The first-of-its-kind MC-130W was presented to Air Force Special Operations Command in a ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., June 28, 2006. The highly modified C-130 will replace special operations aircraft lost in combat. U.S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp | Story |
U.S. Army Spc. Angel Ocegueda, 298th Maintenance Company, acts as a safety monitor on the Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer (HEAT), as U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Jett, 872nd Maintenance Company, operates the simulator during unveiling ceremonies at Logistics Support Area Diamondback, Iraq, June 14, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Rachel A. Brune | Story |
A U.S. Air Force airman simulates manning a checkpoint while engaging enemy fire during convoy training as part of the Integrated Contingency Skills Training Course at Fort Dix, N.J., June 22, 2006. More than 165 students are participating in the course. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
BigDog robots trot around in the shadow of an MV-22 Osprey while given commands via remote control at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., June 26, 2006. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is considering plans such as weaponizing the BigDog robots and using them to carry extra gear to free Marines of the burden of extra weight. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. M. L. Meier | Story |
U.S. Army soldiers, from 2nd Platoon Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade, Fort Wainwright, Ark., prepare to dismount their Stryker vehicle for a traffic control zone patrol in the city of Mosul, Iraq, June 22, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Richard Seeley, assigned with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, inspects a Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle before its departure on a mission in Al Taqaddum, Iraq, June 21, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer L. Jones | Fact Sheet |
A Standard Missile 3 is launched from the guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh during a joint Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy ballistic missile flight test in the Pacific Ocean, June 22, 2006. Two minutes later, the missile intercepted a separating ballistic missile threat target, launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. The test was the seventh intercept, in eight program flight tests, by the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense. U.S. Navy courtesy photo | Story |
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steve Fields, a propulsion specialist with the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron, performs routine maintenance on the aircraft electrical controls in a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 22, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christina M. Rumsey | Fact Sheet |
U.S. sailors launch the rigid hull inflatable boat to conduct small boat training aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell in the Pacific Ocean, June 19, 2006. Russell, along with Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is currently participating in Exercise Valiant Shield 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordon R. Beesley | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Kropiewnicki (center), a combat videographer assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Combat Camera, launches a Boeing Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz., June 16, 2006. The Scan Eagle is a small GPS-guided plane that can fly up to 15 hours and transmit real-time imagery directly to its home link. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Guadalupe M. Deanda III
A B-2 Spirit bomber from the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, is refueled by a KC-10 Extender during Exercise Northern Edge, June 8, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang | Story | Fact Sheet |
C-17 Globemaster IIIs sit on the tarmac at Alpena, Mich., during an operational readiness inspection by the Air Mobilty Command's Inspector General team, June 14, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chad M. Kellum | Fact Sheet |
A B-2 Stealth Bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., leads an aerial flight formation at the start of Valiant Shield 2006 in the Philippine Sea, June 18, 2006. As the largest joint exercise in recent history, it encompasses 28 naval vessels, nearly 300 aircraft and approximately 22,000 servicemembers from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordon R. Beesley | Fact Sheet |
An unmanned MQ-1 Predator taxis down the runway prior to taking off on a mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom at Balad Air Base, Iraq, June 14, 2006. The Predator can employ two laser-guided Hellfire anti-tank missiles. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Oquendo | Fact Sheet |
From left to right: Barney Hajiro, Shizuya Hayashi and Ed Ichiyama, World War II veterans of the 442nd Combat Regimental Team, pose in front of a C-17 Globemaster III named "The Spirit of 'Go for Broke'" during an arrival ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, June 14, 2006. The aircraft is named in honor of their unit. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo | Story | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Falat (left), Capt. Marion Foreman and Maj. (Dr.) Mike Meyer (right) test medical heads-up displays, or MHUDs, in the Wilford Hall Medical Center simulation center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, June 14, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Shaun Westphal
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Gary Novak and Tech. Sgt. Daniela Rabickow, both assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aeromedical evacuation flight, prepare a patient about to be aeromedically evacuated from Balad Air Base, Iraq, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, June 9, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Oquendo | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class David Bently operates a graphical data fusion system for the tactical operations center during exercise DELMAR at Fort Story, Va., June 6, 2006. DELMAR is organized by the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command and will challenge a variety of units to jointly provide humanitarian assistance to an area devastated by a natural disaster. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mandy McLaurin
Stryker vehicles of 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, provide security for troops during patrol through the town of Reyanah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, May 26, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Young | Fact Sheet |
Dave Francis, the Department of Homeland Security Sales Manager for FLIR Systems, shows off the Thermal Imaging System that can be used aboard small water craft, during the 9th Annual Multi-Agency Craft Conference at Norfolk, Va., June 6, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Cory Rose
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steve Fraser attaches a brace to the tail of an MQ-1 Predator at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, following a sortie in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, June 2, 2006. Fraser is a crew chief deployed to the 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Flight from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. David Kurle | Story |
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter completes a landing near a MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft on the amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio, June 5, 2006. The ship is conducting several tests in the Atlantic Ocean using the Osprey and Sea Knight to determine what these aircraft are capable of doing with the Navy's newest class of amphibious transport dock ships. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Recruit Jeff Hall Osprey | Fact Sheet |
A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircraft prepares to land on the flight line at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., May 26, 2006. The Osprey and its crew are taking part in the filming of the movie "Transformers." U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Russell Scalf | Story |
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, fire illumination flares with a 120mm mortar cannon from a Mortar Carrier Stryker vehicle over Mosul, Iraq, June 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Air Force Capt. Alfred Basioa, with the 535th Airlift Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, flies a C-17 Globemaster III to Darwin, Australia, June 1, 2006. Two C-17s from Hickam are helping the Australian Defense Force reposition its forces to better support peace operations in East Timor. U.S. Air Force photby Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo | Story | Fact Sheet |
Engineers check the structure after the test flights of the Navy-built Guardian Griffin unmanned aerial vehicle at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., May 18, 2006. The flights demonstrated its capability to support U.S. joint forces with missions ranging from convoy escort and port security to combat patrol. U.S. Navy photo by John Joyce
U.S. Navy sailors board the Military Sealift Command prepositioning ship MV Sgt. William R. Button by rigid-hulled, inflatable boats as part of the Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism exercise to look for illegal weapons which are reportedly being smuggled aboard the ship in the South China Sea, May 28, 2006. U.S. Navy Photo by Edward Baxter | Fact Sheet|
Officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Postal Service unveil the new version of the Purple Heart Definitive stamp at Arlington National Cemetery, May 26, 2006. The stamp is a new version of the Purple Heart Definitive stamp, first issued in May 2003 by the U.S. Postal Service. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Sara Wood | Story|
