Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., also known as “8th & I,” is the oldest active post in the Marine Corps. On this historical plot of land we conduct the most precise drill, as well as provide security and conduct ceremonies throughout the nation’s capital. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Robert Knapp and Cpl. James Bourgeois) […]
Coast Guard Cutter Obion aids navigation operations
Coast Guard Cutter Obion is a 65-Foot Class River Buoy Tender. The Coast Guard operates 18 tenders of 75-foot and 65-foot lengths on rivers in the western United States, deploying ATON buoys and day boards to mark river channels and ease the efficient flow of commerce. WLRs push barges equipped with cranes that work ATON. […]
Commandos endure icy platoon live fire training
Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, and 41st Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, join forces to practice operating in extreme conditions during a platoon live fire training exercise, November 14, at Fort Drum, New York. Catamount Soldiers provided support by fire as Mountain Sappers breached a wire obstacle during the […]
302nd Airlift Wing completes three-day readiness exercise
FORT CARSON, Colorado — Members of the 302nd Airlift Wing set up a mock deployed environment and complete a readiness exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado, November 14-17, 2019. This exercise helped fulfill the Air Force Reserve Command goal of influencing Airmen to focus on individual and unit readiness. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. […]
USNS Comfort Completes Last Medical Mission in Haiti
The hospital ship USNS Comfort visited Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 4-11, for a six-day medical mission. Comfort is working with health and government partners in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean to provide care on the ship and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems, including those strained by an […]