Wednesday, August 28, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 28, 2013

Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter, the most recent Medal of Honor recipient from Operation Enduring Freedom, was inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, Aug. 27, 2013, just a day after he received the nation's highest military honor. Read More


South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 27, 2013

 
 

Monday, August 26, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 26, 2013

Maintainers from the 8th Fighter Wing prepare F-16 Fighting Falcons for training flights Aug. 15, 2013, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Being ready at all times ensures Airmen are ready to complete the Kunsan AB mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales) (Photo by Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales )
 
 

Sunday, August 25, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 25, 2013

130823-N-WD757-298 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 23, 2013) - The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) departs San Diego for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th fleet areas of responsibility. Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer amphibious ready group, that includes the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)


Monday, August 19, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 19, 2013

Tech. Sgt. Gary Washington off-loads vehicles from a C-17 Globemaster III during an airlift mission July 25, 2013, at Forward Operating Base Shindand in Herat, Afghanistan. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic and tactical delivery of troops and any type of cargo to main operating and forward operating bases in Afghanistan. The aircraft can perform airlift and airdrop missions and transport ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required. Washington is a loadmaster assigned to the 316th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Miller) (Photo by SSgt Marleah Miller)



Sunday, August 18, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 18, 2013

NASA engineers, Navy divers and Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) tow a test Orion capsule into the well deck of Arlington. This phase one test determined the best method for recovering the capsule after earth reentry and splashdown in the ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist James Davis (Released) 130815-N-VJ183-075.



Monday, August 12, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 12, 2013

Close quarters

Senior Airman Nate Hall conducts a post-flight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon July 5, 2013, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Maintainers inspect aircraft for leaks, cracks or anything that may jeopardize the integrity of the aircraft. Hall is an aircraft maintainer deployed to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)
 
 

Sunday, August 11, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 11, 2013

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter is readied for launch during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is conducting a certification exercise in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Edward Guttierrez III (Released) 130808-N-KE519-114


Saturday, August 10, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; August 10, 2013

Military Honor Park, South Bend Regional Airport
 
(Above statue is actually in City Cemetery, South Bend)