U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) arrive with heavy equipment to be used for UNITAS LX on the Brazilian Marine Corps Base of Ilha do Governador, Brazil, Aug. 18, 2019. This equipment is used to aid in supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief scenarios. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running, annual exercise and unites multinational […]
Army Divers in Kauai
U.S. Army Divers with the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, conduct preventive maintenance and checks on some of the U.S. Navy’s underwater cables at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, August 09, 2019. The mission allowed the divers to inspect, repair, and extend the life cycle of the […]
82nd Airborne Division receives new Apaches
Members of the 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade receive their initial fielding of the new Echo Model Apache, replacing the previous generation’s Delta Apache helicopter, on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, August 14, 2019. The AH-64E Apache helicopter was designed to increase power margins, reliability and lethality to ensure the Apache is […]
RED FLAG Alaska
RED FLAG-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. forces, provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. Subscribe to Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. by Email
Shared Accord 2019 Begins
GABIRO, Rwanda – More than 1,000 participants from three continents and 26 countries, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other partner organizations gathered for the opening ceremony of exercise Shared Accord 2019 at the Gabiro Training Center in Gabiro, Rwanda, August 14. Shared Accord 2019, which is scheduled to run until August 28, […]