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BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN 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 Defense or allied, air, land, or […]
PARWAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan watch the Afghanistan countryside from the tail of an aircraft after delivering bundles containing care packages, Christmas stockings and mail to soldiers stationed at a remote base in eastern Afghanistan Dec. 24, 2013. Courtesy of DVIDS
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 […]
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, […]
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
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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