South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 29, 2012

Photo Credit: U.S. Army

The 3,200-pound Grey Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System waits for its mission at sunset during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The Army's MQ-1C Grey Eagle program is under its estimated budget, and is also meeting expected availability rates in theater.

In short term, Gray Eagle trades reliability for capability

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 28, 2012

Water fini

Col. Sam Barrett taxis a C-17 Globemaster III on the Hickam flightline as it is doused by fire trucks at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 26, 2012. Barrett had just completed his "fini-flight," flying his last mission as the 15th Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lauren Main)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 27, 2012

San Diego, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2001) -- A Sailor aboard the auxiliary command ship USS Coronado (AGF 11), command ship for U.S. Third Fleet, keeps a vigilant watch near the entrance of San Diego Harbor. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Palmer Pinckney. (RELEASED)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 26, 2012

Photo Credit: Spc. Kayla Benson, 358th Public Affairs Detachment

The 869th Movement Control Team Reservists move through a 12-kilometer-long improvised explosive device defeat lane in a convoy during Warrior Exercise 2012 at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif.

Reservists learn to defeat IEDs in Warrior Exercise 2012 at Fort Hunter Liggett

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 25, 2012

6/21/2012 By Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser

Black Sea Rotational Force

Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 12 disembark a Polish amphibious tractor while conducting an amphibious landing during Exercise BALTOPS 2012, June 4. The Marines and sailors of BSRF-12 joined Lithuanian infantry soldiers in the first amphibious landing on Lithuanian soil in 40 years. BSRF-12 is Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force training with 19 countries to facilitate interoperability with U.S. partner nations and promote regional stability while providing a limited crisis response capability in the Baltic Sea and Caucasus regions. BALTOPS 2012 aims to improve maritime security in the Baltic region through increased interoperability and cooperation amongst regional allies both on land and sea.

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 20, 2012

All aboard

Maj. Vince O'Conner climbs into the cockpit of an F-16C Fighting Falcon before a combat training mission during Red Flag-Alaska 12-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 12, 2012. Red Flag-Alaska is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. forces, providing joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. O’Conner is a pilot assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea. (Defense Department photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 19, 2012

120603-N-YC845-197 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (June 3, 2012) The U.S. Navy fight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, demonstrate choreographed flight skills during the Virginia Beach Patriotic Festival. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik/Released)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 18, 2012

Photo Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Drumsta, South Carolina Army National Guard

M1A2 Abrams Tanks of the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 8th Cavalry engage targets during a Combined-Arms Live-Fire Exercise with the Kuwaiti Army's 151st Tank Battalion, 15th Mubarak Armored Brigade, at northern Kuwait's Udari Range, May 8, 2012. The 2nd Combined Arms Battalion belongs to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (Iron Horse). The exercise also involved the brigade's 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, the brigade headquarters, and the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade.

Hawker Battery mission turns out lights in Kuwait

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 17, 2012

6/12/2012 By Cpl. Dengrier Baez

Marine Barracks 8th & I

Marine Barracks Washington Marines march to their positions during a Tuesday Sunset Parade at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., June 12.

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 16, 2012

The flare up there

A C-130H Hercules assigned to the Texas Air National Guard's 136th Airlift Wing at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth trains to evade ground attack during a low-altitude combat support training mission at Yankee Range near Kingsville, Texas, May 30, 2012. (National Guard photo/Senior Master Sgt. Mike Arellano)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 15, 2012

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 13, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is alongside the Royal Australian Anzac-class guided-missile frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), center, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63). George Washington departed its homeport of Fleet Activities Yokosuka on May 26 to begin its 2012 patrol. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jennifer A. Villalovos/Released)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 14, 2012

After the British rout from Lexington, a loosely organized New England army of volunteers and militia laid siege to Boston. The British commander, Sir Thomas Gage, determined to gain more elbowroom by seizing the Charlestown peninsula. Learning of Gage's plans, the Massachusetts Committee of Safety recommended the occupation of Bunker Hill, a commanding height near the neck of the Charlestown peninsula. But a working party of 1,200 Americans, sent out on the night of June 16-17, 1775, instead fortified Breed's Hill, a lower height nearer Boston.

Continental Congress authorizes Army

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 13, 2012

6/9/2012 By Cpl. Ryan Carpenter

11th MEU

Embarked members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Republic of Korea Marines visiting USS New Orleans practice fighting techniques here June 9 during a martial-arts demonstration. The ROK visitors boarded the ship to sail to Hawaii for the Korean Marine Exercise Program 12-9, a regularly scheduled combined exercise involving a platoon of ROK Marines from 1st Company, 21st Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and U.S. Marine forces from 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines. This exercise will focus on strengthening the ROK-U.S. relationship while enhancing tactical interoperability and developing ROK Marine operational capabilities.

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 12, 2012

Coming ‘round the mountain

A formation of C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft fly in formation as they return from the Samurai Surge training mission near Mount Fuji, Japan, June 5, 2012. At 12,388 feet, Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 11, 2012

Former President George H.W. Bush is greeted as he arrives aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.S. Bush (CVN 77). Bush, his wife, Barbara, their son, former President George W. Bush, and other family members toured the carrier just off the coast of Maine, where the family has a home. George H.W. Bush is the newest aircraft carrier in the fleet. U.S. Navy photo (Released) 120612-N-ZZ999-001

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 10, 2012

Photo Credit: Pvt. Choi Joon, Eighth Army Public Affairs

Senior ROK-U.S. Alliance pause for a moment of silence June 8, 2012, during a dedication ceremony for a monument that honors the American troops and Korean Augmentees to the U.S. Army who have died defending freedom since the Korean War Armistice was signed.

Monument dedicated to honor fallen heroes in Korea

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 9, 2012

6/7/2012 By Cpl. Tommy Huynh

11th MEU

Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire M240B machine guns during live-fire training aboard USS Pearl Harbor here June 7. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS Makin Island and USS New Orleans in San Diego Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 8, 2012

Surge of airpower

During an eight-ship sortie, C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard and Tennessee Air National Guard taxi out at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2012. The sortie was part of the Samurai Surge exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 7, 2012

JAVA SEA (June 6, 2012) Indonesian navy, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard ships transit the Java Sea while conducting ship formation exercises during the at-sea phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2012 Indonesia. 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 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gregory A. Harden II/Released)

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USACAPOC(A) remembers D-Day

Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from U.S., Germany, France, Holland, and United Kingdom, re-enacted the D-Day airborne operation on the La Fiere fields near Ste. Mere Eglise, France to commemorate the heroic acts of the World War II...

Fort Bragg paratroopers participate in D-Day anniversary in France

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 5, 2012

6/4/2012 By Cpl. Michael Petetersheim

24th MEU

TITIN, Jordan - Reconnaissance Marines from the Maritime Raid Force, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast-rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter alongside Jordanian Marines during Exercise Eager Lion 12 here, May 14, 2012. During Eager Lion 12, the 24th MEU will participate in a variety of training exercises with partnered nations at different locations throughout the country to increase interoperability and learn about other countries' militaries. Eager Lion 12 is a recurring, multi-national exercise designed to strengthen military-to-military relationships through a joint, whole-of-government, multinational approach to future complex national security challenges. The 24th MEU, partnered with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is currently deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations as a theater reserve and crisis response force. The helicopters are from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-261 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 24th MEU.

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 4, 2012

Airman 1st Class Nate Hammond adjusts the frequency of the Roll-On Beyond Line of Sight Enhancement data link system May 25, 2012, at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. ROBE connects manpower assets on the ground, which may not have effective line-of-sight communications capabilities, to other ground or airborne units. Hammond is a boom operator with the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and is a native of Stockton, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)

(Memorial Day 2012 photos)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 3, 2012

120209-N-ZI635-256 ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 9, 2012) Meteorology and oceanography officers Lt. Cmdr. Shane Stoughton, left, and Lt. Cmdr. Ana Tempone deploy a drifting buoy used to measure ocean currents from the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman George M. Bell/Released)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 2, 2012

Stryker in the field

The Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems - Stryker Brigade Combat Team, won both the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Defense team awards for Environmental Excellence in Weapons System Acquisition.

Stryker team shines at environmental stewardship

(Memorial Day 2012 photos)
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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 1, 2012

5/31/2012 By Sgt. Richard Blumenstein
24th MEU

Cpl. Joshua Brooks, a machine gunner from Ptosky, Mich., with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes a break from digging a fighting hole alongside members of the Lebanese Army here, May 21, 2012, during Exercise Eager Lion 12. More than 1,000 Marines and Sailors from the 24th MEU have been training with Jordanian and other partnered nation militaries in various events ashore throughout Jordan to maximize multilateral training opportunities and continue to build relationships with partners throughout the region. Eager Lion 12 is the second major exercise for the 24th MEU and the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, which are currently deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations as a theater reserve and crisis response force.

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