The color guard for 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) practices drill movement prior to a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Feb. 29. 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) was relieved by 3rd MAW (Fwd) after supporting combat operations in Helmand province for a year. (DVIDS)
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – A 7th Fighter Squadron pilot returns a salute to Senior Airman Simon Zemanek, a crew chief from the 7th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, during a Phase One Operational Readiness Exercise Feb. 29. Holloman performs large-scale exercises to ensure its Airmen are ready at a momentâs notice for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Shoemaker/Released) (DVIDS)
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -A camera being used to take pictures on the flightline is confiscated by the 49th Security Forces Squadron here Feb. 28. The security forces standards and evaluations team performed a flightline intrusion exercise to test the readiness of Airmen on the flightline to react to intruders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel E. Liddicoet/Released) (DVIDS)
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kyle Click, a 22-year-old improvised explosive device detection dog handler with 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, and native of Grand Rapids, Mich., keeps his dog Windy engaged while halted during a security patrol here, Feb. 27. On the patrol, the 3rd Platoon Marines partnered with Afghan National Police to search for insurgent activity in Safar Bazaar, Garmsir districtâs busiest commercial center. They mentor the ANP in a partnered combat operations center at PB Bury, and patrol with them throughout Safar. The partnership is a vital part of preparing the Afghan National Security Forces to assume lead security responsibility in Garmsir. (DVIDS)
Cpl. Joaquin Smith, administrative specialist with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), chats to his daughter, Jayden, 4, Feb. 27, as approximately 150 Marines and sailors prepare to deploy to Afghanistan. Family members and friends gathered to say goodbye to the Marines and sailors who will be forward deployed for approximately one year. (DVIDS)
German soldiers of 2nd Company, 1st Battalion, 40th Mechanized Infantry Regiment pull security during an Operational Mentor Liaison Team (OMLT) training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. OMLT XXIII and Police Operational Mentor Liaison Team VII training are designed to prepare teams for deployment to Afghanistan with the ability to train, advise, and enable the Afghan National Security Force in areas such as counter-insurgency, combat advisory, and force enabling support operations. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ian Schell (DVIDS)
While flying over Colorado a B-2 Stealth Bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, MO, moves into position for a mid-air refueling via the boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Milwaukee on 09 May, 2012. The B-2 Stealth bomber and the KC-135 crews conducted the aerial refueling to maintain mission readiness standards.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Jeremy M. Wilson (DVIDS)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police assigned to a Marine Security Emergency Response Team debark from the HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH 332) to conduct boarding operations during Exercise Frontier Sentinel 2012 May 8, 2012 at sea off Sydney, Nova Scotia. Exercise Frontier Sentinel is a combined interagency exercise involving Joint Task Force Atlantic, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Command. The exercise is designed to continue to develop and validate the existing plans, treaties and standard operation procedures for a bilateral response to maritime homeland defense and security threats.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ernesto Hernandez Fonte / Released) (DVIDS)
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