YIGO, GUAM, GUAM An Airman watches as crews receive a C-130J Super Hercules at the close of the first official day of Operation Christmas Drop flights Dec. 11, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Christmas Drop enhances humanitarian assistance and disaster relief crisis response capabilities, by allowing aircrews from the U.S. Air Force, Japanese […]
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Loadout Room photo of the day | Santa 60 delivers Christmas cheer to Murilo atoll during Operation Christmas Drop 2017
YIGO, GUAM, GUAM U.S. Air Force Maj. Scott Schavrien, C-130J instructor pilot with 36th Airlift Squadron, right, discusses the upcoming airdrop over Murilo Atoll with Capt. Cerre Dolby, C-130J aircraft commander, center, and 1st. Lt. Quinn Van Drew, first pilot, both assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, during Operation Christmas Drop flight Dec. 15, 2017, […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | 102nd Rescue Squadron training
WESTHAMPTON, NY, UNITED STATES Air Force Pararescue Jumpers with the 102nd Rescue Squadron simulate recovering a downed F-16 pilot during training at FS Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton, N.Y., on March 25th, 2013. (USAF / Senior Airman Christopher S Muncy / released) Courtesy of DVIDS
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On November 11th, Remembrance Day, former SAS operators met a group of former U.S. Marines in the ring for pride, for glory, and best of all, for charity. Remembrance Rumble 2 was broadcast live all around the world on SOFREP TV’s Facebook page, raising nearly $43,000 for organizations that support veterans in the United States […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | Capabilities Exercise at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
NORFOLK, AT SEA U.S. Navy SEALS conduct a fast-rope insertion demonstration from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter onto a beach overlooking the Chesapeake Bay during a capabilities exercise at Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Va. The Naval Special Warfare community displayed its capabilities as part of the 40th UDT-SEAL East Coast Reunion celebrations. Events are […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | A U.S. Navy SEALs Practices Underwater Navigation During a Diving Exercise
KEY WEST, FL, UNITED STATES A U.S. Navy SEALs practices underwater navigation during a diving exercise. Navy SEALs are a part of a continuous training cycle to improve and further specialize their skills. Courtesy of DVIDS
Loadout Room photo of the day | 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducts live fire training exercise 2017
UNITED STATES FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Mar. 28, 2017) – Spc. Matthew Ritter, an infantryman, assigned to Charlie Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, provides security while his squad mate prepares to scout the objective during a platoon live fire validation exercise. The event consists of air assault, platoon […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | RAF Mildenhall combat controller earns Grateful Nation Award
AFGHANISTAN Tech. Sgt. Ted Hofknecht watches for insurgent activity from the side door of a helicopter in eastern Afghanistan. Hofknecht was honored at the Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs awards dinner Nov. 7, 2011, in Washington, D.C., receiving the JINSA Grateful Nation Award. Hofknecht, from Crossville, Tenn., was attached to an elite Army Green […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | US, Italy and Jordan special operations conduct combat search and rescue
AMMAN, JORDAN U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing and Italian special operations forces use the Jaws of Life to extract a wounded civilian from an overturned vehicle during Exercise Eager Lion May 11, 2017 at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center. Airmen, Jordanians and Italians conducted personnel […]
Loadout Room photo of the day | US, Italy and Jordan special operations conduct combat search and rescue
AMMAN, JORDAN A Jordanian Armed Forces Special Task Force member and an Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, prepare to assault opposing forces during a personnel rescue mission, May 11, 2017, at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center. Eager Lion is an annual U.S. Central Command exercise in […]