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Today's Photos, Thursday - August 9th, 2012
First Raptor Supersonic AIM-9X Launch
The first AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile launch from an F-22 Raptor traveling at supersonic speeds was carried out on July 30, 2012, over the Sea Test Range at Point Mugu, Calif. The first launch of an AIM-9X from the F-22 was carried out in May 2012.
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Last edited by trikora88; 08-09-2012 at 12:48 AM.
40 miles south of me and I missed it...travesty really.
Exercise Pitch Black 2012
During a Pitch Black flying sortie, a F/A-18 Classic Hornet replenishes its fuel supply from a No. 33 Squadron KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport. Mid-Caption: The KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport is making its debut at a multi-national exercise during Exercise Pitch Black 12. Operated by No. 33 Squadron, the aircraft will fly from bases in Queensland to the exercise area in the Northern Territory to refuel aircraft using its hose-and-drogue refuelling pods, demonstrating its ability as a strategic tanker. The first two of five aircraft were delivered in mid-2011, and its participation in Pitch Black 12 will assist bringing the aircraft to Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in late 2012.
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Last edited by trikora88; 08-09-2012 at 04:20 AM.
Exercise Pitch Black 2012
An Indonesian Sukhoi Su-27 and a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Clasic Hornet Taxi past after completing an Exercise Pitch Black 2012 sortie. Mid-Caption: Exercise Pitch Black is a major multi-national biennial exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force, involving Offensive Counter Air and Offensive Air Support missions being flown at training ranges across the Northern Territory. Exercise Pitch Black 12 involves 2200 personnel and up to 94 aircraft from Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand and the United States.
An Indonesian Air Force Sukhoi SU-27 deploys a parachute during landing after an Exercise Pitch Black 2012 mission. Mid Caption Exercise Pitch Black is a major multi-national biennial exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force, involving Offensive Counter Air and Offensive Air Support missions being flown at training ranges across the Northern Territory. Exercise Pitch Black 12 involves 2200 personnel and up to 94 aircraft from Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand and the United States.
An Indonesian Air Force Sukhoi SU-27 touches its wheels down after an Exercise Pitch Black 2012 mission. Mid Caption Exercise Pitch Black is a major multi-national biennial exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force, involving Offensive Counter Air and Offensive Air Support missions being flown at training ranges across the Northern Territory. Exercise Pitch Black 12 involves 2200 personnel and up to 94 aircraft from Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand and the United States.
http://images.defence.gov.au/fotoweb...20black%202012Personnel recover the brake parachute from an Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker aircraft at RAAF Base Darwin following successful completion of a morning mission during Exercise Pitch Black 2012. Mid Caption: Exercise Pitch Black is a major multi-national biennial exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force, involving Offensive Counter Air and Offensive Air Support missions being flown at training ranges across the Northern Territory. Exercise Pitch Black 12 will be held from 27 July to 17 August 2012, and involve 2200 personnel and up to 94 aircraft from Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand and the United States.
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A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber aircraft flies over the Atlantic Ocean before refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft July 31, 2012. The B-1B Lancer is a multi-mission bomber, capable of carrying the largest payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the U.S. Air Force inventory. The KC-135 is assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, and the B-1B is assigned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)
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Paratroopers from U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft as part of Arctic Thunder Open House 2012 at Joint Base (JB) Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 29, 2012. Visitors from around Alaska came to JB Elmendorf to enjoy the performances and displays available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Percy G. Jones)
Awesome pix trikora88!
A Syrian Air Force fighter plane fires a rocket during an air strike in the village of Tel Rafat, some 37 km (23 miles) north of Aleppo, August 9, 2012. Syrian troops and rebels fought over the country's biggest city Aleppo as President Bashar al-Assad's key foreign backer Iran gathered ministers from like-minded states for talks on Thursday about how to end the conflict.
A Syrian Air Force fighter plane fires rockets during an air strike in the village of Tel Rafat, some 37 km (23 miles) north of Aleppo, August 9, 2012. Syrian troops and rebels fought over the country's biggest city Aleppo as President Bashar al-Assad's key foreign backer Iran gathered ministers from like-minded states for talks on Thursday about how to end the conflict.
Aerial view of the destroyer USS Edson as it is towed down the Saginaw River Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 toward Bay City. Hundreds of people lined the shore Tuesday to watch the arrival of the 418-foot destroyer that will be established as the centerpiece of a floating ship museum about 90 miles northwest of Detroit on the Saginaw River.
Aerial view of the destroyer USS Edson as it is towed down the Saginaw River Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 toward Bay City. Hundreds of people lined the shore Tuesday to watch the arrival of the 418-foot destroyer that will be established as the centerpiece of a floating ship museum about 90 miles northwest of Detroit on the Saginaw River.
Aerial view of the destroyer USS Edson as it is towed down the Saginaw River Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 toward Bay City. Hundreds of people lined the shore Tuesday to watch the arrival of the 418-foot destroyer that will be established as the centerpiece of a floating ship museum about 90 miles northwest of Detroit on the Saginaw River.
Aerial view of the destroyer USS Edson as it is towed down the Saginaw River Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 toward Bay City. Hundreds of people lined the shore Tuesday to watch the arrival of the 418-foot destroyer that will be established as the centerpiece of a floating ship museum about 90 miles northwest of Detroit on the Saginaw River.
Aerial view of the destroyer USS Edson as it is towed down the Saginaw River Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 toward Bay City. Hundreds of people lined the shore Tuesday to watch the arrival of the 418-foot destroyer that will be established as the centerpiece of a floating ship museum about 90 miles northwest of Detroit on the Saginaw River.
Aerial view of the destroyer USS Edson as it is towed down the Saginaw River Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012 toward Bay City. Hundreds of people lined the shore Tuesday to watch the arrival of the 418-foot destroyer that will be established as the centerpiece of a floating ship museum about 90 miles northwest of Detroit on the Saginaw River.
The USS Edson is towed down the Saginaw River to its temporary mooring position at at Wirt Stone Dock in Essexville, Mich. Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. The decommissioned Navy destroyedrwill serve as a floating museum at a permanent dock in Bay City.
Last edited by m4rs75; 08-09-2012 at 05:09 AM. Reason: more pics
^^^ Thanks m4rs75.
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A U.S. Marine Corps aircrew assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-2, perform pre-flight checks on an EA-6B Prowler at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, 2 August, 2012. In a fight where the enemy is updating their unconventional tactics, having a dedicated electronic warfare platform keeping watch over coalition forces can prove vital and the Marines of VMAQ-2 are well equipped to meet this mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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Sergeant Andrew Walker U.S. Marine Corps aircraft maintainer assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-2 stands-by during pre-flight checks at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, 2 August, 2012. In a fight where the enemy is updating their unconventional tactics, having a dedicated electronic warfare platform keeping watch over coalition forces can prove vital and the Marines of VMAQ-2 are well equipped to meet this mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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Marines assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-2 prepare an EA-6B Prowler for a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, 2 August, 2012. The Prowler is a long-range, all-weather aircraft with advanced electronic countermeasures capability. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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Marines assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-2 prepare an EA-6B Prowler for a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, 2 August, 2012. The Prowler is a long-range, all-weather aircraft with advanced electronic countermeasures capability. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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A U.S. Marine Corps aircrew assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-2, perform pre-flight checks on an EA-6B Prowler at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, 2 August, 2012. In a fight where the enemy is updating their unconventional tactics, having a dedicated electronic warfare platform keeping watch over coalition forces can prove vital and the Marines of VMAQ-2 are well equipped to meet this mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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Lance Corporal Calvin Spears, a Plane Captain with Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron-2, marshals an EA-6B Prowler at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, 2 August, 2012. VMAQ-2 supports coalition forces in Afghanistan by interrupting enemy electronic activity in the combat area. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
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A U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler taxis to the runway before a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, 2 August, 2012. The Prowler is a long-range, all-weather aircraft with advanced electronic countermeasures capability. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)
A soldier of the 1st Platoon Comanche Company of the US Army secures a hill at a checkpoint in the Combat Outpost Lakon in Buwri Tana District in the Khost Province on August 9, 2012.
A soldier of the 1st Platoon Comanche Company of the US Army stands at a checkpoint in the Combat Outpost Lakon in Buwri Tana District, Khost Province on August 9, 2012.
Members of the 1st Platoon Comanche Company of the US Army stand at a checkpoint in the Combat Outpost Lakon in Buwri Tana District, Khost Province on August 9, 2012.
A member of the 1st Platoon Comanche Company of the US Army pets a dog at a checkpoint in the Combat Outpost Lakon in Buwri Tana District, Khost Province on August 9, 2012.
A soldier of the 1st Platoon Comanche Company of the US Army watches from a checkpoint at the Combat Outpost Lakon in Buwri Tana District, Khost Province on August 9, 2012.
The Marine Corps League Color Guard leads the way on the Purple Heart Trail walk, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, during the annual Purple Heart Day Ceremony at the Duval County Veterans Memorial Wall and Purple Heart Trail on in Jacksonville, Fla.
Members of the Filipino-American Veterans' Society salute as the Marine Corps League Color Guard presents the colors, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, during the annual Purple Heart Day Ceremony at the Duval County Veterans Memorial Wall and Purple Heart Trail on in Jacksonville, Fla.
U.S. Marines of the 3rd Marine Regiment prepare to assault a building during training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii while participating in the multi-national military exercise RIMPAC on the island of Oahu in Kaneohe, Hawaii August 1,2012.
Hi Folks my brain and google fu are weak tonight can someone tell me what weapons these guys are using, I'm thinking of trying to do a model diorama along these lines.Originally Posted by m4rs75
thanks heaps
Excellent pix gents!
There's a problem with this site uploading photos today. I get that stupid message do you want to stay on this page. The next thing after you click on yes you get that server cannot be found. I always copy my post before I post..I managed to post by pasting my post in the quick reply.
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That wharf is in poor condition..that's being kind.
DETROIT, Mich. (Aug. 8, 2012) The future littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) into the Nicholson Terminal. Fort Worth sailed away from the Marinette Marine Corp. shipyard in Marinette, Wis., Aug. 7, beginning its maiden voyage to its commissioning site in Galveston, Texas, before heading to its eventual homeport of San Diego, Calif. Fort Worth is the third Littoral Combat Ship delivered to the Navy, and the second LCS of the steel, semi-planing monohull Freedom variant, and will be commissioned Sept. 22. (U.S. Navy photos by Mr. Christopher Johnson/Released)
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ARABIAN SEA (July 29, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Christopher Lewis, left, and Gunner'Äôs Mate 3rd Class Jeffrey Cavallo clean the feed tray of an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun during a weapons qualification shoot aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima, the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Morgan E. Dial/Released
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SEATTLE (Aug. 4, 2012) The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels perform over Lake Washington during the annual Seattle Seafair. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy M. Black/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2012) Capt. Dee L. Mewbourne, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), is strapped into a T45-C Goshawk training jet for his first and last flight from the ship before he changes command. Harry S. Truman is underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Donald R. White Jr./Released)
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ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 6, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus, right, meets aviation ordnancemen in a weapons magazine aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Pittman/Released)
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CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Aug. 7, 2012) Quartermaster Seaman William Gillaspie, assigned to the USS Constitution, throws a gasket line attached to Constitution's top sail over the yard on the main mast of the ship. Constitution Sailors routinely work to improve seamanship skills in preparation for possibly sailing the ship for the bicentennial of the War of 1812. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Achterling/Released)
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NORFOLK (Aug. 7, 2012) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Culley Pierce, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, walks with his wife Jessica and their son after he returned from an eight-month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln deployed as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. Following its arrival in Norfolk, the aircraft carrier will undergo a four-year refueling complex overhaul. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Antonio P. Turretto Ramos/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2012) Sailors test a rebuilt F/A-18 fighter jet engine on the fantail aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a jet engine test cell run. Harry S. Truman is underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lyle H. Wilkie III/Released)
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GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 8, 2012) A starboard beam view photograph of a dhow flying an Iranian-flag, taken from the USS James E. Williams (DDG 95). The James E. Williams rendered assistance to 10 Iranian mariners who had to abandon their burning vessel. James E. Williams is currently deployed as part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
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SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Aug. 6, 2012) Equipment Operator Constructionman Aaron Lynch, center, lays floor tile with members from the Cambodian army during an engineering civic action project at Kampung Kreng Health Center as part of Pacific Partnership 2012. Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission that brings together U.S. military personnel, host and partner nations, non-governmental organizations and international agencies to build stronger relationships and develop disaster response capabilities throughout the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Kristopher Radder/Released)
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Great photos already today.
What the hecks going on with this site lately? Keeps crashing.
exactly...Oh well.. hopefully admin is aware and shall fix the problem.
Nice pix guys!
This goes with the Su-25:
A Syrian Air Force fighter plane fires a rocket during an air strike in the village of Tel Rafat, some 37 km (23 miles) north of Aleppo, August 9, 2012. Syrian troops and rebels fought over the country's biggest city Aleppo as President Bashar al-Assad's key foreign backer Iran gathered ministers from like-minded states for talks on Thursday about how to end the conflict.
A Free Syrian Army fighter fires an anti-aircraft gun as a Syrian Air Force fighter bomber fires rockets during an air strike in the village of Tel Rafat, some 37 km (23 miles) north of Aleppo, August 9, 2012.
Men search for bodies under rubble of a house, destroyed by a Syrian Air force air strike, in a village of Tel Rafat, about 37 km north of Aleppo, August 8, 2012.
A general view shows a street after clashes between Free Syrian Army fighters and forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in Salah Edinne district in the centre of Aleppo August 8, 2012.
Free Syrian Army fighters clash with Syrian Army at Salah Edinne district, in the centre of Aleppo, August 7, 2012. Picture taken August 7, 2012.
A Free Syrian Army fighter aims with his rifle during clashes with Syrian Army in Salah Edinne district, in the centre of Aleppo, August 7, 2012. Picture taken August 7, 2012.
A member of the Free Syrian Army fighters poses near a destroyed tank after clashes with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at al-Rasten, near Homs, July 25, 2012. Picture taken July 25, 2012.
Lebanese policemen stand guard at the entrance of a residential building where former government minister Michel Samaha resides in Beirut on August 9, 2012. Lebanese security forces arrested Samaha, a former information minister who is considered close to Syria's embattled regime, on orders of the attorney general, a senior Lebanese official said.
Swiss Manuel Ruefener, left, and Swiss Peter Fluehmann, right, two of the three finders, pose next to the propeller of US warplane C-53 Skytrooper Dakota that crashed in 1946, on the Gauli glacier in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland, Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. Three young climbers discovered a propeller piece of the legendary airplane at the end of July 2012. The Dakota crash on the Gauli Glacier on Nov. 19, 1946 was a turning point in alpine rescue and an international media event. The aircraft, coming from Austria bound for Italy, collided with the Gauli glacier in poor visibility. On board were four crew members and eight passengers. Among the eight passengers were high-ranking officers of the U.S. armed forces with some of their relatives. Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities. The propeller will be transported to the near Gauli cabin.
Kathrin Glauser, Archaeologist of the Canton of Berne, photographs the find spot of the propeller of US warplane C-53 Skytrooper Dakota that crashed in 1946, seen in foreground, on the Gauli glacier in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland, Thursday Aug. 9, 2012.
Mountain rescuers recover the propeller of US warplane C-53 Skytrooper Dakota that crashed in 1946, on the Gauli glacier in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland, Thursday Aug. 9, 2012
This aerial photograph shows the Joint Task Force-Alaska Team from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Fort Wainwright recovering debris on Colony Glacier on Thursday, July 12, 2012 near Anchorage, Alaska. The team is continuing to remove debris on an Alaska glacier from an Air Force plane that crashed in 1952, killing all 52 people on board. The debris of the C-124 Globemaster was discovered June 10 by Alaska Army National Guardsmen flying a helicopter. The aircrew conducted aerial surveillance of the site to ensure it was aircraft debris before returning to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
This aerial photograph shows the Joint Task Force-Alaska Team from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Fort Wainwright recovering debris on Colony Glacier on Thursday, July 12, 2012 near Anchorage, Alaska. The team is continuing to remove debris on an Alaska glacier from an Air Force plane that crashed in 1952, killing all 52 people on board. The debris of the C-124 Globemaster was discovered June 10 by Alaska Army National Guardsmen flying a helicopter. The aircrew conducted aerial surveillance of the site to ensure it was aircraft debris before returning to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
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