Monday, September 30, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 30, 2013

T-38 A-model and T-38 C-model are flown in formation one last time at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Sept. 19, 2013. (U.S. Air Force courtesty photo/Bobbi Zapka)


Sunday, September 29, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 29, 2013

130823-N-EW716-001 GULF OF MEXICO (Aug. 23, 2013) The future USS Coronado (LCS 4) conducts at-sea acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Acceptance trials are the last significant milestone before delivery of the ship to the U.S. Navy, which is planned for later this fall. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Austal USA/Released) 



 


Tuesday, September 24, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 24, 2013

 
 
Marines with Bridge Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group fire Mk. 19 Grenade Launchers during night fire as part of a grenade training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 17, 2013. The service members waited for illumination flares to light the range before opening fire on targets. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie)


Monday, September 23, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 23, 2013

An F-15C Eagle prepares to refuel with a KC-135R Stratotanker Sept. 12, 2013, en route to the Arctic Challenge Exercise in Ørland, Norway. The F-15C in coordination with fighters from other nations provided the air-to-air attack element in many of the scenarios during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard)


Sunday, September 22, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 22, 2013

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) shifts colors as it moors after returning from an 11-week deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffrey Jay Price (Released) 130920-N-LS794-066
 
 
 

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 17, 2013

CLB Marines, Super Stallions team up for heavy lifts

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carries a load of cargo following an external lift from the flight deck here, Sept. 13. 
 
 

Monday, September 16, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 16, 2013

Staff Sgt. Zachary Maser cleans and inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon for regeneration Sept. 8, 2013, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. Members of the 169th Fighter Wing are beginning a certified readiness evaluation, or CRE, with aircraft regeneration and acceptance. The CRE assesses a unit's ability to operate safely and efficiently in a deployed chemical combat environment. Maser is a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron for the South Carolina Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson) (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson)



Sunday, September 15, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 15, 2013

Seaman Christian Taylor hauls down the Navy jack aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) prior to getting underway for the ship's fall patrol. Preble is on patrol with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly (Released) 130913-N-TX154-125

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 10, 2013

Camp Pendleton, California - Baden, center, and his father, Chris Mayo, right, ride on a tank during their visit to Camp Pendleton Sept. 4. 7-year-old Baden was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia December 10, 2010 when he was 5-years-old. After a little over a year of intensive chemotherapy he was declared in remission, but unfortunately during one of his routine clinics doctors found that leukemia was back in his spinal fluid. Charity for Charity worked with Marines from Camp Pendleton to make Badens dream of riding a tank come true.


Monday, September 9, 2013

South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; September 9, 2013

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Heavy rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload launches Aug. 28, 2013, from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. This was the second Delta IV-Heavy launch for Vandenberg AFB, with the first occurring Jan. 20, 2011. The rocket is the largest to ever launch from the West Coast of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Yvonne Morales) (Photo by Airman Yvonne Morales)