Two Amphibious Assault Ships 'Parked Off of Egypt'
The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) sail in formation during a simulated straits transit. San Antonio and Kearsarge are...
View ArticleFirst B-52 departs to depot for communications upgrade
Tech. Sgt. Michael Zeigler and Staff Sgt. Aaron McCullum prepare to launch a B-52H Stratofortress July 16, 2013 on Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The B-52 was sent to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., to...
View ArticleUSS Houston Departs for Western Pacific Deployment
Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication...
View ArticleWest Coast Monitors - USS Ronald Reagan Underway for CARQUALS
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA)122 approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is underway...
View ArticleMode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 18 July 2013 - Btown NC
Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts and selected ATC call signs logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.00000A Various --- 2013-07-18 23:26:38 Various...
View ArticleMode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 19 July 2013 - Btown NC
Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts and selected ATC call signs logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.AE4E8E 166165 --- 2013-07-19 23:41:08 T-6B United...
View ArticleMode-S/ADS Milcom Intercepts 20 July 2013 - Btown NC
Here is another round of Mode-S/ADS-B intercepts and selected ATC call signs logged from here on the radio ranch in WNC. All dates/times are UTC.508015 UR-82027 ADB124F 2013-07-20 22:46:37 An-124-100...
View ArticleHarry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group to Deploy
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HST CSG) is scheduled to deploy July 22 for an eight- to nine-month deployment in support of 5th and 6th Fleet operations. In preparation for deployment, HST...
View ArticleUSS Boxer ARG Underway for COMPTUEX
A Sea Sparrow (RIM-7P) missile is launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during a missile firing exercise. Boxer is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting a...
View ArticleTaking off!
A B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing lifts off of the runway as part of a training mission at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., July 9, 2013. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time,...
View ArticleNavy Satellite Launch to Boost DoD Satellite Communications
By Steven A. Davis, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Public Affairs CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. (NNS) -- The Navy's second Mobile User Objective System satellite was launched today at...
View ArticleColorado National Guard to facilitate 'Vigilant Guard' exercise
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (7/19/13) - The Colorado National Guard will facilitate a large-scale, multi-state, multi-agency emergency response exercise in the Denver and Colorado Springs metropolitan areas July...
View ArticleMission continues after dark
Aircrew members perform pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III before take-off to practice combat on-loading and off-loading July 17, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C. Airmen from...
View ArticleJASDF, 5th AF commanders participate in bilateral refueling training
A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15J jet connects to a KC-135 Stratotanker boom during a bilateral refueling mission over the Pacific Ocean, July 11, 2013. The 909th Air Refueling Squadron conducted a...
View ArticleBolstering Spirits in the Year of the B-2
by Airman 1st Class Joseph Raatz, Air Force Global Strike Command Public AffairsBARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- The Air Force's fleet of B-2 Spirit multi-role bombers will receive defensive system...
View ArticleUSS Gettysburg Sets Sail with Carrier Strike Group 10
By Ensign Kiley Provenzano, USS Gettysburg Public AffairsMAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- Guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) departed Naval Station Mayport July 22 to join the Harry S. Truman Carrier...
View ArticleUSS Harry S. Truman Deploys
ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Sailors aboard aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) said their goodbyes to friends and family prior to getting underway for an eight to nine- month deployment July 22....
View Article15th Wing partners with 154th Wing for Operational Readiness Exercise
Master Sgt. Eric Hunt, 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron production superintendent, removes the pitot tube covers from a C-17 Globemaster III during an Operational Readiness Exercise at Joint Base...
View ArticleAnswering the call: McConnell refuels ANG F-15s
An F-15 Eagle from the 142nd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, Portland, Ore., flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., July 23, 2013. The F-15 was one...
View ArticleMonitoring Times Maybe Closing but Teak Publishing is Not!
From Bob Grove, Publisher of Monitoring Times magazine:"After 33 years of publishing the most informative and lauded magazine on monitoring the radio spectrum, Judy and I are finally going to retire....
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