Medics work to stabilize a patient at the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad Air Base, Iraq, July 19, 2006. As the central military medical hub for Iraq, the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing averages about 750 emergency surgical operations a month and is leading new advances that may save lives. U.S. Air Force courtesy photo | Story |
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tiffany Sommers, an aircraft armament systems specialist from the 7th Munitions Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, prepares to position a GBU-31 joint direct attack munition for insertion in the bomb bay of a B-1B bomber aircraft at a forward undisclosed operating location in Southwest Asia, July 21, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dutch DeGroot | Fact Sheet |
A B-2 Spirit is refueled by a KC-10 Extender over Australia during exercise Green Lightning, July 25, 2006. The KC-10 and B-2 are from the 36th Expeditionary Wing at Guam. The exercise will test U.S. capabilities and provide operational familiarity in the region for the Pacific bomber presence as well as serve to enhance relations with the Australians. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jarod Lambert holds a young American girl as they fly aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from Cyprus to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 23, 2006. The Americans are transiting through Ramstein Air Base from which they will catch a flight back into the United States. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall | Fact Sheet |
A U.S. Navy landing craft air cushion departs the shore of Lebanon after picking up American citizens, July 22, 2006. At the request of the U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Central Command and elements of Task Force 59 are assisting with the departure of U.S. citizens from Lebanon. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Robert J. Fluegel | Fact Sheet |
Loadmasters for a C-17 Globemaster III finish loading cargo onto the aircraft at a forward operating base in Southwest Asia, July 19, 2006. During the past month, Air Force C-130 Hercules and C-17 aircraft transiting this base have increased airlift operations to move armored vehicles, repair parts and ammunition to soldiers and airmen in Iraq. U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Thomas Crosson | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Navy Seaman Michael L. Lawton directs a landing craft air cushion, deployed from the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, to shore July 17, 2006. Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Robert J. Fluege | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Colby Howard, commanding officer of the USS Salvor, and other crew members take a rigid hull inflatable boat out for a ride as the sun sets on the Strait of Madura, Indonesia, July 15, 2006. U.S. Navy and Indonesian Navy divers are conducting familiarization dives to give Indonesian divers an opportunity to see how U.S. divers conduct operations. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John L. Beeman | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael J. Conte, pilot from 46th Expeditionary Strike and Reconnissance Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., prepares for the night's unmanned aerial vehicle mission on Balad Air Base, Iraq, July 8, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jonathan F. Doti
A crew chief marshals a C-17 Globemaster III into position on the parking ramp at Balad Air Base, Iraq, July 12, 2006. The aircraft had just returned from a mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Oquendo | Fact Sheet |
A landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5 approaches for docking aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, while participating in Rim of the Pacific 2006, near Kauai, Hawaii, July 11, 2006. Eight nations are participating in RIMPAC, the world's largest biennial maritime exercise. Conducted in the waters off Hawaii, RIMPAC brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Daniel Taylor | More Photos | Fact Sheet |
Marines of Scout Sniper Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, shoot the MK-11 rifle, newest sniper rifle to the Marine Corps, for the first time during training at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., July 9, 2006. The Marines are training with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit for a planned deployment in early 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell | Story
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan returns home in San Diego, Calif., July 6, 2006, after a six-month deployment in support of the war on terror and maritime security operations. The Reagan has the ability to tie into a vast network that connects information and weapons in new ways. This revolutionizes the Navy's ability to project American power over land and sea, ensuring access for all our forces. U.S. Navy photo Seaman Apprentice Jonathan G. Husman | More Photos| Fact Sheet |
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is presented for the first time at the Lockheed Martin plant in Fort Worth, Texas, July 7, 2006. The Lightning II is a fifth-generation, supersonic stealth fighter designed to replace a wide range of existing aircraft, including the AV-8B Harrier, A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet and Royal Air Force Harrier GR-7 and Sea Harriers. Courtesy photo by Lockheed Martin | More Photos | DoD Story | AF Story | Fact Sheet |
Air Force Special Operations Command's CV-22 Osprey, to be flown by airmen with the 58th Special Operations Wing, flies a training mission at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M, July 8, 2006. Courtesy photo | Fact Sheet |
KC-10 Extenders and C-17 Globemaster IIIs from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., taxi down the flightline during the emergency response exercise Elephant Walk, June 30, 2006. This is the first time C-17s and KC-10s have been paired in an exercise. U.S. Air Force photo by Carlos Cintron | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Scott White, with the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, prepares a Talon robot before sending it to inspect a possible improvised explosive device at a location southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, June 28, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeff Zadorwitz, a crew chief with the 27th Fighter Squadron from Langley Air Force Base, Va., performs a post-flight inspection on an F-22 Raptor at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., June 30, 2006. The Raptors are assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers | Fact Sheet |
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 | Fact Sheet |
