OUT On The Porch

September 29, 2008

Indian Ocean Pirates

Filed under: Indian Ocean,Piracy — OUT @ 11:39 am
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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 28, 2008) MV Faina as observed by the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83).

The Belize-flagged cargo ship is owned and operated by “Kaalybe Shipping Ukraine” and is carrying a cargo of Ukrainian T-72 tanks and related equipment.

The ship was attacked on Sept. 28 and forced to proceed to an anchorage off the Somali Coast.

Howard is deployed with the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations to promote stability and regional economic prosperity.

U.S. Navy photo (Released)

Evening Patrol

Filed under: Iraq — OUT @ 10:37 am

U.S. Army soldiers conduct security during an evening dismounted patrol through a village in Diyala Province, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2008.

The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment’s 4th Platoon.

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ronald Wright

September 28, 2008

Harrier Landing

Filed under: Deployment — OUT @ 10:46 pm

Sailors and Marines watch as a Marine AV-8B Harrier aircraft lands aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 23, 2008.

The aircraft is part of Marine Attack Squadron 223, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is working together with sailors of the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group during their fall deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Wicks

Guarding The Entrance For Iraqi Army Medics To Work

Filed under: End Game,Health,Iraq — OUT @ 10:21 pm

U.S. Army Spc. James Simmons, left, guards the entrance to the al-Shuhada school in Manjid, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2008.

Simmons is assigned to the 25th Infantry Division’s Company B, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

The soldiers joined forces with Iraqi troops to provide medical aid to local residents in an effort to build lasting relationships with the community.

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles Joseph

Solid foundation

Filed under: Iraq,Maintenance — OUT @ 2:22 pm

Airmen with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron repair a section of runway Sept. 22 at Ali Base, Iraq.

Extreme heat, along with normal wear and tear, can damage portions of the flightline, making it unsafe for aircraft.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

Virtual Iraq

Filed under: Health,Iraq — OUT @ 1:54 pm

Army Col. Michael J. Roy, left, who oversees the “Virtual Iraq” exposure therapy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, conducts a demonstration of a life-like simulator that represents a new form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment with Army Sgt. Lenearo Ashford, Technical Services Branch, Uniformed Services University, on Sept. 16, 2008, in Washington, D.C.

Defense Dept. photo by John J. Kruzel

Read story here.

Bees’ Buzz

Filed under: Afghanistan — OUT @ 1:29 pm

Agricultural production soon will increase in the Bazarak District of Kabul, Afghanistan, thanks to the delivery of 150 bee boxes Sept. 17, 2008.

The local government and the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team started the $180,000 province-wide project because the bees will lead to more plentiful pollination and help crops grow better.

Combined Joint Task Force 101 photo by U.S. Air Force Capt. Jillian Torango

Read the story here.

Afghan School Visit

Filed under: Afghanistan — OUT @ 12:47 am

09/18/2008 – U.S. Navy Lt. Jessica Gandy, International Security Assistance Force Multipurpose Public Affairs Chief, talks to a classroom of Afghan students at a boys’ school during a volunteer community relations visit in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2008.

The visit helps the community by providing school supplies, clothing and food to local agencies in need.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Laura K. Smith/Released)

September 27, 2008

Gas Pumps

Filed under: Election 2008,Surprise — OUT @ 6:24 pm

For all the talk over two years about so many other things, is the empty gas pump going to

be the MacGuffin?

Will you have enough gas to get to the polling place on Election Day?

And back?

Weird Wire

Filed under: Cleanup,End Game,Iraq — OUT @ 8:10 am

U.S. Army soldiers drag concertina wire to a collection point at Joint Security Station Gazaliyah IV while conducting a cleanup operation in the Gazaliyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2008.

The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill

Reconstructing A Water Pipeline

Filed under: Haiti,Help,Humanitarian — OUT @ 7:59 am

BAINET, Haiti (Sept. 25, 2008) Seabees and Air Force engineers, deployed with the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), reconstruct a water pipeline that was destroyed by recent hurricanes.

Service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, along with medical personnel from the U.S. Public Health Service, Canadian Army, Air Force and Navy, Brazil, Project HOPE and International Aid, embarked aboard Kearsarge, are working together to conduct hurricane relief operations in Haiti.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gina Wollman/Released)

A View Over The Canopy

Filed under: Training — OUT @ 7:11 am

The refueling boom from a KC-135 Stratotanker arches over an F-15 Eagle as it refuels the aircraft Sept. 22 over eastern Florida.

An F-22 Raptor and another F-15 Eagle from Tyndall AFB, Fla., are part of the training mission with the Mississippi Air National Guard.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Reed)

September 26, 2008

Active Denial System

Filed under: Something Different,Something New — OUT @ 4:33 pm

Test results show Active Denial System as nonlethal weapon.

An operational version of the Active Denial System is shown.

It is an invisible, counter

personnel, directed-energy weapon.

(U.S. Air Force photo)

Read more here.

Western Pacific Focus

Filed under: Deployment,Pacific — OUT @ 3:51 pm

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 25, 2008) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor as part of the Mid-Pacific Surface Combatant Operational Employment program.

The program calls for nine of the 11 Hawaii-based surface combatants to focus on the Western Pacific by conducting intermediate/advanced training and regular deployments in the Western Pacific, and is designed to improve the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s war fighting readiness and effectiveness.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron/Released)

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