The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery

[RobLyman]

Just wait until you see the forward firing guns package in the works... after a decade or so of proven capability.... maybe the brass will see to it that we actually get to employ it...

Ha ha ha ha! They were talking about that back when I was in the Navy..as far back as 1987. Don't get me worng. I hope it happens. But being realistic...it has taken this long just to get that version with the Hellfires. I know...we had a few aircraft that could shoot Hellfires back in the 90s, but mainstream???

Its not much different in the Army. Our guard unit finally got rid of 1983 vintage UH-60As this year for 2008/2009 HH-60Ms!

 

[A4sForever]

Is this 'SUPER' Hornet 'SUPER' heavy ... or just slow to rotate ... ??? In spite of the narrative, I suspect a slo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ow rotation on a T&G. But that's just me ...

 

[Catmando]

Is this 'SUPER' Hornet 'SUPER' heavy ... or just slow to rotate ... ??? In spite of the narrative, I suspect a slo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ow rotation on a T&G. But that's just me ...

Yikes!!! "Off the Angle, ROTATE!!!!!" ( "Air Boss speak' )

Now here is a heavy load off the cat with a "fair" rotation."

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Chief Petty Officer Curtis Trull Jr. (left), a hospitalman with the 2515th Navy Air Ambulance Detachment, gives a tour of the detachment�s helicopter to instructors and students of a MEDEVAC class for members of the Iraqi Army�s 14th Division, Feb. 24, 2010, at the Contingency Operating Base Basra flight line. Second Lt. Muhamad Hussam, a medical officer with the Iraqi Army�s 52nd Brigade, 14th Div., who was severely wounded as a medic during the 2008 "Charge of the Knights," battle for Basra, was instrumental in getting the program started, said Capt. Susan M. Mosier, the 17th FiB�s surgeon. Photo Credit: US Army

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

03/04/2010
SEEING GREEN
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Lee provides aerial security from the rear door of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Khost province, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2010. Lee, an aerial gunner, is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 169 Aviation Regiment. Chinook helicopters are one of the primary air platforms for moving troops and supplies throughout Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Otero

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

B-2s arrive at Andersen
A B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., gets airborne while another B-2 waits for clearance March 4, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. More than 270 Airmen and four B-2 Spirits are deployed to Andersen AFB supporting the Pacific regions continuous bomber presence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

100303-N-2953W-133 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2010) Brazilian officers stand watch on the landing signal officer platform on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is hosting Brazilian navy officers in support of Southern Seas 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrian White/ Released)

100303-N-2953W-635 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2010) An F/A-18 Super Hornet performs maneuvers during a flight demonstration aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway supporting Southern Seas 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrian White/Released)

100303-N-2953W-572 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2010) An F/A-18 Super Hornet performs maneuvers during a flight demonstration aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway supporting Southern Seas 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrian White/Released)

100303-N-2953W-567 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2010) An F/A-18 Super Hornet performs maneuvers during a flight demonstration aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway supporting Southern Seas 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrian White/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100304-N-3038W-174 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 4, 2010) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed in the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100303-N-0808V-231 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2010) An F/A-18 Super Hornet performs maneuvers as part of an air demonstration for Brazilian guests aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway participating in Southern Seas 2010, a major component of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Partnership of the Americas maritime engagement strategy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ashley Van Dien/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100302-N-8878B-507 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), center, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), center right, transit in formation off the coast of Rio de Janeiro with the Brazilian navy ships BNS Independencia (F44), BNS Constinuicao (F44) and BNS Niterai (F40). The ships are participating in Southern Seas 2010, a major component of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Partnership of the Americas maritime engagement strategy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael C. Barton/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Bombers away
A B-1 Lancer assigned to 7th Operations Group at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, departs for a training mission March 3, 2010 at Red Flag 10-3, at Nellis AFB, Nev. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas. (U.S. Air Force photo /Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)

A B-1 Bomber creates an interesting visual for the crowd created by air speed and air density during its flyover performance at the Selfridge 2009 Air show on August 23. (USAF photo by John S. Swanson)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

A burst of power
An F-16 Aggressor takes off March 3, 2010, during a Red Flag Exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. William P. Coleman)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. James L. Harper Jr., aerial combat photographer, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., takes a self portrait during a training mission with the 119th Fighter Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard on August 19, 2009 over the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

100306-N-4236E-433 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (March 6, 2010) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 catapults from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a six-month deployment as a part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

100306-N-3038W-516 PHILIPPINE SEA (MARCH 6, 2010) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 performs a high-speed turn before landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

100306-N-4236E-433 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (March 6, 2010) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 catapults from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a six-month deployment as a part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

100306-N-3038W-516 PHILIPPINE SEA (MARCH 6, 2010) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 performs a high-speed turn before landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are deployed to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

100307-N-3885H-097 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 7, 2010) Landing signal officers observe a T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Training Wing (TRAWING) 1 land aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is underway in the Atlantic Ocean supporting fleet training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall)