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TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES 05.26.2016
International Special Operations Forces conduct a capabilities demonstration ISOF conducts a capabilities demonstration over air, land and sea for the public in Tampa, FL.
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A USAF C-130 that made a crash landing due to engine trouble at Lajes AFB, Portugal in 1984, it veered off the runway reportedly due to crosswinds, rode on top of some rock walls and nearly hit two homes.
No injuries to the crew save for a broken finger, the Hercules was carrying produce for the base commissary. The wing caught on fire but it was quickly extinguished by the base fire trucks. The aircraft was recovered and the cockpit section which suffered heavy damage was removed and a cockpit from another C-130 that crash-landed at Giebelstadt Army Airfield, West Germany was mated to it, replacement wings and parts were flown in and was repaired and flown to Italy.
Known as Frankenhurk among C-130 crewmen it was retired and stored at Minneapolis, Minnesota but was scrapped in 2013
No injuries to the crew save for a broken finger, the Hercules was carrying produce for the base commissary. The wing caught on fire but it was quickly extinguished by the base fire trucks. The aircraft was recovered and the cockpit section which suffered heavy damage was removed and a cockpit from another C-130 that crash-landed at Giebelstadt Army Airfield, West Germany was mated to it, replacement wings and parts were flown in and was repaired and flown to Italy.
Known as Frankenhurk among C-130 crewmen it was retired and stored at Minneapolis, Minnesota but was scrapped in 2013
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Airman 1st Class Delaney E. Smith, left, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Squadrito perform a post-flight inspection on an A-10C Thunderbolt II during Guardian Blitz at MacDill Air Force Base, 2 Feb 2023
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A special tactics airman provides security while an Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter lands behind him during an arctic training exercise at Camp Mad Bull, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023.
Senior Airman Sydney Woo performs final weapons checks before takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 23, 2023
Senior Airman Sydney Woo performs final weapons checks before takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 23, 2023
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Marines with SPMAGTF Crisis Response – Africa march through flames from Molotov cocktails towards role-playing rioters while training in crowd and riot control techniques at the National Gendarmerie Training Center in St. Astier, France, Dec. 2, 2014.
Out of interest, both men are firing pistols, and have a pistol in their holster... Is one a throw down?
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The future of fighting is here
Rock Island Arsenal provides the US Army with an augmented reality headset called IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System)
The technology enhances situational awareness, lethality, survivability, manoeuvrability, and other warfighter capabilities for dismounted close-combat soldiers. It allows Soldiers to have double the field of view, see through smoke and around corners. IVAS also uses holographic imagery, thermal and low-light sensors for night vision
It even displays a 3D terrain map and a compass projected onto the user’s field of vision
The US Army is set to procure 121,500 units, with deliveries to units to begin in fall 2023
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Joint Counter Terror exercise between Indian NSG & US Special Operations Forces (SOF) will culminate at Chennai on 14th Feb after 4 weeks of intense training & joint anti-terror exercises. The highlight of the Exercise was mock drills for CBRN terror response by the two Special forces.
Joint Counter Terror exercise between Indian NSG & US Special Operations Forces (SOF) will culminate at Chennai on 14th Feb after 4 weeks of intense training & joint anti-terror exercises. The highlight of the Exercise was mock drills for CBRN terror response by the two Special forces.
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Two Stunning Rockwell B1 Lancer Swing Wing Supersonic Bombers
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