South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 30, 2012

4/24/2012 By Sgt. Aaron Hostutler

Headquarters Marine Corps

Cpl. Justin Gaertner, a Marine with the Wounded Warrior Regiment practices for the 2012 Warrior Games at Colorado Springs, Colo., April 23. The Warrior Games is a competition between wounded warriors from all military branches and includes swimming, track and field, cycling, shooting, archery, sitting volleyball, and wheelchair basketball. The 2012 Warrior games will run from May 1 through May 5.

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 29, 2012

 

Helping hands

U.S. Air Force Maj. Thai Le high fives a Honduran child after administering deworming medication during the unit's most recent medical readiness and training exercise at Wawina, Honduras, April 19, 2012. In partnership with the Honduran Ministry of Health and Honduran military, Joint Task Force-Bravo delivered medical care to 1,774 patients in Batalla and Wawina from April 18 to 21. Le is the officer in charge of the JTF-Bravo Medical Element's preventative medicine section. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Christopher Diaz)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 28, 2012

120425-N-BJ279-701 PANAMA CITY (April 25, 2012) Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Company 2-1, and Panamanian divers work on a salvage project. Company 2-1 is participating in Navy Dive-Southern Partnership Station 2012, a multinational partnership engagement designed to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kathleen A. Gorby/Released)

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 Army tests new medical air beam shelter

Soldiers of the 14th Combat Support Hospital test a new air beam shelter, known officially as the Force Provider Expeditionary-Medical Systems, this week at Fort Benning, Ga.

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 26, 2012

4/20/2012 By Cpl. Jonathan G. Wright

31st MEU

A Marine with 2nd Platoon, Company B., Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, crawls through a watery ditch and under concertina wire during the Jungle Endurance Course here, April 20. After completing a two-week training evolution at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, the Marines underwent the four-mile-long course through the Okinawan jungle, utilizing the rappelling, rope-crossing, improvised stretcher carry and other skills they learned. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and remains the nation's force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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South Bend and Mishawaka; April 25, 2012

 Andersen AFB welcomes 69th Exeditionary Bomb Squadron

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., lifts off with M117 air-dropped general purpose bombs, March 14, 2012, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Bombers like the one shown here and B1 Lancers and B-2 Spirits are deployed to Andersen AFB as part of the continuous bomber presence. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Carlin Leslie)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 24, 2012

120421-N-ZI635-114 INDIAN OCEAN (April 21, 2012) Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) 2nd Class Ana Wilson, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Anthony Wright, both assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, perform routine checks on an E-2C Hawkeye before flight operations on the flight deck 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. 7th 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; April 23, 2012

Photo Credit: J.D. Leipold

Best Sapper challengers move up the side of a 92-foot cliff from which they had just brought down an "injured" Soldier during the 2012 competition sponsored by the Army Engineer Regiment at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

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South Bend and Mishawaka; April 22, 2012

4/18/2012 By Cpl. Gene Allen Ainsworth III

11th MEU

Marines serving with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) clean USS Makin Island's flight deck here April 18. The squadron serves as the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit is deployed as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, currently a U.S. Central Command theater reserve force. The group is providing support for maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 21, 2012

Fuel good story

A B1-B Lancer approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker for an aerial refueling over Afghanistan on April 9, 2012. The Lancer is deployed to Afghanistan from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and the KC-135 is deployed to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, from McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 20, 2012

120418-N-YF306-389 YORKTOWN, Va. (April 18, 2012) A crane moves a missile crate into the vertical launching system aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). Winston S. Churchill is preparing to deploy to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Chase/Released)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 19, 2012

'Dagger' Brigade updates vehicle fleet

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 18, 2012

4/3/2012 By Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado

2nd Marine Logistics Group

Lance Cpl. Joseph Snyder, a motor transport mechanic with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, watches a road as fellow squad members cross it during a field exercise at Gun Position One aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. April 3, 2012. The purpose of the field exercise was to get the regiment's Marines and sailors out of their comfort zone and in the field to refresh and enhance basic battle skills they don't get a chance to practice on a day-to-day basis. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 17, 2012

F-15E Strike Eagles of the 4th Fighter Wing perform an "elephant walk" as they taxi down the runway during a Turkey Shoot training mission at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., April 16, 2012, The wing generated nearly 70 aircraft to destroy more than 1,000 targets on bombing ranges across the state to commemorate the 4th's victory over the Luftwaffe, April 16, 1945. The aircrews are assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing's 333rd, 334th, 335th, and 336th Fighter Squadrons. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Rismiller) (Released)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 16, 2012

0406-F-KZ428-514 PORT OF DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (April 6, 2012) Two patrol boats assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 4 cross the Port of Djibouti during training exercises. MSRON-4 Sailors provide harbor defense for U.S. naval assets in the Port of Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Caya/Released)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 15, 2012

Cavalry Soldiers complete Ghost Avalanche II

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 14, 2012

4/6/2012 By Cpl. Michelle S. Brinn

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

Members of Camp Pendleton's K-9 unit pose with former Cpl. Megan Leavey and Military Working Dog Rex during Rex's retirement ceremony and adoption at the base's K-9 unit, April 6. Leavey, who was previously Rex's handler, had written a letter to Congress requesting to adopt Rex since he was being forced to retire due to facial paralysis. Rex served in three combat deployments and provided over 11,575 hours of military working dog support consisting of over 6,220 vehicle inspections during random anti-terrorism searches. Rex was constantly put in harms way during multiple firefights, mortar attacks and improvised explosive devices during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 13, 2012

An F22 Raptor from the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron returns to a training mission after refueling March 27, 2012, over the Pacific Ocean near the Hawaiian Islands. During the training, Air Force Academy cadets received a familiarization flight to get a better understanding of the Air Force's global reach capabilities. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 12, 2012

120406-N-XD424-142 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2012) The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) transits the Pacific Ocean during exercise Koa Kai 12-2. Koa Kai is a semiannual exercise in the waters around Hawaii designed to prepare independent deployers in multiple warfare areas and provide training in a multi-ship environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin W. Sisco/Released)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 11, 2012

Air Defense Artillery Soldiers conduct medical training in Kuwait



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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 10, 2012

3/28/2012 By Sgt. Bryan A. Peterson

2nd Marine Division

A MV-22 Osprey aircraft prepares to land at Tactical Landing Zone Pheasant in the Greater Sandy Run Area aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 spent nearly eight hours providing flight operations for Company C, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion's jump. The recon Marines conducted jump operations from March 12 - 16, which included low-level static line, high altitude opening and high altitude low opening jumps.

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 9, 2012

All Aboard

Airmen with the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron load a patient into a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an emergency medical technician refresher course at Fort Lewis, Washington; April 1, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 8, 2012

120405-N-JN664-521 ARABIAN SEA (April 5, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits through the Arabian Sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Karolina A. Martinez/Released)

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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 7, 2012

Lakota fleet more than 200 strong approaching 100K flight hours



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South Bend and Mishawaka, Indiana; April 6, 2012

3/31/2012 By Sgt. John Jackson

1st Marine Logistics Group (FWD)

Sgt. Cliff Lucker, (left), an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) instructs Marines from 1st Battalion, 7th Marines on counter improvised explosive device tactics on the EOD Co. compound at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, March 31. Lucker and other EOD technicians have the ability to train and teach Marines utilizing the IED lanes the support personnel of EOD Co. built throughout their deployment.

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