Worth A Thousand Words

Photo: Spc Crumbaugh, 125 infantry, Michigan Army National Guard, is welcomed home by his daughter after a year long tour in Afghanistan, on 28 September, 2012. Photo by SSG Helen Miller, MIARNG.

Worth A Thousand Words: One Happy Girl

Posted on October 5, 2012 by bniegel

Spc Crumbaugh, 125 infantry, Michigan Army National Guard, is welcomed home by his daughter after a year long tour in Afghanistan. (Photo by SSG Helen Miller)
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Photo: The 107th Airlift Wing went on another night formation training mission, this time fully loaded with live flares to be used in a training scenario. A “Flare” is an aerial infrared countermeasure to counter and infrared homing (heat seeking) surface-to air or air-to-air missile. (New York National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lloyd)

Worth A Thousand Words: This Plane Has Flare

Posted on October 4, 2012 by bniegel

The 107th Airlift Wing went on another night formation training mission, this time fully loaded with live flares to be used in a training scenario. A “Flare” is an aerial infrared countermeasure to counter and infrared homing (heat seeking) surface-to …
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photo: A U.S. Army soldier, from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, "Gimlets" engages targets with a M240L machine gun Sept. 20, 2012, during a live fire exercise at the Pohakuloa Training Area, on Hawaii's Big Island. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, are conducting a month-long exercise which is focused on platoon level collective training with enabler integration. The training will culminate in a combined arms live fire exercise later this month.

Worth A Thousand Words: It’s Coming Right For Us

Posted on October 3, 2012 by bniegel

A U.S. Army soldier, from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, “Gimlets” engages targets with a M240L machine gun Sept. 20, 2012, during a live fire exercise at the Pohakuloa Training …
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Photo: Command Sgt. Maj. David Inglis, 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion command sergeant major, wears a protective suit and is attacked by a military working dog during a demonstration of the dogs abilities at Kandahar Airfield, Sept. 29, 2012. The military working dogs, from 3rd Infantry DivisionÃ¢â¬â¢s K-9 unit, are used for various purposes including sniffing for explosive residue and protect military personnel.

Worth A Thousand Words: Down Boy

Posted on October 2, 2012 by bniegel

Command Sgt. Maj. David Inglis, 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion command sergeant major, wears a protective suit and is attacked by a military working dog during a demonstration of the dogs’ abilities at Kandahar Airfield, Sept. 29, 2012. …
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Photo: Lt. Andrew J. Hoppe, ship's dental officer, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Rashad Thompson perform a teeth cleaning in the dental ward aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima and the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) are deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan L. Correa/Released)

Worth A Thousand Words: Have You Been Flossing?

Posted on October 1, 2012 by bniegel

Lt. Andrew J. Hoppe, ship’s dental officer, left, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Rashad Thompson perform a teeth cleaning in the dental ward aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima and the embarked 24th …
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