US Military Pictures thread

[bd popeye]

Post your pics of the US military here!

Do not directly link pics from DoD sites. Use image shack or upload them from your hard drive as an attatachment.

I can say with 100% certianty that no other navy in the world can do this;
Philippine Sea (June 18, 2006) – Aircraft Carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sail in formation at the start of Exercise Valiant Shield 2006. Valiant Shield 2006 is the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area June 19-23, the exercise includes 28 naval vessels. Nearly 300 aircraft and approximately 22,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are participating in the exercise.

[Seacraft]

I can say with 100% certianty that no other navy in the world can do this;

Do what? Put a measely three ships together and have the world's 10 largest airforce :D ?

Great pics - reminds me that i need have my camera in my truck to snap a picture or two when the rare warship comes and goes from Newport, RI... But on that note, I did not have a camera with me last weekend when old irnosides came out to play in Boston harbor where i was fishing at the time...

For those that are unaware of "Old Ironsides", The USS Constitution is still carried on the Navy Register as a commissioned warship. She is the oldest warship still commissioned and afloat in the world. She even gets the occasional chance to stretch her legs (errr sails)...

[bd popeye]

Nice pic Seacraft..but this pic is awesome!

Pics of CVN-76, CVN-72, CV-63 battle groups & the USAF...awesome...

U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) break away from a 15-ship formation along with ships from the three carrier strike groups to sail independently following the Exercise Valiant Shield photo exercise. Valiant Shield focuses on integrated joint training among U.S. military forces, enabling real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces and in detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. USAF aircraft accompany the formation.

For full size pics of this operation go here!

http://www.navy.mil/view_photos_top.asp?page=2&sort_type=0&sort_row=1

[bd popeye]

Pacific Ocean (June 22, 2006) - A Standard Missile Three (SM-3) is launched from the guided missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) during a joint Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Navy ballistic missile flight test. Two minutes later, the SM-3 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. The maritime capability is designed to intercept short to medium-range ballistic missile threats in the midcourse phase of flight.

[bd popeye]

144 Pearl Harbor (June 28, 2006) – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) navigates its way as it enters port at Pearl Harbor for a visit. Regan and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the global war on terrorism and maritime security.

[bd popeye]

The USS Blue Ridge(LCC-19) recently visited Shanghai..here are some pics! Check out all the smiling faces!....I hope this continues and PLAN ships visit the US..maybe San Diego or Seattle! Maybe San Francisco!

For more pictures go here!

http://www.navy.mil/view_gallery.asp?category_id=23

[bd popeye]

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne, US Army, trains Iraqi forces..Baghdad, Iraq (June 28, 2006) - Iraqi Army (IA) Soldiers practice Close Quarters Battle (CQB) drills during a block of training given by U.S. Army Soldiers from the 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.

[bd popeye]

6 July, 2006 San Diego ,CA USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) returns to it's home port of Naval Air Station, San Diego,CA after completeing it's first deployment.

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/060706-N-5961C-006.jpg

That link above will take you to a hi-res pic of CVN-76. Note the Nimitz in the background under going a minor re-fit.

[bd popeye]

Yesterday the island was lifted onboard CVN-77..here are some pics

Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard, Newport News, Va. (July 8, 2006) – Aboard Pre Commissioning Unit George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the ship’s namesake and 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush, left, observes the super lift Island landing ceremony, the last of 162 super lifts scheduled during the construction of the ship, placing the 700-ton superstructure on the ship’s flight deck. CVN-77 the tenth and last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is scheduled for delivery to the U.S. Navy in late 2008.

[bd popeye]

The F-35 JSF "Lightning II" was rolled out at Lockheed-Martin in Ft. Worth TX last week. The firts squadrons are to operational in 2010. Check out the pics.

Ft. Worth, Texas (July 7, 2006) - The inauguration of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) was held at Lockheed Martin Corporation, in Ft. Worth, Texas. "Lighting II" is expected to be the largest military aircraft procurement in modern times, the stealthy, supersonic F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is a 5th Generation, supersonic, multi-role stealth fighter designed to replace aging AV-8B Harriers, A-10's, F-16s, F/A-18 Hornets and United Kingdom (UK) Harrier GR.7s and Sear Harriers. The three variants of the aircraft are conventional takeoff and Landing (CTOL) for the U.S. Air Force, short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant, for the U.S. Marine Corps and the UK and carrier variant (CV) aircraft, for the U.S. Navy.

[jwangyue]

The F-35 JSF "Lightning II" was rolled out at Lockheed-Martin in Ft. Worth TX last week. The firts squadrons are to operational in 2010. Check out the pics.

Ft. Worth, Texas (July 7, 2006) - The inauguration of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) was held at Lockheed Martin Corporation, in Ft. Worth, Texas. "Lighting II" is expected to be the largest military aircraft procurement in modern times, the stealthy, supersonic F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is a 5th Generation, supersonic, multi-role stealth fighter designed to replace aging AV-8B Harriers, A-10's, F-16s, F/A-18 Hornets and United Kingdom (UK) Harrier GR.7s and Sear Harriers. The three variants of the aircraft are conventional takeoff and Landing (CTOL) for the U.S. Air Force, short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant, for the U.S. Marine Corps and the UK and carrier variant (CV) aircraft, for the U.S. Navy.

anyone knows what that big hump on the right wing is?

[bd popeye]

Arliegh Burke class DDG.

Technological advances have improved the capability of modern destroyers culminating in the Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class. Named for the Navy's most famous destroyer squadron combat commander and three-time Chief of Naval Operations, the Arleigh Burke was commissioned July 4, 1991, and was the most powerful surface combatant ever put to sea. Like the larger Ticonderoga-class cruisers, DDG 51's combat systems center around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-lD, multi-function phased array radar. The combination of Aegis, the Vertical Launching System, an advanced anti-submarine warfare system, advanced anti-aircraft missiles and Tomahawk, the Burke-class continues the revolution at sea.

The DDG 51 class incorporates all-steel construction. In 1975, the cruiser USS Belknap (CG 26) collided with USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). Belknap suffered severe damage and casualties because of her aluminum superstructure. On the basis of that event, the decision was made that all future surface combatants would return to a steel superstructure. And, like most modern U.S. surface combatants, DDG 51 utilizes gas turbine propulsion. These ships replaced the older Charles F. Adams and Farragut-class guided missile destroyers.

[bd popeye]

US Navy Admiral Arleigh Burke

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h54000/h54900.jpg

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/k16000/k18291.jpg

[jwangyue]

US Navy Admiral Arleigh Burke

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h54000/h54900.jpg

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/k16000/k18291.jpg

Damn I love those US Navy's Dress Uniforms. I think they are the best looking Uniforms in the world.

[bd popeye]

Damn I love those US Navy's Dress Uniforms. I think they are the best looking Uniforms in the world.

I love that pic of ADM. A. Burke at the pep rally. He's lookin' good for an old..errr mature dude...:D

Being an old salt I have to agree. Among modern military uniforms worldwide the USN officers uniforms are among the best!

[bd popeye]

The USS Iwo Jima(LHD-7) ESG has been ordered to Lebanon to evacuate Americans and others from the country. In addition the USS Gonzalez(DDG-66) has been ordered to the area to escort a Greek cruise ship, Orient Queen, being used for the evacuation..Here are some pics of the ships involved & USMC CH-53..

USS Iwo Jima(LHD-7), CH-53, USS Gonzalez(DDG-66), USS Nashville(LPD-13) & USS Whidbey Island(LSD-41)

[Finn McCool]

The USS Iwo Jima(LHD-7) ESG has been ordered to Lebanon to evacuate Americans and others from the country. In addition the USS Gonzalez(DDG-66) has been ordered to the area to escort a Greek cruise ship, Orient Queen, being used for the evacuation..Here are some pics of the ships involved & USMC CH-53..

USS Iwo Jima(LHD-7), CH-53, USS Gonzalez(DDG-66), USS Nashville(LPD-13) & USS Whidbey Island(LSD-41)

Popeye, oh sage of all things naval, what are they going to use the Nashville and the Whidbey Island for?

[bd popeye]

Popeye, oh sage of all things naval, what are they going to use the Nashville and the Whidbey Island for?
Yes it is I the great Popeye..Let's see those ships will probaly be used because of their flight deck space and storage space on board. Because in reality things could get out of hand and some of those evacuees may need to be trnsported to Naples or another city. To be sent back to the US.

Out of hand situation= more evacuees than expected...

20 July..edit The USN needs the amphibs in case the landing craft need to be used to shuttle the evacuees from shore to ship..

[bd popeye]

US Navy Hospital ships

The USN operates two Mercy class hospital ships. The USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) each contain 12 fully-equipped operating rooms, a 1,000 bed hospital facility, digital radiological services, a diagnostic and clinical laboratory, a pharmacy, an optometry lab, a cat scan and two oxygen producing plants. Both vessels have a helicopter deck capable of landing large military helicopters, as well as side ports to take on patients at sea.

Both hospital ships are converted San Clemente-class super tankers. Mercy was delivered in 1986 and Comfort in 1987. Normally, the ships are kept in a reduced operating status in Baltimore, Md., and San Diego, Calif., by a small crew of civilian mariners and active duty Navy medical and support personnel. Each ship can be fully activated and crewed within five days.

The ships are among the largest in the USN inventory at 69,000 tons displacement. A lenght of 894 ft and a beam of 105 ft.

The USNS Mercy deployed from it's homeport of Naval Station San Diego CA on 24 April 2006. USNS Mercy is on a five-month deployment during which it will visit areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands where its crew and several health and civic-related organizations will work together to aid in humanitarian assistance and civic efforts. Mercy is uniquely capable of supporting medical and humanitarian assistance needs and is configured with special medical equipment and a robust multi-specialized medical team to provide a range of services ashore as well as aboard the ship. The medical staff is augmented with an assistance crew, many of whom are part of non-governmental organizations, which have significant medical capabilities.

The Mercy made a deployment last year for Tsumani disaster relief effort.

The USN has established a photo web page for this specfic deployment. Currently there are over 400 hi-res pics posted on that site. Here's the link..enjoy the pics...Check the samples in the thumbnails...The fourth pic is of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo congradulating crewmembers.


http://www.navy.mil/view_gallery.asp?sort_row=1&category_id=79&sort_type=0&page=1

[bd popeye]

Here are some pics of the USN evacuating Lebanon...Most in these pics are heading out to the USS Nashville(LPD-13)

[drunkhomer]

anyhoo...iu jsut got back from shanghai and hongkong...and while i was swimming in my hotel pool in hongkong...i noticed wut i believe is a US naval ship in the harbour...soo i took pic...i could be wrong...soooo bd popeye tell me if i'm right...lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/drunkhomer/shanghaihongkong101.jpg

[Obi Wan Russell]

That's an Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG7) class frigate, can't make out the hull number so I can't tell you which one it is. Could be Australian as they operate them too.

[bd popeye]

Defiently an OHP class FFG. But it could be RAN(Austraila). When was the picture taken?

Anyway I have not been posting too many pics here because only a few forum members check them out and the USN has been posting way too many pictures of the USNS Mercy...:(

So today I will post some aircraft on the flight deck of various CVN/CV's..

[Finn McCool]

Don't worry popeye, I eagerly await all your new USN pics.

[bd popeye]

Don't worry popeye, I eagerly await all your new USN pics.

Thanks my So Cal bro!..I will keep posting!

Some pics of LHA/LHD's..
From left to right
1) ex-USS Belleau Wood(LHA-3) being towed to sea to be sunk as a target.
2)USS Boxer(LHD-4)
3)USS Peleliu(LHA-5) returning to her home of San Diego CA last week after a 6 month deployment.
4) Future USS Makin Island (LHD-8) under construction in Pascogoula MS.

[bd popeye]

USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23)

Silverdale, Wash. (Aug. 16, 2006) - The Sea Wolf-class attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) sits moored in the Magnetic Silencing Facility at Naval Base Kitsap Bangor for her first deperming treatment. The deperming process reduces a ships electromagnetic signature as she travels through the water. Jimmy Carter is the third and final submarine of the Sea Wolf-class. A unique feature of the Jimmy Carter is a 100-foot hull extension called the Multi-Mission Platform, which provides enhanced payload capabilities, enabling the submarine to accommodate the advanced technology required to develop and test a new generation of weapons, sensors and undersea vehicles.

[Obi Wan Russell]

There's an idea, the USN used the name Jimmy Carter for a sub so it couldn't be used for a CVN; JC wasn't very popular with the Navy so didn't (in their eyes) deserve the honour of having a CVN named after him as his Administration tried to end CVN production in favour of smaller vessels. Now that members of Congress are trying to force the Navy to name the next CVN USS Gerald Ford perhaps they could quickly name a smaller vessel after him so that the name is no longer available for such an important ship.

[bd popeye]

There's an idea, the USN used the name Jimmy Carter for a sub so it couldn't be used for a CVN; JC wasn't very popular with the Navy so didn't (in their eyes) deserve the honour of having a CVN named after him as his Administration tried to end CVN production in favour of smaller vessels. Now that members of Congress are trying to force the Navy to name the next CVN USS Gerald Ford perhaps they could quickly name a smaller vessel after him so that the name is no longer available for such an important ship.

You are so right. That's the same reason the USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709) name was given to a sub. So Rickover,the father of the nuclear navy, name was not placed on a CVN. It was well know that ADM Rickover absoultly hated carriers and naval avation. And of course that hate was returned in kind. Did you know that ADM. Rickover stopped wearing a uniform in the last 15 years or so of his carreer??..He was assigned to a speical CNO project i.e. Nuclear power.

Dear USN, Please name a LSC or fleet tug after G. Ford!!!! Not CVN-78!

[Obi Wan Russell]

Dear USN, Please name a LSC or fleet tug after G. Ford!!!! Not CVN-78!
An LSC and a fleet tug are useful vessels that are capable of going somewhere, so even they are inappropriate! Does the USN name unpowered barges? Or perhaps they could rename the car park at the Pentagon...

I've seen ADM Rickover in quite a few documentaries and I don't think I've ever seen him in uniform, even in clips from the fifties. Hardly setting a good standard. How about a poll of suitable names? Enterprise would obviously top the list, but the rest can be put forward for the other ships of the class;
Enterprise,
America,
Lexington,
Saratoga,
Yorktown,
Hornet,
you get the drift. I'm open to other suggestions, please feel free to post.

[bd popeye]

CVN-78 names...This has been a matter of discussion in USN groups in Yahoo many times. Personally these are my favorites. Very similiar to Obi Wan..

CVN-78 should be the "Enterprise class". Period.

Yankee Station
For those of you historically challanged Yankee Station was the area in the Tonkin Gulf where the USN Cv's launched strikes against N. Vietnam and Vietcong targets. This was the longest sustained combat action by CV's in history. 1965-'73. And considering the fact that the USN has only one other ship named after any action during the Vietnam war this is apporiate.

America, Lexington, Saratoga, Coral Sea. ETC. Before the USS John F Kennedy (CV-67) was named in 1963 carriers where named after battles, famous ships or places.(There were some exceptions) I think the USN should return to that.

http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/cvn21/images/DCS03-42-2_new.jpg

http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/cvn21/images/DCS03-41-3.JPG

Those links will take you to a nice cutaway view of CVN-78 & artist rendering of CVN-78

[sumdud]

CVN-78 should be the "Enterprise class". Period.
Fully agreed, there should always be an Enterprise in good old (and afterall, pro-capital) America.

Jimmy Carter being named after a submarine is a perfect fit even if he liked carriers: he also helped with the development of nuclear submarines.

[bd popeye]

Some pics of the soon to be comissioned USS Texas(SSN-775)

[Obi Wan Russell]

Just to show we're not just about naval forces, here's some pics of the USAF:
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Top row: F-15C and F-15E , B-52H at Royal international Air Tattoo RAF Fairford 2002,
2nd row: A-7Ds and A-10 'warthogs'

[bd popeye]

Obi Wan sez;
Just to show we're not just about naval forces, here's some pics of the USAF

I know but The USN takes about 90% of the pictures for the DoD..and I was in the Navy...And...and..well no excuse really:o ..I will try to post more pics of the other US services....

Here's a nice pic of a AWACS.of which the USAF has 33 active that actually work!:D

[bd popeye]

More USAF pics....JDAM, F-117 & C-130....

[bd popeye]

The just comissioned USS Texas has the best military logo I have ever seen.

http://images.opentopia.com/enc/189/188075/SSN775Logo.jpg

[Obi Wan Russell]

Luuuuuuuuuuurve the chrome effect! Best motto I've seen in a long time too! Definitely un-PC! Just as a warship should be.

[bd popeye]

Obi Wan, This is where the phase "Don't mess with Texas" comes from.

"The phrase Don’t Mess with Texas is a slogan for the Texas Department of Transportation, and was developed to reduce littering on Texas roadways used as part of a statewide advertising campaign in 1986. The phrase was prominently shown on road signs on major highways, as well as in television, radio and print advertisements. Owing to the great popularity of the campaign, the slogan has been appropriated by the citizens of Texas for general use. Though it appears on countless items of tourist paraphernalia, the phrase is actually a federally registered trademark; the agency has tried at times to enforce its trademark rights, but has not yet been successful.

Twenty years after its introduction, the success and popularity of Don’t Mess with Texas has earned it a spot among the best advertising slogans ever. Don’t Mess with Texas has been nominated for a plaque on the Madison Avenue Walk of Fame. This is the third year for the contest, and only two slogans per year are honored.

Don’t Mess with Texas is also the official motto of the recently commissioned Virginia-class submarine USS Texas".

Simple but effective!

Here's a link to the ship's comissioning page.

http://www.usstexas.org/

[bd popeye]

The Tomcat ain't dead yet. It has made recent appearences at the NAS Oceana airshow and on board CVN-71 in July...The last Tomcats are scheduled to be retired by 1 October 2006. But maybe they may stick around a little longer.

[bd popeye]

More Tomcat pics!

[bd popeye]

The F-14 Tomcat will finally be retired by the USN in about two weeks. The last remaining F-14 squadron is VF-31 from NAS Oceana VA.

Great videos on the Tomcat.

http://www.hamptonroads.com/pilotonline/special/f14.html

[bd popeye]

USN LCS in 'da house!! The USN plans about 50 LCS ships:D

Marinette, Wis. (Sept. 23, 2006) – The nation’s first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1) – the inaugural ship in an entirely new class of U.S. Navy surface warships – makes a spectacular side launch during her christening at the Marinette Marine shipyard. The agile 377-foot Freedom -- designed and built by a team led by Lockheed Martin -- will help the U.S. Navy defeat growing littoral, or close-to-shore, threats and provide access and dominance in coastal water battle-space. Displacing 3,000 metric tons and with a capability of reaching speeds well over 40 knots, Freedom will be a fast, maneuverable and networked surface combatant with operational flexibility to execute focused missions, such as mine warfare, anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare and humanitarian relief. Photo released courtesy Lockheed Martin.

[bd popeye]

I have a friend that is a USN recruiter and he tells me African-Americans make up 26% of the USN....

[bd popeye]

US army dog handlers looks for a weapons cache in Iraq.

USN sailors arms an LGB on board a CVN.

USS Nimitz(CVN-68) arrives in San Francisco CA for Fleet Week.

USAF loads USN SEABEE cargo into a C-5A.

US Army soildier gives a gift to an Iraqi girl.

[bd popeye]

USS San Antoino LPD-17

USN F-18 "gas up" from a USAF C-130 tanker

US Army personnel recieve training on IED's.

USAF airman test water in Indonesia.

USMC MV-22 Osprey on the USS Wasp LHD-1

[bd popeye]

Fleet Week San Francisco 2006

Since 1981, San Francisco Fleet Week has been an annual opportunity for Northern Californians to honor the men and women serving in the United States Navy, Coast Guard and Marines. This year approximately 9,000 crew members on visiting ships will arrive in the city to participate in Fleet Week. Ship’s tours and community service projects are scheduled throughout the Bay Area. Ships participating included, airctaft carrier USS Nimitz(CVN-68) the destroyers USS Higgins (DDG 76), USS Chafee (DDG 90), the Coast Guard cutter USCGC Steadfast (WMEC 623), destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), and amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).

[bd popeye]

USS Nimitz(CVN-68) in San Francisco.

Great pics of one of my former ship the USS Nimitz(CVN-68) in San Francisco (Oct. 7, 2006) - The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) enters the San Francisco Bay during the Parade of Ships, a key event during San Francisco Fleet Week 2006. Since 1981, San Francisco Fleet Week has been an annual opportunity for northern Californians to honor the men and women serving in the United States Navy, Coast Guard and Marines. This year approximately 9,000 crew members on visiting ships will arrive in the City to participate in Fleet Week. U.S. Navy photo

[bd popeye]

The USS Enterprise(CVN-65) and the USS Dwight D. Esienhower(CVN-69) turnover duty in the Red Sea. 30 October 2006.

[AK54]

great pics, now how about some of the ground pounders? :)

[bd popeye]

Groundpounders???? Those US Army and USMC pics take too much time to deal with for me. Another day!

Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 7, 2006) - An AV-8B Harrier assigned to VMA-231 takes off(edited) from the flight deck of USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the Atlantic coast with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., prior to an upcoming scheduled deployment

[bd popeye]

USS Anzio (CG-68) assist Iranian flagged Dhow which had issued a distress call.

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=40684

US Navy pictures taken by Ensign Patrick King,CG-68.

Arabian Sea (Nov. 10, 2006) – Responding to a distress call, Sailors assigned to a rescue and assistance team from the U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68), provide aid to the motor vessel SINAA, a 35-meter Iranian-flagged dhow. Anzio supplied the dhow with water, fuel and food to sustain her crew of 24 for their transit home. Anzio is deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) supporting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the 5th Fleet area of operations. Arabian Sea (Nov. 10, 2006) – Responding to a distress call, Sailors assigned to a rescue and assistance team from the U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68), provide aid to the motor vessel SINAA, a 35-meter Iranian-flagged dhow. Anzio supplied the dhow with water, fuel and food to sustain her crew of 24 for their transit home. Anzio is deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) supporting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the 5th Fleet area (Persian Gulf region) of operations.

[bd popeye]

The Standard arm missile. No PS pics here boys.....

[bd popeye]

Can you name the different type of USN missile launchers?

[bd popeye]

I thought I'd get this thread going again with some pics of F-35 Lightning II

If you want to see all the detail on the first pic click the below link;

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=42062

[Scratch]

That is an interesting view ... : :D

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9837/hudonthecatbl4.th.jpg (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hudonthecatbl4.jpg)

[jwangyue]

Can you name the different type of USN missile launchers?

Don't know the exact models, but the first ones looks like Sea Sparrow on a Nimiz maybe? Second one maybe RAM?

[bd popeye]

Don't know the exact models, but the first ones looks like Sea Sparrow on a Nimiz maybe? Second one maybe RAM?

Correct! You win nothing..:D

The first picture was taken on the USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76. I know one of the guys in the picture.

[jwangyue]

Correct! You win nothing..:D

The first picture was taken on the USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76. I know one of the guys in the picture.

Maybe this is a really stupid question, but can VLS be reloaded at sea, or do ships have to come back to port to have them reloaded? Same question with the harpon launchers.

[bd popeye]

Maybe this is a really stupid question, but can VLS be reloaded at sea, or do ships have to come back to port to have them reloaded? Same question with the harpon launchers.

No they cannot be reloaded at sea. The ship needs to be inport. The reloading is not that difficult.

[bd popeye]

Fort Pickett, Va. (Jan. 23, 2007) – Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron One (RIVRON-1), based at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, train aboard Small Unit River Craft (SURC), during a unit-level training exercise. RIVRON-1 is part of the newly formed Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC).

Excellent pics!

[Jeff Head]

No they cannot be reloaded at sea. The ship needs to be inport. The reloading is not that difficult.Actually, until recently, there was a reloading crane that took up three cells for replenishment at sea in the Mk 41 VLS blocks. That's why the capacity for those cells for so long was 61 missiles instead of 64.

For those vessels that still have the reloading crane fitted, it is diffcult, but possible. The missiles would either be heloed in, or brought in alongside, and reloaded with the crane. But the Tomohawks and the new TBMs are too heavy for the crane. Basically, it hasn't been done because the US has not been in any kind of extreme circumstance requiring it and now on the flight IIA Burkes and on later Ticos they added that three extra missile capacity to each Mk 41 and took out the reload crane.

I found the following interesting discussion regardig this on THIS SITE (http://www.fas.org/spp/eprint/np14/np14chp3.htm)

I personally believe it is a mistake because, even in an emergency, it would be nice while at sea, and in the midst of combat operations of that magnitude, to be able to reload, even if it took an extra day or two to get it all done. That would still be better than having to sail all the way back to port.



VLS Capabilities and Limitations: Reload and Loadout. A warship cannot live without fuel, but it cannot fight without ammunition. As weapons systems become increasingly complex and specialized, the ability of a weapons platform to execute a given mission is increasingly tied to its reserves of a specific munition. If the AEGIS CG demonstrates superior endurance for the remote NTW mission, that advantage is squandered if the ship carries an insufficient loadout of NTW interceptors.

If all its SM3 missiles are gone after two days on-station, the CG's superior fuel reserves are rendered irrelevant. Except as a sensor or cueing platform, the ship is useless for NTW and is probably out of position for any of the other missions it is potentially capable of performing. Furthermore, unlike fuel, VLS reloads cannot be provided on station. The ship must leave its patrol area and proceed to port, perhaps taking itself out of the fight entirely.

As originally designed, the Mk41 vertical launching system and its variants have a nominal underway replenishment capability. The practical limits of this capability are sufficiently great that in the late 1980s, the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) studied a series of possible improvements. The results of that study, driven by the old Soviet regimental raid threat, are still relevant in light of the emerging TBMD mission.

Looking at older ship classes, CNA found that "typical rates for the transfer of large missiles between ships at sea [were] on the order of two to six missiles per hour."64 In regard to VLS, "limited testing of the VLS UNREP system indicates the fleet can expect about 3 missiles per hour as a consistent strike-down rate in calm seas (sea state 3 or less)."

The entire discussion is quite interesting.

Also, check out the following link:

http://www.navy.mil/search/print.asp?story_id=18804&VIRIN=&imagetype=0&page=1

The second to the last paragraph indicates that the Navy continues to look hard at making the at sea replenishment of VLS a reality. Testing in 2006 was supposed to go ahead for reloading Tomohawks (the heaviest) and I am interested in finding out how that went.

[bd popeye]

I personally believe it is a mistake because, even in an emergency, it would be nice while at sea, and in the midst of combat operations of that magnitude, to be able to reload, even if it took an extra day or two to get it all done. That would still be better than having to sail all the way back to port.


I don't know Jeff. I mine eyes view this would put the crew at an unecessary risk.. It just seems to me the ship would need be stationary to accomplish the reload and therefore be a sitting duck. Besides if they fired all 61 missiles or half that many there may not be a need to reload whereas most potential threats may be eliminated.

[Jeff Head]

I don't know Jeff. I mine eyes view this would put the crew at an unecessary risk.. It just seems to me the ship would need be stationary to accomplish the reload and therefore be a sitting duck. Besides if they fired all 61 missiles or half that many there may not be a need to reload whereas most potential threats may be eliminated.I agree that in most conditions it is a dangerous thing to do.

I believe they could do it in state 2 conditions...and yes, in most conflicts they would not expend all of their stores...but in a saturation attack against the carrier, they could...and then they would be relatively defenseless anyway so the ability to do it would be less dangerous under those conditions than not being able to do it.

That's why the reload crane was there in the first place because that's what we envisioned with the Soviets and even 2 missiles an hour reload was better than nothing.

Anyhow, I do not believe that saturation threat is completely gone.

[Scratch]

an interesting view:
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4926/aire2claunchlghk2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[bd popeye]

CVN-76 has been conducting excersises with the JMSDF and USAF. Captions for the pics from left to right. Click on the thumbnails to open for full view. Enjoy!!

1) PHILIPPINE SEA (March 18, 2007) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115, an F-22A Raptor from the U.S. Air Force's 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, an F-15C Eagle from the U.S. Air Force's 44th Fighter Squadron...

2) PHILIPPINE SEA (March 18, 2007) - Off the port side of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60), center, JS Myoko (DDG 175), right, and JS Hamagiri (DD 155) move into position to participate in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF).

3) PHILIPPINE SEA (March 18, 2007) - Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Haruna (DDH 141), USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and USS Russell (DDG 59) steam in formation.

4) PACIFIC OCEAN (March 17, 2007) - Sailors aboard Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Myoko (DDG 175) pull the messenger line to set a fuel probe during a mock fueling at sea (FAS) exercise with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Myoko and three other JMSDF ships pulled alongside the Ronald Reagan for the FAS exercise.

5) PACIFIC OCEAN (March 17, 2007) - JMSDF Sailors man the rails aboard Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) guided missile destroyer JS Myoko (DDG 175) as they prepare to pull alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a fueling at sea (FAS) exercise.

[Jeff Head]

CVN-76 has been conducting excersises with the JMSDF and USAF. Captions for the pics from left to right. Click on the thumbnails to open for full view. Enjoy!Popeye, in case no one else mentions it...thanks so much for posting all of these pics. I know it's a lot of work to find and then post pics (making sure they are suitable sized, thumb-nailing them in many cases, cropping, uploading, etc. etc.) and it is much appreciated. These latest pics of the joint USN and JMSDF exercises are very nice.

You have to say that the Japanese are, and for a long time have been, master ship builders. Their AEGIS destroyers (and the new ones are really just about as big displacement wise as our cruisers) are very, fine looking and capable vessels.

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_070318-N-5961C-068.jpg

Next to the US, they have the largest, most powerful, and certainly the most diverse destroyer navy in the world.

Again, thanks. Between yourself, tphuang and swimmerXC (and others) we have never lacked on SD for a great look at the various militaries, particularly navies, of the world.

[bd popeye]

Popeye, in case no one else mentions it...thanks so much for posting all of these pics. I know it's a lot of work to find and then post pics (making sure they are suitable sized, thumb-nailing them in many cases, cropping, uploading, etc. etc.) and it is much appreciated. These latest pics of the joint USN and JMSDF exercises are very nice.


Thanks Jeff!:) I'm humbled by your remarks. My best source for pics is http://www.navy.mil/ the worlds greatest navy of course. The USN still takes about 80% off the UD DoD photos.

Any of you other fellows that want to see some of the best real military pics on the web go here

http://www.navy.mil/view_galleries.asp

Those are the excellent galleries of USN pictures. If you can't find someting in there you like ..you ain't lookin' hard enough!!!

Thanks again Jeff!

[bd popeye]

1) AFGHANISTAN (March 16, 2007) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), conducts an in-flight refueling with a KC-10 Extender over Afghanistan along with two Super Etendards deployed from French Navy Ship (FNS) Charles de Gaulle (R 91).

2) ARABIAN SEA (March 25, 2007) – American, French and British ships operating with John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group and Combined Task Force 473 steam together

3) ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 27, 2007) - An AV/8B Harrier II from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261 prepares to land aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

4) ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 27, 2007) - An AV/8B Harrier II from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU 22) lands aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

5) SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 29, 2007) - Republic of Korea Marines assault a landing zone from the United States Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knights, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 (Reinforced), in the rice fields east of Manripo Beach, Republic of Korea.

[Jeff Head]

1) AFGHANISTAN (March 16, 2007) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), conducts an in-flight refueling with a KC-10 Extender over Afghanistan along with two Super Etendards deployed from French Navy Ship (FNS) Charles de Gaulle (R 91).

2) ARABIAN SEA (March 25, 2007) – American, French and British ships operating with John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group and Combined Task Force 473 steam together.Mmm...love to see that joint operation doctrine working. In addition, with the De Gualle and two US carriers, that places three nuclear carriers in the Arabian Sea. I wonder of one if the Brit carriers is there as well?


3) ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 27, 2007) - An AV/8B Harrier II from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261 prepares to land aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

4) ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 27, 2007) - An AV/8B Harrier II from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU 22) lands aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Now that is how an LHA, large deck ampphibious assault ship operates! The US has 12 of these and they are very capable at what they do!

[bd popeye]

The USN has been conducting VBSS (Visit, Board, Search and Seizure) for some time now. Not only in the Persian Gulf but also near Africa and in the Pacific Ocean & Carribean Sea conducting drug seziures. Drug seizures are conducted with the USCG.

[bd popeye]

1) A US Marine Corps (USMC) Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) from the USMC 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), Charlie Company (C CO) disembark from a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC) craft (Released to Public) Location: BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, HAWAII (HI) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) DoD photo by: MC2 REBECCA J. MOAT, USN

2) US Army (USA) Staff Sergeant (SSG) Cory Smith, Bravo Battery (B BTTY), 2nd Battalion (BN), 20th Field Artillery Regiment (2/20th FAR), 4th Infantry Division (ID), works on the engine of a M557A3 Armored Tracked Command Post Carrier (CPC) while stationed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Remagen, in Tikrit, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public) Location: FOB REMAGEN, SALAH AD DIN IRAQ (IRQ) DoD photo by: SPC TEDDY WADE, USA

3) U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division prepare to unload two armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozers from their carriers at Al Butoma, Iraq, Jan. 11, 2006. DoD photo by Spc. Jose Ferrufino, U.S Army. (Released) (Released to Public) DoD photo by: SPC FERRUFINO

4) Head on shot of a US Army (USA) AH-64D Apache Longbow, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR), Longknife Squadron, Renegade Troop, Fort Carson, Colorado (CO), (Released to Public) Location: FOB SYKES, NINAWA IRAQ (IRQ) DoD photo by: PH2 ROBERT M. SCHALK, USN

5) U.S. Marines perform premission checks on an M1A1 Abrams Tank in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph A. Lambach) (Released) (Released to Public)

[bd popeye]

1) US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from 2nd Battalion (BN), 7th Marines (MAR) Weapons Company (CO), provide security from an up armored High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). (Released to Public)
Location: AL ASAD, AL ANBAR IRAQ (IRQ) DoD photo by: LCPL JONATHAN T. SPENCER, USMC

2) US Army (USA) M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank), and personnel from A Company (CO), Task Force 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment (1-35 Armor), 2nd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1st Armored Division (AD), pose for a photo under the "Hands of Victory" in Ceremony Square, Baghdad. DoD photo (released)

3) US Army (USA) Soldiers, 4th Battalion (BN), 11th Field Artillery Regiment (4/11th FAR), conduct a calibration fire of a M198 155 mm Medium Towed Howitzer outside of Mosul, Ninawa Province, Iraq (IRQ) (Released to Public) DoD photo by: SPC CLYDELL KINCHEN. USA

4) During Operation Crack Down, US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), prepare to set up a M119A1 105mm Lightweight Towed Howitzer near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Cobra, in Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Released to Public) DoD photo by: SPC JERRY T. COMBES, USA

5) US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Charlie Company, 1st Tank Battalion, drive an M60A1 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (M60A1 AVLB) along route Tampa in the vicinity of the Jalibah Airfield, Iraq. (Released to Public) DoD photo by: SGT PAUL L. ANSTINE II, USMC

[bd popeye]

All photos taken by US DoD personell. All photos are release to the public.

1) US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines deployed with the First Marine Logistics Group, Forward Deployed (FWD) assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB-7), Combat Logistics Company (CLC-117), attempt to rig a sling rope to a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, during the recovery of a downed UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) helicopter in the Al Anbar province, near Al Asad, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

2)U.S. Army Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division connect a tow bar from an M-88 recovery vehicle to an M992 field artillery ammunition supply vehicle (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alfred Johnson) (Released) (Released to Public)

3) U.S. Marines from Lima Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment load an artillery round into an M-198 howitzer during a fire mission at Camp Hit, Iraq, Jan. 30, 2007. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shane S. Keller) (Released) (Released to Public)

4) U.S. Army Sgt. Chris Walsh and Spc. Ishmael Campbell take up security positions on the roof of a police station in Sinyia, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2006. The Soldiers are from 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Regiment, Wyoming Army National Guard. DoD photo by Spc. Billy Brothers, U.S. Army. (Released) (Released to Public)

5) US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Adam Perry, Bravo Battery (B BTTY), 2nd Battalion (BN), 20th Field Artillery Regiment (2/20th FAR), 4th Infantry Division (ID), works on the engine of a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) while stationed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Remagen, in Tikrit, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

[bd popeye]

It's time for some USN pictures!

1) Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing Five perform a formation flight in front of Mount Fuji, Japan, April 12, 2007. The wing is embarked aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), which operates from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Commun ication Specialist 3rd Class Jarod Hodge) (Released) (Released to Public)

2) A US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class (Flights I and II) Guided Missile Destroyer USS COLE (DDG 67) pulls into port on its return to Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, Virginia (VA), after completing a six-month deployment to US Central Command (USCENTCOM) 5th Fleet and US European Command (USEUCOM) 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AOR) to conduct Maritime Security Operations (MSO) and assist in the evacuation of American citizens out of Lebanon. (Released to Public)

3)(Feb. 5, 2007)The US Navy (USN) Utility Landing Craft (LCU) 1651, exits the well deck of the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS ESSEX (LHD 2) which is located in the Pacific Ocean (POC).U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Corey Truax (RELEASED) (Released to Public)

4) US Navy (USN) Operations Specialist Seaman (OSSM) Andrew Wilbanks (left) and Operations Specialist 2nd Class (OS2) Gretchen flint (right) monitor radar in the Combat Information Center (CIC) aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BATAAN (LHD 5) (Released to Public)

5) (Aug. 5, 2006)US Navy (USN) personnel aboard the USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser (Aegis) USS PORT ROYAL (CG 73) are greeted by Hula dancers as she is moored at Naval Station (NS) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). USS PORT ROYAL (CG 73) completed a six-month deployment in the Western Pacific and the USN 5th Fleet area of operation.(Released to public)

[bd popeye]

Women play a vital part in the US military. All women pictured here are actual US service members preforming their duties.

All photos have been released to the public by the US DoD.

1) 04/24/07 - U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Angelique Van Zandt connects safety wire to fuel, brake, and oil lines underneath a B-1 Lancer jet engine at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., April 24, 2007. Van Zandt is from the 28th Maintenance Squadron, 28th Bomb Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anthony Sanchelli) (Released)

2) 04/27/07 - U.S. Army Pfc. Nayra Verdes holds a baby during a raid in the Tamooz neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, April 27, 2007. Verdes is a medic with 3rd platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Bliss, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine) (Released)

3) (April 27, 2007) - Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kristy Wright, a native of Woodsboro, Texas, checks figures on USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Global Positioning System as a CH-46E Sea Knight takes off from the flight deck. Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group is underway for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew J. Kuhlman (RELEASED)

4) Arlington, Va. (April 20, 2007) - Rear Adm. Michelle Howard remarks on her time in service, during her frocking ceremony. Howard is the first female graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy to attain the rank of Rear Admiral. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund (RELEASED)

5) OKINAWA, Japan (April 5, 2007) - Yeoman 2nd Class Rosa Medina, attached to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 is the communicator for a squad preparing to go on a land navigation course at Camp Hansen. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Carmichael Yepez (RELEASED)

[bd popeye]

More women in the US Military.

1) 03/28/07 - U.S. Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Rocio Britos, assigned to the "Dusty Dogs" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Seven, waits to board an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) March 28, 2007. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson) (Released)

2) 03/20/07 - A U.S. Army soldier carries a wounded Iraqi child into the Charlie Medical Center on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, for medical evaluation on March 20, 2007. The child is one of several Iraqis who were attacked by anti-Iraqi forces after they allegedly told coalition forces of insurgent activity in the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment area of operations. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. James F. Cline III, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

3) US Air Force (USAF) Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Julen Stallings (background), Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC), of the Base Honor Guard Team at Charlotte Air National Guard Base (ANGB), North Carolina (NC), stands at ease during a Monument Rededication Ceremony held on Base. (Released to Public)

4) BREMERTON, Wash. (May 3, 2007) - Personnel Specialist Seaman Apprentice Kimberly Mcghee verifies a Sailor’s service record to ensure proper documentation is complete before filing records at the Naval Base Kitsap Personal Support Detachment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maebel Tinoko (RELEASED)

5)Kupang, Indonesia (Aug. 22, 2006) – Navy Lt. Rachel Oden, of Casa Grande, AZ, a physical therapist aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), plays with a young girl during her first day of physical therapy for her neuromuscular control deficits. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mike Leporati (RELEASED)

[bd popeye]

1) 04/14/07 - U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 secure 1,500 pounds of fuel to a cable under a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter at Al Anbar province, Iraq, April 14, 2007. CLB-2 and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 are aiding in supplying Marines from 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, as they construct a combat outpost in Baghdad. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. James R. Richardson) (Released)

2) 04/24/07 - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Neil Habershaw and Tech. Sgt. Sean Field, both forward air controllers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, coordinate close air support from the rooftop of the Karbala provincial compound in Karbala, Iraq, April 24, 2007. The regiment is assessing the compound to determine if it would make a suitable joint coordination center for the province. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley, U.S. Army. (Released)

3) 04/05/07 - U.S. Army Spc. Kon Im and his squad move through an open-air market during a foot patrol in Baqubah, Iraq, April 5, 2007. The Soldiers are with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

4) 05/05/07 - U.S. Navy crew members of USS Hawaii (SSN 776) stand on USS Hawaii, the third Virginia-class submarine, during its commissioning ceremony at Submarine Base New London, Gronton, Conn., May 5, 2007. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski) (Released)

5) 02/07/07 - U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with 77th Fighter Squadron fly over Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., during Operation Iron Thunder Feb. 7, 2007. The operation is a multi-service, multi-national large force exercise with more than 100 aircraft participating. Himelhoch is assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron on Shaw AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzanne Day) (Released)

[bd popeye]

1) 03/06/07 - U.S. Army Spc. Brad Meetze, a team leader in Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, provides perimeter security during a town meeting in Dey Yak, Afghanistan, March 6, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Micah E. Clare) (Released)

2) 04/10/07 - A Special Forces team medic assigned to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force- Afghanistan treats another U.S. Army Soldier for shrapnel wounds from a rocket-propelled grenade explosion while battling Taliban fighters in the Sangin District area of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2007. The Soldier continued fighting minutes after he was treated. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Love) (Released)

3)A U.S. Army soldier from the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment clears a suspected al Qaeda prison camp south of Baqubah, Iraq, on May 27, 2007. U.S. soldiers liberated 41 men from the camp and provided immediate medical attention to them. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Martin K. Newton, U.S. Army. (Released)

4) PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (May 29, 2007) - USS Peleliu (LHA 5) enters Pearl Harbor for a scheduled port visit. The amphibious assault ship is on her way to assist in a humanitarian and civic-action mission to several nations in Southeast Asia and Oceania called “Pacific Partnership.” The deployment is being coordinated with several nations and, like the recent ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) deployment, will be conducted in cooperation with several non-government relief organizations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lindsay Switzer (RELEASED)

[szbd]

One question, why Admiral Pace didn't salute to Japanese? We all know he saluted to Chinese. What is the general term of this?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/236/524444824_c37cc44a72.jpg

[bd popeye]

szbd, I cannot see your picture. Only a little red x.

I'm sure he did salute the Japanese. In fact I have a picture of him saluting. Perhaps the photographer did not publish the picture or missed that shot. Alos in the two pics below he his passing in review. When he past the Japanese flag I know he saluted it as the flag is (dipped) lowered which is a signal of a returned salute.

1) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace executes a pass and review of Japanese soldiers while visiting the Japanese Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, March 21, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Ait Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen


2) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace and his Japanese counterpart, ADM Takashi Saito, salute during the playing of the Japanese and American national anthems during a pass and review ceremony of Japanese soldiers while visiting the Japanese Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, March 21, 2007. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen

[szbd]

I can see my picture fine. But nevermind, it's identical to your first picture. When Gen. Pace was reviewing the Chinese soldiers, he saluted in the whole walk. This caused my question.

[bd popeye]

I have not posted strictly USN pics for a while so today I shall!....All pictures have been released to the public by the US DoD.

1) PACIFIC OCEAN (May 30, 2007) - Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct marksmanship training over the portside elevator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), enroute to Exercise Talisman Saber 07.

2) PERSIAN GULF (May 29, 2007) - British frigate HMS Cornwall (F 99) approaches Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) to provide plane guard support to the carrier during flight operations. Plane guard is a position where a ship provides support to the carrier in case of a man overboard or other incident.

3) ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 30, 2007) - A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) returns to the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) after landing troops and supplies at Camp Lejune.

4) ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 22, 2007) - An AV-8B Harrier II, with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261 (Reinforced), readies to touch down aboard USS Kearsarge during a composite unit training exercise.

5) PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (May 29, 2007) – Amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) passes the USS Missouri (BB 63) and USS Arizona (BB 39) memorials as she makes a port visit to Pearl Harbor.

[Jeff Head]

I have not posted strictly USN pics for a while so today I shall!....All pictures have been released to the public by the US DoD.

1) PACIFIC OCEAN (May 30, 2007) - Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct marksmanship training over the portside elevator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), enroute to Exercise Talisman Saber 07.

2) PERSIAN GULF (May 29, 2007) - British frigate HMS Cornwall (F 99) approaches Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) to provide plane guard support to the carrier during flight operations. Plane guard is a position where a ship provides support to the carrier in case of a man overboard or other incident.

3) ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 30, 2007) - A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) returns to the well deck of amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) after landing troops and supplies at Camp Lejune.

4) ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 22, 2007) - An AV-8B Harrier II, with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 261 (Reinforced), readies to touch down aboard USS Kearsarge during a composite unit training exercise.

5) PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (May 29, 2007) – Amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) passes the USS Missouri (BB 63) and USS Arizona (BB 39) memorials as she makes a port visit to Pearl Harbor.As always, GREAT pics popeye!

Are you getting some of these from the :

EYE ON THE FLEET US NAVY SITE (http://www.navy.mil/view_photos_top.asp)

That's a great site and a favorite of mine.

Just think, in not too many years, we will be seeing F-35s conducting those flight operations off of the new LHA(R)s for the US Marines and US Navy. That will be exciting.

[Tasman]

As always, GREAT pics popeye!

Are you getting some of these from the :

EYE ON THE FLEET US NAVY SITE (http://www.navy.mil/view_photos_top.asp)

That's a great site and a favorite of mine.

Just think, in not too many years, we will be seeing F-35s conducting those flight operations off of the new LHA(R)s for the US Marines and US Navy. That will be exciting.

I agree they are great pictures and I have enjoyed looking through this thread since I joined the forum.

BTW Jeff, thanks again for pointing out yet another good site.

Cheers

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Thank guys for the kind words...

Of course I get most of my USN pics from http://www.navy.mil/ also know as the worlds greatest Navy.

My other US DoD pics I get from http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/

Keep looking gents!!! Thanks again.....

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US SOF forces in the Philippines are their to help the Philppine forces drive back Abu Sayyaf..The "good guys" have had great sucess. The US forces are limited to a training role and are not to take part in direct combat with the enemey.

Love, stealth rout Abu Sayyaf terrorists

By Jim Gomez - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Mar 4, 2007 10:25:04 EST

INDANAN, Philippines — Marine Lance Cpl. Steven Valls had used his M-16 in Iraq, but here on the Philippines’ restive Jolo island, he is fighting terrorism with a labor of love — helping paint school buildings and pave a dusty road.

At night, America’s unique battle against al-Qaida-linked militants often turns stealthy. U.S. planes zoom in the sky over Jolo’s thick tropical jungles with cameras that could pick up minute details like a flickering rebel bonfire, said two Filipino security officials who declined to be named, citing policy.

Forbidden from local combat by the Philippine constitution, U.S. troops have embarked on humanitarian work to wean villagers from terrorism and trained its high-tech surveillance equipment to track militants.

The combination has been lethal for the Abu Sayyaf, a small but brutal group that has launched deadly terror attacks across the country.

Philippine troops killed Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani last September and his presumed successor Abu Sulaiman in January in Jolo partly helped by America’s technical backup, according to the two security officials, who had knowledge of the operations.

“When you get number one and number two, obviously, you’re getting the head of the octopus,” Philippine military chief of staff Gen. Hermogenes Esperon said.

“It would have been difficult to accomplish that without the joint activities that we have,” he said, referring to U.S. non-combat assistance to Philippine troops.

A closing ceremony for a two-week humanitarian mission by hundreds of U.S. and Filipino troops Saturday in Jolo’s poor Bato-Bato coastal village in Indanan town showcased the extent of the Americans’ rapport with villagers.

Villagers waved at and cheered on soldiers in a U.S. military convoy like they were movie stars. “Hey Joe, OK Joe,” they yelled. Hundreds of grade school students waved small U.S. and Philippine flags as U.S. Ambassador Kristie Kenney and Filipino officials arrived.

A Bato-Bato mother of four children, Anang Hadiola, said she did not fear the heavily armed Americans.

“When they meet us, they say, ‘Good morning.’ They’re kind and they’re hard working,” she said.

Valls, the Marine from Delcambre, Louisiana, served as an electrician. He ran power generators to allow fellow Marines from the Okinawa-based 9th Engineering Support Battalion to work on road and school repairs in Bato-Bato.

“I think it’s a good approach,” he said of the U.S. aid work.

“The people seem real nice, always smiling. They seem to like what we’re doing,” he said.

Mortar rounds exploded and gunshots crackled in Indanan’s hinterlands about two weeks ago in what appeared to be a clash between Abu Sayyaf gunmen and Filipino troops, but Valls considered Jolo relatively safer and more promising than Iraq.

He was deployed in Iraq’s volatile Anbar province from February to September last year.

“It’s pretty crazy out there, I don’t know. It’s getting better I hope,” said Valls, taking a break from work. “I think it’s a lot better over here than in Iraq. It’s a lot nicer and not as much danger.”

Another Marine, 1st Sgt. Daryl Cherry from Dover, Delaware, was equally impressed. “I think we’re having the desired effect,” he said.

Indanan’s jungle mountains have been a sanctuary to the Abu Sayyaf and other gunmen for years. They often ambush troops and others on a hillside road, dubbed the “highway of death,” officials say. Nowadays, the gunmen rarely bother Indanan, a town of about 50,000 on Jolo island in Sulu province.

“Madame ambassador, the legacy of the American people here in Sulu are not these projects alone ... it is by giving us again the hope, by showing to us that, indeed, peace is possible,” provincial administrator Don Loong told Kenney at the tightly guarded ceremony.

Such praise for America’s soft counterterrorism approach on Jolo stands in contrast to criticism over U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

But the fight against the Abu Sayyaf and the appalling poverty that breeds it is far from over, Loong said.

A study of the intensity of five problems — lack of water, lack of electricity, crushing poverty, widespread sentiments of being a minority and high illiteracy rate — that foster armed conflicts was done on Jolo, Loong said.

“The problem was not that all these problems existed. The five were at its worst on Jolo,” he said.

The first pic is to catch your attention. Those ladies are vieing for Miss Philippines 2007..

Check the gear some of the Filipino soildiers are deploying...

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More pics of US & Philippine forces in the "GWOT" in the Sulu province in the Republic of the Philippines.

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US Army in Iraq. Operation Arrowhead Ripper.

Soldiers attached to 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, use a smoke grenade for concealment while moving to their next location during Operation Arrowhead Ripper, in Baqubah, Iraq, June 19. The operation is a joint effort between U.S. and Iraqi security forces to defeat al-Qaida terrorists and secure the city. The Soldiers pictured are from 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from Fort Bragg, N.C.

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24 June 2007, SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia – US Marines of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade’s 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment during Exercise Talisman Saber 2007. Talisman Saber is conducted to train an U.S. and Australian joint task force and operations staff in crisis action planning for execution of contingency operations. The exercise involves more than 32,000 personnel from both nations that will focus on improving interoperability and enhancing regional stability. Photo by:Cpl. Kamran Sadaghiani

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Some new pics for you!
1) U.S. Army Spc.Jason Tempke, of Bravo Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Calvary Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, react to contact from insurgents during a mission in Al Haymer, Iraq, July 12, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steve Czyz)

2) A soldier (front) carries an American flag as other soldiers proceed with the casket of Pfc. Le Ron A. Wilson (L) during his funeral service at Christ the King Church in Jamaica, New York, USA, 17 July 2007. Wilson, who was 18 and with the 26th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, was killed in Iraq by an improvised explosive device on 06 July 2007. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

3) ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 16, 2007) - An MH-60S Seahawk, attached to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, delivers ordnance to the flight deck of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise during a vertical replenishment. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1) are underway on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Morris (RELEASED)

4) ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 16, 2007) - Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Jonathan Shorley, of St. Louis, installs a piece of equipment to the tail of an SH-60F Seahawk, attached to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (HS) 11, aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing One (CVW 1) are underway on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Morris (RELEASED)

5) US Air Force (USAF) Airman First Class (A1C) Matt Aggers (left), and USAF Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Randy Broome, both Aircraft Munitions Specialist, assigned to the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), conduct a final check of the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) loaded on a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK). When released, the bombs rotate and deploys diamond-backed wings. (Released to Public)

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An F-22A Raptor aircraft with the 94th Fighter Squadron flys in 10 ship aircraft formation Aug. 17, 2007, in celebration of the squadron's 90th Birthday. The 94th Fighter Squadron is the second continuously-active fighter squadron in the United States. Formed on Aug. 20, 1917, at Kelly Field, Texas, it is the first all-American squadron to fly a patrol in France during World War I. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers

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I haven't seen many photos of several F-22s being together at one time. A fascinating aircraft, but still a very rare bird. I'm surprised that the squadron has only 10 aircraft, is the USAF following in the steps of the USN?

Do you have any more of these with several F-22s in one shot?

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I haven't seen many photos of several F-22s being together at one time. A fascinating aircraft, but still a very rare bird. I'm surprised that the squadron has only 10 aircraft, is the USAF following in the steps of the USN?

Do you have any more of these with several F-22s in one shot?

No more pics sorry..try http://www.af.mil/

As far as I know the USAF still has 12 aircraft per squadron..Perhaps the other two were in maintance when the picture was taken. Aircraft do need work...
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An hour later........

I found some great pics of the F-22 Raptor for your enjoyment!

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Two AH-64D Apache helicopters from 1st "Attack" Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, taxi back to their parking spots at Camp Taji, Iraq, after completing a mission Aug. 15. The battalion supports ground troops through reconnaissance and aerial weaponry. The Apache crews of 1st ACB have disrupted numerous roadside bomb attacks aimed at Iraqi civilians and coalition forces throughout the Baghdad area of operations.

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PANAMA (Aug. 28, 2007) - Seaman Tao Ren assigned to the attached to USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) patrols the waters off Muelles De La Base Naval in support of PANAMAX 2007. Civil and military forces from 20 countries will participate in PANAMAX 2007, a U.S. Southern Command joint and multi-national training exercise co-sponsored with the Government of Panama, in the waters off the coasts of Panama and Honduras. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Todd Frantom (RELEASED)

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A C-17 transport plane waits for takeoff clearance at the military airport of Papa, some 145 kms to southwest of Budapest, Hungary, 27 August 2007. The US cargo jet helps to relay the Hungarian ISAF troops. Besides of equipment, some explosive-seeking dogs are delivered to Afghanistan

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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - AUGUST 27: Sgt. Anthony Sloan of Modesto, California , of U.S. Army Alpha Company 82nd Airborne, participates in a dawn patrol in the Hurriya neighborhood August 27, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq. Embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki lashed out at critics in the U.S. and elsewhere, dismissing calls for him to step down. (Photo by Spencer Platt/***** Images)

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An hour later........

I found some great pics of the F-22 Raptor for your enjoyment!

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Thanks bd popeye! [Norfolk casts admiring glances upon the F-22 pics.]
In that first shot that F-22 can't be much more than 30 feet off the deck! Sweet, sweet pics.

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Thanks bd popeye! [Norfolk casts admiring glances upon the F-22 pics.]
In that first shot that F-22 can't be much more than 30 feet off the deck! Sweet, sweet pics.

Thanks Norfolk..I'm happy someone is enjoying them...Check out all the photo threads guys..you will be surprised what you will find!

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BAY OF BENGAL (Sept. 5, 2007) - Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 3rd Class Christopher Bast, from Temecula, Calif., watches as ships from India, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and the United States join for a group photograph in the Bay of Bengal during Exercise Malabar 07-2. Aircraft carriers USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) are taking part in the exercise with Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R 22). In addition to the three aircraft carriers, other ships taking part in the exercise are: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers JS Yuudachi (DD 103) and JS Oonami (DD 111), Republic of Singapore Navy frigate RSS Formidable (68), Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Adelaide (FFG 01), Indian Navy destroyers INS Ranvijay (D 55) and INS Ranjit (D 53), Indian Navy frigate INS Brahmaputra (F 31), guided-missile destroyers USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) and USS Higgins (DDG 76), and attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jarod Hodge (RELEASED)

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[QUOTE]F-22 Raptors fly in formation. Lockheed Martin delivered the 100th F-22 to the Air Force Aug. 29 in Marietta, Ga., and the latest aircraft will be assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers) Download Full Image

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Cpl. Kevin Summerbell of Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., finds a bundle of wire hidden in an empty house's backyard in Kahn Bani Sa'ad, Iraq, Aug. 29. Soldiers searched houses in the area after a roadside bomb exploded during a patrol.

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon turns away after a mid-air refueling over Southwest Asia. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, highly maneuverable multi-role fighter and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Grady Epperly)

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Sgt. Eric Burzinski, a team leader with Company G, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, deployed out of Vilseck, Germany, scans the horizon as an explosive ordnance disposal team detonates a roadside bomb Sept. 19 in Baghdad. Burzinski, also known by his comrades as "Sergeant Ski," is a native of Parsons, Kan.

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Davenport, Ind., native, Spc. Nick Royse, front, and Branford, Fla., native Staff Sgt. James Moseley, both infantrymen with Company H, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, pull overwatch in response to a firefight a couple of blocks from their location in Baghdad’s east Rashid District, Sept. 18.

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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2007) - Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team assigned to guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) prepare to board Porter via hook and ladder during a training exercise. Porter is conducting maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility with Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser

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A flight deck crewman is surrounded by steam as he conducts final checks on a T45C Goshawk aircraft prior to launching from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) operating in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 23, 2007

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Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, appraoch Combat Town as part of the Helicopter Raid Course here Sept. 24, 2007. The Marines participated in the 10 day course as part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's pre-deployment training.

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Airmen load humvees into a C-17 Globemaster III at a base in Southwest Asia. Globemasters provide intra-theater heavy airlift support to help sustain operations throughout Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

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Some PIX of the US Navy...

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 29, 2007) - Russian destroyer RFS Admiral Panteleyev, left, and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) perform an underway replenishment maneuver as the ships participate in exercise Pacific Eagle. Pacific Eagle is a bilateral exercise between the United States and the Russian Federated Navy. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chantel M. Clayton (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070929-N-4649C-148.jpg)

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LA MADDALENA, Italy (Sept. 29, 2007) - Sailors assigned to submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) man the rails as the ship pulls out of her homeport in Italy for the final time. The ship is on a deployment to her new homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after eight years of service and support to the fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class R. David Valdez (RELEASED)Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070929-N-2781V-001.jpg)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 29, 2007) - Senior Chief Aviation Electrician's Mate Steven Cobb cools off under the wing of an aircraft on the flight deck of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are underway on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class McKinley Cartwright (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070929-N-1598C-020.jpg)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 29, 2007) - A fire team prepares to enter a space during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ash Severe (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070929-N-1831S-077.jpg)

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 28, 2007) – Guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) returns to Naval Station Pearl Harbor after completing a deployment to the Western Pacific. Chung-Hoon and Pearl Harbor-based guided missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) deployed April 16 as part of Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and conducted maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John W. Ciccarelli Jr. (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070928-N-9698C-040.jpg)

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PERSIAN GULF (Sept. 28, 2007) - Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transit alongside each other in the Persian Gulf. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are underway on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class N.C. Kaylor (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070928-N-5928K-011.jpg)

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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 27, 2007) - A rigid hull inflatable boat from guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) returns to the ship with personnel from guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95). James E. Williams relieved Porter of her current mission in the 5th Fleet area of operations for a new mission. Porter is conducting maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility with Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070927-N-4014G-205.jpg)


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[QUOTE]PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2007) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Rough Riders" of Strike Fighter Squadron 125, launches off Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualification to certify new pilots to launch and recover aircraft aboard a carrier at sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Bonafede (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070926-N-1229B-035.jpg)

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PERSIAN GULF (Oct. 4, 2007) - Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) conducts a vertical replenishment with nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are underway on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stacee Fitzgerald (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071004-N-7214F-031.jpg)


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PERSIAN GULF (Oct. 4, 2007) - An MH-60S Seahawk, attached to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 transports supplies to nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65), while guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) follow behind. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are underway on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class N.C. Kaylor (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071004-N-5928K-006.jpg)


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MEDITERRANIEAN SEA (Oct. 4, 2007) - Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Sylvia Giannetta, a damage control training team member, assists Hospital Corpsmen 3rd Class Patricia Meir with her fire fighting ensemble during the Damage Control Olympics held aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20). The event was held to keep the 6th Fleet flagship crew fresh on damage control knowledge and readiness. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Holmes (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071004-N-1655H-001.jpg)


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SAN DIEGO (Oct. 4, 2007) - Sailors parade the colors during the establishment ceremony for Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71. HSM-71 became the Navy’s first operational MH-60R Seahawk helicopter squadron. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071004-N-4995K-036.jpg)


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CORONADO, Calif. (Oct. 2, 2007) - Sailors assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 service a MH-60R Seahawk. The MH-60R was introduced to the fleet in 2006 and is scheduled to replace the SH-60B and Sh-60F Seahawk helicopters. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Shannon K. Cassidy (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071002-N-9604C-031.jpg)


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FORT MYER, Va. (Oct. 1, 2007) - Marine Gen. Peter Pace, outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, salutes and thanks the company leader of the Coast Guard troop, Ensign Kristin M. Bagby, during his inspection of the troops at his change of command ceremony. Adm. Michael G. Mullen relieved Pace to become the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Musician 1st Class Casey J. Elliott (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071001-N-3957E-124.jpg)


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BOSTON (Sept. 29, 2007) - Airman Priscila Carmona discusses the history of USS Constitution with members of the Navy's Senior Enlisted Academy during a special tour. The Senior Enlisted Academy, which includes military members E-7 and above members from all services, routinely devotes a few hours out of its six-week curriculum to visit the ship. At 209 years old, Old Ironsides is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 64 active duty U.S. Navy Sailors, and visited by nearly half a million tourists annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070929-N-2893B-001.jpg)


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An Airman with the 886th Expeditionary Security Force Squadron looks on as she waits for a flight out of Camp Bucca, Iraq, Sept. 25. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Sgt. Ezekiel R. Kitandwe) Download Full Image (http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/070925-M-3095K-932.jpg)

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US Army Specialist Luke Weschenfelder, from Billings, MT, of Alpha Company, 1/38 Infantry Regiment, cleans his M-4 assault rifle at the company's combat outpost in Baquba, after a mission, 06 October 2007. AFP PHOTO/ALEXANDER NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/***** Images)

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ARLINGTON, VA - OCTOBER 05: Members of the Honor Guard carry the casket to the gravesite during the burial service for Army Spc. Camy Florexil at Arlington National Cemetery October 5, 2007 in Arlington, Virginia. Spc. Florexil, 20, of Philadelphia, died July 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. (Photo by Win McNamee/***** Images)


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A U.S. soldier looks after his wounded colleague shortly after a suicide car bomber attacked an American military convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday October 6, 2007. A suicide car bomber attacked an American military convoy in Kabul on Saturday, wounding two people and damaging dozens of shops. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)


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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 6: U.S military stand guard at the scene after a suicide car bomber struck a US-led coalition convoy near the Kabul International airport killing one US solider and five Afghans October 6, 2007 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The blast is the third suicide attack in the capitol city in the past 8 days. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the latest deadly attack as it vowed to increase the attacks as the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close within a week. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/***** Images)

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An Iraqi woman was frightened as American soldiers from Alpha Company, 1/38 Infantry Regiment detained her son and husband after the soldiers' convoy was hit by an explosive device planted on the road where they were traveling. The two men are suspected of detonating the device and one of them tested positive for traces of explosives.
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The two men were discovered after the explosion hit the convoy when the soldiers followed wires to their home. The soldiers photographed the son at the scene of the explosion, five miles south of Baquba.
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Basic trainees wait in line for uniform items at the basic trainee equipment issue building Oct. 3 at Lackland Air Force Base,Texas. The new crop of recruits was the first wave of trainees to be issued Airman battle uniforms.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeremy Larlee) Download Full Image (http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/071003-F-5777L-003.JPG) |

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Lt. Col. Shane Riza arrives at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 2 in a new Block 40 F-16 Fighting Falcon. He and three other pilots from Kunsan's 8th Fighter Wing traveled to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, to fly the upgraded fighters to Kunsan. Colonel Riza is the 80th Fighter Squadron director of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Steven R. Doty) Download Full Image (http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/071002-F-2207D-141.jpg)

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An F-16 from the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing provides close air support to coalition forces supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Thomas Ireland) Download Full Image (http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/070825-F-9167I-102.jpg)

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U.S. Army Sgt. Kims Chon (right), team leader with 2nd Platoon, Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment out of Fort Lewis, Wash., and another soldier guard the entrance to a building during an operation in Qudas, Iraq, on Sept. 15, 2007. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Russell Bassett, U.S. Army.

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SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 6, 2007) - The guided missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) passes under the Golden Gate Bridge as part of the Parade of Ships during the 27th annual San Francisco Fleet Week celebration. Shoup is one of two U.S. Navy ships visiting San Francisco for the weeklong event honoring the armed services. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Krishna Jackson. Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071006-N-0649J-006.jpg)

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Oct. 4, 2007) - A Sailor from U.S. Pacific Fleet Band plays as Chilean tall ship Esmeralda (BE 43) makes her way pierside to Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Esmeralda acts as both a training ship for the Chilean navy and as a floating embassy for Chile, visiting more than 300 ports worldwide since its commissioning on May 12, 1953. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Rush (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071004-N-0879R-011.jpg)


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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 6: U.S military stand guard at the scene after a suicide car bomber struck a US-led coalition convoy near the Kabul International airport killing one US solider and five Afghans October 6, 2007 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The blast is the third suicide attack in the capitol city in the past 8 days. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the latest deadly attack as it vowed to increase the attacks as the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close within a week. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/***** Images)

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US soldiers from Alpha Company, 1/38 Infantry Regiment move past a fire set to clear undergrowth during a clearing operation outside Baquba, 08 October 2007, some 50 kilometres northeast of Baghdad. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images)

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US soldiers from Alpha Company of 1/38 Infantry Regiment pull security around their Stryker MGS (Mobile Gun System) during a clearing operation outside Baquba, 08 October 2007, some 50 kilometres northeast of Baghdad.

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OKINAWA, Japan (Oct. 12, 2007) - A landing craft utility prepares to enter the well deck of dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) while transiting equipment. Tortuga serves under Commander Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7/Task Force 76, the Navy’s only permanently forward-deployed amphibious force. ESG 7/Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with an operating detachment in Sasebo, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Myrick (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071012-N-6710M-008.jpg)


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CAMP MORRELL, Kuwait (Oct. 7, 2007) - Builder 2nd Class Richard L. Liles Jr., from U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 26, talks with his son about his time on deployment. Liles’ son, Builder Constructionman Richard L. Liles III, is a Seabee with NMCB-4 and is transitioning to homeport. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian P. Lundy (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071010-N-7365L-003.jpg)


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WASHINGTON (Oct. 11, 2007) - The Navy Ceremonial Guard renders honors during Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead's assumption of office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard. Roughead relieved Adm. Mike Mullen as CNO on Sept. 29. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O'Brien (RELEASED)Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071011-N-5549O-011.jpg)


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CORONADO, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2007) - Lt. Kathryn Baehr, a pilot assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 49, performs a pre-flight inspection on an SH-60B Seahawk. Both HSL-49 and HSL-45 deploy on various Navy ships as part of the Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System community, helping provide support in the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Jackson (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071009-N-6410J-112.jpg)


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GULF OF AQABA (Oct. 4, 2007) - A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263, Marine Aircraft Group 29, prepares for flight on the deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is on surge deployment to the Middle East carrying the Osprey to its first combat deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary L. Borden (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071004-N-1189B-002.jpg)


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KABUL, Afghanistan (Oct. 9, 2007) - Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Rienzo, of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, eulogizes his roommate Spc. Adam Quinn during a memorial service at Camp Eggers. Quinn died Oct. 6, 2007, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Kabul. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David M. Votroubek. (RELEASED)Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071009-N-7415V-001.jpg)


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INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 7, 2007) - Dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) approaches Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) for an underway replenishment. Porter is conducting maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations with Kearsarge Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071007-N-4014G-055.jpg)


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SAN DIEGO (Oct. 7, 2007) - Navy ships stand pierside during San Diego Fleet Week 2007. USS Nimitz (CVN 78), USS New Orleans (LPD 18) and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) were tied to the pier while Coronado Speedfest auto races held on the runways of Naval Air Station North Island. San Diego Fleet Week is an annual tribute to the men and women serving in the nation's sea services. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian Brannon (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071007-N-1159B-112.jpg)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 14, 2007) - Members attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, secure the propeller on an MH-60S Seahawk aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in preparation for return to Naval Station Norfolk. . U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elizabeth R. Allen (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071014-N-7088A-065.jpg)


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PERSIAN GULF (Oct. 12, 2007) - A landing craft air cushion, attached to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4, brings supplies aboard amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is underway for a scheduled deployment conducting maritime operations as part of Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Lange (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071012-N-7955L-009.jpg)


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MIAMI (Oct. 12, 2007) - Lt. Cmdr. Manny Santiago, attached to Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), explains the ship’s casualty and receiving area to a couple of Miami Dolphins cheerleaders during a tour of Comfort while off the coast of Miami. Comfort completed a four-month humanitarian deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean providing medical care to patients in a dozen countries. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelly E. Barnes (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071012-N-4238B-030.jpg)


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PERSIAN GULF (Oct. 8, 2007) - Stretcher-bearer teams run toward victims during a competition aboard dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall held the competition as part of Damage Control Olympics, a competition that tests the crew’s skill at handling various emergency situations safely and effectively. Gunston Hall is underway for a scheduled deployment conducting maritime operations as part of Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tristan Miller (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071008-N-5307M-002.jpg)


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THA'ALBA, Iraq (Oct. 2, 2007) - Army Sgt. Joseph Reichner, attached to Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, pulls security during a routine joint patrol with soldiers of the Iraqi Army. The 2-12 FAR, assigned to Fort Lewis, Wash., is on a 15-month tour to Iraq. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Taylor (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071002-N-9500T-061.jpg)


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PERSIAN GULF (Oct. 13, 2007) - Landing Craft Unit 1653, attached to Marine Expeditionary Unit 22, prepares to embark aboard dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is underway for a scheduled deployment conducting maritime operations as part of the Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tristan Miller (RELEASED) Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071013-N-5307M-031.jpg)


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PERSIAN GULF (Oct. 10, 2007) - A landing craft personnel large boat pulls away from amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is underway for a scheduled deployment conducting maritime operations as part of Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William S. Parker (RELEASED)Download HiRes (http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/071010-N-5642P-019.jpg)


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AL ANBAR PROVINCE, Iraq (Oct. 7, 2007) - U.S. service members attached to 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team (3-1-1 MiTT), watch from a humvee as a weapons cache is disposed of near Lake Thar Thar during Operation Sattar. 3-1-1 MiTT is deployed with Multi-National Forces-West in support of Op