U.S. Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conduct cargo and personnel transportation using a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, October 20, 2019. The 816th EAS transports troops and cargo to forward operating locations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Brandon […]
Cpl. Jerry Garrison Returns Home After 6 Decades
On October 19, 2019, the Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas to perform the as the funeral detail for Army Cpl. Jerry Garrison, an Arkansas soldier who was reported missing in action in 1950 during the Korean War. Mrs. Alice Pearson, […]
Defense Secretary speaks to reporters in Afghanistan
The video is no longer available, but the transcript is provided for historical purposes. Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper holds a joint news conference in Afghanistan, October 21, 2019. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email Transcript Well, thank you all for being here today. It’s great to be here on my first […]
Air-to-Air Refuelling – Gas Stations in the Sky
For fighter pilots, few sights are as welcome as an air-to-air refueling tanker. These flying gas stations enable pilots to stay airborne longer, fly further, and perform more complex missions. The European Air Transport Command, in cooperation with NATO, provides this service for Allied fighters. NATO tanker operators honed their skills during European Air-to-Air Refueling […]
Warship Ready
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 20, 2019) Capt. John J. Cummings, USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) commanding officer, Command Master Chief De’Andre Beufort, Ford’s CMC, and Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Krystina Wagstrom, assigned to Ford’s security department, explain what it means to be Warship Ready. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport […]