Four F-15Cs from the 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANG), Calif., and approximately 75 Airmen deployed to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria to conduct joint air policing with the Bulgarian air force. This is the first time a NATO nation has conducted air policing in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria Off-Station Training is a series of bilateral aerial training exercises involving U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft and the Bulgarian military.
Burmese Chase 24 is hosted by U.S. Marines with 2d Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral exercise that includes training on integration of ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. The exercise is taking place at Camp Lejeune, North...
Burmese Chase 25 is hosted by U.S. Marines with 2d Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, II Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and is an annual U.S. led, multi-lateral exercise that includes training on integration of ground and air fires, infantry tactics and naval gunfire alongside North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. The exercise is taking place at Camp Lejeune, North...
III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion conducts their Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation during the training event Bushido Strike 23 to validate its Mission Essential Tasks to provide combat service support, security, and administrative services to III Marine Expeditionary Force, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and III MEF Information Group.
U.S. Navy Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward Byers to be awarded the Medal of Honor Feb. 29, 2016, for actions during the rescue of an American hostage in Afghanistan Dec. 9, 2012.
The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. The C-130 operates throughout the U.S. Air Force, serving with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces in...
The C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical...
