An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter approaches USNS Amelia Earhart at sunrise in the Pacific Ocean, July 8, 2012, after delivering supplies to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a vertical replenishment mission.
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Photo: ROPE ROUTINE
U.S., Australian and Canadian sailors fast rope out of a U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 during Rim of the Pacific 2012, an international maritime exercise, on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kane’ohe Bay, Hawaii, July… Full Story
Photo: 75TH HONORARY MARINE
U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, center, expresses his appreciation after a ceremony making him an honorary Marine at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters, July 22, 2012. U.S. Army Gen. John R. Allen, center left, commander of NATO and… Full Story
Photo: NIGHT BRIEFING
U.S. paratroopers gather for a mission brief before the return leg of a resupply convoy on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, July 9, 2012.
Photo: VEHICLE CHECK
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josh Lee performs pre-mission checks on an R7-A1 amphibious assault vehicle during Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Pyramid Rock Beach, Hawaii, July 12, 2012. Lee, an amphibious assault vehicle crew chief, is assigned to… Full Story
Combat Operation Photo
A U.S. paratrooper pulls security during a combat operation Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, June 2, 2012. The soldier is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. Helicopters delivered fellow paratroopers and Afghan soldiers into the rugged mountain terrain.
Inside Look: Cannon Demonstration
U.S. Army paratroopers fire an M777A2 cannon during a firing demonstration for visiting Command Sgt. Maj. William Johnson, ISAF – Joint Command command sergeant major, on Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province, Afghanistan, July 12, 2012. The paratroopers are… Full Story
Dramatic Photo: Hand Signals
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Watkins, left, directs a truck backing to a trailer on Forward Operating Base Arian in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, July 8, 2012. Watkins, a logistics non-commissioned officer, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 307th Brigade… Full Story
Combat Photo: River Crossing
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Grimm, foreground, patrols in Sangin in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, July 3, 2012. Grimm, a rifleman, is assigned to Police Advisor Team 2, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6. The… Full Story
Close Up: In The Cockpit!
An Air Force pilot mans the controls of an F-22 Raptor as it receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker near Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., July 10, 2012.
