Tuesday, October 30, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 30, 2012

Philippines - An integrated squad of Marines from Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and Philippine Marines of the 33rd Battalion, 33rd Marine Company, rush for cover after being inserted by helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-262 (REIN) during a helicopter raid exercise here, Oct. 14. The training was part of the 29th iteration of the annual Philippines Bilateral Amphibious Landing Exercise, designed to increase interoperability between U.S. and Philippine forces while strengthening their long standing bond.


Monday, October 29, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 29, 2012

Morning mist                                                                            
Maintainer’s preflight a C-17 Globemaster III in the rain for a late morning flight at Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., Oct. 19, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael OHalloran)



Sunday, October 28, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 28, 2012



The guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) departs Naval Station Norfolk in advance of Hurricane Sandy. Adm. Bill Gortney, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, ordered the sortie of Navy ships in the Hampton Roads, Va., area. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lolita Lewis (Released) 121026-N-YT478-078


Friday, October 26, 2012

Thursday, October 25, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 25, 2012

The Military Honor Park at the South Bend Regional Airport recently acquired this new exhibit. The pair of Talos missiles were manufactured at the Bendix Missile Plant on Beiger Street in Mishawaka from 1955-79 and saw service on U.S. Navy cruisers in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Ron Garrett)



Tuesday, October 23, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 23, 2012

Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Marines of Company K, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 3/2, currently reinforcing the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), practice clearing structures at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 10, 2012. BLT 3/2 is one of the three reinforcements of 26th MEU, which is slated to deploy in 2013.



Monday, October 22, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 22, 2012


65th anniversary                                                                            
Capt. David Vincent and retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager taxi an F-15D Eagle on the runway before taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 14, 2012. This flight marks the 65th anniversary of Yeager's breaking of the sound barrier. Vincent is a 65th Aggressor Squadron pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Couillard)

Sunday, October 21, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 21, 2012

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 19, 2012)

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) fires its MK45 5-inch lightweight gun during a live-fire exercise. McCampbell is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the U.S. Navy's only continuously forward-deployed carrier strike group, based out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is currently conducting a routine western Pacific patrol in support of regional security and stability of the vital Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Declan Barnes (Released) 121019-N-TG831-116

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Friday, October 19, 2012

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 16, 2012

Camp Pendleton, Ca - A Marine with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, moniters the radio during a mock ship to shore operation on Camp Pendelton, Calif. September 6.


Monday, October 15, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 15, 2012

An F-15E Strike Eagle receives fuel from a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission Sept. 10, 2012, over the Atlantic Ocean. The refueling was part of a training mission for the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath and 100th ARW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)

Sunday, October 14, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 14, 2012

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ANDAMAN SEA (Oct. 12, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS George Washington (CVN 73) are underway together in formation in the Andaman Sea. Ships and aircraft of the George Washington and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups are conducting exercises to increase interoperability, readiness, and the capability to respond quickly to various potential crises in the region, ranging from combat operations to humanitarian assistance. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)          



Saturday, October 13, 2012

Friday, October 12, 2012

Thursday, October 11, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 11, 2012

The Military Honor Park at the South Bend Regional Airport recently acquired this new exhibit. The pair of Talos missiles were manufactured at the Bendix Missile Plant on Beiger Street in Mishawaka from 1955-79 and saw service on U.S. Navy cruisers in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Ron Garrett)

 


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 9, 2012

10/4/2012 By Cpl. John Robbart III

15th MEU

Lance Cpl. Anthony C. Bocz, assessment consequence management team member, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Platoon, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, adjusts the M50 field protective mask on a Marine from Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th MEU, during a class on CBRN defense aboard the USS Peleliu, Oct. 4. The 15th MEU's CBRN Defense Platoon is spending an entire month preparing the 2,400 servicemembers that make up the MEU on how to properly operate in contaminated environments. The 15th MEU is currently embarked as part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, while they serve as the nation's rapid-response sea-based Marine Air Ground Task Force for Western Pacific Deployment 12-02. Bocz, 20, is from Sacramento, Calif.


Monday, October 8, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 8, 2012

Cruisin’                                                                            
An F-22A Raptor (top) from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and an F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., fly over the Emerald coast Sept. 19, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)



Sunday, October 7, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 7, 2012

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NEW YORK (Oct. 6, 2012) The ship's officers and crew man the ship during the commissioning ceremony of the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Murphy is named after Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient who posthumously received the nation's highest military honor for bravery during combat in Afghanistan in 2005. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)          



Saturday, October 6, 2012

Friday, October 5, 2012

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; October 2, 2012

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                                  The Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), center right, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Vicksburg (CG 69), far right, and USS Hue City (CG 66) are underway in formation during a passing exercise. Enterprise, Eisenhower, Vicksburg and Hue City are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Pittman (Released) 120927-N-FI736-597