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Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis
151020-M-CV548-154 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) U.S. and Portuguese Marines provide security as equipment is offloaded from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) on Pinheiro Da Cruz beach during a combined amphibious assault exercised as part of Trident Juncture 15, Oct. 20, 2015. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. The Marines are part of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked on the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Jeraco Jenkins/Released)
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian Keyser, team lead, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, radios his security team while on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
A Czech Soldier from the 1st Czech Military Advisory Team provides medical assistance to a role-player acting as an Afghan woman during a military advisory team training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 18. The exercise is designed to replicate the Afghanistan operational environment to prepare MATs and police advisory teams for counterinsurgency operations with the ability to train, advise and enable the ANA and the Afghanistan National Police. (Photo by Spc. William Livingston)
Seabee divers with Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2 Construction Dive Detachment (CDD) Alpha prepare to descend during an indoctrination dive for future work at the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, May 20, 2016. UCT 2 CDDA provides responsive inshore and underwater construction capabilities and is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75, the primary expeditionary task force responsible for the planning and execution of coastal riverine operations, explosive ordnance disposal, diving engineering and construction, and underwater construction in the U.S. 7th fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy combat camera photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White/Released)
24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.
NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.
Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.
Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs
U.S. Marines 2nd Lt. Travis Mc Whirter a logistics officer with Headquarters and Service Company and Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, exits a CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter during the final exercise of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-13, aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 23, 2013. WTI is intended to train Marines on the combined arms capabilities of both air and ground elements. (Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by: Sgt. Christopher R. Rye/ Released)
Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.
18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.
Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM
The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.
On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.
Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Aug. 28, 2013) Vice Adm. John W. Miller, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. 5th Fleet, Combined Maritime Forces, conducts a reenlistment for Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Travis Hembree, left, and Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Luis Gomez. Hembree and Gomez are assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.11. CTF-56 is the commander of expeditionary combat forces in the region including Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Mobile Dive and Salvage, Naval Coastal Warfare, Seabees, Expeditionary Logistics Support Forces and coastal riverine forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mike Lenart/Released)
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Lamprich, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares a range card to provide security on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
RED SEA (July 13, 2013) A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1N Huey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. ((U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone/Released)
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade exit the aircraft above the Piaskowi Drop Zone in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 6. Anakonda 2016 is a Polish-led multinational exercise, taking place in Poland from June 7-17. This exercise involves more than 25,000 participants from more than 20 nations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Antonio Lewis / Released)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Lauren Hoyt and 1st Lt. Mark Benischeck, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilots, fly a C-17 Globemaster III over southern Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2014. The crew landed at Kandahar Airfield to airlift Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles out of Afghanistan as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM retrograde operations. Equipment is airlifted to regional logistics hubs where it is then sent by sealift to its final location. Hoyt, is a Woodbrige, Va. native and Benischeck is a native of Severna Park, Md. both pilots are deployed from the 16th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)
U.S. Army Spc. Harry Spore, Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), pulls security during a training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, March 20, 2012. The U.S. Army's 173rd ABCT, Europe's rapid-reaction force, is conducting a mission rehearsal exercise at the JMRC in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The exercise is designed to develop combat skills, counter-insurgency tactics and the multinational partnerships between the military forces of the U.S., Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Sharp/Released)
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force set up perimeter security during a fast rope exercise at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 2, 2015. This training evolution is apart of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16, a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Summer Dowding MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)
151017-M-CV548-078 LISBON, Portugal (Oct. 17, 2015) - U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) conduct a sea and anchor detail while pulling in to Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 17, 2015, to participate in Trident Juncture 2015. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeraco Jenkins/Released).
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marines, serving as civilian role players for Assault Support Tactics 3 (AST-3), taunt 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense security personnel on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated AST-3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Lamprich, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares a range card to provide security on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
U.S. Army paratroopers from Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment and Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade descend upon the Piaskowi Drop Zone in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 6. Anakonda 2016 is a Polish-led multinational exercise, taking place in Poland from June 7-17. This exercise involves more than 25,000 participants from more than 20 nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Edwards / Released)
24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.
NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.
Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.
Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs
Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis
U.S. Army Pfc. Taylor Richardson, Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), pulls security over a wall during a training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, March 20, 2012. The U.S. Army's 173rd ABCT, Europe's rapid-reaction force, is conducting a mission rehearsal exercise at the JMRC in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The exercise is designed to develop combat skills, counter-insurgency tactics and the multinational partnerships between the military forces of the U.S., Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Sharp/Released)
YUMA, Ariz. - A U.S. Marine, serving as civilian role players for Assault Support Tactics 3 (AST-3), taunts 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense security personnel on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated AST-3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
U.S. Marines assigned to Scout Sniper Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct an M4 Carbine live-fire exercise on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge, at sea, July 18, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)
A U.S. Army paratrooper with the 173rd Airborne Brigade descends upon the Piaskowi Drop Zone in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 6. Anakonda 2016 is a Polish-led multinational exercise, taking place in Poland from June 7-17. This exercise involves more than 25,000 participants from more than 20 nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jason Edwards / Released)
Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis
Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 10, 2013) Electrician's Mate 1st Class Dante Coppock, assigned to Commander, Task Unit 56.7.4, Coastal Riverine Squadron 4, Delta Company, helps Midshipman 1st Class VonHayes Switzer don individual body armor during a command visit. Riverine squadrons perform point defense, fine support, and interdiction operations in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Lewis/Released)
Defense Information School leadership meets with military and law enforcement representatives from Mexico, Colombia, Bahamas, Canada, Bermuda, United Kingdom and Jamaica personnel on Fort Meade, Md., July 26, 2016. The foreign personnel learned about DINFOS instruction and different course available to international personnel. (DoD photo by Joseph Coslett/Released)
Slovenian soldiers watch for simulated enemy activity under the observation of another Slovenian soldier during a decisive action training environment exercise as part of Saber Junction 2012 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 10, 2012. Saber Junction is a U.S. Army 2nd Cavalry Regiment-led exercise designed to prepare U.S. and international partner forces for a NATO deployment to Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Spc. Fredrick J. Willis Jr., U.S. Army/Released)
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. - A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division sights in on the defensive forces with a M16A2 service rifle during a Heavy Huey Raid in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-14 April 9, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Adrianna R. Lincoln, COMCAM/ Released)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., awards Lance Cpl. Javier Suarez, an artillery man with Task Force Spartan, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), the Purple Heart, while in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, at Kara Soar Counter Fire Complex, Iraq, April. 22, 2016 .The ceremony was held at the location where the Marines received their wounds from an ISIS rocket attack. Operation Inherent Resolve is a international U.S. led coalition military operation created as part of a comprehensive strategy to degrade and defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andre Dakis/26th MEU Combat Camera/FOUO)
Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis
151017-M-CV548-089 LISBON, Portugal(Oct. 17, 2015) - U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) conduct a sea and anchor detail while pulling in to Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 17, 2015, to participate in Trident Juncture 2015. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeraco Jenkins/Released).
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Lamprich, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares a range card to provide security on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)
Iraqi Iraqi Ranger Thunder Battalion rifle team conducts live-fire training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 18, 2016. Training at building partner capacity (BPC) sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve's multinational effort to train Iraqi security forces personnel to defeat Da'esh. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)
24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.
NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.
Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.
Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs
U.S. Soldiers, with Bandit Troop, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, secure a landing zone after unloading from a CH-47 Chinook during an ARF exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq, June 10, 2018. The 3rd Cavalry Regiment is a trained and ready force, just as it has been for the last 172 years, and our Troopers are answering the Nation’s call to fight and win anywhere in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Audrey Ward)
151017-M-CV548-118 LISBON NAVEL BASE, Portugal (Oct. 19, 2015) U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) and Sailors with the amphibious transport dock USS Arlington (LPD 24) compete against Portuguese sailors in a game of football on Lisbon Naval Base, Portugal, Oct. 19, 2015. The game offered an opportunity for U.S. Marines and Sailors to build a relationship with the Portuguese before Trident Juncture. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Jeraco Jenkins/26th MEU Combat Camera/Released).
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marine fires an M1911 MEUSOC .45 caliber pistol while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)
140407-N-VD564-085 - BULLSBROOK, Australia (April 07, 2014) – Senior Colonel Dian Hun Liu of the People's Republic of China(right), shakes hands with U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mike Trumbull assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 and met with VP-16’s P-8A Poseidon flight crew personnel at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base Pearce. The U.S. and China, are part of the Australia led, international effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)
140407-N-VD564-148 - BULLSBROOK, Australia (April 07, 2014) – International military officers from New Zealand, United States of America , Malaysia, China, Australia, Korea and Japan, met with Australia's Chief of Air Force, Air Marshall Geoff Brown (5th from left) and Australia’s Chief of Joint Operations, Lt. Gen. Ash Power (6th from left) at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) base Pearce during a briefing on the ongoing international effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)
BANTEN BAY (Oct. 18, 2015) Navy Diver 2nd Class Andrew Thompson, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Mobile Diving Salvage (MDS) 11-7, leak checks on Navy Diver 2nd Class Jimmy Virant aboard USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) during dive operations held in support of search and survey operations of the sunken World War II navy vessels USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS Perth (D29). The data collected by the dive exercise will help the U.S. embassy in Indonesia and Naval Historical Heritage Command catalog the current state of the wrecks. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/Released)
FORT IRWIN, Calif. – A U.S. Army Solider from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, checks communications during Decisive Action 14-09 at the National Training Center here, Aug. 7, 2014. Decisive action rotations are reflective of the complexities of potential advisories our nation could face and include: guerilla, insurgent, criminal and near-peer conventional forces woven into one dynamic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hughes, 1st Combat Camera Squadron)