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7th Tactical Aviation Brigade received 2 L-39 Albatros trainers in Starokostiantyniv.
Today's Photos, Thursday - September 20th, 2012
Desna training center for Ukrainian Land Forces.
Ukrainian cadets visiting Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy.
7th Tactical Aviation Brigade received 2 L-39 Albatros trainers in Starokostiantyniv.
Multinational exercise in Armenia.
Austria
Schlechtes Wetter erschwerte den Soldaten ihre Aufgabe.
Ein schwerer gepanzerter Lastkraftwagen unterwegs auf der Großglockner Hochalpenstraße.
Ein Allschutzfahrzeug "Dingo" 2.
Eine 35 mm Zwillingsfliegerabwehrkanone 85 im scharfen Schuss.
Die Soldaten der Fliegerabwehr bereiten die Munition für das Lufzielschießen vor.
Belarus.
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SAN DIEGO (Sept. 17, 2012) Logistics Specialist Seaman Charey Churmage lowers the Navy Jack on the forecastle as the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) gets underway. Rushmore is apart of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group scheduled for a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shawnte Bryan/Released)
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2012) Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) transport MK 76 laser-guided training rounds across the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group (BHR ARG) and the embarked 31st MEU are participating in a certification exercise (CERTEX). CERTEX is an evaluated event that focuses on the BHR ARG and 31st MEU's capabilities in missions such as humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and non-combatant evacuation operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell/Released)
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2012) A Marine from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) conducts maintenance on the tail of an UH-1N Huey helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell/Released)
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2012) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542, across the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell/Released)
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2012) Marine pilot Maj. Howard Longwell, assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542, approaches the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in an an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell/Released)
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GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 17, 2012) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (Navy) frigate Yi Yang (FF 548) participates in a bilateral counter-piracy exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). The exercise helps improve American and Chinese cooperation in VBSS operations. Winston S. Churchill is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek R. Sanchez/Released)
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NORFOLK (Sept. 17, 2012) Seaman Kenneth Jones tends line aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS *****sburg (CG 64) as the ship gets underway. *****sburg is heading to Scotland for exercise Joint Warrior. Joint Warrior is designed and led by the joint tactical exercise planning staff in the United Kingdom and is designed to improve interoperability between allied navies and prepare participants for the joint maritime environment. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Foster Bamford/Released)
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CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Sept. 19, 2012) Lance Corporal Zachary Hodge, assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Pacific (FASTPAC), trains with sailors from the Bangladesh Special Warfare Diving and Salvage unit during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Furey/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Matthew Arnold acts as bow safety as an AV-8B Harrier assigned to the Ace of Spades of Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231 launches from the flight deck of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Andrew B. Church/Released)
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NORFOLK (Sept. 17, 2012) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) render honors to the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) as it pulls away from the pier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lorenzo J. Burleson/Released)
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GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 17, 2012) Seaman Jeremy McGraw uses a pressure washer to clean a bulkhead aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) and is 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 2nd Class Zane Ecklund/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2012) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Samantha Baughman, left, receives ashes from Chief Religious Programs Specialist Michelle Guzman-Roberts during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule to support combatant commander requirements in the regions. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2012) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Alva Ogletree salutes the national ensign held by Cmdr. Kenneth Hansen during a burial at sea ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 picks up supplies from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte C. Oliver/Released)
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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 14, 2012) Chief Cryptologic Technician (Collection) Tiffany A. Toy, from San Francisco, receives her combination cover from Chief Damage Controlman Phelton Payne, from Demopolis, Ala., during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). Winston S. Churchill is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Chase/Released)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2012) Seaman Ho Yu, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), operates the ship control console underway. Mustin is participating in Valiant Shield 2012. Valiant Shield is an integrated training exercise that allows the opportunity to integrate Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps assets in a blue-environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devon Dow/Released)
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GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 11, 2012) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Justin Williams fires a shot line from the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) to the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) during a replenishment at sea. Nitze is part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Atherton/Released)
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GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 10, 2012) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Justin Williams fires an MK-38 25 mm machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94).
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Atherton/Released)
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GULF OF OMAN (Sept. 11, 2012) Royal Navy sailors climb into a rigid-hull inflatable boat from the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) after a visit to the ship. Nitze is part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Atherton/Released)
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KEY WEST, Fla. (Sept. 16, 2012) The Brazilian navy frigate BNS Greenhalgh (F-46), right, moors next to the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless (FD-33) at Naval Air Station Key West for UNITAS Atlantic Phase 2012. UNITAS is an annual multi-national exercise hosted by U.S. Fourth Fleet that is conducted in the Western Caribbean Sept 17-28. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Corey Barker/Released)
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STAR ISLAND, N.H. (Sept. 15, 2012) Lt. j.g. Ben Hankin, right, a diving officer assigned to the fast attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755), receives trash from divers. Divers from Miami and the fast attack submarine USS Pasadena (SSN 752) collected than 60 pounds of trash from the harbor bottom, including bricks, bottles, rubber hoses and an anchor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason J. Perry/Released)
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 18, 2012) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 29, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, exits the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during well deck operations. The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) is participating in a certification exercise (CERTEX). CERTEX is an evaluated event that focuses on the BHR ARG and 31st MEU's capabilities of doing certain missions, such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations or non-combatant evacuation operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2012) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Melissa J. Chase receives the flu vaccine shot from Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jeffrey N. Legaspi aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is underway conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Markus Castaneda/Released)
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GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 17, 2012) The Freedom-class littoral combat ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Fort Worth (LCS 3) arrives in Galveston, Texas, for her commissioning ceremony Sept. 22. Fort Worth will proceed to her homeport in San Diego following commissioning. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rosalie Garcia/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2012) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Steven Vlasich, left, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Eddie Berryhill share a joke during a moment of pause in deck landing qualifications aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is underway conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Andrew B. Church/Released)
September 19, 2012
Artillery soldier checks his equipment ahead of the surprise drill in the Golan Heights. The drill carried on for one full day with its primary focus on preparing the artillery forces. The purpose of the drill was to simulate a possbile combat scenario and to test the military's preparedness for an escalation on the northern front.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
September 19, 2012
Artillery soldier checks his equipment ahead of the surprise drill in the Golan Heights. The drill carried on for one full day with its primary focus on preparing the artillery forces. The purpose of the drill was to simulate a possbile combat scenario and to test the military's preparedness for an escalation on the northern front.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
September 19, 2012
Soldiers from the Artillery Corps seen participating in the surprise drill in the Golan Heights. The drill carried on for one full day with its primary focus on preparing the artillery forces. The purpose of the drill was to simulate a possbile combat scenario and to test the military's preparedness for an escalation on the northern front.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
September 19, 2012
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen Benny Gantz and Chief Artillery Officer, Roi Riftin, observe soldiers exercising in the field. The drill carried on for one full day with its primary focus on preparing the artillery forces. The purpose of the drill was to simulate a possbile combat scenario and to test the military's preparedness for an escalation on the northern front.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
September 19, 2012
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen Benny Gantz briefs soldiers ahead of the surprise drill in the Golan Heights. The drill carried on for one full day with its primary focus on preparing the artillery forces. The purpose of the drill was to simulate a possbile combat scenario and to test the military's preparedness for an escalation on the northern front.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
September 19, 2012
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen Benny Gantz and Former Chief Artillery Officer from the Yom Kippur War, Nati Sharoni, brief soldiers during the surprise drill in the Golan Heights.
The drill carried on for one full day with its primary focus on preparing the artillery forces. The purpose of the drill was to simulate a possbile combat scenario and to test the military's preparedness for an escalation on the northern front.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Afghan investigators inspect the wreckage of a suicide bomber's car Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012 in Kabul, Afghanistan. A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a mini-bus carrying foreign aviation workers to the airport in the Afghan capital early Tuesday, killing at least nine people in an attack a militant group said was revenge for an anti-Islam film that ridicules the Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski reviews the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, not seen, ahead of their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
An Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) artillery soldier takes part in a major day-long drill on the Golan Heights on Sept. 19, 2012. Israeli Air Force and army's northern and central command ground units on Wednesday held a major day-long drill on the Golan Heights. (Xinhua/IDF Spokesperson)
Israeli Defense Forces' ( IDF) artillery soldiers take part in a major day-long drill on the Golan Heights on Sept. 19, 2012. Israeli Air Force and army's northern and central command ground units on Wednesday held a major day-long drill on the Golan Heights. (Xinhua/IDF Spokesperson)
Soldiers of Chilean Air Force participate in a military parade marking the Day of the Glories of the Army in Santiago, Chile, Sept. 19, 2012. Chile concluded on Wednesday the commemoration of the 202nd anniversary of the country's independence. (Xinhua/Jorge Villegas)
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera (C) inspects a military parade marking the Day of the Glories of the Army in Santiago, Chile, Sept. 19, 2012. Chile concluded on Wednesday the commemoration of the 202nd anniversary of the country's independence. (Xinhua/Jorge Villegas)
Combat aircraft of Chilean Air Force participate in a military parade marking the Day of the Glories of the Army in Santiago, Chile, Sept. 19, 2012. Chile concluded on Wednesday the commemoration of the 202nd anniversary of the country's independence. [Xinhua]
Rescuers and security officials examine the damaged van at the blast site in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar, Sept. 19, 2012. At least ten people were killed and 22 others injured as a bomb hit a passenger van in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar on Wednesday afternoon, said hospital sources. (Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique)
Policemen monitor the court hearing of 18 fake journalist, including suspect Raquel Alatorre, accused of being involved in criminal organizations and money laundering, in Managua, Nicaragua, on Sept. 18, 2012. Raquel Alatorre is part of a group of 18 people who were detained while posing as Mexican journalists entering Nicaragua from Honduras, following a tip-off and a subsequent search of the six vans they were travelling in yield bags of cash containing 9.2 million USD, according to local media. (Xinhua/John Bustos)
Mexican soldiers stand guard at the explosion site of Exploration and Production Division's Gas and Condensed Gas Reception Center in Mexican oil company "Petroleos Mexicanos" (PEMEX), in Cuenca de Burgos, 16 kilometers from Reynosa city, in Mexico's northeastern state of Tamaulipas on Sept. 18, 2012. At least 26 people were killed and several others injured Tuesday when fire broke out at the gas plant owned by state-run energy giant Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) here. (Xinhua/Victor Hugo Valdivia)
A Palestinian man and a woman run past Israeli border policemen, during clashes that erupted after a demonstration against an anti-Islam film called "Innocence of Muslims", in Shuafat refugee camp, Jerusalem, Sept. 18, 2012. (Xinhua/Muammar Awad
Masked Palestinians are seen during clashes with Israeli security forces that erupted after a demonstration against an anti-Islam film called "Innocence of Muslims", in Shuafat refugee camp, Jerusalem, Sept. 18, 2012. (Xinhua/Muammar Awad)
China, U.S. conduct first joint anti-piracy drill
BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of National Defense confirmed Monday that the Chinese and U.S. navies conducted their first joint anti-piracy drill in the Gulf of Aden on the same day. The drill, conducted by the Chinese missile frigate Yiyang and the U.S. guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill, lasted for more than five hours, the ministry said.
Outstanding pics!
Ceriy, I'd love to see new pics of the famous Ukraine aviation industry, like manufacturing plants, repair plants, maintenance bases ...
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Staff Sgt. Antonio J. Curry, a drill instructor aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, barks out instructions to align his platoon of fresh recruits Aug 30, 2012. Curry, who is on his second b-billet after completing a tour of duty as a recruiter, says his prior experience has helped him become a better drill instrutor for his recruits. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kuande Hall)
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Petty Officers 3rd Class Brandon McKenney and Randall Carlson assemble an M240G machine gun 15 feet underwater during the 4th Annual Recon Challenge at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 15, 2012. This year’s competitors carried the names of the Recon Marines killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom on their backs and the dog tags of the fallen close to their hearts, said Master Sgt. Mariota Pa’u Jr., the operations chief for Reconnaissance Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Wolff-Diaz)
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A Marine assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon during an exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 17, 2012. This training is part of the 26th MEU’s pre-deployment training program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Michael K. Kropiewnicki)
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Lance Cpl. Stephan DeJesus, a native of Clearwater, Fla., and rifleman with 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M-16A4 service rifle during high-angle marksmanship training as part of a three-week training package in Djibouti, Sep. 15, 2012. The training was focused on the application of infantry skills in rugged mountain terrain. The 24th MEU is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the Navy's 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim)
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno shakes the hand of a Soldier after presenting him with a Bronze Star medal for Valor during a ceremony at Forward Operation Base Zangabad, Afghanistan Sept. 18, 2012. The medals were presented to Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. Odierno is in Afghanistan visiting troops and meeting with leadership. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade)
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno shakes the hand of a Soldier after presenting him with the Purple Heart medal during a ceremony at Forward Operation Base Zangabad, Afghanistan Sept. 18, 2012. The medals were presented to Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. Odierno is in Afghanistan visiting troops and meeting with leadership. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade)
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno recieves a briefing on current operations by local Afghan Army Commanders during his visit to Forward Operation Base Zangabad in Southern Afghanistan Sept. 18, 2012. Odierno is in Afghanistan visiting troops and meeting with leadership. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released)
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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno observes a counter-IED lane demostration by Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at Forward Operation Base Zangabad, Afghanistan Sept. 18, 2012. Odierno was in Afghanistan visiting troops and meeting with leadership. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/Released)
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From left, Pfc. Michael Weymouth and Sgt. Christopher Ouzts, engineers with the 569th Engineer Company, Fort Carson, Colo., provide dismounted security for Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Myers and his military working dog Rambo while clearing a hill of IED threats along a route used during Operation Southern Strike III in the district of Takhteh Pol, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 7, 2012. The location is the future site of an Afghan Uniformed Police substation. Myers, from Bluffton, Ind., is stationed at Moody Air Force Base with the 820th Security Forces Group.
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Fort Carson's mounted color guard stands alongside soldiers from the 440th Civil Affairs Bn. at Fort Carson, Colo., Sept. 15, 2012.
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A team of SAF doctor and medics practising emergency resuscitation drills on a HFHPS in the MSTC.
Medic trainees using the highly-advanced High-fidelity Human Patient Simulators (HFHPS), which is extremely life-like and capable of exhibiting clinical signs such as pulse and even blood spurts arising from deep injuries.
The MSTC will be used for training new medical personnel during courses conducted by SAF Medical Training Institute, such as the Emergency Medical Technician and Specialist courses. It will also be used to train Medical Officers to better operate in military and field medicine disciplines. Existing Operationally Ready National Servicemen who are medics and doctors will also benefit from the MSTC and HFHPS when they return for training.
With the MSTC and HFHPS, training will be more immersive, realistic and interactive for medic trainees.
Medic trainees "treating" casualties in a simulated combat environment in the MSTC.
The MSTC allows medic trainees to learn and apply their skills in a variety of combat scenarios, such as a mass casualty situation in an operational environment.
In the controlled setting of the MSTC, scenarios can be replayed as often as necessary for trainees to improve their teamwork and familiarity with emergency medical protocols.
Post-activity, instructors can playback the positive and negative practices recorded during training to reinforce teaching points for the trainees.
While in the MSTC, trainees are constantly monitored via multiple overhead video cameras which can pan, tilt and zoom to capture their every move. These recordings can be screened "live" in another room for other trainees to observe and learn from the proceedings.
Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) doctors performing a surgery at the Medical Simulation Training Centre (MSTC) on a part-task trainer, an anatomically correct training aid which allows them to hone their surgical skills and collaboration within the surgical team.
Recently launched on 24 Aug, the MSTC is a state-of-the-art facility which can replicate different military medical scenarios such as combat environments; the Emergency Resuscitation Facilities in SAF medical centres; and the operating theatre of a Field Combat Support Hospital.
BCT 12/03 Parade Training, Devonport Naval Base. Royal New Zealand Navy.
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A U.S. Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)fires an M136 AT-4 light anti-armor weapon during an exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Sept. 17, 2012. The exercise was part of the 26th MEU's pre-deployment training program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by GySgt. Michael Kropiewnicki/Released)
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A Croatian soldier learns basic rifle marksmanship techniques during Jackal Stone 2012 in Delnice, Croatia, Sept. 14, 2012. Jackal Stone is an annual joint special operations exercise designed to enhance capabilities and interoperability amongst the participating special operations forces as well as to build mutual respect while sharing doctrinal concepts, training concepts and various tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jodi Martinez/Released)
U.S., Slovakian and Croatian special operations forces learn basic combat maneuvering techniques in Delnice, Croatia, Sept. 14, 2012, during exercise Jackal Stone 2012. Jackal Stone is an annual joint special operations exercise designed to enhance capabilities and interoperability amongst the participating special operations forces as well as to build mutual respect while sharing doctrinal concepts, training concepts and various tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jodi Martinez)
U.S., Slovakian and Croatian service members train on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Jackal Stone 2012 in Delnice, Croatia, Sept. 16, 2012. Jackal Stone is an annual joint special operations exercise designed to enhance capabilities and interoperability amongst the participating special operations forces as well as to build mutual respect while sharing doctrinal concepts, training concepts and various tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jodi Martinez/Released)
A U.S. Army Special Forces member, left, leads Croatian soldiers aboard an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter before fast rope training at a training base in Udbina, Croatia, Sept. 18, 2012, during Jackal Stone 2012. Jackal Stone is an annual joint special operations exercise designed to enhance capabilities and interoperability amongst the participating special operations forces as well as to build mutual respect while sharing doctrinal concepts, training concepts and various tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler Placie)
U.S. and Croatian soldiers fast rope from an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter at a training base in Udbina, Croatia, Sept. 18, 2012, during Jackal Stone 2012. Jackal Stone is an annual joint special operations exercise designed to enhance capabilities and interoperability amongst the participating special operations forces as well as to build mutual respect while sharing doctrinal concepts, training concepts and various tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler Placie/Released)
A U.S. Army Special Forces member discusses training points before boarding an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter to conduct fast rope training at a training base in Udbina, Croatia, Sept. 18, 2012, during Jackal Stone 2012. Jackal Stone is an annual joint special operations exercise designed to enhance capabilities and interoperability amongst the participating special operations forces as well as to build mutual respect while sharing doctrinal concepts, training concepts and various tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler Placie/Released)
A first flight shift of Ukrainian Air Force fighter aircraft has been completed at the Belbek airport within the Complex of experimental command and staff exercises with the military command and forces Perspective 2012.
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chris Ezell, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrosse, and Spc. James Harrison, of the Falcon Team, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), Operations Group, are shown in front of a UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter on the flight line at Hohenfels, Germany, May 21. On May 10 this team flew the 100,000th flight hour of the UH-72A Lakota helicopter program, in support of U.S. and multinational training at JMRC. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Carol A. Lehman/Released) /)(2100 by 499 pixels)
BERLIN - Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrosse, Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons instructor pilot, Hohenfels, Germany, reunites with German soldiers here Sept. 11, 2012 at the Berlin Air Show. Three of the German soldiers were rescued by Lacrosse and fellow soldiers in Afghanistan and the fourth was a member of the Joint Tactical Air Command that was involved in the operation.
BERLIN - Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Lacrosse, UH-60 Black Hawk pilot, with the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Falcons, Hohenfels, Germany, is presented an award from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation by Robert Kokorda, Sikorsky Sales and Marketing vice president, at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 11. Lacrosse received the award for heroic efforts that saved 12 German army soldiers April 2, 2010, in Afghanistan.
BERLIN - Army Sgt. Antonio Gattis, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, is presented an award from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation by Robert Kokorda, Sikorsky Sales and Marketing vice president, at the Berlin Air Show here Sept. 11. Lacrosse received the award for heroic efforts that saved 12 German army soldiers April 2, 2010, in Afghanistan.(2100 by 499 pixels)
BERLIN - Army Sgt. Antonio Gattis, Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment flight medic, Landstuhl, Germany, reunites with German soldiers here Sept. 11, 2012 at the Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012. Four German soldiers visited Gattis at the U.S. military "corral."In addition to the Silver Star, Jason LaCrosse was awarded Germany's highest award for valor, the Gold Cross.
Chief Warrant Officer Jason LaCrosse, United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force while serving as an instructor pilot for the 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, on 2 April 2010 in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan.
On that date, his company was stationed in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, as part of a German reconstruction team when German paratroopers were ambushed by the Taliban about five miles southwest of the city. Within fifteen minutes of being alerted about the wounded, Chief Warrant Officer LaCrosse and three crewmembers took off for the rescue. His helicopter came under heavy fire from machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades as it approached the landing zone. They landed in a field to establish verbal communication with German ground forces, but again came under fire. Despite warnings that the original landing zone was too hot, Chief Warrant Officer LaCrosse decided to attempt another landing.
They loaded the first patient onto the helicopter and took him to Kunduz, then returned to the battle to rescue the second soldier. Again, they encountered heavy fire from the enemy on approach. Under friendly suppressive fire Chief Warrant Officer LaCrosse successfully landed and the crew rescued another of the wounded German soldiers. When they got back to Kunduz they learned that an improvised explosive device had struck a German infantry mobility vehicle and four more German soldiers needed to be rescued. Because of timing issues, Chief Warrant Officer LaCrosse decided to refuel before picking up the four wounded Germans. Then he and two medevac aircraft landed and the four wounded soldiers were evacuated to Kunduz without further incident.
Action Date: April 2, 2010
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