My Marine Corps & Yours
View allAll Photos Tagged interoperability,
[polska wersja poniżej]
SU46-017 with a freight train from Horka on the German side is approaching Węgliniec. May 20, 2006, in the middle of modernization of the line no. 295, including electrification of this to date unelectrified line. Track no. 1 is temporary removed so all the traffic uses track no. 2. is moving along track No. 2, over which the catenary is already installed.
The works were completed afterwards and... it turned out that this electrification wasn't specially necessary at that moment, because the Germans (DB Netz) made their part about a decade later. So, in the meantime, the catenary on the Polish side was removed for couple of years and re-mounting was done together with the works on German side.
The most interoperable border crossing in Poland ever was opened. The change of the power and safety systems takes place near exactly at the border point over Nysa Łużycka river. To cover the Węgliniec - Horka section, the operator must have a multi-system locomotive and either a internationally certified driver or just two drivers - each one for every country. Comparing to the classic crossings, where the change of the locomotive meant the change of power/ safety system at one of the border stations, this way is something new and it looks like in the future such crossings will be more common. Today, only multisystem locomotives can be spotted at this crossing, like Vectrons, Eurosprinters and Traxxs, and occasionally diesel Class66 and BR232 - the latter have easier as only safety system switching must be done while crossing the border.
SU46 class locomotives in Węgliniec depot began to disappear, mainly due to the fact of not sending them for overhaul. Currently, the Dolnośląski division of PKP Cargo has one working locomotive of this class.
Photo by Jarek / Chester
SU46-017 z pociągiem towarowym z niemieckiej Horki zbliża się do Węglińca. 20 maja 2006 roku, środek prac modernizacyjnych na linii nr 295, których efektem ma być kompleksowa modernizacja oraz elektryfikacja. Tor nr 1 jest na tym odcinku zdemontowany i wkrótce zostanie położony nowy, a ruch odbywa się torem nr 2, nad którym już wisi sieć trakcyjna.
Prace zostały zakończone i... okazało się, że można sobie tę elektryfikację wsadzić, bowiem Niemcy (DB Netz) do swojej części przystąpili dopiero około dekady później. W międzyczasie zdjęto sieć trakcyjną na polskim odcinku, by ją powtórnie położyć równolegle z niemieckimi przyjaciółmi.
Powstało najbardziej interoperacyjne przejście graniczne w Polsce, na którym zmiana systemu zasilania oraz krajowych systemów bezpieczeństwa dokonuje się niemal przy słupku granicznym na Nysie Łużyckiej. Chcąc pokonać odcinek Węgliniec - Horka, przewoźnik musi posiadać wielosystemową lokomotywę oraz albo dwusieciowego maszynistę, albo dwóch maszynistów - do każdego odcinka granicznego oddzielnego człowieka. Przyznam, że w porównaniu z klasycznymi przejściami, gdzie zmiana systemu odbywała się na stacji granicznej, jest to bardziej wymagające rozwiązanie, chociaż mimo tego przejście jest chętnie wykorzystywane przez przewoźników. Dzisiaj pojazdami trakcyjnymi na tym przejściu są wielosystemowe Vectrony, Eurosprintery i Traxxy, oraz sporadycznie spalinowe Class66.
Również w międzyczasie seria SU46 w Węglińcu zaczęła stopniowo zanikać, głownie z okazji niekierowania lokomotyw na naprawy rewizyjne (w międzyczasie nazwane przeglądami poziomu 4), ani tym bardziej na główne (poziom 5). Aktualnie Zakład Dolnośląski spółki PKP Cargo posiada jedną czynną lokomotywę tej serii.
Fot. Jarek / Chester
Marines board a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during airlift operations for the final exercise of Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Imazu, Takashima, Japan, Sept. 15, 2015. Forest Light is a semi-annual, bilateral exercise conducted by elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force and the JGSDF.
(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Devon Tindle/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 14, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) fires its mark 45 5 inch gun during a live-fire gunnery exercise with other U.S. Navy warships. U.S. Navy warships train together to increase the tactical proficiency, lethality and interoperability of participating units in an era of great power competition. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rufus Hucks/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 20, 2022) An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced), launches from amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7). Tripoli is operating in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart)
MANILA, Philippines (July 14, 2021) The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF-9) sits pierside after delivering personnel and supplies for Pacific Partnership 21. City of Bismarck is serving as the mission platform for Pacific Partnership 21. Pacific Partnership, now in its 16th iteration, brings nations together to prepare during calm periods to effectively respond in times of crisis. Each year, the mission team works collectively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joseph R. Vincent/Released)
If you want to look at a medical paper with pictures, then this is your lucky day! Any doctors want to comment on this study?
“All of the abnormal blood samples of injected persons, the 948 cases, showed tubular/fibrous formations and frequently also crystalline and lamellar formations with extremely complex but consistently similar morphologies across all of the patients with abnormal blood samples. Our results are so similar to those of Lee et al. (2022) that it could be claimed that, except for our innovative application of dark-field microscopy to mark the foreign metal-like objects in the blood of mRNA injections from Pfizer or Moderna, we have replicated the blood work of the Korean doctors with a much larger sample. Our findings, however, are bolstered by their parallel analysis of the fluids in vials of the mRNA concoctions alongside centrifuged plasma samples from the cases they studied intensively. What seems plain enough is that metallic particles resembling graphene oxide and possibly other metallic compounds, like those discovered by Gatti and Montanari (Montanari & Gatti, 2016; Gatti & Montanari, 2012, 2017, 2018), have been included in the cocktail of whatever the manufacturers have seen fit to put in the so-called mRNA “vaccines”. In our experience as clinicians, these mRNA injections are very unlike traditional “vaccines” and their manufacturers need, in our opinions, to come clean about what is in the injections and why it is there.”
ijvtpr.com/index.php/IJVTPR/article/view/47/95
Ezekiel 6:12 “The one who lives far away will die by pestilence and the one who is near will die violently. The survivors and their surveillance details will die by famine as I exhaust My rage against them.”
Now here’s a bonus! Isn’t it interesting to watch as the stage is being set to fulfill End Time Bible Prophecy? Don’t forget your biometric digital ID, don’t leave home without it tattooed to your face!
Gates Foundation: $200 million to expand global Digital Public Infrastructure:
“This funding will help expand infrastructure that low- and middle-income countries can use to become more resilient to crises such as food shortages, public health threats, and climate change, as well as to aid in pandemic and economic recovery. This infrastructure encompasses tools such as interoperable payment systems, digital ID, data-sharing systems, and civil registry databases.”
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-center/press-releases...
Bill Gates: “The world today has 6.8 billion people—that’s headed up to about 9 billion. Now if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 percent.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtkfWaCzsas
2 Timothy 3:13 “Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.”
Repent, for the end is near!
WATERS OFF GUAM (Dec. 11, 2020) The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) steams off the coast of Guam during a photo exercise with the French Navy Rubis-class nuclear powered submarine (SSN) Émeraude. Asheville and Émeraude practiced high-end maritime skills in a multitude of disciplines designed to enhance interoperability between maritime forces. Asheville is one of four forward-deployed submarines assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 5, 2022) An Australian MH-60R Seahawk, attached to Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Arunta (FFH 151), departs the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting multi-lateral operations in the South China Sea. The United States, with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and Royal Canadian Navy are participating in multi-lateral exercises in the South China Sea in support of the Royal Australian Navy’s regional presence deployment. Exercises like this reassure our allies and partners of our combined commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 5, 2021) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, is moved across the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn Smith)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 31, 2018) A Sailor assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) prepares to chalk and chain a JMSDF helicopter for an Acquisition and Cross Servicing Agreement logistics exchange during Keen Sword 19. Keen Sword 19 is a joint, bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability of the Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Emily Cooper)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 1, 2020) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transits the Philippine Sea with amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42). America and Germantown, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group assigned to Amphibious Squadron 11, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Walter Estrada)
ANCON, Peru (Sept. 29, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicles with Special Marine Air-Ground Task Force – UNITAS get loaded onto a Navy landing craft, air cushion on Miramar beach during UNITAS LXII. UNITAS is the world's longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Peru, it brings together multinational forces from 20 countries and includes 29 ships, four submarines, and 20 aircraft conducting operations off the coast of Lima and in the jungles of Iquitos. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations and focuses on strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability and capability between participating naval and marine forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hannah Hall)
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 16, 2021) An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) launches off the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Cavenaile)
ANDAMAN SEA (Dec. 14, 2021) Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) transits the Andaman Sea. Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M. Langer)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 4, 2021) Sailors conduct flight operations on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Emily Claire Bennett)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 2, 2022) An MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced), prepares to land on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7). Tripoli is operating in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malcolm Kelley)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2021) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) prepare to tow an F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) on the ship’s flight deck. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan D. Berlier)
An Apache attack helicopter pilot of 4 REGT AAC inspects his aircraft while he awaits tasking.
British airborne forces are training alongside NATO counterparts to develop their ability to work together to deliver a Swift Response to international crises.
16 Air Assault Brigade is on Exercise Swift Response, which brings together more than 5,000 personnel from 10 nations and takes place in Poland and Germany between May 27-June 26, 2016.. .Under the command of Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade some 2,000 troops took part, the largest British contingent to deploy on a NATO exercise in 2016. ..The joint force included 3 PARA Battlegroup, including engineer, artillery, logistics, signals, medical, provost and ISTAR support; Apache attack helicopters from 4 Regiment Army Air Corps; and RAF Chinook and Puma support helicopters and C-130 Hercules transport aircraft...The training involved mass parachute jumps and air assault operations as part of a simulated mission to restore stability to a troubled region. It is key to developing interoperability with 82nd Airborne Division and 11e Brigade Parachutiste, the Brigade’s key partners in the US and French armies respectively, as well as wider allies.
-------------------------------------------------------
© Crown Copyright 2014
Photographer: Cpl Rob Travis RAF
Image 45160148.jpg from www.defenceimages.mod.uk
This image is available for high resolution download at www.defenceimagery.mod.uk subject to the terms and conditions of the Open Government License at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/. Search for image number 45160148.jpg
For latest news visit www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Follow us:
PHILIPPINE SEA (May 17, 2022) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Singley)
SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 10, 2022) Forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) receives fuel from replenishment vessel USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204) during a replenishment-at-sea. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, operates in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Desmond Parks)
EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 11, 2021) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) conduct flight operations. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Walter Estrada)
Apache Attack Helicopter from 4 Regiment Air Air Corps taking of for mission tasking over Hohenfels Training Area.
British airborne forces are training alongside NATO counterparts to develop their ability to work together to deliver a Swift Response to international crises.
16 Air Assault Brigade is on Exercise Swift Response, which brings together more than 5,000 personnel from 10 nations and takes place in Poland and Germany between May 27-June 26, 2016.. .Under the command of Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade some 2,000 troops took part, the largest British contingent to deploy on a NATO exercise in 2016. ..The joint force included 3 PARA Battlegroup, including engineer, artillery, logistics, signals, medical, provost and ISTAR support; Apache attack helicopters from 4 Regiment Army Air Corps; and RAF Chinook and Puma support helicopters and C-130 Hercules transport aircraft...The training involved mass parachute jumps and air assault operations as part of a simulated mission to restore stability to a troubled region. It is key to developing interoperability with 82nd Airborne Division and 11e Brigade Parachutiste, the Brigade’s key partners in the US and French armies respectively, as well as wider allies.
-------------------------------------------------------
© Crown Copyright 2014
Photographer: Cpl Rob Travis RAF
Image 45160070.jpg from www.defenceimages.mod.uk
This image is available for high resolution download at www.defenceimagery.mod.uk subject to the terms and conditions of the Open Government License at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/. Search for image number 45160070.jpg
For latest news visit www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Follow us:
ANCON, Peru (Sept. 29, 2021) U.S. Marines with Special Marine Air-Ground Task Force – UNITAS watch from a light armored vehicle as a Navy landing craft, air cushion approaches Miramar beach during UNITAS LXII. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral, amphibious and Amazonian operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hannah Hall)
EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 6, 2022) Members of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (ARDB) return in an assault amphibious vehicle (AAV) to forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans’ (LPD 18) well deck during a certification for New Orleans Sailors and JSDF in preparation for Keen Sword 23 while in the East China Sea. Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral, biennial field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability and strengthen the ironclad Japan-U.S. alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Desmond Parks)
EAST CHINA SEA (April 11, 2020) The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) approaches fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) for a replenishment-at-sea. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Berlier)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 6, 2021) Boatswain’s mate 2nd Class Thomas Schnell, in yellow, from Omaha, Nebraska, and Culinary Specialist Seaman Daniel Francois, from Cap Haitian, Haiti, guides an MV-22B Osprey, attached to Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), onto the flight deck aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). Pearl Harbor, part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the 11th MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sang Kim)
Pictured is a British Para leaving the Drop Zone carrying his parachute after a jump from a Spanish CH47 Chinook helicopter during EXERCISE LISTED PARATROOPER...The Parachute Regiment, conducted low-level training with parachutists from the Spanish Airborne Brigade (BRIPAC) as part of a two-week joint exercise to test interoperability and develop relations between the two units..The Paras got to grips with some of the weapon systems used by their Spanish counterparts, as well as receiving an introduction to some of the vehicles used by the Brigade. ..In addition to building shared understanding and military capability, EX LISTED PARATROOPER enabled the British paratroopers to train on Spanish parachutes, earning their wings on a joint jump from CH47 helicopters....The Parachute Regiment, conducted low-level training with parachutists from the Spanish Airborne Brigade (BRIPAC) as part of a two-week joint exercise to test interoperability and develop relations between the two units...The Paras got to grips with some of the weapon systems used by their Spanish counterparts, as well as receiving an introduction to some of the vehicles used by the Brigade.
In addition to building shared understanding and military capability, EX LISTED PARATROOPER enabled the British paratroopers to train on Spanish parachutes, earning their wings on a joint jump from CH47 helicopters.
-------------------------------------------------------
© Crown Copyright 2014
Photographer: Cpl Jonathan Lee van Zyl RLC
Image 45161858.jpg from www.defenceimages.mod.uk
Use of this image is subject to the terms and conditions of the MoD News Licence at www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/fotoweb/20121001_Crown_copyrigh...
For latest news visit www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Follow us:
PHILIPPINE SEA (March 23, 2018) Sailors prepare to tow an F-35B Lightning II on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, part of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners, serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency and advance the Up-Gunned ESG Concept. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Molina/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 20, 2022) An F-35B Lightning II, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced), launches from amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7). Tripoli is operating in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 26, 2021) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean as part of a scheduled deployment. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability with allies and partners to serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyler R. Fraser)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 24, 2022) A CH-53 Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced), flies over amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7). Tripoli is operating in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 21, 2021) An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, launches off the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff D. Kempton)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 12, 2021) Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Jacobs, from Orlando, Fla., takes photos as a part of the Ship's Nautical or Otherwise Photographic Interpretation and Examination (SNOOPIE) team aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), June 12. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Butler)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 29, 2021) An MH-60R from the "Wolf Pack" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75 conducts a cross deck operation aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the fleet flagship for the Royal Navy and the United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group, which includes support from guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211. This deployment highlights the global reach of the U.S. and UK armed forces and their interoperability and enhances both nations' deterrence and defense capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Zachary Bodner)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 4, 2020) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Island Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 lands on the flight deck of Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during a visit, board, search, and seizure drill. Germantown, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rufus Hucks)
As troops wait for the next element, a helmet is put aside next to a GPMG.
British airborne forces are training alongside NATO counterparts to develop their ability to work together to deliver a Swift Response to international crises.
16 Air Assault Brigade is on Exercise Swift Response, which brings together more than 5,000 personnel from 10 nations and takes place in Poland and Germany between May 27-June 26, 2016.. .Under the command of Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade some 2,000 troops took part, the largest British contingent to deploy on a NATO exercise in 2016. ..The joint force included 3 PARA Battlegroup, including engineer, artillery, logistics, signals, medical, provost and ISTAR support; Apache attack helicopters from 4 Regiment Army Air Corps; and RAF Chinook and Puma support helicopters and C-130 Hercules transport aircraft...The training involved mass parachute jumps and air assault operations as part of a simulated mission to restore stability to a troubled region. It is key to developing interoperability with 82nd Airborne Division and 11e Brigade Parachutiste, the Brigade’s key partners in the US and French armies respectively, as well as wider allies.
-------------------------------------------------------
© Crown Copyright 2014
Photographer: Cpl Rob Travis RAF
Image 45160149.jpg from www.defenceimages.mod.uk
This image is available for high resolution download at www.defenceimagery.mod.uk subject to the terms and conditions of the Open Government License at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/. Search for image number 45160149.jpg
For latest news visit www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Follow us:
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 28, 2021) The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) transits the South China Sea during routine operations. Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Langholf/released)
Over 3000 personnel from 14 NATO countries took part in the UK's national validation exercise for the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (Land) 2017 (VJTF(L)17).
Each of the 14 troop contributing nations in attendance had elements of the personnel and equipment they would deploy with the VJTF(L). This allows the NATO partners to test and demonstrate their interoperability and the unique capabilities they provide.
Artillery from Force Troop Command operated with Spanish artillery demonstrating their ability to fire on targets identified and co-ordinated by British and Norwegian reconnaissance patrols.
British, Danish and Polish infantry worked together to ensure that the Armoured, Mechanised and Light Role Battle Groups could communicate and operate together, supported by a multinational engineer group, reconnaissance patrols and attack helicopters.
Pictured is an RAF Atlas (A400-M) at night during Operation Mobility Guardian.
RAF Aeromedical Evacuation Teams, working alongside Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force and United States Air Force Teams, utilising an RAF A400 Aircraft and UK working practices during Exercise Mobility Guardian. ..An RAF Atlas aircraft, and RAF movements personnel, have been transporting US Military vehicles on Exercise Mobility Guardian. Operating from Joint Base Lewis McChord, and Moses Lake Airfield, they have transported Humvee ambulance variants (pictured) and Stryker Command Vehicles...A Royal Air Force Atlas, Aeromedical Evacuation and Force Protection personnel training with Allies and Partners from over 30 countries on Exercise Mobility Guardian, the largest exercise of its type in the world...Hosted by the US Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, over 50 aircraft and 3000 personnel from over 30 nations gathered at Joint Base Lewis McChord near Seattle for an exercise designed to test and improve how international partners and allies conduct humanitarian relief operations...Security for the airfield was provided by a team of Force Protection specialists led by No 2 Squadron, RAF Regiment supported by RAF Police, reservists from the RAuxAF Regiment and personnel from Australia and Belgium...This was the first time an RAF A400M Atlas has taken part in a major exercise giving personnel the opportunity to experience the aircraft’s capabilities in a realistic operational environment and to train for complex, modern air operations alongside NATO partners, key allies and international partners.
-------------------------------------------------------
© Crown Copyright 2014
Photographer: SAC Nicholas Egan RAF
Image 45162818.jpg from www.defenceimages.mod.uk
This image is available for high resolution download at www.defenceimagery.mod.uk subject to the terms and conditions of the Open Government License at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/. Search for image number 45162818.jpg
For latest news visit www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Follow us:
EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 15, 2018) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during night LCAC operations. Wasp, flagship of Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker)
GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 28, 2022) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) leaves the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during Cobra Gold 22. Cobra Gold 22 is the 41st iteration of the exercise and validates the commitment of the U.S. to the U.S.-Thai alliance through operations that strengthen bonds, build interoperability, enhance tactical skills and exchange expertise. Green Bay, part of America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is operating as part of the Task Force 76 composite deployment of expeditionary forces in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
A Marine prepares for a flight in support of Exercise Dawn Blitz, Sept. 5, 2015. Dawn Blitz 2015, a joint multinational amphibious exercise, promotes interoperability between the Navy, Marine Corps and Coalition partners.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Eryn L. Edelman/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 26, 2021) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load a reconnaissance vehicle on a MV-22B Osprey during a night raid exercise on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vincent E. Zline)
SOLOMON SEA (Aug. 4, 2021) An MH-60S Sea Hawk with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 prepares for takeoff aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The MH-60S is a multi-mission platform allowing combatant commanders incredible flexibility in open-ocean and littoral operations. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. John Tetrault)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 18, 2020) F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marine Medium Tiltrotor (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) land on amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jomark A. Almazan)
Sgt. Elvis Nunez, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion 4th Marines attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17, assesses an area during a raid for the culminating event of Exercise Crocodilo in Metinaro, Timor Leste, Sept. 13, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to improve interoperability with our partners, enhance military-to-military relations, and expose the Marine Corps forces to different types of terrain for familiarity in the event of a natural disaster in the region.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan C. Bustos)
PHILIPPINE SEA (April 22, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Sydney Buckels, from Cleveland, Ohio, signals an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Javier Reyes)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 17, 2021) An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, conducts vertical replenishment training from the flight deck of Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) during routine operations. Jackson, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment in U.S. 7th Fleet to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Langholf)
Pvt. Draven Pancake, infantryman of 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and native of Petersburg, Ind., fires an M320 grenade launcher at a range in the Estonian Army Training Area, Nov. 2. Despite windy conditions, all Soldiers managed to adjust and qualify, hitting targets ranging from 200 to 350 meters away. These activities are part of the U.S. Army Europe-led Operation Atlantic Resolve land force assurance training taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to enhance multinational interoperability, strengthen relationships among allied partners, contribute to regional stability and demonstrate U.S. commitment to NATO allies.