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The Secretary General, the NAC and the MC observed a Joint Land Heavy Military Demonstration, together with the Minister of Defence of Spain, Pedro Morenés Eulate, as well as other dignitaries from Allied and partner nations The Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (DSACEUR), the Chairman of the Military Committee, the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) and the Commander of Allied...

Currently the Newell Shearwater is one of four endangered seabirds on Kauai. Nesting in the most remote mountains and ridges of Kauai, Newell’s Shearwaters are pelagic sea birds, spending most of their lives at sea, flying over land only during total darkness. Similarly, armed with only their inborn navigational skills, young fledglings will fly out to sea for the first time ever in total darkness...

WARNING: Contains explicit language. The world watched as the plane idled on the Beirut runway. The access ramp at the back of coach was lowered. It was at this moment that a dozen heavily armed men stormed the plane. This must be a rescue operation, thought Tony. The passengers would soon be free - the nightmare over. The hijackers stood in the aisle as the militia filled the cabin. Hope of a res...

Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion conduct parachute operations at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015. The training allows Marines to become technically and tactically proficient in several methods of insertion, giving them the capability to carry out their mission anywhere.

Honoring the 74th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Dr. Hiroya Sugano M.D. hosted the Blackened Canteen Ceremony aboard the USS Arizona. Dr. Hiroya Sugano, Director General of the Zero Fighter Admirers’ Club, comes from Japan to conduct this annual commemoration of peace and reconciliation ceremony with a silent prayer and pouring bourbon whisky from a WWII-blackened canteen into the wate...

This film tells the story of how the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.

U.S. Marines with Combined Arms Company, Black Sea Rotational Force participate in Platinum Lynx 16-2 alongside Romanian and Moldovan ground forces at Smardan Training Area, Romania, Dec. 6-11, 2015. Platinum Lynx 16-2 was a NATO-led exercise focused on mechanized integration, indirect fire techniques, and close air support, intended to increase combat readiness and foster regional stability with...

Marines with 2nd Marine Division conduct pre scout sniper course at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 12, 2016. This is an introduction to the scout sniper course held by the Division Combat Skills Center.

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John Ibach, a 93-year-old WWII veteran talks about his time in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony L Soto.

U.S. fighter jets being catapulted from and landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman. Footage includes cutaways of the ship’s command deck and stationary aircraft maneuvering around deck. The footage was filmed mid-December. The aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman is on a U.S. mission supporting the fight against ISIS. The ship is home to 70 fighter jets and more than 5,000 c...

The 419th Fighter Wing's first F-35 pilot, Maj. Jayson Rickard, talks about his transition from the F-16 to the Air Force's newest fighter jet.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (1/3), conduct live-fire training at Continued Range-5 and 7 during Fuji Viper 16-3 on Camp Fuji, Fuji, Japan, Feb. 1-4, 2016. The Marines of 1/3 conducted live-fire training to sustain their proficiency in combat operations. Fuji Viper 16-3 is a training exercise where Marines and Sailors conduct live fire and non-live fire combined arms traini...

Feature video on what goes into training at fighter pilot to fly the F-16 during the F-16 "B-Course" or Basic Course at Luke Air Force Base, AZ. Two Luke AFB instructor pilots discuss the training and mindset that are involved with preparing a pilot to fly combat missions in a deployed environment or to perform other aerial combat missions.

Marines from Marines Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company Pacific met for bilateral training with Sri Lanka Marines at Welisara Navy Base, Sri Lanka, Mar. 30. The training was held to exchange knowledge and tactics between militaries in order to foster partnerships between the nations.

U.S. Marines and Sailors from 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, and Beachmaster Unit -1 demonstrate amphibious landing capabilities during USPACOM Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on July 13, 2016. PALS brings together senior leaders of allied and partner nations from the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to d...

This Joint and Coalition-based operational video is designed to more effectively communicate how JDAT can help solve crucial warfighter, system, and interoperability shortfalls in support of Combatant Commands, Centers of Excellence, DOT&E, select-DOD schoolhouses, and other key partners. This short video can be used to familiarize U.S. and Coalition military leaders about JDAT's unique capabiliti...

Master Sgt. Douglas Dickover and Staff Sgt. Louis Abalos give seven secrets for Marines to get promoted on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, October 27, 2016. There are many factors that go into a Marine getting promoted, including physical fitness, education and leadership qualities. Dickover is a Data/Communications maintenance monitor and Abalos is a career planner.

Cpl. Ricki D. Clement reverse-engineered an outdated cord, originally meant to connect radios to vehicles, and attached it to a radio tester unit for a radio repairman. Each cord is estimated at around $64,000 and by developing a step-by-step repair procedure, Clement is saving the Marine Corps an estimated $15 million. Cpl. Clement is a micro/miniature repairman with Electronic Maintenance Compan...

Maj. Gen. Richard L. Simcock II, commanding general for 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force is joined by Rear Adm. Marc H. Dalton, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, Task Force 76, who commands the sailors and Navy vessels participating in Blue Chromite 2017, to discuss the significance of the exercise to the Navy-Marine Corps team and the greater...

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Kilo Company send shutouts back home from South Korea while forward deployed from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to 3rd Marine Division, based in Okinawa, Japan.

Squad X is a multiyear Department of Defense program sponsored by DARPA to identify emerging technologies and facilitate their development for military use. The Joint Deployable Analysis Team, also known as JDAT, recently supported the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command’s Maneuver Battle Lab by enhancing their assessment process for testing Squad capabilities. The Maneuver Battle Lab...

Scout Snipers, Reconnaissance Marines, Infantry Marines, Drill instructors, Dog handlers, military working dogs, Machine Gunners and Technical Engineers are all shown in this moto-style video.

Current U.S. integrated air and missile defense capabilities are not keeping pace with the rapidly evolving unmanned aerial systems threat and require both materiel and non-materiel solutions to mitigate warfighter capability gaps. BLACK DART is an annual field demonstration of current and emergent Counter-UAS technologies sponsored by the Joint Staff J8 Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Or...

A U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducts an aerial refuel in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) near Welton, Ariz., Oct. 5, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Ta...