The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery

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Red Flag trains combat air forces
An Italian Air Force AMX fighter takes off during a Red Flag training mission Aug. 26, 2009 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag is a realistic air combat training exercise conducted over the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range north of Las Vegas. U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines Corps units are participating in Red Flag 09-5 along with allied forces from Italy and the United Arab Emirates. (U. S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

 

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Friends now
The B-25 Mitchell bomber "Special Delivery" and a replica Japanese A6M2 Zero fly over downtown San Antonio Nov. 5, 2009. The flight team from the Disabled American Veterans organized flights aboard historic and experimental aircraft for wounded warriors from the San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)


I wonder if this is the same B-25 I was helping to restore when I lived in San Antonio?

 

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Air Force Global Strike Command officials assume B-52, B-2 mission
Air Force Global Strike Command officials assumed responsibility for the Air Force's nuclear-capable bomber force, including the B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit shown here, Feb. 1, 2010. This action completes the step-by-step transfer of all Air Force long-range, nuclear-capable assets to the Air Force's newest major command. (U.S. Air Force photo)

 

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Texan power
F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing at Lackland Air Force Base fly alongside a KC-135 assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing, March 6, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rene Castillo)

 

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Thunderbirds close air show season
A F-86 Sabre, P-38 Lightning, F-4 Phantom and A-10 Thunderbolt (clockwise) break over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., for the Air Combat Command heritage flight during the 2009 Aviation Nation open house Nov. 13, 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 also acts as the final air show of the year for the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

 

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Check, check and re-check
Student pilot 2nd Lt. Richard McCann preflights his T-6 Texan II before starting the engine on the Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, flightline Oct. 16, 2009. The instructor pilot in the back seat ensures the student performs checklists and safety procedures down to the smallest detail to ensure a safe training flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)

 

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Staff Sgt. Carlos Paniagua, Patrol and Explosives Detection Dog Handler, 95th Military Police Battalion, K9 Detachment NCOIC, and his dog, Rex, sit on a Blackhawk's hoist as they get raised up into the Blackhawk during a K9 MEDEVAC training held at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo on July 13, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darriel Swatts, 69th Public Affairs Detachment.)

 

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Aviators say thanks
With an American flag tucked in the bottom left corner of each crew station, an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter departs the flight line of Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov 6. Many aviators take flags with them on combat missions to send back to family, friends and organizations that have shown support for the deployed Soldiers. Photo credit: Sgt. Travis Zielinski.

 

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A U.S. Army soldier waits to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, April 9, 2009. The Black Hawk helicopters transport both passengers and logistical equipment throughout the Iraqi theater. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Whelan

 

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Standing by on a hill top, Soldiers with the 101st Division Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division watch as two Chinook helicopters fly in to take them back to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan Nov. 4, 2008. The Soldiers searched a small village in the valley below for IED making materials and facilities. (Photo by Spc. Mary L. Gonzalez, CJTF-101 Public Affairs)

 

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Awesome photos on Slate.com from an embarked photojournalist onboard the USS Saratoga in 1943. http://todayspictures.slate.com/20100311/

 

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100315-N-5049H-031 STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (March 15, 2010) A HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 prepares to take off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a transit of the Strait of Magellan on her way to the Pacific Ocean. Carl Vinson is underway in the straits supporting Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stephen G. Hale II/Released)

 

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Is steaming in some semblance of a real, balanced formation outside the ken of surface combatants? Probably trying too hard to steam IAW the FORM instructions instead of looking outside the bridge and lining up...well, I dunno...lining up SOMETHING. Maybe...and I'm just spitballing here...lining up BRIDGES?!?

100315-N-0808V-297 STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (March 15, 2010) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) performs tactical maneuvering exercises with the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and the Chilean navy Sa'ar 4-class fast-attack craft Angamos and Casma. Carl Vinson and Bunker Hill are supporting Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ashley Van Dien/Released)

 

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A German Air Force crew chief marshals the pilot of a Tornado to a runway on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, during Red Flag-Alaska, Thursday, June 12, 2008. Red Flag-Alaska is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises which provides joint offensive, counter-air, interdiction, close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Griffin)

An Emirati Mirage 2000 is refueled by a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10A Extender during a multinational exercise, Dec. 6, 2009. Aircrews from France, Jordan, Pakistan, the U.A.E., the U.K., and the U.S. trained together in the Air Forces Central area of responsibility in fighting a large-scale air war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

 

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C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., conduct a strategic brigade air drop exercise over North Auxiliary Airfield near North, S.C., Dec. 16, 2009, demonstrating the global projection of U.S. airpower. Airborne Soldiers from the 2-319th Airborne Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, N.C., were air dropped in the exercise along with cargo pallets to simulate the seizure of a remote airfield, providing a joint training opportunity for the Airmen and Soldiers. The training mission included airdrops over North Auxiliary Airfield, aerial refueling training and simulated aero medical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)