Tuesday, May 28, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 28, 2013

Miller's Vets at the 2013 South Bend Memorial Day Parade.  (Photo by Ron Garrett)


Friday, May 24, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 25, 2013

 
South Bend 6th District Common Councilman Oliver Davis and Mayor Pete Buttigieg participate in the renaming of Ford Street Memorial Day Dr. for Monday's Memorial Day Parade.  (Photo by Ron Garrett)

Military Honor Park, South Bend Regional Airport
 

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 24, 2013

Military Honor Park, South Bend Regional Airport
 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 22, 2013

Soldiers from the U.S. Army try to establish a beachhead at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in Europe.


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 21, 2013

U.S. Marines battle for ground during bloody fighting on the Pacific island of Tarawa during World War II.


Monday, May 20, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 20, 2013

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A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules from the 153rd Airlift Wing follows a U.S. Forest Service lead plane and performs a training mission that includes water drops May 10, 2013, near the Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming. When it is determined MAFFS-equipped aircraft are needed, the National Interagency Fire Center requests the Defense Department’s Air Force resources through U.S. Northern Command.. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Capt. Rusty Ridley)


Sunday, May 19, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 19, 2013

130517-N-YZ751-017 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 17, 2013) An X-47B unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator conducts a touch and go landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). This is the first time any unmanned aircraft has completed a touch and go landing at sea. George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis/Released)


X-47B Accomplishes First Ever Carrier Touch and Go aboard CVN 77

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 14, 2013

GySgt. Chris Taylor witnessed the reality of war while serving in Husaybah, Iraq in 2004. Today, Taylor remembers the lessons he learned as a young Marine and teaches them to his Marines at 2nd Radio Battalion. (Photo by Sgt. Bobby J. Yarbrough) (Photo by Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough)


Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough, CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan




Monday, May 13, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 13, 2013

An aircrew member from the 9th Airlift Squadron prepares to remove a power cart from a C-5M Super Galaxy for a test sortie April 26, 2013, in support of C-5M Super Galaxy Block 3.5.2 software upgrade testing. The C-5M Block 3.5.2 software upgrade is intended to correct 72 deficiency reports that were documented during previous C-5M test programs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jet Fabara)




Sunday, May 12, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 12, 2013

130511-N-LP801-007 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (May 11, 2013) Sailors man the rails as the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls in to Busan, Republic of Korea, for a port visit. Nimitz is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raul Moreno Jr./Released)

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 8, 2013

Wounded Soldiers recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio have a message they'd like to pass on to the Boston bombing victims... Read More
 

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 7, 2013

US, ROK forces off-load equipment on peninsula

 

Republic of Korea Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicle operators conduct formation maneuvers April 16 near Dogu Beach, Pohang, Republic of Korea, as the USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo is prepared for off-load. The Bobo, a container and roll-on/roll-off ship, is part of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command’s maritime prepositioning force program. The ship is participating in Combined Joint Logistics Over The Shore 2013, a biennial MPF exercise. The ROK Marine Corps and Navy are scheduled to work with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Army forces with U.S. Forces Korea, Navy Expeditionary Strike Group 3 and Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313 during the exercise. The ROK AAV crews are with 1st Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, ROK Marine Corps. Photo by Cpl. Mark W. Stroud (Photo by Cpl. Mark W. Stroud)




Monday, May 6, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; May 6, 2013

Tech. Sgt. Herman "Tre" Mackey III, 30, from Bakersfield, California, sits in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker engine. Mackey died May 3, 2013 when his aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (Courtesy photo)