Thursday, May 31, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 31, 2012

Fully loaded
Weapons load crew Airmen load GBU-54 laser joint direct attack munitions into a B-1 Lancer during the Combat Hammer exercise at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., May 12, 2012. The LJDAM is a 500-pound, dual-mode guided weapon equipped with a laser seeker, which aids in the ability to engage both stationary and moving targets on the ground. The Airmen assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada)


Wednesday, May 30, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 30, 2012

120529-N-HM950-004 SURABAYA, Indonesia (May 29, 2011) The guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) moors at the Port of Surabaya marking the beginning of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2012. CARAT 2012 is a nine-country, bilateral exercise between the United States and Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor Leste and is designed to enhance maritime security skills and operational cohesiveness among participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Aaron Glover/Released)


Sunday, May 27, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 27, 2012

Strike a pose
An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 65th Aggressor Squadron flies in support of and dogfights against members of the Air Force Weapons School over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 17, 2012. The Air Force Weapons School is a five-and-a-half-month training course which provides selected officers with advanced training in weapons and tactics employment. (U.S. Air Force photo)


Saturday, May 26, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 26, 2012

120524-N-ZE938-185 CALLAO, Peru (May 24, 2012) Sailors in a working party bring on stores to resupply the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) after pulling into the port of Callao, Peru, during UNITAS Pacific (PAC). Underwood is representing the U.S. Navy during UNITAS PAC and is deployed to Central and South America and the Caribbean supporting Southern Seas 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Frank J. Pikul/Released)


Friday, May 25, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 25, 2012

Spc. Timo Swaner engages a close range target with the light machine during a military unit assessment at Fort Benning, Ga., October 2011.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 24, 2012

4/30/2012 By Cpl. Reece Lodder

Regimental Combat Team 5

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Valdez (left), a corpsman with 1st Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and 30-year-old native of Waipahu, Hawaii, extends a helping hand to Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Mireles, a team leader and 23-year-old native of Austin, Texas, as Mireles jumps a stream during a security patrol here, April 30, 2012. In November 2011, the Marines and sailors of 'America's Battalion' began their final Afghanistan deployment to Helmand province's Garmsir district. After six combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq since 2004, they're finally coming home. During their seven months in Garmsir, they advised and developed Afghan forces preparing to take the lead in providing security for the district. As the Afghan forces grew in number and capability, commerce expanded and successful district community council elections were held in April 2012. 'America's Battalion' transferred control of coalition positions in Garmsir to Kilo Co., 3rd Bn., 8th Marines, May 14.



Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 22, 2012


120520-N-ZI635-809 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 20, 2012) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DD 97), front, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) are underway in formation before participating in a sea power demonstration with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a tiger cruise after completing a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman George M. Bell/Released)


Saturday, May 19, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 19, 2012

B2 Spirit bomber.  (Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy M. Wilson)

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Friday, May 18, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 18, 2012

120517-N-TG831-192 SHIMODA, Japan (May 17, 2012) Boatswain's Mate Senior Chief Junior Ashwood overlooks the deck department of the Arleigh burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), as the ship prepares to anchor in Shimoda, Japan. McCampbell is visiting Shimoda to participate in the annual Black Ship Festival, a celebration of trade and alliance between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Declan Barnes/Released)


Thursday, May 17, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 17, 2012

 
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps perform at the weekly Twilight Tattoo on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. The red coats the Soldiers wear have a direct lineage to George Washington's original Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

Elements of Twilight Tattoo: Uniforms of The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

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Michiana Daily News Update

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 16, 2012


Lance Cpl. David B. Le, small amphibious craft mechanic, Reconnaissance and Surveillance Team, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sets up a satellite antenna to communicate with teams that are in the field, at Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., May 13. Le is currently cross training to make him more combat effective to his team and is here as a part of the ground portion of Realistic Urban Training in preparation for the unit’s deployment scheduled for this fall. He is 20 and from Orange County, Calif.
Date Photo Taken: 5/13/2012 9:47:00 AM
Unit: 15th MEU
Photo ByLine: Cpl. John Robbart III



Monday, May 14, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 14, 2012

120509-N-RU628-039 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 9, 2012) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Blue Diamonds of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight deck certification. Nimitz is conducting carrier qualifications off the southern coast of California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Milner/Released)


Sunday, May 13, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 13, 2012


Photo Credit: Sgt. Edward A. Garibay, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Secretary of the Army John McHugh sits in an up-armored vehicle, while listening to a 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Soldier explain new equipment being tested during Network Integration Evaluation 12.2 at Fort Bliss, Texas, May 9, 2012. McHugh toured the NIE, a Soldier-led evaluation process that tests network and non-network equipment in a robust operational environment.


Saturday, May 12, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 12, 2012


Cpls. Seth C. Carrier, right, and Daniel T. Conroy practice searching and scanning techniques with a surface-to-air missile launcher aboard USS Makin Island here May 11. Carrier, 23, hails from Springfield, Mass. Conroy, 21, hails from Boston. The Marines serve as low-altitude air-defense gunners with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 286 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.  USMC Photo by Lance Cpl. Claudia M. Palacios


Thursday, May 10, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 10, 2012


120508-N-NL541-890 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 8, 2012) The guided-missile frigate USS Nicholas (FFG 47) conducts a passing exercise with USS Underwood (FFG 36) in the Pacific Ocean. Underwood is deployed to Central and South America and the Caribbean in support of Southern Seas 2012. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stuart Phillips/Released)


Wednesday, May 9, 2012

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 9, 2012

Prepare to fire

Staff Sgt. Barbara Balcom receives pre-fire training from German Army Sgt. Maj. Thomas Arhnold at the Standortschieβanlage Niederheid range in Geilenkirchen, Germany, May 3, 2012, where U.S. Soldiers had the opportunity to earn the German Army marksmanship badge " or "Schutzenschnur."  Photo Credit: USAG Schinnen




Monday, May 7, 2012