Thursday, September 29, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 29, 2011

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII-Captain Lucas Frokjer, officer in charge of the flightline for Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, reunites with his family after returning from a seven-month deployment with HMH-463. The squadron arrived at Hangar 105 Saturday and were welcomed home by a large crowd of family and friends. The squadron was replaced by HMH-363 who deployed to Afghanistan in August in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 28, 2011

U.S. and Iraqi air force airmen fly in formation during one of the last training flights for the 52nd Expeditionary Flight Training Squadron and Squadron 203 Sept. 3, 2011, over Iraq. Advisors from the 52nd EFTS turned over flight training operations to the Iraqi air force Squadron 203 Sept. 5. The training program takes 18-month to qualify and certify an instructor pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Placie)

Sunday, September 25, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 25, 2011


Lance Cpl. Jonathan R. Valencia, a rifleman with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security for his squad during a MEU pre-deployment training exercise, Sept. 12. The training exercise is in preparation for the MEU's upcoming deployment. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and remains the nation's force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 22, 2011


An M119 howitzer crew from the U.S. Army's 1st Platoon, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, fires a high explosive round at the enemy from Combat Outpost Wilderness, Waze Zadran district, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2011. Artillery support of coalition and Afghan National Security Forces provides immense and immediate firepower when needed to combat insurgent attacks or reduce enemy capabilities.


Wednesday, September 21, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 21, 2011

11th MEU

Mortarmen Pfc. Aaron C. Huss, left, and Lance Cpl. Jorge J. Castro fire a 60 mm mortar during a live-fire exercise here Sept. 7. The rifle company, with its section of mortars, is one of three in Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit began a sea-based exercise Sept. 1 aboard amphibious ships, its second since becoming a complete Marine air-ground task force in May. Castro, 20, hails from San Benito, Texas. Huss, 19, is from Hersey, Mich.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 20, 2011


The Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz have recently approved an implementation plan developed by Air Combat Command officials that will allow the F-22 Raptor to resume flight operations after a four-month stand down. (File photo)

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Saturday, September 17, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 17, 2011


President Obama awards the Congressional Medal Honor to USMC Sgt. Dakota Meyer

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Friday, September 16, 2011

Monday, September 12, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 12, 2011

Airman looks at the Pentagon from a USAF V-22 Osprey carrying Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta.

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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Saturday, September 10, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 10, 2011

These will be some of the last National Guard troops to mobilize from Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, due to the withdrawals of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Friday, September 9, 2011

Saturday, September 3, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 4, 2011

U.S. Air Force personnel load C-17 Globemaster III Loadmaster in New Zealand with relief supplies for Amundsen-Scott South Pole station in Antarctica.

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 3, 2011

U.S. Navy divers answer questions while swimming with sharks at the Newport Aquarium in Newport, Kentucky.

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Thursday, September 1, 2011

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 1, 2011

USMC engineers do infrastructure repairs in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

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