An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3, practices landing in the desert of Southern California on Aug. 25, 2005, in order to prepare new U.S. Navy pilots for real-time missions. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel R. Mennuto
U.S. Army soldiers of the 70th Engineers Explosive Ordnance Disposal team use a Talon 3B tracked robot to pull out the remote control unit from an improvised explosive device, Aug. 22, 2005, in Tarmiya, Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV | Factsheet |
U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., prepare to parachute from a C-17 Globemaster III, Aug. 24, 2005, and land on a Fort Bragg drop zone as part of Exercise Joint Forcible Entry. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison | Factsheet |
The Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator, Sea Jet, funded by the Office of Naval Research, was christened during ceremonies Aug. 24, 2005, at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, Acoustic Research Detachment in Bayview, Idaho. The 133-foot vessel will operate on Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho, where it will be used for test and demonstration of various technologies. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams
While deployed at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jonathan Hobbs, a Force Protection Airborne Surveillance System Administrator from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., pulls a Desert Hawk surveillance plane back in preparation to be launched, Aug. 23, 2005. It flies over 30 missions each month recording still and video images for intelligence purposes. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish | Factsheet |
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Clint Allen (front) and Airman 1st Class Shawn Bishop carry a litter loaded with sandbags during a boot camp aerobics class at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 23, 2005. The exercise helps airmen get physically fit while doing tasks they may face during a deployment. This exercise simulated carrying an injured comrade to a helicopter in a war zone. U.S. Air Force photo by Spencer P. Lane | Story |
U.S. Air Force Capt. Deborah Danyluk, from the 100th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, points at a weather map while using the latest technology to brief the 351st Air Refueling Squadron aircrew. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Valerie Smith
U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Shawn Scroggins and Anthony Cordaro work together opening the nose radome of a McChord C-17 Globemaster III, during Combat Airlift Ready Apprentice Training class, Aug. 22, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Kevin J. Tosh Jr. | Factsheet |
A landing craft, air cushioned comes ashore to offload Marines of Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), for a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel mission at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Aug. 8, 2005. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Lowndes | Factsheet |
U.S. Navy Lt.j.g. Kevin Grant, diver assigned to Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit 12, Detachment 10, enters the water to test the recently deployed Cerebus Swimmer Detection System at Station Pascagoula, Aug. 16, 2005, during the Gulf Coast Domain Awareness Initiative 2005. The detection system is able to differentiate between marine life and swimmers. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Moriatis
Fire protrudes from the barrels of a Close In Weapon System during a test fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in the Caribbean Sea, Aug. 18, 2005. This self-defense system combines a 20mm gatling gun with search and tracking radar to provide surface ships with terminal defense against anti-ship missiles. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Jeremy L. Grisham
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Hecker banks his F/A-22 Raptor during a training sortie at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 18, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker
Intelligence specialists analyze maritime traffic, Aug. 10, 2005, using the Navy Reserve's Littoral Surveillance System during the Gulf Coast Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative 2005. During this initiative, the Navy and Coast Guard along with federal, state and local agencies work together to enhance homeland security. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Duckworth
An EA-6B Prowler, assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Warfare Squadron 136, lowers its landing gear prior to landing on the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk currently in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 15, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Jarod Hodge
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Horner casts off a line as the Army's Vessel-1X “USAV Spearhead” departs Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, Aug. 11, 2005. The vessel can maneuver soldiers at speeds up to 40 knots. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan C. McGinley
A U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler, from Electronic Attack Squadron 133, Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Wash., participates in Exercise Sentry Eagle, Aug. 12, 2005. This exercise emphasizes tactics for defending friendly airspace and assets from a variety of adversaries as well as exposing participants to multi-service military forces. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.
From left to right, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tiegh Tinsley, Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Bowser, and Senior Airman Joey Lavalley, from the 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, VA, perform the first operational munitions procedure using the FA-22 Raptor during a phase 1 exercise Aug. 11, 2005. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Knox
The Army has awarded a $214-million contract for development of an Extended-Range Multi-Purpose unmanned aerial vehicle. The “Warrior” will have the longest range of any UAV system in the Army, and its diesel-powered air vehicle will eliminate the need for a special fuel on the battlefield. Courtesy photo
Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., sit on the ld ramp while construction crews build a new section to the ramp at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The new construction, part of the Rhein-Main Transition Program, will bring Ramstein 65 percent of the airlift traffic once bound for Rhein-Main Air Base. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky
Combat medics train on a simulated battlefield using the Combat Trauma Patient Simulation system at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The simulators realistically replicate a vast array of conditions to include trauma, weapons of mass destruction, and diseases. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith
U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Hagee visits the Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer at Camp Wilson, 29 Palms, Calif., Aug. 2, 2005. The simulator helps prepare troops for potential convoy threats including improvised explosive devices. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Heidi E. Loredo
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Naval Air System Command's V-22 Integrated Test Team, takes flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Aug. 2, 2005, for a routine training mission. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain
An F/A-22 Raptor from the 27th Fighter Squadron takes off at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 5, 2005. U.S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric T. Sheler
Six F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation over California during combined developmental and operational testing of the M4.2-plus core avionics suite upgrade to the aircraft. The formation consists of operational test aircraft from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and developmental test aircraft from Edwards AFB, Calif. U.S. Air Force photo by Tom Reynolds | Story |
Members of the 89th Aerial Port Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md., and 32nd Aerial Port Squadron Air Reserve Squadron, Pittsburgh, Pa., prepare to load Deep Drone 8000 onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Andrews, Air Force Base, Md., Aug. 5, 2005, in an effort to assist the rescue of seven Russian sailors trapped on the ocean floor in a mini-submarine off the Kamchatka Peninsula. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Matthews | Story |
A $30 million dollar rehabilitation center, funded by the nonprofit Intrepid Heroes Fund, will be built on Fort Sam Houston, Texas near Brooke Army Medical Center. Artist rendering by SmithGroup, Inc.
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An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, from Marine Air Ground Combat Center 29 Palms, Calif., used a remote ordnance neutralization system to deal with a pink box during an improvised explosive device training exercise, July 18, 2005. This neutralization system is a remote-controlled, mobile robot that operates over rough terrain, crosses obstacles and ditches, climbs stairs, and operates in sand, gravel, mud or grass. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Heidi E. Loredo
The Littoral Surface Craft-Experimental “Sea Fighter” arrives at her new homeport of San Diego, Calif., Aug. 1, 2005. The high-speed aluminum catamaran will test technologies for operations in littoral waters and will provide a platform for the evaluation of minimum manning concepts on future naval surface ships. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams | Story |
Sailors stationed aboard the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Halsey, give a “Hip! Hip! Hooray!” as they bring the ship to life during the ship’s commissioning ceremony in San Diego, July 30, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John P. Kass | Story |
U.S. Navy Petty Officers 2nd Class Jeremy R. Spaulding and Gerardo Arbulu, both search and rescue swimmers assigned to the USS Harpers Ferry, retrieve a BQM-74E aerial drone following an air defense exercise with U.S. and Indonesian naval forces during the Indonesia phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training in the Java Sea, July 28, 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian P. Biller
