Friday, March 30, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Airdrop from a C-17 Globemaster III
Soldiers assigned to the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Airborne), Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, board a C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 7. They parachuted from the C-17 over Malemute Drop Zone carrying approximately 135 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Steven White)
Soldiers from the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) prepare to jump from a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron over Malemute Drop Zone, Feb.7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
Sergeant Samantha Owens, 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), prepares to jump from a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron over Malemute Drop Zone, Feb.7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
A Soldier from 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) jumps from a C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron over Malemute Drop Zone, Feb.7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron flies over an Alaska mountain range, before dropping Soldiers from the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) Feb. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron flies over an Alaska mountain range, before dropping Soldiers from the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) Feb. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron flies over an Alaska mountain range, before dropping Soldiers from the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) Feb. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron prepares to drop Soldiers from the 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne) over Malemute Drop Zone, Feb. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 517th Airlift Squadron drops heavy equipment over Malemute Drop Zone, Feb. 7. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
M109A6 Paladin
Minnesota Army National Guard members fire an M109A6 Paladin during the 34th Infantry Division's 1-125 Field Artillery B Battery's live fire exercise in northern Kuwait, Feb. 16, 2012.( Army National Guard photo by Spc. Bob Brown) (Released)
Friday, February 17, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Explosive Ordinance Disposal
Unsafe mortar shells placed and ready for an explosive detonation by members of the Tennessee Army National Guard's 268th Military Police Company. The Soldiers were selected as part of a unique Explosive Ordinance Disposal mission that very few Soldiers have the opportunity to experience. (Courtesy photo)
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Arbor Day Gifts
Army 1st. Lt. Andrew Webster, the project manager for the Kansas Agribusiness Development Team, and Ismail Dawlatzai, director of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, distribute fruit bearing trees at the Alingar Agriculture Extension Center, Feb. 1, 2012. Around 2,400 saplings were given to the approximately 200 elders from villages around Alingar district. (Army National Guard photo by Spc. Leslie Goble)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Road to a Better Afghanistan
The road to a better Afghanistan
Tech. Sgt. John Morgan patrols specific locations Sept. 25, 2011, to provide quality assurance for road projects in Qalat City, Afghanistan. Morgan is a civil engineer with Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
Braving the Elements
Braving the elements
Maj. Gen. Russ Handy braves a sandstorm at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 27, 2011. As the commander of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Iraq and director of Air Component Coordination Element- Iraq, the general is the senior U.S. Air Force representative in Iraq and represents the combined force's air component commander to the commanding general of U.S. Forces-Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
Aid Away
Aid away
Staff Sgt. Peter Jensen collects straps that restrained airdrop bundles in the back of a C-17 Globemaster III on Sept 30, 2011. Jensen and the crew of the C-17 air dropped 40 bundles to a remote outpost in Afghanistan. Jensen is a loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
Staff Sgt. Peter Jensen collects straps that restrained airdrop bundles in the back of a C-17 Globemaster III on Sept 30, 2011. Jensen and the crew of the C-17 air dropped 40 bundles to a remote outpost in Afghanistan. Jensen is a loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Local visit
Local visit
A young boy leans over a wall trying to get the attention of Lt. Col. Jayson Allen as he hands out school supplies to a group of children Oct. 14, 2011, in Laghman province, Afghanistan. The PRT traveled to the village of Deh E Ziarat to meet with the village elder and the people to talk about their community. Allen is the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Maj. Michael Epper was one of 12 service members recognized for actions taken Oct. 26, 2011, when his convoy was ambushed twice while traveling through Afghanistan's Tangi Valley. The team successfully overcame a 45-minute complex attack in which insurgents used rocket-propelled grenades, small-arms fire and roadside bombs. Epper is from Byram, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kat Lynn Justen)
Supplying the force
Supplying the force
Supplies are air dropped Nov. 26, 2011, into Afghanistan. Supplies were frequently air dropped at remote locations to sustain forward operating bases, combat outposts and the service members living at those locations. (Defense Department photo/Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)
Monday, January 23, 2012
Parwan villages receive emergency relief from Bagram Soldiers, Airmen
PARWAN DISTRICT, Afghanistan -- Airmen and Soldiers form a human chain to move boxes of supplies from a relief truck here. The servicemembers are part of a team delivering humanitarian aid to snow-bound villages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Catie Hague)
Airmen track terrorists offbase
Airmen track terrorists offbase
NEAR BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Airmen of Task Force 1041 patrol the local area. The task force is a self-sustaining unit and has medical staff, personnelists, information managers and other specialists who are all trained to be defenders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike Buytas)
Memorial Tribute for Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson
Operation Iraqi Freedom
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- A final memorial tribute to Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson sits at the base chapel Oct 6. The helmet and identification tags represent the fallen servicemember, the combat boots signify the final march of the last battle and the inverted rifle with a bayonet symbolize a time for prayer and a break in the action to pay tribute to a fallen comrade. Airman Jacobson was deployed to a forward-deployed location supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and was killed in the line of duty Sept. 28. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Campbell)
Handing out school supplies
Handing out school supplies
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Chief Master Sgt. Debra Ballentine and others help distribute school supplies during an adopt-a-village visit here. The Chief is deployed to Bagram Air Base from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus McDonald)
Always on alert
Always on alert
Senior Airman Chris Cabibi checks his gear before beginning his morning patrol at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. Security forces there provide an armed response capability to limit, counteract and neutralize hostile action directed against the installation and its vital resources. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bradley A. Lail)
Spreading some joy
Spreading some joy
DOD civilians and coalition servicemembers play with local refugee children in Dar Ul Aman, Afghanistan, in support of a volunteer community reach program. During the visit, some 200 bags of clothes, shoes and toys were distributed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.)
Getting an early start
Getting an early start
Airmen from the 820th Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., board a two-ton truck in Buena Vista, Nicaragua, shortly before departing for a clinic construction site during New Horizons-Nicaragua 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey)
You'd better come out!
You'd better come out!
Staff Sgt. Bryan Garcia (left) and Master Sgt. Ronald Thompson make their way up a flight of stairs to the attic to clear a target building during a training session at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)
Honoring fallen heroes
Honoring fallen heroes
Staff Sgt. Robert Culbertson pays his respects during a Final Guard Mount ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The ceremony recognizes fallen security forces Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Levi Riendeau)
Staff Sgt. Robert Culbertson pays his respects during a Final Guard Mount ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The ceremony recognizes fallen security forces Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Levi Riendeau)
'Hang on, we're almost there'
'Hang on, we're almost there'
Senior Airman Dwight Funk, a pararescueman from the 58th Rescue Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., transports a "survivor" during a training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)
Paying respect
Paying respect
Airmen at a base in Southwest Asia held a "final guardmount" ceremony May 15 to honor those who have fallen in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Domonique Simmons)
Waiting for the Signal
Waiting for the signal
As he "clears" rooms during the Emerald Warrior Exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla, a member of a deployed aircraft ground response element from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron peers though a hole in the building. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
Be Prepared
Be prepared
Pararescueman Senior Airman Dan Warren rises from the waters of the Banana River in Florida. He is a member of the 920th Rescue Wing, and he and his fellow pararescuemen must locate, rescue and provide medical treatment to astronauts in the event of an emergency during launch or landing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie Davis III)
Deliver with Care
Deliver with care
Staff Sgt. William Lawson, a pararescuemen with the 129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, keeps an eye on the countryside as he cares for a wounded Afghan National Army soldier from the Hemland Province, Afghanistan. Sergeant Lawson will provide care to the injured soldier until he is safely delivered to a hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)
From dirt to runway, the RED HORSE way
From dirt to runway, the RED HORSE way
Airman 1st Class Davis Smith carries a guide used in airfield construction Sept. 9, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan. He is part of a team preparing the area for a runway that will allow C-17 Globemaster IIIs to deliver cargo and people directly to FOB Dwyer. Airman Smith is assigned to the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)
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