Showing posts with label USAction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USAction. Show all posts

19 December 2013

USAction! Night Security

As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Marcus S. McCollum provides aerial security over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2013. McCollum, a crew chief assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, provided aerial support for British forces with Task Force Helmand during an operation. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gabriela Garcia
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  By: Brant

23 September 2013

USAction! - Aviation at Sea

U.S. Navy Seaman Kendahl Chmara, left, signals to the USNS Arctic as U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Michela gives commands to riggers during a replenishment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept 13, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Karl Anderson
By: Brant

13 August 2013

USAction! Take Charge!



U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Moore shouts orders to his team during during Khaan Quest 2013 at Five Hills Training Area in Mongolia, Aug. 08, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Robert Bush

By: Brant

25 June 2013

USAction! - Machinegunning

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An Indonesian army paratrooper prepares to fire an M240B machine gun during weapons training with U.S. paratroopers as part of exercise Garuda Shield 2013 at 1st Kostrad headquarters in West Java, Indonesia, June 14, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
By: Brant

27 December 2012

USAction! Battleships



Battleship Division Two: In line abreast formation, 7 June 1954, in the Virginia Capes operating area, on the only occasion that all four Iowa class battleships were photographed operating together. Ship closest to the camera is Iowa (BB-61). The others are (from near to far):Wisconsin (BB-64); Missouri (BB-63) and New Jersey (BB-62).

h/t Jim W on FaceBook. Text from FaceBook group on Iowa class battleships

By: Brant

07 July 2012

USAction! RTO in Afghanistan


U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Nicholas Prieto, right, keeps his company commander informed of his platoon’s progress during a mission to sweep a road for improvised explosive devices near Muqor in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 30, 2012. Prieto, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

By: Brant

11 April 2012

USAction! Photo Essay of Afghanistan Patrol

Near Nawa Garay village in the Kajran district of Afghanistan's Daykundi province, April 3, 2012.
U.S. Navy photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Dillon


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26 February 2012

USAction! Dog Patrol


U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandon Mann uses his automatic rifle's scope to scan the area while providing security with his military working dog, Ty, around the villages of Sre Kala and Paygel in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 17, 2012. Mann, a military working dog handler, and Ty, an improvised explosive device detection dog, are assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez

By: Brant

22 February 2012

USAction! Joint Training




Soldiers assigned to the Republic of Georgia's 23rd Light Infantry Battalion keep a watchful eye on the surrounding area after a practice firefight with mock enemy insurgents at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 17, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Alexis Mulero

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11 January 2012

USAction! USMC Overflight

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Cox provides security as an MV-22 Osprey aircraft lands in Zaranj in Afghanistan's Nimroz province, Dec. 30, 2011. Cox is an armorer assigned to the Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bryan Nygaard



By: Brant

20 December 2011

USAction! Ramp Exit


U.S. Navy SEALs exit a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a training exercise near Fort Pickett, Va., Dec. 8, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Michael Harding

By: Brant

29 November 2011

USAction! Downed Pilot Training


Marine Corps Cpl. Steven Johnson rescues a pilot from a tree during a practice exercise for a Surface Tactical Recovery of Aircraft, Personnel and Equipment course on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2011. Johnson is an assault climber assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Petersheim

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16 November 2011

USAction! - Patrolling Helmand


U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary O'Neill, right, provides security during a recent patrol through the Kajaki Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2011. O'Neill is a rifleman assigned to the personal security detachment for the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and is a part of the dismount team that escorts the battalion commander on dismounted patrols. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Marco Mancha

By: Brant

20 September 2011

USAction! Early Morning Move-Out

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U.S. Marince Corps Lance Cpl. Theodore McCormick prepares to load an amphibious assault vehicle to begin Clear, Hold, Build Exercise 2 on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 16, 2011. McCormick is a machince gunner assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Kilo Company. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

By: Brant

30 July 2011

USAction! - Stryker Mortar Fire


U.S. soldiers fire 120mm mortars from their Stryker MCV-B during crew certification at Fort Lewis, Wash., May 30, 2008. The soldiers are assigned to 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo Jason Kaye

By: Brant

23 July 2011

USAction! - F16s Over Iraq


A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon, flying in a two-aircraft formation, launches electronic countermeasure flares, following an aerial refueling mission over Iraq, Jan. 22, 2008. The aircraft are part of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing operating from Balad Air Base, Iraq. U.S. Central Command Air Forces

By: Brant

16 July 2011

USAction! - USS Reagan at Sea


The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan travels through the Pacific Ocean with other ships assigned to the Rim of the Pacific 2010 exercise, north of Hawaii, July 24, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan McCord

By: Brant

09 July 2011

USAction! - Patrol Silhouette


A U.S. Army soldier searches the houses of the Suleimanzi village during a patrol in west Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug 21, 2010. The soldier is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, Forward Operating Base Rushmore. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Lorenzo D. Ware

By: Brant

02 July 2011

USAction! - Air Force Security


U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alfonte Thomas lies in the prone position providing security during a dismounted patrol while attending a combat leadership course on Camp Bullis, Texas, Nov. 9, 2010. Airmen attending the course gain leadership experience from classroom and field training in land navigation, convoy operations, patrols and urban warfare. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

Photo from US DoD

By: Brant

25 June 2011

USAction! Raven Launch


U.S. Army 1st Lt. Steven Rose launches an RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle near a new highway bridge project along the Euphrates River north of Al Taqqadum, Iraq, on Oct. 9, 2009. Rose is assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division which is assisting Iraqi police in providing security for the work site. DoD photo by Spc. Michael J. MacLeod, U.S. Army. (Released)

Photo from US DoD

By: Brant