U.S. Marines of 7th Communication Battalion conduct a communication exercise, at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, October 26-31, 2019. Part of the training focused on the unit’s ability to deploy small fire teams in support of long-range rapid deployments where the Marine Corps will need to establish austere bases. (U.S. Marine Corps video […]
USS Milius (DDG 69) CO Discusses Patrol
EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 06, 2019) Cmdr. Jonathan Hopkins, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69), discusses the ship’s current patrol on the forecastle. Milius is underway conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s […]
Married Couple Stationed Together in Afghanistan
Capt. Morgan Ross and Capt. Kevin Otte are on deployment together in Afghanistan. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email Transcript When we became friends in the Career Force, he went to Hawaii, I went to Fort John, then we kinda lost contact after leaving Career Force for a while. And then when we […]
Faces of the Defender: Fire Protection
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Taylor, a fire protection journeyman with the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, describes the duties of an Air National Guard fire fighter in an interview recorded in Peoria, Illinois, November 3, 2019. Fire protection specialist protects people, property and the environment from fire and disasters by […]
Cyber Domain Links Communication Capabilities
SAGAMIHARA, Japan – In a U.S. unilateral training exercise, air defense, fires, aviation and maritime elements merged proficiencies to enhance readiness throughout the Indo-Pacific Region. The 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade partnered with 17th Field Artillery Brigade, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan, and U.S. Navy HSM-51 Maritime Strike Squadron, aligned communication capabilities through the use […]