US Military Pictures thread

[bd popeye]

Post your pics of the US military here!

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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]

Originally Posted by bd popeye

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 ?

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....e=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/photo...-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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

[jwangyue]

Originally Posted by bd popeye

US Navy Admiral Arleigh Burke

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/h54900.jpg

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/i...000/k18291.jpg

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

[bd popeye]

Originally Posted by jwangyue

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...

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