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Jim123

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091210-N-2953W-004 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2009) An SH-60 Sea Hawk Helicopter prepares to land aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during flight deck certifications. (U.S. Navy photo Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrian White/Released)

Wow, great silhouetting and sky colors in this shot! If I were MC2 White I'd be stoked with this photo... it is just about perfect both in a technical and artistic sense.

I lucked out with a similar shot I took a few years ago with a nice transition from black (night)-to-deep blue (dusk)-to-orange (sunset)-to-black (ship and helo silhouette)... 'cept in mine the green position light on the helo was bright and there was no purple in the sky that night. Out of thousands of pictures I've taken it's one of less than ten that I blew up and framed.

(and I didn't realize CARL VINSON was on the east coast these days)
 

HeyJoe

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Vinson swapping fleets

I didn't realize CARL VINSON was on the east coast these days

On Jan. 3, 2005, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) began its around-the-world deployment departing Bremerton, Wash (homeport of eight years) to eventually arrive in Norfolk area for its mid-life Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) beginning in the Dry Dock at the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard in Newport News, Va. while undergoing l (RCOH). By Nov 2006, Dry Dock overhaul was completed including installation of the anchors and chain and two 50-ton rudders enabling departure from the dry dock overhaul phase enabling it to move pierside in the shipyard.

Whenever a Nuke is scheduled for RCOH, it goes to Newport News and a new construction carrier replaces it (or another available carrier with RCOH complete if no new construction is available). RCOH takes years (driven by the refueling of the reactors) and Vinson didn't get put back together until late in 2008.
 

Alpha_Echo_606

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12/04/2009
FULL MOON FLIGHT
An AH-64D Apache attack helicopter departs the flightline under a full moon to conduct operations from Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 2, 2009. The helicopter is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Air Cavalry Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Travis Zelinski
 

HeyJoe

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12/04/2009
FULL MOON FLIGHT
An AH-64D Apache attack helicopter departs the flightline under a full moon to conduct operations from Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 2, 2009. The helicopter is assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Air Cavalry Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Travis Zelinski

Photoshop! No way that was taken with moon behind Apache.
 

Clux4

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Photoshop! No way that was taken with moon behind Apache.

Exactly what I was thinking. I do not think the Iraqi moon is ever that bright. The level of detail is alot for the big moon. I think I am seeing the pitot tube underneath.
 

HeyJoe

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Exactly what I was thinking. I do not think the Iraqi moon is ever that bright. The level of detail is alot for the big moon. I think I am seeing the pitot tube underneath.

Exactly. That can only happen with a long exposure and big ass lens that is counterproductive to shooting a moving object passing in front of it (it would be a smeared/blurred image). Moon doesn't look that white until it's up much higher than the presumed angle you'd be shooting from ground to get that aspect on the Apache and relative size is suspect to me.
 

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Here are some from the DoDs flickr web site.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39955793@N07/

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A U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts operations over eastern Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2009. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force/Released)

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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Anthony Constantinidis, a medic with the Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team, secures a landing zone for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault extraction in Spera, Afghanistan, Nov. 16, 2009. Members of the Khost PRT visited the district governor to assess progress being made in the area. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Otero, U.S. Air Force/Released)

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Helicopters fly above amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) as it maneuvers into formation during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 21G in the Pacific Ocean Nov. 17, 2009. ANNUALEX 21G is a bilateral exercise designed to enhance the capabilities of both U.S. and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force naval forces. USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) is the flagship for Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)

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Aircraft fly overhead as the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Haruna-class helicopter destroyer HS Hiei (DDH 142), front, and the Atago-class guided missile destroyer JS Ashigara (DDG 178) conduct a photo exercise with U.S. Navy vessels in the Philippine Sea Nov. 17, 2009, during Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2009. The combined exercise between U.S. and Japanese naval forces is designed to improve military relationships between the two nations and improve surface, air and undersea warfare capabilities. (DoD photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz, U.S. Navy/Released)

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Lascelles prepares to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the Nawa district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan Nov. 8, 2009. Lascelles is with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. The unit is deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7 to conduct counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National Security Forces in southern Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Harris, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports U.S. Air Force medical personnel to Forward Operating Base Jennings, Ind., during exercise Vibrant Response Nov. 9, 2009. The helicopter is assigned to 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard. Vibrant Response is a field training exercise in which Department of Defense forces assist federal, state, local and tribal partners in saving lives, preventing further injury and providing temporary critical support to enable community recovery after a biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive incident. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey, U.S. Air Force/Released)

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U.S. Coast Guardsmen demonstrate a search and rescue mission during the Sea and Sky Spectacular 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 8, 2009. The Sea and Sky Spectacular is part of the Week of Valor, which is designed to honor all military branches throughout the Jacksonville community. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sunday Williams, U.S. Navy/Released)

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Two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, ?Thunderbirds,? perform a calypso pass during the 2009 Aviation Nation Nellis Open House on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 14, 2009. The open house is an opportunity for the Las Vegas community to view aerial demonstrations and static displays of various aircraft from the military. The open house is also the demonstration squadron?s final air show every year. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth, U.S. Air Force/Released)
 

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My Ol' Squadron

Thought these were pretty sharp!

Hey Mark... you stumbled upon a picture of my bird,"Busy Bee 604"!:hot_anima
Was taken on the '65 Connie cruise. The CV shown appears to be Kearsarge.
BzB
 

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Alpha_Echo_606

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An Italian AMX aircraft prepares to take on fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-10A Extender aircraft assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during a mission over Afghanistan Dec. 7, 2009. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force/Released)

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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Task Force Talon, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade drops off supplies at the Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment outpost in the Arghandab River Valley of the Kandahar province of Afghanistan Dec. 12, 2009. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Juan Valdes, U.S. Air Force/Released)
 

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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Task Force Talon, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade drops off supplies at the Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment outpost in the Arghandab River Valley of the Kandahar province of Afghanistan Dec. 12, 2009. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Juan Valdes, U.S. Air Force/Released)

Saw one of these guys up at Felker today doing 1, 2, and 3 wheel training on the ramp, part of which involved a lot of what appeared to be backward taxiing (it wasn't clear if the taxiing was intentional or not) ... it certainly looked shit hot, but can anyone tell me why you would do something like that? Buildups for 1 / 2 / 3 wheel landings, perhaps?
 

Alpha_Echo_606

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Saw one of these guys up at Felker today doing 1, 2, and 3 wheel training on the ramp, part of which involved a lot of what appeared to be backward taxiing (it wasn't clear if the taxiing was intentional or not) ... it certainly looked shit hot, but can anyone tell me why you would do something like that? Buildups for 1 / 2 / 3 wheel landings, perhaps?

In my 3 years of working on Hooks I never saw one taxi backwards. I didn’t even know it was possible. It must have been a sight to see.
 
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