Area recon patrol
U.S. Army Sgt. Mario Gonzales Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th
Cavalry Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
provides security during a patrol in Parwan province Afghanistan Aug. 11
2014. The patrol was conducted to gather intelligence on enemy activity
around Bagram Air Field. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. George Huley/
Released)
U.S. Army Sgt. James Devore Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th
Cavalry Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
provides security during a patrol in Parwan province Afghanistan Aug. 11
2014. The patrol was conducted to gather intelligence on enemy activity
around Bagram Air Field. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. George Huley/
Released)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Focareto Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th
Cavalry Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
talks with an Afghan National Police officer in Parwan province
Afghanistan Aug. 11 2014. Focareto was gathering intelligence on enemy
activity around Bagram Air Field. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. George Huley/
Released)
U.S. soldiers with Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th Cavalry
Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) provide
security during a patrol along highway one Parwan province Afghanistan
Aug. 11 2014. The patrol was conducted to gather intelligence on enemy
activity around Bagram Air Field. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. George Huley/
Released)
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Focareto Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th
Cavalry Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
talks with an Afghan National Police officer in Parwan province
Afghanistan Aug. 11 2014. Focareto was gathering intelligence on enemy
activity around Bagram Air Field. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. George Huley/
Released)
U.S. Army Spc. Matthias Park Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th
Cavalry Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
provides routine medical assistance to an Afghan National Police officer
while on patrol in Parwan province Afghanistan Aug. 11 2014. The patrol
was conducted to gather intelligence on enemy activity around Bagram
Air Field. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. George Huley/ Released)
U.S. Army Spc. Matthias Park Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th
Cavalry Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
provides routine medical assistance to an Afghan National Police officer
while on patrol in Parwan province Afghanistan Aug. 11 2014. The patrol
was conducted to gather intelligence on enemy activity around Bagram
Air Field. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. George Huley/ Released)
U.S. soldiers with Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th Cavalry
Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) provide
security during a patrol along highway one Parwan province Afghanistan
Aug. 11 2014. The patrol was conducted to gather intelligence on enemy
activity around Bagram Air Field. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. George Huley/
Released)
U.S. soldiers with Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th Cavalry
Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) continue on
patrol along highway one Parwan province Afghanistan Aug. 11 2014. The
patrol was conducted to gather intelligence on enemy activity around
Bagram Air Field. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. George Huley/ Released)
U.S. soldiers with Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th Cavalry
Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) move a tow
bar from one vehicle to another at Bagram Air Field Parwan province
Afghanistan Aug. 11 2014. The soldiers just completed an area recon
patrol. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. George Huley/ Released)
U.S. Army soldiers with Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th Cavalry
Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) tie down a
tow bar to the front of a vehicle at Bagram Air Field Parwan province
Afghanistan Aug. 11 2014. The soldiers just completed a 12-hour area
recon patrol. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. George Huley/ Released)
U.S. soldiers with Red Platoon Apache Troop 1/75th Cavalry
Battalion 2nd Brigade 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) pose for a
group photo at Bagram Air Field Parwan province Afghanistan Aug. 11
2014. The soldiers just complete a 12-hour area recon patrol. (U.S. Army
photo by Cpl. George Huley/ Released)
NOLES 2014
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Alan Stowers with 3rd Law
Enforcement Battalion III Marine Headquarters Group gives a safety brief
before live fire training at Fort Bonifacio Philippines on Aug. 11 2014
during the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar field training
exercise. The effective use of non-lethal weapons can be extremely
valuable during rescue missions for force protection in civil
disturbances while controlling rioting and prisoners of war for
checkpoint or convoy operations HA/DR operations or in situations in
which civilians are used to mask a military attack. (U.S. Marine Corps
photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Gwinn)
Philippine Police Officer 2nd Class Roselene Ramos sights in
while U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Eric Ellenberger with 3rd Law
Enforcement Battalion III Marine Headquarters Group coaches her form at
Fort Bonifacio Philippines on Aug. 11 2014 during the Non-Lethal
Weapons Executive Seminar field training exercise. The effective use of
non-lethal weapons can be extremely valuable during rescue missions for
force protection in civil disturbances while controlling rioting and
prisoners of war for checkpoint or convoy operations HA/DR operations or
in situations in which civilians are used to mask a military attack.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Gwinn)
Philippine Air Force 2nd Lt. Jaysin Martir sights in while U.S.
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Eric Ellenberger with 3rd Law Enforcement
Battalion III Marine Headquarters Group coaches his form at Fort
Bonifacio Philippines on Aug. 11 2014 during the Non-Lethal Weapons
Executive Seminar field training exercise. The effective use of
non-lethal weapons can be extremely valuable during rescue missions for
force protection in civil disturbances while controlling rioting and
prisoners of war for checkpoint or convoy operations HA/DR operations or
in situations in which civilians are used to mask a military attack.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Gwinn)
Philippine Air Force 2nd Lt. Jaysin Martir unloads an M203
grenade launcher at Fort Bonifacio Philippines on Aug. 11 2014 during
the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar field training exercise. The
effective use of non-lethal weapons can be extremely valuable during
rescue missions for force protection in civil disturbances while
controlling rioting and prisoners of war for checkpoint or convoy
operations HA/DR operations or in situations in which civilians are used
to mask a military attack. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.
Alexandra Gwinn)
A service member from the Armed Forces of the Philippines fires a
stinger ball projectile from an M203 grenade launcher at Fort Bonifacio
Philippines on Aug. 11 2014 during the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive
Seminar field training exercise. The effective use of non-lethal weapons
can be extremely valuable during rescue missions for force protection
in civil disturbances while controlling rioting and prisoners of war for
checkpoint or convoy operations HA/DR operations or in situations in
which civilians are used to mask a military attack. (U.S. Marine Corps
photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Gwinn)
Philippine National Police Inspector Jonathan Catig fires an M500
Mossberg shotgun at Fort Bonifacio Philippines on Aug. 11 2014 during
the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar field training exercise. The
effective use of non-lethal weapons can be extremely valuable during
rescue missions for force protection in civil disturbances while
controlling rioting and prisoners of war for checkpoint or convoy
operations HA/DR operations or in situations in which civilians are used
to mask a military attack. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.
Alexandra Gwinn)
A service member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines fires an
M500 Mossberg shotgun at Fort Bonifacio Philippines on Aug. 11 2014
during the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar field training exercise.
The effective use of non-lethal weapons can be extremely valuable
during rescue missions for force protection in civil disturbances while
controlling rioting and prisoners of war for checkpoint or convoy
operations HA/DR operations or in situations in which civilians are used
to mask a military attack. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.
Alexandra Gwinn)
A service member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines fires an
M500 Mossberg shotgun with a grenade cup attachment at Fort Bonifacio
Philippines on Aug. 11 2014 during the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive
Seminar field training exercise. The effective use of non-lethal weapons
can be extremely valuable during rescue missions for force protection
in civil disturbances while controlling rioting and prisoners of war for
checkpoint or convoy operations HA/DR operations or in situations in
which civilians are used to mask a military attack. (U.S. Marine Corps
photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Gwinn)
A service member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (right)
fires an M500 Mossberg shotgun with a grenade cup attachment while U.S.
Marine Corps Cpl. Blake Johnson coaches his shot placement at Fort
Bonifacio Philippines on Aug. 11 2014 during the Non-Lethal Weapons
Executive Seminar field training exercise. The effective use of
non-lethal weapons can be extremely valuable during rescue missions for
force protection in civil disturbances while controlling rioting and
prisoners of war for checkpoint or convoy operations HA/DR operations or
in situations in which civilians are used to mask a military attack.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Gwinn)
A service member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (left)
throws a practice non-lethal grenade while U.S. Marine Corps Sgt.
Michael Brumley coaches his throwing form at Fort Bonifacio Philippines
on Aug. 11 2014 during the Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar field
training exercise. The effective use of non-lethal weapons can be
extremely valuable during rescue missions for force protection in civil
disturbances while controlling rioting and prisoners of war for
checkpoint or convoy operations HA/DR operations or in situations in
which civilians are used to mask a military attack. (U.S. Marine Corps
photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Gwinn)
A U.S. F/A-18 fighter jet takes off for Iraq from the flight deck
of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Persian
Gulf Monday Aug. 11 2014. U.S. military officials say American fighter
aircraft struck and destroyed several vehicles Sunday that were part of
an Islamic State group convoy moving to attack Kurdish forces defending
the northeastern Iraqi city of Irbil. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry second from right along with
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel right addresses the start of the
Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) talks at Admiralty House
in Sydney Tuesday Aug. 12 2014. Kerry and Hagel are meeting with their
Australian counterparts at the annual AUSMIN which will focus on
regional security and enhanced military co-operation. (AP Photo/Dan
Himbrechts Pool)
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop second from left and
Defense Minister David Johnston left meet with U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry second from right and U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
right at the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultation (AUSMIN)
talks at Admiralty House in Sydney Tuesday Aug. 12 2014. (AP Photo/Dan
Himbrechts Pool)
Protesters appeal to motorists for support while rallying on
Monday Aug. 11 2014 in front of the QT gas station in Ferguson Mo. that
was looted and burned during rioting overnight that followed a
candlelight vigil honoring 18-year-old Michael Brown who was shot Aug. 9
2014 by Ferguson police officers. Brown who was killed in a
confrontation with police in the St. Louis suburb was shot Saturday and
died following the confrontation with police. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings)
Marcelle Stewart left confronts police officers during a march
and rally in downtown Ferguson Mo. Monday Aug. 11 2014. The group
marched along the closed street rallying in front of the town's police
headquarters to protest the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by
Ferguson police officers. Brown who was killed in a confrontation with
police in the St. Louis suburb was shot Saturday Aug. 9 2014 and died
following the confrontation with police. Stewart said she was attending
the rally because her son-in-law Jason Moore died after being shot with a
taser by police. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings)
Armed St. Louis County Police Officers stand among citizens
during a protest of the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a
Ferguson police officer on August 11 2014 (AFP Photo/Michael B. Thomas)
New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas speaks at a news
conference Monday Aug. 11 2014 about the drive-by shooting that killed
two people and wounded five on Sunday in the city's Lower 9th Ward. He
said investigators believe the motive was drugs and the target was a
33-year-old man who was killed. (AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey)
In this photo taken Saturday Aug. 9 2014 a health worker wearing a
protective clothing sprays disinfectant against the deadly Ebola virus
at the Kenema Government Hospital in Kenema 300 kilometers (186 miles)
from the capital city of Freetown Sierra Leone. (AP Photo/ Michael Duff)
An immigration officer uses an infra-red laser thermometer to
examine a policeman on his arrival at Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport in Abuja August 11 2014. Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos has
10 confirmed cases of Ebola up from seven at the last count and two
patients have died including the Liberian who brought the virus in the
health minister said on Monday.
Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed
******inium building which had been under construction in Pathum Thani
province on the outskirts of Bangkok August 11 2014.
Female personnel of India's Border Security Force (BSF) patrol
along the fencing of the India-Bangladesh international border ahead of
India's Independence Day celebrations at Dhanpur village in India's
northeastern state of Tripura August 11 2014. India commemorates its
Independence Day on August 15.
A Palestinian relative of Zakariah al-Aqrah 21 who was killed
during an operation by Israeli troops speaks to soliders in the West
Bank village of Qabalan near Nablus Monday Aug. 11 2014. The Israeli
military said it killed Al-Aqrah a suspected Palestinian militant early
Monday morning after he opened fire on an Israeli force that had come to
arrest him in connection with shootings targeting Israeli soldiers two
weeks ago. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)
A close-up of bullets carried by a Ukrainian soldier as he stands
guard at a checkpoint near the eastern city of Donetsk (AFP
Photo/Anatolii Stepanov)
Iraqi security forces stand guard amid tight security by Iraqi
security forces that sealed off roads around a pro-government
demonstration supporting Embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Iraq
Monday Aug. 11 2014. Al-Maliki is taking his struggle to keep his job to
the courts after announcing he will file a legal complaint on Monday
against the country's newly elected president. President Barack Obama
warned Americans on Saturday that the new campaign to bring security in
Iraq requires military and political changes and "is going to be a
long-term project." (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)
An Iraqi soldier stands guard amid tight security measures by
Iraqi security forces during a pro-government demonstration to show
support for embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad Iraq
Monday Aug. 11 2014.
Police wearing riot gear try to disperse a crowd Monday Aug. 11
2014 in Ferguson Mo. The FBI opened an investigation Monday into the
death of 18-year-old Michael Brown who police said was shot multiple
times Saturday after being confronted by an officer in Ferguson.
Authorities in Ferguson used tear gas and rubber bullets to try to
disperse a large crowd Monday night that had gathered at the site of a
burned-out convenience store damaged a night earlier when many
businesses in the area were looted. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Police wearing riot gear stage outside the remains of a burned convenience store Monday Aug. 11 2014 in Ferguson Mo.
A Pakistani Air force Jet performs during a rehearsal for the
upcoming Independence Day over Islamabad Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 12 2014.
Pakistan will celebrate its 68th Independence Day on the 14th of August
to mark its independence from the British rule in 1947. (AP
Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Indian policemen detain a Kashmiri government employee during a
protest in Srinagar India Tuesday Aug. 12 2014. Police in Indian Kashmir
detained dozens of government employees during a protest called by the
workers' union demanding regularization of contractual jobs and a hike
in salary. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Soldiers of the honor guard prepare for a military welcome
ceremony as part of a meeting of German Defence Minister Ursula von der
Leyen and her counterpart from Great Britain Michael Fallon in Berlin
Germany Tuesday Aug. 12 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Philippines fugitive former Army Gen. Jovito Palparan gestures as
he talks to the media at the National Bureau of Investigation following
his capture by NBI agents Tuesday Aug. 12 2014 in Manila Philippines.
The capture of Palparan 63 who was wanted in the kidnapping of two
students fulfilled a promise by President Benigno Aquinio III to bring
high-profile criminal suspects to justice official said. He went into
hiding in December 2011. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
In this photo taken Sunday Aug. 10 2014 a military checkpoint on
the outskirts of Kenema in the Eastern Province around 300kms (186
miles) from the capital city of Freetown Sierra Leone as the government
try to prevent the movement of people in order to stop the spread on the
Ebola virus in Kenema Sierra Leone. Over the decades Ebola cases have
been confirmed in 10 African countries including Congo where the disease
was first reported in 1976. But until this year Ebola had never come to
West Africa. (AP Photo/ Michael Duff)
Ukrainian government soldiers from battalion "Donbass" rest at
their positions in village Mariinka near Donetsk eastern Ukraine Monday
Aug. 11 2014. The Red Cross will lead an international humanitarian aid
operation into Ukraine's conflict-stricken province of Luhansk with
assistance from Russia the European Union and the United States Ukraine
said Monday.(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Picture released by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) on
August 10 2014 shows soldiers checking aid loaded onto a transport plane
at RAF Brize Norton northwest of London on August 8 2014 to be
airlifted to civilians in northern Iraq (AFP Photo/Cpl Neil Bryden)
A Ukrainian soldier walks past a damaged car which was used by
pro-Russian militants who tried to break through a Ukraine checkpoint
near the eastern city of Donetsk on August 11 2014 (AFP Photo/Anatolii
Stepanov)
But President Vladimir V. Putin and other senior Russian
officials all insisted on Monday that it was a peaceful convoy
coordinated with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
In this Saturday Aug. 9 2014 photo a girl part of the Mobile Mini
Circus for Children demonstrates her skills in front of police officers
during a performance at the European Union Compound in Kabul
Afghanistan. The Mini Mobile Circus for Children is a program run by a
nonprofit group supported by foreign embassies and others in
Afghanistan. Some 850 children across the country take part in the
program which includes children from refugee families and orphanages.
(AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
(AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star Brent Drinkut)
Chief of Hellenic Army General Christos Manolas participate in
para jumping exercise over Pachi airport with Military Academy caddets.
Paratroopers from the British Army's B Company 3rd Battalion The
Parachute Regiment 16th Air Assault Brigade return fire as they dismount
a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during an air assault mission on Freedom
Village on Fort Bragg N.C. Aug. 11. Both 2-501 PIR and 3 PARA were
attached as maneuver elements of Task Force Falcon for the duration of
2BCT's weeklong field training exercise.
A paratrooper from the British Army's B Company 3rd Battalion The
Parachute Regiment 16th Air Assault Brigade observes opposing forces
during an air assault mission on Freedom Village on Fort Bragg N.C.
Aug. 11. Both 2-501 PIR and 3 PARA were attached as maneuver elements of
Task Force Falcon for the duration of 2BCT's weeklong field training
exercise
Paratroopers from the British Army's B Company 3rd Battalion The
Parachute Regiment 16th Air Assault Brigade and the 2nd Battalion
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 1st Brigade Combat Team 82nd Airborne
Division prepare to engage opposing forces during an air assault
mission on Freedom Village on Fort Bragg N.C. Aug. 11. Both 2-501 PIR
and 3 PARA were attached as maneuver elements of Task Force Falcon for
the duration of 2BCT's weeklong field training exercise
A paratrooper from the British Army's B Company 3rd Battalion The
Parachute Regiment 16th Air Assault Brigade observes opposing forces
taking their fighting positions during an air assault mission on Freedom
Village on Fort Bragg N.C. Aug. 11. Both 2-501 PIR and 3 PARA were
attached as maneuver elements of Task Force Falcon for the duration of
2BCT's weeklong field training exercise.
A paratrooper from the British army's B Company 3rd Battalion The
Parachute Regiment 16th Air Assault Brigade observes opposing forces
during an air assault mission on Freedom Village on Fort Bragg N.C.
Aug. 11. Both 2-501 PIR and 3 PARA were attached as maneuver elements of
Task Force Falcon for the duration of 2BCT's weeklong field training
exercise
Opposing forces played by paratroopers from 3rd Squadron 73rd
Cavalry Regiment 1st Brigade Combat Team 82nd Airborne Division engage
American and British paratroopers during an air assault mission on
Freedom Village on Fort Bragg N.C. Aug. 11. Both 2-501 PIR and 3 PARA
were attached as maneuver elements of Task Force Falcon for the duration
of 2BCT's weeklong field training exercise.
Paratroopers from the British Army's B Company 3rd Battalion The
Parachute Regiment 16th Air Assault Brigade and the 2nd Battalion
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 1st Brigade Combat Team 82nd Airborne
Division prepare to engage opposition forces during an air assault
mission on Freedom Village on Fort Bragg N.C. Aug. 11. Both 2-501 PIR
and 3 PARA were attached as maneuver elements of Task Force Falcon for
the duration of 2BCT's weeklong field training exercise.
Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry
Regiment 1st Brigade Combat Team 82nd Airborne Division dismount a
CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an air assault mission at Freedom
Village on Fort Bragg N.C. Aug. 11. Both 2-501 PIR and 3 PARA were
attached as maneuver elements of Task Force Falcon for the duration of
2BCT's weeklong field training exercise
Edit: vor033 just posted the very same pics I was gonna... cheers mate
Regular and reserve paratroopers have gone back to basics as they
train to become the British Army's global rapid reaction force.
Exercise Bruneval Assault has seen C Company 2nd Battalion The
Parachute Regiment (2 PARA) training in the tough environment of
Sennybridge in South Wales focussing on the core infantry skills of
fire and manoeuvre and living in the field.
The airborne infantry of Colchester-based 2 PARA were joined by a
dozen reservists from 4 PARA. The week-long exercise took into the
field a package of close quarter marksmanship training designed to hone
the soldiers'skills with the SA80-A2 assault rifle. As well as
practising live fire attacks the troops tabbed 'a fast march carrying
equipment ' up Pen Y Fan the highest mountain in Southern Britain at
886m (2907 feet).
Major Mark Swann Officer Commanding C Coy said: 'Coming to Brecon
gives us a chance to test what we've learnt by doing fire and manoeuvre
drills in a tactical scenario. It's all very well being able to shoot
accurately and efficiently on a static range but the real test is to
see how soldiers perform when they're cold wet and tired.
We're also continuing to move on from Afghanistan which has seen the
Army used to operating out of static and relatively comfortable forward
operating bases. As we prepare for contingency operations we are
working back towards the classic paratrooper mentality of our soldiers
being able to live out in the field and carry everything they need to
operate on their back."
2 PARA's core role is to alternate with 3rd Battalion The Parachute
Regiment as the lead unit in the Air Assault Task Force (AATF) which is
ready to deploy anywhere in the world to conduct the full range of
military operations. 2 PARA is training to take on the AATF role from
March 2015 with the unit's airborne infantry bolstered by artillery
engineers signallers medics and logisticians from 16 Air Assault
Brigade.
Images by Cpl Andy Reddy; Crown copyright
Canadian Air Force Capt. Alan Lockerby left communicates with a
CH-47 Chinook helicopter to coordinate a hasty evacuation while
Canadian Army Sgt. Chad Walker holds a VS-17 marking panel during
Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Rogers City Mich. Aug. 6 2014.
Lockerby and Walker are tactical air controllers. The multinational
training exercise is a combined arms event in Michigan.
U.S. and Canadian tactical air controllers listen for opposing
forces while on their way to their objective during Operation Northern
Strike 2014 near Rogers City Mich. Aug. 6 2014. The airmen are assigned
to the Pennsylvania National Guard's 148th Air Support Operations
Squadron.
U.S. and Canadian tactical air controllers move through terrain
while on the way to their objective during Operation Northern Strike
2014 near Rogers City Mich. Aug. 6 2014.
Canadian Air Force Capt. Alan Lockerby radios an aircraft to
coordinate close air support during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near
Rogers City Mich. Aug. 6 2014.
U.S. and Canadian tactical air controllers run toward a target
location to secure their objective during Operation Northern Strike
2014 near Rogers City Mich. Aug. 6 2014
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Devon Kuny and U.S. Air Force Tech.
Sgt. Brent Beckner secure a simulated prisoner while conducting a
target objective during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Rogers City
Mich. Aug. 6 2014. Kuny and Beckner are tactical air controllers
assigned to the Pennsylvania National Guard's 148th Air Support
Operations Squadron.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Devon Kuny right and U.S. Air Force
Tech. Sgt. Brent Beckner center provide cover while securing a target
as Canadian Air Force Capt. Alan Lockerby left radios an aircraft to
coordinate close air support during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near
Rogers City Mich. Aug. 6 2014. Kuny and Beckner are tactical air
controllers assigned to the Pennsylvania National Guard's 148th Air
Support Operations Squadron.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dalton White left checks the wind
speed for close air support while U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas
Vamvakos provides radio support during Operation Northern Strike 2014
near Rogers City Mich. Aug. 6 2014. White and Thomas Vamvakos are
assigned to the Illinois National Guard's 169th Air Support Operations
Squadron.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patrick Burke runs for cover during
an ambush scenario with opposing forces during Operation Northern
Strike 2014 near Rogers City Mich. Aug. 6 2014. Burkeis assigned to the
Illinois National Guard's 169th Air Support Operations Squadron.
U.S. airmen board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after a close air
mission during Operation Northern Strike 2014 near Rogers City Mich.
Aug. 6 2014. The airmen are assigned to the Illinois National Guard's
169th Air Support Operations Squadron.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kenneth J. Burgess center discusses ongoing
operations with British soldiers during joint field training on Fort
Bragg N.C. Aug. 6 2014. Burgess commands the 82nd Airborne Division's
1st Battalion 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
The British soldiers are assigned to 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment.
A British paratrooper drives an all-terrain vehicle during field
training with U.S. paratroopers on Fort Bragg N.C. Aug. 6 2014.
U.S. paratroopers simulate occupying a town during field training on Fort Bragg N.C. Aug. 7 2014
U.S. paratroopers maneuver between buildings during field training on Fort Bragg N.C. Aug. 7 2014.
A U.S. paratrooper provides security as part of a noncombatant
evacuation operation during field training on Fort Bragg N.C. Aug. 7
2014.
U.S. soldiers participate in field training on Fort Bragg N.C.
Aug. 7 2014. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's
525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade.
U.S. paratroopers simulate the occupation of a town during field training on Fort Bragg N.C. Aug. 7 2014
102 USAF men and six F-16 aircraft are at the Colombian Air Force
Airbase in Rionegro Antioquia part of the "Lightning" Exercise which is
carried out with a Kfir squadron of the Colombian Air Force until
August 20 2014.
This activity is a demonstration of the important place which today has
the Colombian Air Force in the international community which has allowed
him to be invited to air exercises in Brazil Canada and the United
States thanks to the skills discipline flight training and operational
our crews.
Colombian Air Base General Arturo Lema Posada Rionegro Antioquia
Colombia Aug. 9 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation
engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six
F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training
opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's
State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air
National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Heywood a crew chief assigned to
the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National
Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard wraps up a
grounding line at Rionegro Colombia Aug. 9 2014 during Relampago
(Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement
with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are
participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under
the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership
Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by
Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Erskine Ham a crew chief assigned
to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National
Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard lays down a
grounding line at Rionegro Colombia Aug. 9 2014 during Relampago
(Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement
with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are
participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under
the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership
Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by
Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 155th
Airlift Squadron from the Tennessee Air National Guard taxi's down the
runway at Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014 Aug. 9
2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the
Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s from 169th
Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Base of the South Carolina Air
National Guard are participating in the first major joint-air training
opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's
State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air
National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Faile assigned to the 169th
Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the
South Carolina Air National Guard marshals a C-17 Globemaster III from
the Tennessee Air National Guard Aug. 9 2014 at Rionegro Colombia
during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air
cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen
and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training
opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's
State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air
National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Faile assigned to the 169th
Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the
South Carolina Air National Guard marshals a C-17 Globemaster III from
the Tennessee Air National Guard Aug. 9 2014 at Rionegro Colombia
during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air
cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen
and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air training
opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's
State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air
National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire
Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard
disembark from a C-17 Globemaster III from the Tennessee Air National
Guard Aug. 9 2014 at Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning)
2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the
Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating
in the first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices
of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with
the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt.
Jorge Intriago/Released)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire
Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard and
the 155th Airlift Squadron from the Tennessee Air National Guard remove
equipment from the rear of a C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 9 2014 at
Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a
combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One
hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major
joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina
National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of
Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge
Intriago/Released)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire
Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard and
the 155th Airlift Squadron from the Tennessee Air National Guard remove
equipment from the rear of a C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 9 2014 at
Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a
combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One
hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major
joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina
National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of
Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge
Intriago/Released)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire
Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard and
the 155th Airlift Squadron from the Tennessee Air National Guard remove
equipment from the rear of a C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 9 2014 at
Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a
combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One
hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major
joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina
National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of
Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge
Intriago/Released)
A U.S. Air Force crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft
Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the
South Carolina Air National Guard marshals an F-16 Block 52 fighter at
Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014 Aug. 9 2014.
Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of
Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the
first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the
South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the
country of Colombia.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Akshai Gandhi a fighter pilot and the
commander of the 157th Fighter Squadron from McEntire Joint National
Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard taxi's his F-16
Block 52 into Colombian Air Base General Arturo Lema Posada at Rionegro
Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014 Aug. 9 2014. Relampago is a
combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One
hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major
joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina
National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of
Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge
Intriago/Released)
U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52s fighters assigned to the 169th
Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South
Carolina Air National Guard taxi into Colombian Air Base General Arturo
Lema Posada at Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014
Aug. 9 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with
the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are
participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under
the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership
Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by
Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
U.S. Air Force crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft
Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the
South Carolina Air National Guard marshals a F-16 Block 52 fighter at
Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014 Aug. 9 2014.
Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of
Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the
first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the
South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the
country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge
Intriago/Released)
U.S Air Force F-16 Block 52s fighter tail flashes assigned to
the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the
South Carolina Air National Guard are lined-up iin front of a Republic
of Colombia flag at Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014
Aug. 9 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with
the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are
participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under
the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership
Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by
Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire
Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard
stand alongside Colombian Air Force Airmen during a group photo to
kickoff a joint training event called Relampago (Lightning) 2014 in
Rionegro Colombia Aug. 11 2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation
engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six
F-16s from the 169th Fighter Wing will participate in the first major
joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina
National Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of
Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge
Intriago/Released)
U.S. Air Force F-16 Block 52 fighters assigned to the 169th
Fighter Wing from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the South
Carolina Air National Guard sit on the ramp at Rionegro Colombia Aug.
12 2014 during Relampago (Lightning) 2014. Relampago is a combined air
cooperation engagement with the Republic of Colombia. One hundred
Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the first major joint-air
training opportunity under the auspices of the South Carolina National
Guard's State Partnership Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S.
Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
A U.S. Air Force crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft
Maintenance Squadron from McEntire Joint National Guard Base of the
South Carolina Air National Guard cleans the canopy of an F-16 Block 52
fighter Aug. 12 2014 at Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning)
2014. Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the
Republic of Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are
participating in the first major joint-air training opportunity under
the auspices of the South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership
Program with the country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by
Tech. Sgt. Jorge Intriago/Released)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire
Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard walk
alongside Colombian Airmen for a foreign object debris or F.O.D. walk
Aug. 12 2014 at Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014.
Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of
Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the
first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the
South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the
country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge
Intriago/Released)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire
Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard walk
alongside Colombian Airmen for a foreign object debris or F.O.D. walk
Aug. 12 2014 at Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014.
Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of
Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the
first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the
South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the
country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge
Intriago/Released)
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing from McEntire
Joint National Guard Base of the South Carolina Air National Guard walk
alongside Colombian Airmen for a foreign object debris or F.O.D. walk
Aug. 12 2014 at Rionegro Colombia during Relampago (Lightning) 2014.
Relampago is a combined air cooperation engagement with the Republic of
Colombia. One hundred Airmen and six F-16s are participating in the
first major joint-air training opportunity under the auspices of the
South Carolina National Guard's State Partnership Program with the
country of Colombia. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jorge
Intriago/Released)
Today started in the Instalations of the Combat Air Command No. 5
(CACOM 5) of the Colombian Air Force in Rionegro Antioquia Colombia
the military air combat training exercise between the Colombian Air
Force (FAC) and the United States Air Force (USAF). Six USAF F-16s
Fighting Falcons and six Kfirs C-10 will engage in Military training
exercises during this week in Rionegro Colombia.
The South Carolina Air National Guard has deployed airmen cargo and
F-16’s to Colombia for a two-week engagement called Relampago. Swamp
fox airmen will work alongside their Colombian air force counterparts
strengthening their relationship and increasing operational
capabilities.
During the 14 days it is expected the development of aerial maneuvers
throughout the department of Antioqia such air-to-air combat drills in
which preparation is searched standards of quality and functionality in
"Lightning" exercises. The aim of the exercise is to strengthen the
capacities of both Air Forces crews in different action scenarios.
The course will have seven multirole combat aircraft F-16 Fighting
Falcon of the National Guard of the State of South Carolina (USA) and
will be supported by two strategic C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft .
In the case of the Colombian Air Force will participate with the Kfir
fighter aircraft from the Air Combat Command No.1 in Puerto Salgar
Cundinamarca.
With Marines standing at attention Secretary of Defense Chuck
Hagel arrives at a Camp Pendleton hangar where addressed the Marines and
answered questions Tuesday Aug. 12 2014. Hagel announced the deployment
of another 130 U.S. troops to Iraq in remarks to Marines at this
Southern California base on the final stop of a weeklong
around-the-world trip that also took him to India Germany and Australia.
(AP Photo/The Orange County Register Paul Rodriguez)
Britain's Prince Harry center lower gestures to a guide dog to
look towards the media as he poses with the team during the announcement
of the British Armed Forces team for the Invictus Games in London
Wednesday Aug. 13 2014. Over 400 competitors from 14 nations will take
park in the Invictus Games an international sporting event for wounded
injured and sick servicemen and women in September at the Queen
Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Britain's Prince Harry applauds as he leaves the podium after his
speech to the media during the announcement of the British Armed Forces
team for the Invictus Games in London Wednesday Aug. 13 2014.
An aircraft comes in to land at Britain's Royal Air Force Base in
Akrotiri Cyprus on Tuesday Aug. 12 2014. British Bases spokesperson
Kristian Gray says a number of Tornado surveillance aircraft will be
stationed at the base from where they will carry out missions to support
thousands of people fleeing advancing Islamic militant forces in
northern Iraq. Gray says three C-130 transport aircraft and a Voyager
refueling plane will also be using the base to assist in the relief
effort. (AP Photos/Pavlos Vrionides)
People inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad Iraq
Wednesday Aug. 13 2014. A string of attacks in and around the capital
killed more than a dozen and wounded dozens. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Bangladesh's anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion personnel escort
Abu Bakar Siddique in white as they bring him to Dhaka Bangladesh
Wednesday Aug.13 2014. Siddique the owner of a Bangladesh ferry that
sank earlier this month with more than 100 people dead or missing was
arrested Wednesday after weeks in hiding officials said. (AP Photo/A.M.
Ahad)
An Indian policeman along with his horse rests after rehearsals
for the Independence Day celebrations at the Golconda Fort in Hyderabad
India Wednesday Aug. 13 2014. India commemorates its Independence in
1947 from British colonial rule on August 15. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
In this picture taken on Tuesday Aug. 12 a woman with a child
talks to Ukraine's National Guard soldiers who have returned from combat
operations against pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine's east near the
walls of the parliament in Kiev Ukraine. Since a separatist insurgency
broke out in eastern Ukraine in March entire swaths of Ukrainian society
_ either through a government summons or their own patriotism _ have
suddenly been thrust into battle many of them with little or no combat
experience. With the government desperate for more fighters and medics a
draft has brought in a wave of needed additions to what had been a
neglected army. And amid a surge of patriotic indignation tipping over
into martial fervor volunteer battalions have proven an indispensable
boost as well. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
In this photo taken on Tuesday Aug. 12 2014 Guinea soldiers stand
around a rope across the road that separates Guinea and Sierra Leone
and works as a makeshift border control checkpoint at Gbalamuya-Pamelap
Guinea. As Guinea closed its border with Sierra Leone at the weekend in
an attempt to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus people and goods
were not able to cross to either side. (AP Photo/ Youssouf Bah)
Pro-Russian rebels stand at a security post on the outskirts of
Donetsk eastern Ukraine Wednesday Aug. 13 2014 where at least 12
militiamen fighting alongside government troops against pro-Russian
separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine have been killed in an ambush a
spokesman for their radical nationalist movement said Wednesday. (AP
Photo/Sergei Grits)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki center left with the blue
tie Iraqi acting Defense Minister Sadun al-Dulaymi center right
government officials and parliament members attend the funeral
procession of Maj. Gen. Majid Abdul-Salam a pilot who was killed in
Tuesday's helicopter crash in northern Iraq at the headquarters of the
Iraqi Ministry of Defense in Baghdad Iraq Wednesday Aug. 13 2014. The
Iraqi helicopter providing aid crashed near the mountain outside the
town of Sinjan killing the pilot army spokesman Qassim al-Moussawi said
in a statement. Iraqi and U.S. planes have been dropping dozens of
crates of food and water to Yazidis stranded in the Sinjar mountain. (AP
Photo)
A pro-Russian rebel stands at a block-post on the outskirts of
Donetsk near a bullet riddled bus eastern Ukraine Wednesday Aug. 13 2014
A Pro-Russian rebel standing at a block-post in the outskirts of
Donetsk seen through the bullet riddled windshield of the bus eastern
Ukraine Wednesday Aug. 13 2014 where at least 12 militiamen fighting
alongside government troops against pro-Russian separatist rebels have
been killed in an ambush a spokesman for their radical nationalist
movement said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Ukrainian government soldiers from battalion "Donbass" search
from house to house in village Mariinka near Donetsk eastern Ukraine
Monday Aug. 11 2014. The Red Cross will lead an international
humanitarian aid operation into Ukraine's conflict-stricken province of
Luhansk with assistance from Russia the European Union and the United
States Ukraine said Monday.(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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