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An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 breaks the sound barrier during an air power demonstration over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. U.S. Navy Photo #1 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza
Rainbow and USA military helicopter. Photo #2 by MilitaryPhotos
The guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) launches a BQM-74E drone from the flight deck while under way in the Pacific Ocean. The launch was part of a missile exercise to provide defense training for Marine Corps F/A-18 pilots during exercise Valiant Shield 2010. DoD Photo #3 by Cryptologic Technician 1st Class Carl T. Jacobson, U.S. Navy
Maj. Aaron Jelinek, Thunderbird 5, Lead Solo and Maj. J.R. Williams, Thunderbird 6, Opposing Solo, perform their signature maneuver, the Reflection Pass during the Puerto Rico Air Show, Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Apr. 3, 2011. U.S. Air Force Photo #4 by Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron leads a formation of two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, two Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 attack fighters from the 6th Tactical Fighter Squadron, two U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Electronic Attack Squadron 136 and a Japanese E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from 601st Squadron on a flight over Guam during exercise Cope North Feb. 15, 2010. The U.S. Air Force and the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force conduct Cope North annually at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to increase combat readiness and interoperability, concentrating on coordination and evaluation of air tactics, techniques and procedures. DoD Photo #5 by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey, U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, flown by Lt. Brian Roberts, assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 37, and Cmdr. Brian Gebo, the commanding officer of the squadron, lands next to the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor on Ford Island in Hawaii Nov. 16, 2010. The helicopter was delivered to become a part of the museum?s collection after reaching the end of its service life cycle. DoD Photo #6 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico, U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft land on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 9, 2011. Instructor pilots and students were conducting flight operations in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor’s Course 2-11, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1. DoD Photo #7 by Cpl. Richard A. Tetreau, U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps AAVP7A1 assault amphibian vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit launches from the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9) under way in the Gulf of Thailand Feb. 8, 2011. Denver is part of the
forward deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is currently participating in Cobra Gold 2011, a multi-national strategic training exercise co-sponsored by the U.S. and Thailand. DoD Photo #8 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Blair, U.S. Navy
USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside of her nine 16″/50 and six 5″/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico (21°N 65°W). Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil. Photo #9 by Phan J. Alan Elliott
U.S. Air Force’s ACAT F-16D flew through Sierra Nevada canyons and past peaks during ground collision avoidance test flights. The ACAT, which stands for Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology, aircraft took off from Edwards Air Force Base on a flight originating from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. Researchers at Dryden are working with the Air Force Research Laboratory in the ACAT Fighter Risk Reduction Project to develop collision avoidance technologies for fighter/attack aircraft that would reduce the risk of ground and mid-air collisions. Photo #10 by NASA/Carla Thomas
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 breaks the sound barrier during an air power demonstration over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. U.S. Navy Photo #1 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza
Rainbow and USA military helicopter. Photo #2 by MilitaryPhotos
The guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) launches a BQM-74E drone from the flight deck while under way in the Pacific Ocean. The launch was part of a missile exercise to provide defense training for Marine Corps F/A-18 pilots during exercise Valiant Shield 2010. DoD Photo #3 by Cryptologic Technician 1st Class Carl T. Jacobson, U.S. Navy
Maj. Aaron Jelinek, Thunderbird 5, Lead Solo and Maj. J.R. Williams, Thunderbird 6, Opposing Solo, perform their signature maneuver, the Reflection Pass during the Puerto Rico Air Show, Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Apr. 3, 2011. U.S. Air Force Photo #4 by Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron leads a formation of two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, two Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 attack fighters from the 6th Tactical Fighter Squadron, two U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Electronic Attack Squadron 136 and a Japanese E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from 601st Squadron on a flight over Guam during exercise Cope North Feb. 15, 2010. The U.S. Air Force and the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force conduct Cope North annually at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to increase combat readiness and interoperability, concentrating on coordination and evaluation of air tactics, techniques and procedures. DoD Photo #5 by Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey, U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, flown by Lt. Brian Roberts, assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 37, and Cmdr. Brian Gebo, the commanding officer of the squadron, lands next to the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor on Ford Island in Hawaii Nov. 16, 2010. The helicopter was delivered to become a part of the museum?s collection after reaching the end of its service life cycle. DoD Photo #6 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico, U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft land on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 9, 2011. Instructor pilots and students were conducting flight operations in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor’s Course 2-11, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1. DoD Photo #7 by Cpl. Richard A. Tetreau, U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps AAVP7A1 assault amphibian vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit launches from the well deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9) under way in the Gulf of Thailand Feb. 8, 2011. Denver is part of the
forward deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is currently participating in Cobra Gold 2011, a multi-national strategic training exercise co-sponsored by the U.S. and Thailand. DoD Photo #8 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Blair, U.S. Navy
USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside of her nine 16″/50 and six 5″/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico (21°N 65°W). Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil. Photo #9 by Phan J. Alan Elliott
U.S. Air Force’s ACAT F-16D flew through Sierra Nevada canyons and past peaks during ground collision avoidance test flights. The ACAT, which stands for Automatic Collision Avoidance Technology, aircraft took off from Edwards Air Force Base on a flight originating from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. Researchers at Dryden are working with the Air Force Research Laboratory in the ACAT Fighter Risk Reduction Project to develop collision avoidance technologies for fighter/attack aircraft that would reduce the risk of ground and mid-air collisions. Photo #10 by NASA/Carla Thomas