Story by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan | 23rd Wing | 02.22.2017
Insurgents slowly approach a bazaar, hugging a wall as they creep down an empty street. Armed with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s, they are on the hunt for U.S. troops rumored to be in the area. In an adjacent field, an MV-22 Osprey kicks up a thick cloud of dirt as it lands. Excited by the target, the insurgents scale the wall only to be quickly neutralized by a force of waiting Marines....
Story by Airman Greg Nash | 23rd Wing | 02.22.2017
The thunderous sound of an MV-22 Osprey echoes over an open field as it lands. Emerging from its lowered door is the I Marine Expeditionary Force from Camp Pendleton, Calif., who advance on the New Mexican desert to fulfill their objective: find the downed aircrew and bring them home safely....
Story by Sgt. William Tanner | 2d Cavalry Regiment | 01.25.2016
This January, winter is hitting hard at the Hohenfels Training Area and the word ‘cold’ doesn’t even begin to describe the experience....