Department of Defense
Rapid Intervention Battalion Training
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- Rapid Intervention Battalion Training
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Texas National Guard soldiers from CJTF-HOA train the Djiboutian Armed Forces Rapid Intervention Battalion to set them up for success!
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- Shore to ship
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Hitching a ride. Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock HMAS Adelaide conducts amphibious operations and takes on its biggest-ever multinational contingent - 800 personnel from Australia, Japan, Sri Lanka, Tonga and the United States.
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- Training together in Australia
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Training together with our mates! U.S. Marine Corps Marines, U.S. Navy sailors and Australian Defence Forces trained together at Mount Bundy Defence Reserve, Australia. #KnowYourMil
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- Armed Forces Recreation Centers
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- When military members and their families get the chance to take vacations, Armed Forces Recreation Centers make it affordable for them to stay at resort hotels in prime locations around the world.
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- B Battery 1-121 FA BN fires HIMARS rocket
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- B Battery of the 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, fires a HIMARS rocket July 21, 2018 in New Mexico outside of Camp McGregor as part of their crew qualification during premobilization training.
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- Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT)
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- ACFT consists of six events that are based on the tasks a Soldier might encounter in training or combat. The events are completed in order and take from 45 to 55 minutes for an individual Soldier to complete.
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- Cool Jobs: Air Force Linguist
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- United States Air Force MSgt. Khan Khammanee is a Lao linguist working for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. When she was young her family emigrated from Laos. She says this job is a way to pay back her adopted country.
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- Sinking the ex-USS Racine
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- It's a HIT! Live fire from aircraft, a submarine, and land assets have sunk the decommissioned the Tank Landing Ship, ex-USS Racine, during the Sinking Exercise, or SINKEX. #RIMPAC #RIMPAC2018 #CapableAdaptivePartners
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- Robots Take Over: 2nd LEB tests new target system
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Marines with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group participate in a live-fire range testing a new autonomous robotic target system at Camp Lejeune, N.C. June 28, 2018. The Marines used the targets to further develop their marksmanship skills, anticipate natural movement and increase combat effectiveness. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Kenny Gomez)
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- Great Benefits Job Quiz
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Think you know about job benefits? Find out with the Great Job Benefits Quiz. #KnowYourMil
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- Battle Group Poland
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Stronger Together. Soldiers with NATO's Battle Group Poland begin a multinational live-fire exercise at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland. #KnowYourMil
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- U.S. Air Force Pararescue Training
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- There when you need them! When United States Air Force crews need to be rescued from hostile environments, these pararescuemen go into harm’s way to get them to safety and provide medical care. Join these airmen from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., as they train to save lives! #KnowYourMil
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- Just Another Day
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Receiving a package at the post office is a normal errand to run but picking up a package from a C-17 while shutting down a runway is whole other deal. See how one Staff Sergeant gets it done with just a hand full of Airmen and a drive to complete the mission.
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- Military Working Dog Handler
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- United States Marine Corps LCpl. Christopher Ramos introduces his partner, military working dog Riso. Each species brings different strengths to the job, allowing them to learn from each other and work together as a team.
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- Navy Living Heritage - USS Laboon (DDG 58)
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The story of Francis John Laboon and the namesake for the guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58).
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- U.S. Military Academy at West Point Combined Live Fire Exercise
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Cadets and staff from West Point - The U.S. Military Academy had the chance to train with 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Maryland National Guard air crews during a live-fire exercise. #KnowYourMil
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- Watching Over New York City
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Gabriella Dezza takes you to the city that never sleeps. Learn how she’s taken advantage of the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative to start her career in the Coast Guard.
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- Trojan Footprint
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- “Special Operations Forces don’t work in a vacuum and are not the only solution to a crisis or operation,” said U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Andrew Harrison, SOCEUR’s senior enlisted leader. “Exercises like Trojan Footprint allow SOF to exercise the very unique things we bring to the fight, like enabling our Allies to resist, causing havoc behind enemy lines, and acting as the eyes and ears for larger forces.”
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- Atlantic Resolve in Europe
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Atlantic Resolve in Europe is all about presence and reassurance to America's Eastern European partners. The various exercise carried out by military units is designed to engage with allies and test military capabilities. Exercise Saber Strike provided the opportunity for all of that and more. SSG Ron Lee explains
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- Making It Easier to Buy a House
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Charles and Whitney Prichard bought a house in Colorado Springs, Colorado with a Veterans Affairs Home Loan. This benefit allowed them to purchase the home without a down payment! #KnowYourMil
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- Scenario Training
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- It's all about teamwork. Canadian Armed Forces and U.S. Marine Corps train together at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. This sort of training emphasizes (among other things) small-unit leadership. #RIMPAC #RIMPAC2018 #CapableAdaptivePartners
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- Flying high over Hawaii
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, provides a unique training opportunity critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. #RIMPAC2018
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- Aircrew Crisis Task Force
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The United States Air Force is facing a pilot shortage. To help solve the challenge, the Aircrew Crisis Task Force was recently created to provide strategic direction and actionable recommendations to senior leaders on how to solve the aircrew manning crisis. Watch more: https://go.usa.gov/xUb3z
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- Balikh River Bridge Maintenance
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Soldiers of the U.S. Army Reserve 652nd Engineer Company Bridge Team from Ellsworth, Wis., perform routine bridge maintenance on the Al-Assadiah Bridge outside Raqqah city, Syria, June 15, 2018. B-roll includes footage of the Bridge Team tightening the bolts and performing bridge maintenance to ensure safety as they prepare to advise and assist the Syrian Democratic Forces in bridge building and maintenance projects in July. The Al-Assadiah Bridge is located on a main route into Raqqah City that hundreds of motorists travel over every day as families travel to their homes and work in Raqqah. Since the city’s liberation from ISIS, restoration of bridges and water canals are another sign of normalcy returning to the area. (U.S. Army b-roll by Sgt. Brigitte Morgan)
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- Joint Civilian Orientation Conference
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) is the oldest and most prestigious public liaison program in the Department of Defense, and is the only outreach program sponsored by the Secretary of Defense.
The mission of JCOC is to increase public understanding of national defense by enabling American business and community leaders to directly observe and engage with the U.S. military.
Participants are guests of the Secretary of Defense and attend briefings by senior military and civilian officials at the Pentagon. They also gain firsthand experiences through operations and interactions with troops and military leaders stationed throughout the United States. The program currently runs once a year and is managed by the Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs).
Learn more: http://jcoc.osd.mil/
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- National Parks
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Still looking for summer vacation ideas? #DYK #servicemembers can get into national parks for free? It’s just one of the many benefits of military service. #KnowYourMil
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- The Dog Days of Summer
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- During these dog days of summer, we’d like to salute our four-legged partners, the U.S. Army's military working dogs! #KnowYourMil #DogsofDoD
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- Making Pizza at 600 mph
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Pie in the sky! Who delivers pizza to the crew of an Air Force KC-10 in-flight refueler while it’s flying at 600 mph? This airman does! #KnowYourMil
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- A Marine's Best Friend
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group conduct training at Landing Zone Gander, Okinawa, Japan, June 27, 2018. Marines with 3rd LE Bn. conducted routine patrols, bite work, and tracking to improve their capabilities and prepare for upcoming deployments. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Danielle Abshire)
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- Coastal Riverine Squadron 10
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Coastal Riverine Squadron 10, Task Group 68.6 mission is to provide 360-degree security, anti-terrorism and force protection for significant high value assets that enter and exit the port of Djibouti. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Megan Coin)
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- B-52 Conducts Search and Rescue Mission
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Crew members of the 20th EBS assisted in a successful search and rescue mission.
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- 10th Mountain Division Conducts Team Live-Fire Training
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Army infantrymen assigned to the 10th Mountain Division conduct team live-fire training on a range in Djibouti, June 23, 2018. The team live fire is part of a qualification process in which the soldiers execute movement drills and build unit cohesion skills. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Megan Coin)
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- C-17 Pilot
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Capt. Susan Finch is a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster pilot. She says the job is rewarding, especially when delivering humanitarian aid or supplies to deployed service members.
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- Thunderbirds Slow-Motion
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Slow-motion of the Thunderbirds performing at the Arctic Thunder Open House. During the biennial open house, JBER opens its gates to the public and hosts multiple performers including the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, JBER Joint Forces Demonstration and the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team.
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- Independence Day 2018
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Have a great Independence Day!
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- NAVAIR: Guardian System Certification
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Guardian, a ground-based sense and avoid system, brings increased situational awareness to unmanned operators on the ground. Designed with safety in mind, see how it will accelerate testing and enable manned and unmanned aircraft to operate together.
Coast Guard rescues a stranded hiker near the Klamath River
A Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hoists a stranded hiker near the Klamath River mouth in Northern California, June 24, 2018. The hoist was conducted next to a 300-foot cliff, utilizing the entire length of the helicopter hoist cable. (U.S. Coast Guard video/Released)
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- RED FLAG-Alaska
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- RED FLAG-Alaska, a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. forces, provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. RED FLAG-Alaska 18-2 hosted over 100 aircraft and focused on joint war fighters integrating ground forces with air forces.
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- A Day With Cody
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- What do Navy search and rescue swimmers do when they're not searching and rescuing? Spend #ADayWith Cody and find out! #KnowYourMil
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- Boots to Business
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Small Business Administration conducts classes on military installations to guide service members and veterans in the process of starting their own businesses.
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- USS Harry S. Truman Departs Marseille
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) departs Marseille to continue operations. Truman is currently operating in Commander 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of maritime security operations alongside allies.
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- Medal of Honor: 1st Lt. Garlin M. Conner
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- In WWII France, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Garlin M. Conner’s battalion was pinned down by German infantry and tanks. Conner advanced beyond the enemy line to call in artillery strikes, including on his own position, to drive the Germans back. President Donald J. Trump will presented the #MedalofHonor to his widow, Pauline Conner, during a ceremony at The White House. #KnowYourMil
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- An Eye in the Sky!
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- United States Air Force Senior Airman Morgan Revels is a crew chief on an E-8C Joint Stars, a plane with high-tech radar that can see deep into enemy territory. She talks about how her plane’s deployment to Europe supports exercises #BALTOPS and #SaberStrike 18. #KnowYourMil
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- The National Guard in Hawaii
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The National Guard are on the scene in Hawaii helping communities disrupted by the Kilauea volcano. One Hawaii Army National Guard soldier sees their mission as just taking care of their home. #KnowYourMil
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- Medal of Honor Recipient Inducted Into Pentagon Hall of Heroes
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Army 1st Lt. Garlin M. Conner, Medal of Honor recipient, is inducted into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, June 27, 2018. Conner's widow, Pauline Conner, was presented the medal by President Donald J. Trump during a White House ceremony, June 26, 2018, for conspicuous gallantry during World War II.
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/610385/medal-honor-recipient-inducted-into-pentagon-hall-heroes
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- Coast Guard Mission to the Arctic
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Meet Jennifer Haley, a Coast Guard officer serving on her first mission aboard a polar ice breaker in the Arctic.
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- Coast Guard Rescues a Stranded Hiker near the Klamath River
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew hoists a stranded hiker near the Klamath River mouth in Northern California, June 24, 2018. The hoist was conducted next to a 300-foot cliff, utilizing the entire length of the helicopter hoist cable. (U.S. Coast Guard video/Released)
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- Titan IVB Payload Fairing Assembly
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Air Force Research Laboratory engineers and technicians from the Structural Validation Branch of the Aerospace Vehicles Division, Aerospace Systems Directorate Team, partnered with museum restoration crews to assemble a 60 foot tall payload fairing from the Titan IVB space launch vehicle. The impressive Titan IVB, with roots going back to the early days of U.S. Air Force and civil space launch, is significant as the museum looks to share the story of USAF and USAF-enabled space operations in its Space Gallery. March 2016
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- USS Kearsarge Ammo Onload
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) conducted an ammunition on-load at Naval Weapons Station Earle, N.J., in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
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- Cool Jobs: Marine Crew Chief
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- They’re aerial jacks-of-all-trades. Being a U.S Marine Corps crew chief on a MV-22 Osprey is a lot of responsibility. Cpl. Larry Himalaya says his primary concern is ensuring Marines’ safety in the air.
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- Left, left, left, right, left!
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- What running cadence keeps you motivated?
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