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Saw this picture today! thought it was really cool.
1st Cav 21st century meets 1st Cav 19th century!
1st Cav 21st century meets 1st Cav 19th century!
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[h=2]Aerial live-fire in Koolendong[/h]
Three Venom helicopters and four MV-22 Osprey aircraft are operating from an expeditionary airfield 300 miles inland, supporting the battalion-sized element conducting the exercise. Koolendong demonstrates the operational reach of the 31st MEU and why it is the force of choice for the Asia-Pacific region. Also participating in the exercise is the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and soldiers of the 5th Royal Australian Army. The 31st MEU brings what it needs to sustain itself to accomplish the mission or to pave the way for follow-on forces. The size and composition of the 31st MEU makes it well suited for amphibious operations, which includes raids, assaults, evacuations and humanitarian assistance operations.
Sergeant Brian D. Richardson, a 29-year-old crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Leesburg, Fla., watches his aircraft’s “playmate,” the nickname for the second aircraft in a section, also a UH-1Y Venom helicopter, prepare to take off from a landing zone as part of Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Sept. 2.
Sergeant Brian D. Richardson, a 29-year-old crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Leesburg, Fla., fires a 7.62mm GAU-17/A weapon system at enemy targets from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during live-fire training as part of Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Sept. 2.
Lance Cpl. Jon D. Romero, a 27-year-old crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Westbury, N.Y., fires a .50 caliber GAU-21 machine gun from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during live-fire training as part of Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Sept. 2
Sergeant Brian D. Richardson, a 29-year-old crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Leesburg, Fla., searches for targets aboard a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during live-fire training as part of Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Sept. 2.
Lance Cpl. Jon D. Romero, a 27-year-old crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Westbury, N.Y., adjusts a .50 caliber GAU-21 machine gun aboard a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during live-fire training as part of Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Sept. 2.
U.S. Marine David Herwing, Crew Chief with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observes the horizon during Aerial Assault Training for Exercise Koolendong 13, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 2, 2013.
U.S. Marine SSgt Michael Marcac, Aerial Observer with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires a M240D Machine Gun during Aerial Assault Training for Exercise Koolendong 13, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 2, 2013
U.S. Marine David Herwing, Crew Chief with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires a GAU17-Weapon System during Aerial Assault Training for Exercise Koolendong 13, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 2, 2013.
A UH1Y Venom Helicopter with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) lifts off during Aerial Assault Training for Exercise Koolendong 13, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 2, 2013.
U.S. Marine David Herwing, Crew Chief with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observes the horizon during Aerial Assault Training for Exercise Koolendong 13, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 2, 2013.
Sergeant Brian D. Richardson, a 29-year-old crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Leesburg, Fla., watches his aircraft’s “playmate,” the nickname for the second aircraft in a section, also a UH-1Y Venom helicopter, prepare to take off from a landing zone as part of Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Sept. 2.
Sergeant Brian D. Richardson, a 29-year-old crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Leesburg, Fla., fires a 7.62mm GAU-17/A weapon system at enemy targets from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during live-fire training as part of Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Sept. 2.
Lance Cpl. Jon D. Romero, a 27-year-old crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Westbury, N.Y., fires a .50 caliber GAU-21 machine gun from a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during live-fire training as part of Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Sept. 2
Sergeant Brian D. Richardson, a 29-year-old crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Leesburg, Fla., searches for targets aboard a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during live-fire training as part of Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Sept. 2.
Lance Cpl. Jon D. Romero, a 27-year-old crew chief for Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Westbury, N.Y., adjusts a .50 caliber GAU-21 machine gun aboard a UH-1Y Venom helicopter during live-fire training as part of Exercise Koolendong 13 here, Sept. 2.
U.S. Marine David Herwing, Crew Chief with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observes the horizon during Aerial Assault Training for Exercise Koolendong 13, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 2, 2013.
U.S. Marine SSgt Michael Marcac, Aerial Observer with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires a M240D Machine Gun during Aerial Assault Training for Exercise Koolendong 13, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 2, 2013
U.S. Marine David Herwing, Crew Chief with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires a GAU17-Weapon System during Aerial Assault Training for Exercise Koolendong 13, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 2, 2013.
A UH1Y Venom Helicopter with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) lifts off during Aerial Assault Training for Exercise Koolendong 13, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 2, 2013.
U.S. Marine David Herwing, Crew Chief with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 265 assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), observes the horizon during Aerial Assault Training for Exercise Koolendong 13, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, Sept. 2, 2013.
Maintainers from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, attach the fuel hose to an F-35A Lightning II during a hot pit session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines and Sailors are refueling their F-35 variants for multiple sorties via 96th Test Wing fuel trucks while construction is completed on the 33rd’s hot pit area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Sailors from Strike Fighter Squadron-101, watch as their F-35C Lightning II is refueled during a hot pit session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines and Sailors are refueling their F-35 variants for multiple sorties via 96th Test Wing fuel trucks while construction is completed on the 33rd’s hot pit area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
A maintainer from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, monitors preflight checks on an F-35A Lightning II after a hot pit session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines and Sailors are refueling their F-35 variants for multiple sorties via 96th Test Wing fuel trucks while construction is completed on the 33rd’s hot pit area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
A 96th Test Wing fuels management technician hauls the fuel hose back to the truck after refueling a Navy F-35C Lightning II during a hot pitting session on the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Airmen, Marines and Sailors are refueling their F-35 variants for multiple sorties via 96th Test Wing fuel trucks while construction is completed on the 33rd’s hot pit area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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[h=2]U.S. Marines Conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) Exercise at Sea[/h]
U.S. Marines board the USNS Rappahannock during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marines off load from a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter onboard the USNS Rappahannock during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marines climb stairs on the USNS Rappahannock during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013.The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
A U.S. Marine provides security for the USNS Rappahannock’s flight deck during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
A U.S. Marine provides security for the USNS Rappahannock’s flight deck during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013..The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marines board a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter on the USNS Rappahannock’s flight deck during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marines board the USNS Rappahannock during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marines off load from a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter onboard the USNS Rappahannock during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marines climb stairs on the USNS Rappahannock during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013.The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
A U.S. Marine provides security for the USNS Rappahannock’s flight deck during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
A U.S. Marine provides security for the USNS Rappahannock’s flight deck during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013..The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
U.S. Marines board a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter on the USNS Rappahannock’s flight deck during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise at sea, Sept. 15, 2013. The Marines are assigned to the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
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Three maintenance airmen from around Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson work on an F-22A Raptor on JBER, Sept. 23, 2013. While the snow was falling, these airmen were working to ensure this Raptor was ready to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf)
Members from the maintenance units around Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson remove the configurable rail launcher from the F-22A Raptor on JBER, Sept. 23, 2013. The snowfall was one of the earliest on record in the Anchorage area in the past 20 years. Despite this snowfall, these airmen were out making sure the jets were taken care of. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf)
Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Ducharme, 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, weapons load crewman, and Senior Airman Dante Rosas, 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, weapons load crewman, prepare to remove the configurable rail launcher from the F-22A Raptor on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 23, 2013. The snowfall was one of the earliest on record in the Anchorage area in the past 20 years. Despite this snowfall, these airmen were out making sure the jets were taken care of. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf)
An F-22A Raptor sits on the flight line while snow falls on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 23, 2013. This was one of the earliest snowfalls in the Anchorage area in 20 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Zachary Wolf)
The 2nd “Stallion” Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, soldiers conduct a firing iteration of gunnery training with an M1A2 Abrams tank during the Stallions fall gunnery, Sept. 23, at Fort Hood, Texas. This gunnery will prepare Stallions for upcoming training exercises in November, as well as a rotation to the National Training Center in February. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Paige Pendleton, 1st BCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div.)
Soldiers assigned to the 2nd “Stallion” Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to fire M1A2 Abrams tanks during the Stallions fall gunnery, Sept. 23, at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Paige Pendleton, 1st BCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div.)
Soldiers assigned to the 2nd “Stallion” Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare an M1A2 Abrams tank for a firing iteration during the Stallion’s fall gunnery, Sept. 23, at Fort Hood, Texas. This gunnery exercise is the Stallions second qualification this year. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Paige Pendleton, 1st BCT PAO, 1st Cav. Div.)
[h=2]1-5 Cav defensive posture at US Consulate in Herat province[/h]
U. S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Villahermosa, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel, right, assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses finding the cone of a shape charge near an entry point at the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Pvt. First Class Tyler Hastings with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Sgt. Gavin Bledsoe with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan
U. S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Villahermosa, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel, assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, checks for unexploded ordnance at the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan
U.S. Army Pfc. Kevin Gutzman with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan
U.S. Army Pfc. Kevin Gutzman with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan
U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Martin with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Pfc. Tyler Hastings with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan.
U. S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Villahermosa, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel, right, assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses finding the cone of a shape charge near an entry point at the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Pvt. First Class Tyler Hastings with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Sgt. Gavin Bledsoe with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan
U. S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Villahermosa, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel, assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, checks for unexploded ordnance at the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan
U.S. Army Pfc. Kevin Gutzman with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan
U.S. Army Pfc. Kevin Gutzman with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan
U.S. Army Pfc. Brandon Martin with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army Pfc. Tyler Hastings with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan.