August 7, 2015 -NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain -- Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa continuously train to be mission-ready as a rapid crisis response force. Alert force Marines, a part of the ground combat element for SPMAGTF-CR-AF, conducted a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission, locating and extracting a simulated … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Maintainers Extend Life of T-38 Talon
August 7, 2015 - HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFNS) -- The Air Force's trusted trainer, the T-38 Talon, has a new lease on life thanks to a robust structural-modification program. Technicians in the Ogden Air Logistics Complex's 575th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, recently completed the first aircraft in the program and are currently … [Read more...]
Security Measures; 2nd LEB Protects Valuable Assets
August 7, 2015 - MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina -- Forty Marines with Bravo Company, 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, conducted a week long exercise simulating the protection operations of a submarine during fueling at a port, at range Greater Sandy Run Area Forward Operating Base at Camp Lejeune, August 4-7, … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Aviation: Into the Storm for 100 Years
August 7, 2015, Coast Guard aviation was born when 3rd Lt. Elmer Stone reported to flight training on April 1, 1916. Now, a full century later, 2016 will represent the 100th year of U.S. Coast Guard aviation. Countless lives have been saved by Coast Guard aviators since that time through a myriad of operations that range from traditional search and rescue cases to hurricane … [Read more...]
Support Co., 2ND CEB, Learns Important Lesson in Communication During Convoy Live-Fire Exercise
August 7, 2015, FORT A.P. HILL -- The officer in charge of the range leaned over the terrain model, pointing out possible ambush points to the group of gathered Marines. He pushed the pinecones, representing the Humvees, across the ground and advised the Marines about the importance of handling the situation as a team and using their voices to convey information. Their mission: … [Read more...]