, which made landfall on December 4, 2012, according to a press release. *******/John Javellana

Petty Officer 3rd Class Luis Nunez, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Kodiak, prepare to toss a wreath out of the back of a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane over Womens Bay near Kodiak, Alaska, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. The wreath dropped to in memory of 25 sailors who were lost when their Navy PB4Y-2 Privateer transport plane crashed in Southeast Alaska on a flight from Kodiak to Seattle Nov. 30, 1945. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)




The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR sails in below freezing conditions near Kodiak, Alaska, Thursday, Dec. 06, 2012. During this Patrol, the crew of the SPAR completed working local aids to navigation and brough present to the children of Old Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)




Petty Officer 3rd Class Toni Reed, an electricians mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, stands at the helm while the ship and crew closes in on their next buoy. Crew members aboard the SPAR are required to pass certain personal requirement factors before being able to steer the ship. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)




Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Houvener, a marine science technician with the marines safety detachment in Kodiak, goes over paperwork aboard a fishing vessel in Old Harbor, Kodiak, Alaska, Monday, Dec. 03, 2012. The Kodiak MSTs came aboard theCoast Guard Cutter SPAR to give training to the crew and complete dockside examinations in the remote village of Old Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)




Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Henry cuta out a section of chain while working aids to navigation underway in Kodiak, Alaska, Sunday, Dec. 02, 2012. Many damage controlman aboard buoy tenders run the cutting torch when a section of chain is required to be replaced on the buoy’s mooring. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)




In the galley of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, food service technician and other crew members of the SPAR prepare sever pizza for the ship’s pizza night while underway in Kodiak, Alaska Saturday, Dec. 01, 2012. Nights like the pizza night are important morale boosters for the crew while spending time out at sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)




Airman 1st Class K'Shawn Joseph checks night vision goggles on an aircrew member’s helmet at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Dec. 5, 2012. Joseph is an aircrew flight equipment apprentice assigned to the 113th Operations Support Flight, District of Columbia Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)




U.S. jumpmasters point towards Luzon Drop Zone during a high altitude low opening freefall jump with Allied jumpmasters from a German C-160 during Operation Toy Drop's Special Operations week, Dec. 10. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sharilyn Wells/USACAPOC(A) PAO)




More than 1,600 paratroopers drop on Sicily Drop Zone during the 15th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 8, 2012. Soldiers donated a new, unwrapped toy yesterday at Pope Army Airfield's Green Ramp to earn a seat for today's jump and also the chance to earn airborne jump wings from participating Allied nation jumpmasters. Toy Drop, hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), is the largest combined airborne operation in the world.




Pvt. Andy Amezcua, artilleryman, 1st Section, Battery B, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, sits beside an M777 Howitzer prior to receiving a fire-mission, Dec. 5, at Oro Grande Range Complex, N.M. The fire mission used the M982 Excalibur, a long range artillery shell that uses global positioning satellites to more precisely hit the target. (US Army photo by Sgt. Sean Harriman, 2nd BCT, 1st AD, Public Affairs)




The M982 Excalibur 155mm round leaves the barrel of an M777 Howitzer during a live fire shoot conducted by Soldiers of the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, at Oro Grande Range Complex, N.M., Dec. 5. The shoot was the first of its kind conducted outside of the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., and combat. (US Army photo by Sgt. Sean Harriman, 2nd BCT, 1st AD, Public Affairs)




U.S. Army Spc. Giovanni Gonzalez, a security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, provides security outside a meeting in Farah City on Dec. 5. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah Province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/released)




U.S. Army Spc. Samnith Thy, right, a security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, provides security outside a youth meeting in Farah City, Dec. 2. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah Province Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh Ives/released)

26th MEU Group Sail Exercise

[h=2]8th Engineer Support Battalion conducts dismounted patrols[/h]