MND-B Soldiers keep watchful eye in sky
An Aerostat flies above the forward operating base, Feb. 12, to provide camera surveillance and reconnaissance both on and off the base. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade... More
The aerostat blimp, part of the Persistent Threat Defense
The aerostat blimp, part of the Persistent Threat Defense System, floats high above Camp Victory, Aug. 3. The blimp is armed with high-tech camera equipment used to monitor operations and protect service member... More
Army civilians clear way for aerostat operations
Army civilians from the 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) cleared the way for an aerostat designed to track cruise missiles.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gregory Jones, a hospital corpsman
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gregory Jones, a hospital corpsman with CLB-4, monitors intravenous therapy during a break in supply offload operations at Forward Operating Base Pennsylvania March 5. Jones administered... More
A Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics
A Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle provides security during a combat logistics patrol through Helmand March 5. The patrol supported cou... More
The Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift
The Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) with a tethered TIF-25K aerostat gets underway from Key West to conduct a series of at-sea capabilities tests to determine if the aerostat can suppor... More
Members of the Afghanistan National Army assemble the
Members of the Afghanistan National Army assemble the camer that will be used on the Aerostat. The ANA launched the Tiff 25 for the first time from any ANA base The Tiff 25, or Aerostat, is capable of providing... More
During experimentation conducted by U.S. Fourth Fleet
During experimentation conducted by U.S. Fourth Fleet and Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC), an aerostat is launched and tethered for the first time off of Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1).... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Technicians conduct testing on top of the PSS-T trailer.
Technicians conduct testing on top of the PSS-T trailer.
Lyford “Lin” Marr, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, the
Lyford “Lin” Marr, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, the Persistent Threat Detection System manager on Camp Victory, stands on the aerostat blimp platform, Aug 3, 2010. He’s in charge of the Loyalty, Justice and L... More
A mine resistant ambush protected vehicle provides
A mine resistant ambush protected vehicle provides security during a combat logistics patrol through Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 5. The patrol, conducted by Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Log... More
An Afghan child watches a Combat Logistics Battalion
An Afghan child watches a Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), convoy pass by on roads north of Sangin March 5. The combat logistics patrol delivered supplies to forward operating... More
The Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift
The Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) with a tethered TIF-25K aerostat gets underway from Key West to conduct a series of at-sea capabilities tests to determine if the aerostat can suppor... More
Members of the Afghanistan National Army assemble the
Members of the Afghanistan National Army assemble the camer that will be used on the Aerostat. The ANA launched the Tiff 25 for the first time from any ANA base The Tiff 25, or Aerostat, is capable of providing... More
Researchers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy prepare
Researchers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy prepare to deploy an Aerostat system during an exercise in the Arctic Aug. 16, 2014. The Coast Guard Research and Development Center, based in New London, Conn., ... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks through ice in
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks through ice in the Arctic circle, July 14, 2015. This image was taken by an Aerostat, a self-contained, compact platform that can deploy multiple sensor payloads and other de... More
Electronics mechanic Jamie Shotto conducts testing
Electronics mechanic Jamie Shotto conducts testing inside the PSS-T trailer.
Dave Chirdon, a senior field engineer for the Persistent
Dave Chirdon, a senior field engineer for the Persistent Threat Defense System and from Milford, Del., operates aerostat blimp from the control room at Camp Victory. The aerostat is part of the Persistent Threa... More
Lance Cpl. Samuel M. Depriest, a military policeman
Lance Cpl. Samuel M. Depriest, a military policeman with CLB-4, detaches a trailer loaded with compressed helium transported to Forward Operating Base Pennsylvania during a combat logistics patrol March 5. Heli... More
Lance Cpl. Samuel Depriest, a military policeman with
Lance Cpl. Samuel Depriest, a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), detaches a trailer of compressed helium during supply offload operations at Forward Oper... More
Members of the Afghanistan National Army prepare to
Members of the Afghanistan National Army prepare to launch an Tiff 25. The ANA launched the Tiff 25 for the first time from any ANA base The Tiff 25, or Aerostat, is capable of providing real-time video surveil... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gregory Jones, a hospital corpsman
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gregory Jones, a hospital corpsman with Bravo Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), monitors intravenous therapy during a break in supply offload o... More
The Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift
The Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift (HSV-2) and a tethered TIF-25K aerostat are moored at Mole Pier at Naval Air Station Key West prior to at sea testing for future Operation Martillo counter t... More
Members of the Afghanistan National Army man the mooring
Members of the Afghanistan National Army man the mooring lines of an Aerostat during the launch and recovery process. The ANA launched the Tiff 25 for the first time from any ANA base The Tiff 25, or Aerostat, ... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Compressed helium sits on a Combat Logistics Battalion
Compressed helium sits on a Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), trailer during supply offload operations at Forward Operating Base Pennsylvania March 5. The surveillance blimps t... More
The Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift
The Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift (HSV-2) and a tethered TIF-25K aerostat are moored at Mole Pier at Naval Air Station Key West prior to at sea testing for future Operation Martillo counter t... More
A member of the Afghanistan National Army man's a center
A member of the Afghanistan National Army man's a center mast line that helps bring in the Aerostat during the launch and recovery process. The ANA launched the Tiff 25 for the first time from any ANA base The ... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Lance Cpl. Alexander Hurley, a motor vehicle operator
Lance Cpl. Alexander Hurley, a motor vehicle operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), offloads a shipping container of supplies from his Logistical Vehicle System Replace... More
A member of the Afghanistan National Army man's a center
A member of the Afghanistan National Army man's a center mast line that helps bring in the Aerostat during the launch and recovery process. The ANA launched the Tiff 25 for the first time from any ANA base The ... More
U.S. military and civilian personnel assigned to the
U.S. military and civilian personnel assigned to the joint high speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) work on unloading equipment from the ship in Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, July 22, 2014, during Southern Partne... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics
Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), vehicles pass through a village in Helmand during a combat logistics patrol March 5. The patrol carried compressed helium, along with other su... More
A member of the Afghanistan National Army man's a center
A member of the Afghanistan National Army man's a center mast line that helps bring in the Aerostat during the launch and recovery process. The ANA launched the Tiff 25 for the first time from any ANA base The ... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
A member of the Afghanistan National Army secures the
A member of the Afghanistan National Army secures the nose cone line that keeps the Aerostat level during the inital launch and recovery process. The ANA launched the Tiff 25 for the first time from any ANA bas... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
The Afghanistan National Army launched a Tiff 25 for
The Afghanistan National Army launched a Tiff 25 for the first time from any ANA base The Tiff 25, or Aerostat, is capable of providing real-time video surveillance from a very high vantage point. The Aerostat ... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Members from the table Shadow Program guide a tiff
Members from the table Shadow Program guide a tiff 25 into its dock. The Afghanistan National Army launched the Tiff 25 for the first time from any ANA base The Tiff 25, or Aerostat, is capable of providing rea... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Chris Russell, a senior member of the Stable Shadow
Chris Russell, a senior member of the Stable Shadow program secures a mooring line in the winch that will be used to guide the Tiff 25 into its dock. The Afghanistan National Army launched a Tiff 25 for the fir... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 14, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted
Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS) personnel oversee the inflation of an aerostat at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dec. 15, 2014. JLENS provides national command auth... More