Army Archives - Page 66 of 287

Russia Mi-28 crashes

Posted on December 13, 2019 by alert5

A Russia Mi-28 attack helicopter has crashed on Dec. 11, about 2.5km from Korenovsk airfield. Two crew members were killed.

Россин Денис Владимирович [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “Russia Mi-28 crashes”

The F-35 can now call for artillery support to neutralize anti-air threats

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 by alert5

A U.S. Air Force F-35A recently radioed an artillery unit assigned to the 1st Armored Division for fire support to neutralize an anti-air threat for the first time.

Staff Sgt. Jorge Almeraz (right), tank commander with Battery B, 4th Battalion, 2st Field Artillery Regiment, hands Spc. Joseph Sanders, a loader a lanyard after confirming a “call for fire” to fire nine rounds in a M109A6 Paladin during the Joint Strike Fighter Integration exercise, Nov. 7, at the Dona Ana Training Facility in New Mexico. The JSF Integration exercise tested multiple communications links between a U.S. Air Force aircraft and a U.S. Army artillery battery from the 1st Armored Division, to increase readiness across multiple domains. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element)

Continue reading “The F-35 can now call for artillery support to neutralize anti-air threats”

Germany Army to get 1,500 MELLS anti-tank missiles

Posted on November 27, 2019 by alert5

Rheinmetall has received an order to supply the German Army with the MELLS antitank guided missiles.

Continue reading “Germany Army to get 1,500 MELLS anti-tank missiles”

1-227th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion honors fallen comrades

Posted on November 25, 2019 by alert5

Command Sgt. Maj. Travis Eicher, 1-227th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion CSM, pays a final tribute to Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knadle and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. Fuchigami Jr. during a memorial ceremony honoring the troopers in Erbil, Iraq Nov. 22, 2019.

Abuse of Japanese workers at U.S. military bases

Posted on November 20, 2019 by alert5

A protest was held outside U.S. Army Camp Zama in Japan on Nov. 1 to highlight the abuses suffered by Japanese workers at U.S. military bases.

Continue reading “Abuse of Japanese workers at U.S. military bases”