Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt | USS Nimitz (CVN 68) | 08.20.2020
200820-N-NH257-1014 ARABIAN SEA (August 20, 2020) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Andy Coronado, from Long Beach, Calif., inspects wing and fin tips on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, the flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Wyrick | U.S. Coast Guard District 1 | 07.23.2020
Vessels need to carry Federal and State required safety gear for their size and type. Did you know this can also include paddle craft like, kayaks, canoes, and even standup paddle boards? Making sure you have the right equipment on board and things like a waterproof case for your phone, making sure you fire extinguisher and flares are up-to-date, having a radio and knowing channel 16 is our......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Wyrick | U.S. Coast Guard District 1 | 07.23.2020
When we come across your gear in the water, like an adrift kayak or floating life jacket, we don’t know if it is lost or if someone is in need of help. If information is on the gear, we can contact the owner and determine whether or not they are in distress. lLbels can be obtained through local harbormasters, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, local Coast Guard units, and at select marine......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Wyrick | U.S. Coast Guard District 1 | 07.23.2020
Though not always required by law, a lifejacket should be worn at all times when a vessel is underway. Children under the age of 13 must wear a life jacket at all time unless below deck or with an enclosed cabin. A wearable lifejacket can save your life, but only when you wear it. (U.S. Coast Guard illustration by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Wyrick/Released)...
Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam | 341st Missile Wing | 06.13.2019
Master Sgt. Paul Mantel, 741st Maintenance Squadron power, refrigeration and electrical NCO in charge, left, and Senior Master Sgt. Tim Jez, 741st MXS vehicle and equipment section chief, pose for a photo during a tri-tip cook-off competition June 13, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Mantel and Jez won the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam)...
Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam | 341st Missile Wing | 06.13.2019
A participant smokes meat during a Wing One Association hosted tri-tip cook-off June 13, 2019, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Six teams grilled, smoked and barbecued their unique versions of a beef tri-tip – a cut from the tri-tip roast, part of the bottom sirloin. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Brosam)...
Photo by Airman Shawna Keyes | 4th Fighter Wing | 03.27.2015
Human trafficking is a crime involving the exploitation of someone for the purposes of involuntary labor or a commercial sex act through the use of force, fraud or coercion. The Department of Defense began the Combating Trafficking In Persons Program in 2014 in order to mitigate the effects of human trafficking not just in the U.S., but also abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Airman......
Photo by Sgt. Alisa Helin | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | 05.16.2014
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Rex, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) data network specialist and native of Mount Vernon, Ohio, uses an RJ-45 crimper to tip an Ethernet cable aboard the USS Bataan (LHD 5). The 22nd MEU is deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of......
