South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; July 6, 2012

Fire fighter

A C-130 Hercules equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System supports fire suppression efforts near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 27, 2012. Four MAFFS-equipped aircraft, two from the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing and two from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing, flew in support of the U.S. Forest Service to fight fires in Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; July 5, 2012

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (June 23, 2012) High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) arrives in Dar Es Salaam for a port visit to support Africa Partnership Station 2012. Africa Partnership Station is an international security cooperation initiative, facilitated by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, aimed at strengthening global maritime partnerships through training and collaborative activities in order to improve maritime safety and security in Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Martin Wright/Released) 

Swift Hosts Environmental Workshop in Tanzania

 

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; July 4, 2012

Photo Credit: Pfc. Andrew Ingram

           

Fort Carson Soldiers, assigned to 52nd and 4th Engineer Battalions, assist efforts to contain the Waldo Canyon Fire at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The engineers used bulldozers and support vehicles to create strips of cleared earth called firebreaks, ranging from eight to 100-feet wide, to stop the wildfire's progress.

Fort Carson engineers, firefighters help contain Waldo Canyon blaze

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; July 3, 2012

Lance Cpl. Theodore Kavich, a fire team leader with 3rd platoon, Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs his fire team’s fields of fire during a response to contact drill here, June 30. Kavich, a 20-year-old from Pasadena, Calif., is deployed with the 31st MEU to Australia in support of Exercise Hamel 2012, the multi-national training evolution between the U.S. Marines and Australian and New Zealand Armies. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the nation’s force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.  (USMC Photo by Cpl. Jonathan Wright)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; July 2, 2012

Ready for the fight

Air Force reservists assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing load a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System unit onto a C-130 Hercules at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 24, 2012. The 302nd Airlift Wing was tasked by the National Interagency Fire Center to support wildland aerial firefighting missions in the Rocky Mountain area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ann Skarban)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; July 1, 2012

Performers march during the "Sunset Parade" at the site of the USS Constitution during Boston Navy Week 2012. Boston Navy Week is one of 15 signature events planned across America in 2012. The eight-day long event commemorates the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, hosting service members from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard and coalition ships from around the world. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Daniel Johnston (Released) 120629-N-RJ303-581

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; June 30, 2012

Black Sea Rotational Force

Lance Corporal Elias Gobble a reconnaissance marine with Ground Combat Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, surveys the landing site after disembarking a Polish amphibious tractor prior to securing a beachhead 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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