Todays Photos - Friday 24th February 2012

[Ceriy]

Great photos today, thanks.

56th Detached Helicopter unit in Liberia.

[bd popeye]

Great pix posted by all!..but Vor33.. I here by Knight you as the greatest picture poster of all time!




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CARACOL, Haiti (Feb. 22, 2012) Constructionman 3rd Class Castro Amoakoh, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 23, embarked aboard High Speed Vessel (HSV 2) Swift, sands the blackboard in a classroom at the National School of Caracol. NMCB-23 and the Indonesian Military Engineering Contingent are working at the school as part of a subject matter expert exchange to make structural repairs and refurbish a roof and classrooms. NMCB-23 is supporting HSV-Southern Partnership Station 2012, a deployment of U.S Naval assets in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan B. Owens/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 demonstrates how search and rescue sailors operate during an air power demonstration for tiger cruise participants aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) Sailors prepare to launch an F/A-18C Hornet from the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released)

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EL CENTRO, Calif. (Feb. 23, 2012) Members of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform a diamond formation maneuver over Naval Air Facility El Centro during a practice flight. The Blue Angels start the 2012 show season at the Naval Air Facility El Centro Air Show March 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachel McMarr/Released)

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NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (Feb. 22, 2012) Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Levin flies F-35B test aircraft BF-2 with external weapons pylons for the first time. The test measured flying qualities with external pylons, inert AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles and centerline 25 mm gun pod. The F-35B is the U.S. Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, capable of short takeoffs and vertical landings for use on amphibious ships or expeditionary airfields to provide air power to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. The F-35B is undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River before delivery to the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Andy Wolfe/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 prepares to launch from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR (Feb. 18, 2012) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Joshua Haag, right, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), reenlists during a group reenlistment at the USS Arizona Memorial. John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Feb. 21, 2012) Sailors prepare to man the rails on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the ship prepares to depart Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2012) An EA-6B Prowler from the Wizards of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 refuels in flight during a air demonstration for a tiger cruise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility while on a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 flies by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an air power demonstration. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Kidd (DDG 100), USS Dewey (DDG 105), and USS Pinckney (DDG 91) are underway in the Pacific Ocean with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 22, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jason Querido, assigned to the Air Department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), directs aircraft onto the waist catapults for launch. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

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Coastal Rangers prepare for the upcoming NATO exercise Cold Response

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The recruits at the 1st Marine Regiment enters the first phase of combat training

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[He219]

Nice pictures everybody!



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U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Equipment 2nd Class Blas Manzanares shows his hands are clear of the control panel as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Persian Gulf Feb. 22, 2012. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 were deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans, U.S. Navy/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 prepares to launch from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) Sailors prepare to launch an F/A-18C Hornet from the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 breaks the sound barrier during an air power demonstration for participants of a tiger cruise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) Two F/A-18 Super Hornets drop flares during an air power demonstration for participants of a tiger cruise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2012) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 fly in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an air power demonstration practice. John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) transits the Pacific Ocean as aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 perform a flyover in formation during an air power demonstration for Tiger Cruise. Mobile Bay, part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility while on a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 9 fly in formation during an air power demonstration for participants of a tiger cruise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 flies over tiger cruise families during an air power demonstration aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility while on a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released)

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The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Strait of Hormuz Feb. 16, 2012. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 were deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Grandin, U.S. Navy/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2012) An explosive ordnance disposal technician demonstrates fast roping to families during a tiger cruise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility while on a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Will Tyndall/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians demonstrate fast roping for participants of a tiger cruise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Crossley/Released)

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Retired U.S. Army Col. Bruce Crandall, a Medal of Honor recipient, prepares to fly in a South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division UH-1 Iroquois helicopter in Columbia, S.C., Feb. 17, 2012. The 193rd Infantry Brigade held Medal of Honor week at the installation to honor Army history and heroes and to give Medal of Honor recipients an opportunity to meet with Soldiers and observe training activities. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson, U.S. Air Force/Released)

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U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. David Rooks, an operations advisor with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team (ETT), determines target placement at the Shamshad target range in Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2012. Marine instructors assigned to the ETT concentrate on developing Afghan National Army noncommissioned officers as machine gun team leaders. (DoD photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

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An Afghan National Army commando platoon sergeant, left, teaches commandos how to clear an intersection at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2012. (DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Clayton Weis, U.S. Navy/Released)

[puska]

Happy Estonian Independence Day 24. Feb.

[CreepingDeath]

Nice pictures everybody!

I tip my hat off and show my big respect to this bad-ass. God Bless Him and his family.

Thanks for sharing everyone.

[hogdriver]

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Capt. Shawn Barrett, a pilot from the 191st Air Refueling Squadron, Utah Air National Guard completes the preflight check on a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker before a refueling mission with four A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs, from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, on Feb. 15, 2012. The 151st Air Refueling Wing routinely supports air operations across the western United States.

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Lt. Col. Brandon Taylor and Captain Shawn Barrett, a pilot from the 191st Air Refueling Squadron, Utah Air National Guard complete the preflight check on a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker before a refueling mission with four A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs, from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, on Feb. 15, 2012. The 151st Air Refueling Wing routinely supports air operations across the western United States.

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Lt. Col. Brandon Taylor and Capt. Shawn Barrett, a pilot from the 191st Air Refueling Squadron, Utah Air National Guard checks the weather before a refueling mission with four A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs, from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, on Feb. 15, 2012. The 151st Air Refueling Wing routinely supports air operations across the western United States.

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Four A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs, from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, receives refuel from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 151st Air Fueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard on Feb. 15, 2012.

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Four A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs, from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, receives refuel from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 151st Air Fueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard on Feb. 15, 2012.

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Four A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs, from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, receives refuel from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 151st Air Fueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard on Feb. 15, 2012.

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Four A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs, from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, receives refuel from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 151st Air Fueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard on Feb. 15, 2012.

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Four A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs, from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, receives refuel from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 151st Air Fueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard on Feb. 15, 2012.

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[churruca]

The two planes 'Hercules' C-130 of 31ª Wing Air Force who moved to Spain coins and other valuables of the frigate Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes have taken off at 6:15 (Spanish time) of McDill air Force Base in Tampa (Florida).

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"Fuel button....fuel button......no can't find it"

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[hogdriver]

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2/23/2012 - FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- By the time she was in fourth grade, young Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell knew she wanted to be a fighter pilot.
What the now-Air Force major didn't know, however, was that she would knock down a racial barrier by becoming the first black female fighter pilot.

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Maj. Shawna Kimbrell, first Air Force black female fighter pilot.

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Get that flag off the ground. I bet they are junior officers.

[churruca]

"Fuel button....fuel button......no can't find it"

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New Jersey-Terranova-Madrid.

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F-35B Test Flight With External Weapons


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How does the Gun Pod affect the Low Observable Characteristics of the aircraft ?? I would imagine there would be a significant change in Infra Red signature during and after firing the Cannon.???

[santana]

Gents, thanks God its Friday!!!!!!!!!!!

Carolina Cruz, Colombian Model

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Maria Clara Rodriquez, Another Colombian Model

[edi213009]

Today albanian army captain Feti Vogli was buried with ceremonial honors.He was the first albanian soldier fallen in combat operations,served in the special forces detachment operating in Kandahar.Was shot from behind by an Afgan Policeman and died immediately from wounds he received.Some pix.May he rest in piece and homecountry land be light to him.He'll never be forgotten!