U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a combined amphibious assault on Dogu Beach, South Korea, in AAV-P7/A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicles as part of Ssang Yong 16, March 12, 2016. Ssang Yong is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations. The Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are in Korea as part of their spring deployment to the Asia-Pacific region.
EAST SEA (March 12, 2016) A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 approaches the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during Exercise Ssang Yong 16. Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in exercise Ssang Yong 16. Ssang Yong is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations - from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jose Jaen/Released)160312-N-VD165-064 Join the conversation: http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com
A team of 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters battle a huge blaze during a live-fire training exercise March 4 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Reserve Airmen teamed with their active-duty special operations firefighters to complete their annual live-fire training during the March unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
A U.S. Army soldier rappels down from a helicopter on the rooftop of a building during the annual joint military exercises, dubbed Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, with South Korea, at U.S. Army's Rodriguez Range in Pocheon, near the border with North Korea, South Korea, Tuesday, March 15, 2016. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned of impending tests of a nuclear warhead explosion and ballistic missiles capable of carrying atomic warheads, state media reported Tuesday, in an escalation of threats against Seoul and Washington. (Lim Byung-shick/Yonhap via AP) KOREA OUT
POHANG, SOUTH KOREA - MARCH 12: U.S. Marines from 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Battalion landing team deployed from Okinawa, Japan participate in the U.S. and South Korean Marines joint landing operation at Pohang seashore on March , 12, 2016 in Pohang, South Korea. It has been reported by South Korean media that the scale of this annual joint exercise is one of the largest in the past. (Photo by Woohae Cho/Getty Images)
U.S. Soldiers from the 59th Aviation Troop Command, South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG), and elements of the S.C. Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) participate in a training and certification event, Eastover, South Carolina, March 9, 2016. SC-HART is a collaborative effort between the State Rescue Task Force (SC-TF1) and the SCARNG. The 59th Aviation Troop Command commits year-round aviation and training support through its subordinate units, F Co. 1-171st MED, A Co. 1-111th, HHC 2Ñ151st SSABN, 59th ATC, and 1-151st ARB. (US Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Roby Di Giovine/Released)
Combat camera Airmen and Soldiers weave through an obstacle on the confidence course during exercise Scorpion Lens March 6, 2016, at Fort Jackson, S.C. The purpose of the training is to provide refresher training to combat camera personnel of all ranks and skill levels in basic tactics, techniques, and procedures inherent to combat camera mission tasking. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Perry Aston)
A U.S. Soldier assigned to East African Response Force, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), teaches French Foreign Legion soldiers M240L machine gun operation at a firing range in Djibouti, March 5, 2016. Through unified action with U.S. and international partners in East Africa, CJTF-HOA conducts security force assistance, executes military engagement, provides force protection, and provides military support to regional counter-violent extremist organization operations in order to support aligned regional efforts, ensure regional access and freedom of movement, and protect U.S. interests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Barry Loo)
Soldiers assemble emergency levee walls on the banks of the Ouachita River in Monroe, La., March 13, 2016, to protect the city from rising water levels caused by excessive rainfall. The soldiers, assigned to the Louisiana National GuardÕs 844th Engineer Company, worked with the Tensas Levee Basin District to transform half a mile of hinged concrete slabs into a 6-foot-tall tall levee. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma
U.S. Army paratroopers conduct pre-flight checks on an RQ7B Shadow unmanned aircraft system during Exercise Rock Sokol at Aeroclub Postonja in Slovenia, March 2, 2016. Army photo by Paolo Bovo
U.S. Marines Gunnery Sgt. Jordan Torcello and Staff Sgt. Zachary Rubemeyer, explosive ordnance disposal technicians with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lay undetonated ordnance for a controlled detonation during Exercise Ssang Yong 16 on Suseongri live-fire range, Pohang, South Korea, March 13, 2016. Ssang Yong is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations.
ARCTIC CIRCLE (March 14, 2016) USS Hampton (SSN 767) surfaces through the ice in the Arctic Circle during Ice Exercise (ICEX). ICEX 2016 is a five-week exercise designed to research, test, and evaluate operational capabilities in the region. ICEX 2016 allows the U.S. Navy to assess operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and develop partnerships and collaborative efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Thompson)160314-N-QA919-102 Join the conversation: http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com