U.S. Army soldiers assigned with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry, train on the Stryker Mobile Gun System from James Spicer, an instructor from General Dynamics Land Systems. U.S. Army photo by Jason Kaye | Story |
Evacuees from Wake Island arrive at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Aug. 28, 2006. Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 15th Airlift Wing evacuated 188 people from the atoll in advance of Super Typhoon Loke, which is forecast to hit Aug. 30. The 735th Air Mobility Squadron received and processed the evacuees through customs and immigration before they went to area hotels. U.S. Air Force photo | Story | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Air Force loadmasters, Tech. Sgt. Nate Gershon, front, and Senior Airman Chad Rasmussen, secure a pallet of ammunition in a C-17 Globemaster III at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 23, 2006. The 50,000-pound load went to soldiers in Afghanistan engaged in combat with anti-coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. David Myrick | Fact Sheet |
Randy Johnson, president of Alaska Ship and Drydock, left, and Rear Admiral William E. Landay, chief of Naval Research, watch as the Honorable Lisa Murkowski, right, U.S. Senator from Alaska, offers remarks during a ceremony in Ketchikan, Alaska, Aug. 24, 2006, for the Expeditionary Craft (E-Craft) also named Motor Vehicle Susitna. The design of E-Craft incorporates lift technology that will allow the ferry to change from the Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull mode to barge mode by lowering or raising its center deck. U.S. Navy photo by John F. Williams
A U.S. Army soldier pulls security in a joint service lightweight integrated suit technology chemical protective overgarment during Operation Red Dragon field exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., Aug. 22, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. James H. Christopher III
An unmanned aerial vehicle called Scan Eagle launches from a pneumatic wedge catapult launcher on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 23, 2006. The Scan Eagle system is designed to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data, battle damage assessment and communications relay. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Patrick W. Mullen III | Story |
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Randy Broome, left, and Airman 1st Class Robert Branham unload a bomb rack from a munitions trailer at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 1, 2006. The bomb rack fits on F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets and holds the new small-diameter bombs. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung | Story |
Airman 1st Class Lamond Janey, weapons load crewmember with the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, inspects a missile launcher on an F-22 Raptor during a weapons load inspection at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 15. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Marylu Cuevas, assigned to Beach Masters Unit 2, Little Creek Amphibious Base, Va., directs a Landing Craft, Air Cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4, at Onslow Beach, N.C., Aug. 17, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pedro A. Rodriguez | Fact Sheet |
A bow view of the pre-commissioning unit Makin Island, which is currently under construction in Pascagoula, Miss. Makin Island, the Navy’s first amphibious assault ship equipped with an all electric auxiliary systems and a hybrid gas turbine - electric propulsion system, is scheduled for christening August 19, 2006. Northrop Grumman courtesy photo by Steve Blount | Story |
Airmen from Det. 1 of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, and the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, off-load cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram on Aug. 8, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Candy Knight | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Air Force Col. Steve Arquiette, commander for the 60th Air Mobility Wing, and Col. Robert Millmann, acting commander for the 349th Air Mobility Wing, unveil the name "Spirit of Solano" on the first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to be stationed at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 8, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by David Cushman | Fact Sheet |
U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, walk alongside a Stryker combat vehicle driven by fellow troops during patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 11, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jonathan F. Doti | Fact Sheet |
A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flies over the St. Louis Arch, Aug. 10, 2006. The B-2 flyover was one of several events celebrating Air Force Week in St. Louis. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle | Story | Fact Sheet |
Ian Williams, a student from the University of Texas, submerges his autonomous underwater vehicle for performance testing prior to the 9th annual Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in San Diego, Calif., Aug. 5, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Leticia Fritzsche
The first C-17 Globemaster III, the "Spirit of Solano," recently arrived at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. It is the first of 13 C-17s that Travis will receive. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matt McGovern
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The Marine Tiltrotor Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 team poses for a photo after their completion of the first MV-22 trans-Atlantic flight. More than 40 Marines participated in the exercise, including pilots, aircrew and ground support personnel. The “Ospreys” also participated in two British air shows. Courtesy photo | Story |
A new era in naval aviation begins with the first EA-18G Growler aircraft. The next-generation electronic attack aircraft, for the U.S. Navy, combines the combat-proven F/A-18 Super Hornet with a state-of-the-art electronic warfare avionics suite. U.S. Navy photo
A new era in naval aviation begins with the first EA-18G Growler aircraft. The next-generation electronic attack aircraft, for the U.S. Navy, combines the combat-proven F/A-18 Super Hornet with a state-of-the-art electronic warfare avionics suite. U.S. Navy photo | Story |
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen delivers remarks during a rollout ceremony for the new EA-18G Growler held in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 3, 2006. This next-generation electronic attack aircraft is being developed to replace the fleet's current carrier-based EA-6B Prowler. U.S. Air Force photo by Marv Lynchard | Story |
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Mark Schleef launches for a certification dive of the Atmospheric Diving System aboard a submarine rescue support ship off the coast of La Jolla, Calif., Aug. 1, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Chelsea Kennedy | Story |
An unmanned aerial vehicle with a camera mounted on board was the focus of a Remote Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) demonstration at the U.S. Air Force Academy, July 28, 2006. The ROVER, a laptop with antennas, receives video captured by a UAV that shows real-time, nearby dangers allowing ground troops to make quick decisions regarding air strikes. U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Rogers | Story |
An unmanned aerial vehicle with a camera mounted on board was the focus of a Remote Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) demonstration at the U.S. Air Force Academy, July 28, 2006. The ROVER, a laptop with antennas, receives video captured by a UAV that shows real-time, nearby dangers allowing ground troops to make quick decisions regarding air strikes. U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Rogers | Story |
Paratroopers from the 9th Royal Malay Regiment drive an assault vehicle from Landing Craft Air Cushion 73 during an amphibious assault as part of the Malaysia phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, July 30, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John L. Beeman | Fact Sheet |
