tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81520909389658427402024-03-12T20:55:13.457-07:00Military Fighter JetsA blog about Military aircrafts.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-52118616696770440812013-04-10T12:58:00.000-07:002013-04-10T13:09:30.171-07:00Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit ||<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">A B-2 Spirit bomber is prepared for a morning mission at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. The aircraft is from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Val Gempis)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0Ur15Yj9PA/UWW32Psa33I/AAAAAAAAAkg/mNnt80Pr4ro/s1600/110319-F-CJ989-120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Maintainers and crew chiefs, prepare B-2 Stealth Bombers for Operation Odyssey Dawn" border="0" height="450" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0Ur15Yj9PA/UWW32Psa33I/AAAAAAAAAkg/mNnt80Pr4ro/s640/110319-F-CJ989-120.jpg" title="Maintainers and crew chiefs, prepare B-2 Stealth Bombers for Operation Odyssey Dawn" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE Mo. 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, maintainers and crew chiefs, prepare B-2 Stealth Bombers for Operation Odyssey Dawn March 19, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston)(Released)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VHdmY0dMPOE/UWW4O1uFs3I/AAAAAAAAAko/PqKrXDdpyWg/s1600/100911-F-9429S-556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="An aircrew flies a B-2 Spirit over the airfield" border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VHdmY0dMPOE/UWW4O1uFs3I/AAAAAAAAAko/PqKrXDdpyWg/s640/100911-F-9429S-556.jpg" title="An aircrew flies a B-2 Spirit over the airfield" width="476" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">An aircrew flies a B-2 Spirit over the airfield as part of an aerial demonstration for the 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest Air Show Sept. 11, 2010, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The B-2 is assigned to Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EISUpFTQJmQ/UWW4wy2VjQI/AAAAAAAAAkw/dpfgY2u8VSY/s1600/090824-F-2616H-777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a B-2 Spirit for flight " border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EISUpFTQJmQ/UWW4wy2VjQI/AAAAAAAAAkw/dpfgY2u8VSY/s640/090824-F-2616H-777.jpg" title="Crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a B-2 Spirit for flight " width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare a B-2 Spirit for flight Aug. 24, 2009, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The B-2's primary mission is to attack time-critical targets early in a conflict to minimize an enemy's warfighting potential. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yhqShmbt16Y/UWW5C4lOc6I/AAAAAAAAAk4/x9wRdtqTnz4/s1600/080510-F-0986R-105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit in formation" border="0" height="374" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yhqShmbt16Y/UWW5C4lOc6I/AAAAAAAAAk4/x9wRdtqTnz4/s640/080510-F-0986R-105.jpg" title="B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit in formation" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Air Force Global Strike Command officials assumed responsibility for the Air Force's nuclear-capable bomber force, including the B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit shown here, Feb. 1, 2010. This action completes the step-by-step transfer of all Air Force long-range, nuclear-capable assets to the Air Force's newest major command. (U.S. Air Force photo)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Airmen 1st Class Patrick Holter (left) and Patrick Dixon start the high-five salute as they prepare to launch the first B-2 Spirit of the day Sept. 8, 2009, on the Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flightline. The Airmen are crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and work around the clock to stay prepared for real world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">A B-2 Spirit taxis down the flightline at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 22. Twenty B-2 bombers are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Two F-22 Raptors and a B-2 Spirit bomber deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean. The deployment to Andersen marks the first time F-22s and B-2s, the key strategic stealth assets in the Air Force inventory, deployed together outside the continental United States. (U.S Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">A B-2 Spirit is towed to a parking spot Feb. 12 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The B-2, from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is one of four bombers currently deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">A KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a B-2 Spirit Nov. 20 over the Pacific Ocean. The B-2 and KC-135 are deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to support U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence and theater security package operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Kimball)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">A B-2 Spirit II flies over the Air Force Memorial during a practice flight over the Oct. 13 in Arlington, Va. The memorial dedication ceremony will be held Oct. 14. An Air Force open house will be held near the Pentagon in conjunction with the dedication ceremony that will feature performances by the U.S. Air Force Band, the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard drill team, and a concert by country music performer LeeAnn Womack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gary R. Coppage)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Two B-2 Spirit bombers and four F-15E Strike Eagles are parked inside Hangar 1 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 6. The aircraft were moved into the hangar in preparation for a tropical storm that was expected to reach Guam that day. This was the first time the six aircraft had been parked in the hangar, proving to base officials that the hangar could accommodate the aircraft, and aiding in future tropical storm and typhoon planning. The two bombers are deployed to the 13th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo. The fighters are deployed to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Tech. Sgt. Mikal Canfield)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f0f4fa; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">General Ronald E. Keys, Air Combat Command commander, said the Air Force is looking to get a next-generation long-range bomber by 2018. The command is funded for a new bomber, he said during his presentation Sept. 26 at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington D.C. Meanwhile, the current bomber fleet, including this B-2 Spirit, flying over the St. Louis Arch, will continue to be a mainstay in the war on terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)</span></td></tr>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-17900921892115055242013-02-14T14:02:00.001-08:002013-02-14T14:02:54.500-08:00Grumman F-14 Tomcat <div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program following the collapse of the F-111B project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The F-14 was the first of the American teen-series fighters which were designed incorporating the experience of air combat against MiG fighters during the Vietnam War. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The F-14 first flew in December 1970 and made its first deployment in 1974 with the U.S. Navy aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), replacing the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The F-14 served as the U.S. Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor and tactical reconnaissance platform. In the 1990s, it added the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) pod system and began performing precision ground-attack missions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Tomcat was retired from the U.S. Navy's active fleet on 22 September 2006, having been supplanted by the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>As of 2012, the F-14 was only in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, having been exported to Iran in 1976, when the U.S. had amicable diplomatic relations with Iran's government</i>.</span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source</span></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">A plane captain conducts a daily inspection of his F-14D Tomcat that is assigned to the “Tomcatters” of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31). Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW 14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S.Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">An F-14D “Tomcat” assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) flies over the ship’s flight deck during Christmas morning flight operations. Constellation is on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Felix Garza Jr. </span></td></tr>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b-gldyEVuqU/UR03pwrvzvI/AAAAAAAAAg4/sgsG-Yfsxtg/s1600/021111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Flight Deck Director guides an F-14D “Tomcat” onto catapult one for its next catapult launch." border="0" height="456" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b-gldyEVuqU/UR03pwrvzvI/AAAAAAAAAg4/sgsG-Yfsxtg/s640/021111.jpg" title="Flight Deck Director guides an F-14D “Tomcat” onto catapult one for its next catapult launch." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">A Flight Deck Director guides an F-14D “Tomcat” assigned to Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) onto catapult one for its next catapult launch. VF-31 and other elements belonging to Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are flying combat missions over Southern Iraq in support of Operations Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Philip A. McDaniel. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Su7i5HREhu8/UR04C-glt6I/AAAAAAAAAhA/skv0882pt1Q/s1600/030103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A flight deck crewmember guides an F-14D “Tomcat” assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) onto one of four steam driven catapults on the ship’s flight deck." border="0" height="420" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Su7i5HREhu8/UR04C-glt6I/AAAAAAAAAhA/skv0882pt1Q/s640/030103.jpg" title="A flight deck crewmember guides an F-14D “Tomcat” assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) onto one of four steam driven catapults on the ship’s flight deck." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">A flight deck crewmember guides an F-14D “Tomcat” assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) onto one of four steam driven catapults on the ship’s flight deck. This is the last cruise for the Bounty Hunters, as their squadron will be decommissioned along with the Constellation after this deployment. Constellation is on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Richard Moore. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jn0bCV2fZ1E/UR042dNoO4I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/3ZmIAXwA1Vs/s1600/021129-N-2844M-043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="F-14D infligh with sunset behind it." border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jn0bCV2fZ1E/UR042dNoO4I/AAAAAAAAAhQ/3ZmIAXwA1Vs/s640/021129-N-2844M-043.jpg" title="F-14D infligh with sunset behind it." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">An F-14D “Tomcat” assigned to the “Tomcatters” of Fighter Squadron Thirty-One (VF-31), part of Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) conducts a combat mission in support of Operation Southern Watch. The “Tomcatters” and CVW-14 are aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during their regularly scheduled six-month deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Jim Muse.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TvEWZR0ZVaE/UR05c3BuhsI/AAAAAAAAAhg/4GNP99wbz2Y/s1600/030413-N-0295M-004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hanger Deck Crew move a F-14D Tomcat" border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TvEWZR0ZVaE/UR05c3BuhsI/AAAAAAAAAhg/4GNP99wbz2Y/s640/030413-N-0295M-004.jpg" title="Hanger Deck Crew move a F-14D Tomcat" width="454" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">Hanger Deck Crew move a F-14D Tomcat assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) onto one of four aircraft elevators aboard USS Constellation (CV 64). Constellation and Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VKhwUs08Awc/UR05u3m5_aI/AAAAAAAAAho/LPtrhW4fQ9Q/s1600/030513-N-0295M-017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="F-14D makes a high-speed turn in full afterburner while passing by the USS Constellation." border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VKhwUs08Awc/UR05u3m5_aI/AAAAAAAAAho/LPtrhW4fQ9Q/s640/030513-N-0295M-017.jpg" title="F-14D makes a high-speed turn in full afterburner while passing by the USS Constellation." width="490" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;"> At sea with USS Constellation (CV 64) May 13, 2003 -- During a rehearsal for Constellation's upcoming Tiger Cruise, an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) makes a high-speed turn in full afterburner while passing by the Constellation. Constellation and Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are returning to homeport following their deployment in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2mrsDWUqv_I/UR06BDDHTeI/AAAAAAAAAhw/MGJPQYJ890M/s1600/031114-N-6213R-139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="An F-14D Tomcat ignites its after burners following a launch from the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis" border="0" height="418" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2mrsDWUqv_I/UR06BDDHTeI/AAAAAAAAAhw/MGJPQYJ890M/s640/031114-N-6213R-139.jpg" title="An F-14D Tomcat ignites its after burners following a launch from the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) ignites its after burners following a launch from the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pe8mG4kl3vo/UR06aOKnMEI/AAAAAAAAAh4/r2OUmuAkydY/s1600/031115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="F-14D Tomcat makes an arrested landing aboard USS John C. Stennis" border="0" height="328" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pe8mG4kl3vo/UR06aOKnMEI/AAAAAAAAAh4/r2OUmuAkydY/s640/031115.jpg" title=" F-14D Tomcat makes an arrested landing aboard USS John C. Stennis" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) makes an arrested landing aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tb3fb5prnGk/UR06wvfUO3I/AAAAAAAAAiA/rXIa7Lv6CwQ/s1600/021116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A pair of F-14D Tomcats flyby with the text "Go Navy" "Beat Army" on top of the wings." border="0" height="460" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tb3fb5prnGk/UR06wvfUO3I/AAAAAAAAAiA/rXIa7Lv6CwQ/s640/021116.jpg" title="A pair of F-14D Tomcats flyby with the text "Go Navy" "Beat Army" on top of the wings." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">A pair of F-14D Tomcats assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) conduct a fly-by of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV 64) with special messages for the upcoming Army vs. Navy Football Game. Constellation and Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently on deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Daniel J. McLain. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Dustin Wolfe, of Indianapolis, Ill., completes a pre-flight check on an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class J. Scott Campbell.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) sits on the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the setting sun silhouettes the jet. Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently participating in Exercise Northern Edge while on a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jayme Pastoric</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TApNXui_Eo4/UR078NzViDI/AAAAAAAAAiY/SoTd1hTEuYo/s1600/030518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="F-14D Tomcat pulls out of a dive." border="0" height="456" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TApNXui_Eo4/UR078NzViDI/AAAAAAAAAiY/SoTd1hTEuYo/s640/030518.jpg" title="F-14D Tomcat pulls out of a dive." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) pulls out of a dive after a practice 20mm gun-strafing demonstration pass for the upcoming "Tiger Cruise," to be held aboard USS Constellation (CV 64). Constellation and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CNpBgN4znsY/UR08WIB6AEI/AAAAAAAAAig/KhCSNskmsOc/s1600/040926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The sun sets behind a pair of F-14D Tomcats assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31)" border="0" height="422" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CNpBgN4znsY/UR08WIB6AEI/AAAAAAAAAig/KhCSNskmsOc/s640/040926.jpg" title="The sun sets behind a pair of F-14D Tomcats assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31)" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">The sun sets behind a pair of F-14D Tomcats assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) as they are prepared to be sent down to the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently participating in a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the "Grim Reapers" of Fighter Squadron One Zero One (VF-101), conducts a high-speed flyby causing vapor to form during its tactical flight demonstration at the 2005 Naval Air Station Oceana Air Show. The last F-14 Tomcat flight demonstration will be flown at the air show as the aircraft is phased-out of the Navy’s inventory. The air show, held Sept. 16-18th, showcased civilian and military aircraft from the Nation's armed forces, which provided many flight demonstrations and static displays. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the “Blacklions” of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), conducts aerial refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender during a mission over the Persian Gulf. VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Scott Timmester </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the “Blacklions” of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), holds in the landing pattern with its tailhook down after conducting a late evening mission over the Persian Gulf region. VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Scott Timmester </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">An F-14D Tomcat, assigned to the “Blacklions” of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf. VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Scott Timmester </span></td></tr>
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Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-16761809135937096732013-02-11T03:22:00.000-08:002013-02-11T03:22:42.945-08:00McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">McDonnell Douglas</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"><b> </b>(now </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="Boeing">Boeing</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">) </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">F/A-18 Hornet</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> is a twin-engine </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersonic" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="Supersonic">supersonic</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">, all-weather </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-based_aircraft" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="Carrier-based aircraft">carrier</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">-capable </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multirole_combat_aircraft" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="Multirole combat aircraft">multirole fighter</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> jet, designed to </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfight" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="Dogfight">dogfight</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_aircraft" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="Attack aircraft">attack ground targets</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> (F/A </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system">designation</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> for Fighter/Attack). Designed by</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="McDonnell Douglas">McDonnell Douglas</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Corporation" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="Northrop Corporation">Northrop</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">, the F/A-18 was derived from the latter's </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YF-17" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="Northrop YF-17">YF-17</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> in the 1970s for use by the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="United States Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">. The Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Angels" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: initial;" title="Blue Angels">Blue Angels</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">, since 1986.</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source</span></a></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet maneuvers in position behind a KC-10 Extender Nov. 25, 2010, during air refueling operations over the mountains of Afghanistan. The KC-10 is assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in support of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- A Navy F/A-18 Hornet gets ready to taxi here. Two Navy Hornet squadrons are visiting Osan for a joint training exercise with local F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt II units. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Stacie Shafran)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F/A-18 Hornet from the Navy's Blue Angels stands by to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Alaska on Aug. 14. The Blue Angels team had performed at an air show at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Anthony Nelson Jr.)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fjVHVJntv_E/URQCL6BJJaI/AAAAAAAAAeA/xtLmFjk5qgs/s1600/070806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Five Navy F-18 Hornets from the Naval Air Station's Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans" border="0" height="442" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fjVHVJntv_E/URQCL6BJJaI/AAAAAAAAAeA/xtLmFjk5qgs/s640/070806.JPG" title="Five Navy F-18 Hornets from the Naval Air Station's Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Navy F-18 Hornets from the Naval Air Station's Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans arrive to take part in the Valiant Shield exercise Aug. 6 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. During the exercise being held Aug. 6 to 13, Airmen will participate in integrated joint training with Navy and Coast Guard forces. Andersen AFB will also be the beddown location for approximately 64 Air Force and 29 Navy aircraft, plus transient aircraft, during Valiant Shield. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Miranda Moorer)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Navy F-18 Hornets from the Naval Air Station's Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans arrive to take part in the Valiant Shield exercise Aug. 6 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets deploy heat flares during a combat patrol over Afghanistan Dec. 15. Trust between joint terminal attack controllers and pilots serves as an important aspect of close-air support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Airmen look over a load plan as they prepare to load an F/A-18 Super Hornet onto a C-5 Galaxy on Aug. 18, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. This marked the first time a U.S. fighter jet had been successfully loaded into a cargo aircraft for transport back to the U.S. The Airmen are assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at Kandahar Airfield and the 22nd Airlift Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Carbajal)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Kansas Air National Guard's 190th Air Refueling Wing prepares to refuel Navy F/A-18 Hornets over Wake Island during an escort mission from Japan to the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ben Fulton)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Four U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets approach a KC-10 Extender for refueling Nov. 25, 2010, over the mountains of Afghanistan. The KC-10 Extender is deployed with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in support of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn at an air base in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OVER THE PERSIAN GULF -- An F/A-18C Hornet receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat mission here April 20. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Don Berry)</span></td></tr>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-30283190203735655802013-02-09T04:03:00.001-08:002013-02-09T04:03:15.688-08:00Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit - Stealth Bomber<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> (also known as the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Stealth Bomber</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">) is an American </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_bomber" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: initial;" title="Strategic bomber">strategic bomber</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, featuring low observable </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealth_aircraft" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: initial;" title="Stealth aircraft">stealth</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> technology designed for penetrating dense </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: initial;" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">anti-aircraft defenses</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">; it is able to deploy both</span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_weapons" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: initial;" title="Conventional weapons">conventional</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: initial;" title="Nuclear weapon">nuclear weapons</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">. The bomber has a crew of two and can drop up to eighty 500 lb (230 kg)-class </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: initial;" title="Joint Direct Attack Munition">JDAM</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: initial;" title="GPS">GPS</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">-guided bombs, or sixteen 2,400 lb (1,100 kg) </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B83_nuclear_bomb" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: initial;" title="B83 nuclear bomb">B83 nuclear bombs</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">. The B-2 is the only aircraft that can carry large air-to-surface </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standoff_missile" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: initial;" title="Standoff missile">standoff weapons</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> in a stealth configuration.</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-2_Spirit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Source</span></a></span><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IXeEdoWwRxM/URQHN12nO1I/AAAAAAAAAe4/H6PXSq03mg8/s1600/021105.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="B-2 Spirit in air front view" border="0" height="438" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IXeEdoWwRxM/URQHN12nO1I/AAAAAAAAAe4/H6PXSq03mg8/s640/021105.jpg" title="B-2 Spirit in air front view" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OVER KANSAS -- The B-2 Spirit bomber is a revolutionary blending of low-observable technologies with high aerodynamic efficiency and large payload gives the B-2 important advantages over existing bombers. Its unrefueled range is approximately 6,000 nautical miles. Many aspects of the low-observability process remain classified; however, the B-2's composite materials, special coatings and flying-wing design all contribute to its "stealthiness." (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Olsen)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- B-2 Spirit bombers taxi down the runway in preparation for the largest insertion of bombers since the Viet Nam conflict. This flight will mark the official beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Janice Cannon)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-adcSR7tDGuo/URQH-KZl-YI/AAAAAAAAAfI/o4Wp4lXPI8k/s1600/030325-F-6670D-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The "Spirit of Missouri" approaches the runway." border="0" height="282" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-adcSR7tDGuo/URQH-KZl-YI/AAAAAAAAAfI/o4Wp4lXPI8k/s640/030325-F-6670D-002.jpg" title="The "Spirit of Missouri" approaches the runway." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">The "Spirit of Missouri" approaches the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The B-2 bomber is returning from a combat sortie supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Francis M. Dupuis)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-obwl0eKqz3o/URQIaApZKTI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/V_bDy12u2uo/s1600/030402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="B-2 taxi on the ground." border="0" height="416" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-obwl0eKqz3o/URQIaApZKTI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/V_bDy12u2uo/s640/030402.jpg" title="B-2 taxi on the ground." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Airman First Class Angel Unate (left) and Senior Airman Alex Rodriquez wait to chalk the front gear of their B-2, the "Spirit of Kitty Hawk," as it taxis to final parking at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Both airmen are red flight crew chiefs of the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and will recover the bomber after it's combat mission over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Nixon)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qJLWhIYFMME/URQI3utFyFI/AAAAAAAAAfY/VpCriQdNQ14/s1600/030327-F-7203T-006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A B-2 Spirit, returning from a mission over Iraq, takes on fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker" border="0" height="358" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qJLWhIYFMME/URQI3utFyFI/AAAAAAAAAfY/VpCriQdNQ14/s640/030327-F-7203T-006.jpg" title="A B-2 Spirit, returning from a mission over Iraq, takes on fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A B-2 Spirit, returning from a mission over Iraq, takes on fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Indian Ocean on March 27. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGlaYUZiSzU/URQJPcj2egI/AAAAAAAAAfg/SN5MQF0191w/s1600/030905-F-9999C-222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A B-2 Spirit drops 32 inert Joint Direct Attack bombs." border="0" height="440" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGlaYUZiSzU/URQJPcj2egI/AAAAAAAAAfg/SN5MQF0191w/s640/030905-F-9999C-222.jpg" title="A B-2 Spirit drops 32 inert Joint Direct Attack bombs." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- A B-2 Spirit drops 32 inert Joint Direct Attack Munitions Aug. 27 at the Utah Testing and Training Range here.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PfDH56XHJOw/URQJjzdhM4I/AAAAAAAAAfo/IEjRkNTB5pk/s1600/030818-F-0000X-007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The B-2 Spirit " border="0" height="392" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PfDH56XHJOw/URQJjzdhM4I/AAAAAAAAAfo/IEjRkNTB5pk/s640/030818-F-0000X-007.jpg" title="The B-2 Spirit " width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represents a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0F_TrCn7WgY/URQJ0PADcDI/AAAAAAAAAfw/_SggGiHNvGo/s1600/031021-F-3356N-010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tech. Sgt. Kevin Ponton examines the wing surface of a B-2 Spirit Bomber" border="0" height="416" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0F_TrCn7WgY/URQJ0PADcDI/AAAAAAAAAfw/_SggGiHNvGo/s640/031021-F-3356N-010.jpg" title="Tech. Sgt. Kevin Ponton examines the wing surface of a B-2 Spirit Bomber" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Tech. Sgt. Kevin Ponton examines the wing surface of a B-2 Spirit Bomber here Oct. 21. Ponton is a structural maintenance technician from the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. He and several other Whiteman airmen were here for a Red Flag exercise. The exercise allows combat aircrews to train in a simulated-war environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael R. Nixon)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- A B-2 Spirit bomber sits on the ramp here Oct 28. The bomber is from the 509th Bomb Wing from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. B-2 aircraft and people from Whiteman were participating in exercise Red Flag 04-01. Red Flags are war exercises that allow combat aircrews training in the most realistic simulated war environment possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael R. Nixon)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN -- A B-2 Spirit bomber refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker here during a deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The bomber deployed as part of a rotation that has provided U.S. Pacific Command officials a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region, enhancing regional security and the U.S. commitment to the Western Pacific. The Spirit is from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo. The Stratotanker is assigned to the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A B-2 Spirit and F-15E Strike Eagles fly in formation across the Pacific Ocean. The deployed fighters and bomber represent Pacific Air Force's projection of Global Strike and resolve for U.S. allies in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN -- A B-2 Spirit soars through the sky after a refueling mission here May 2. The B-2 is assigned to the 393rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The bomber is currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, as part of a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)</span></td></tr>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-50147156469692087942013-02-06T13:12:00.000-08:002013-02-06T13:12:20.438-08:00F-15 Strike Eagle<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A crew chief from the 159th Air National Guard, LA maintenance crew preflights a F-15 fighter jet on Oct. 23, 2002 for Exercise Cope Snapper 2002. Held at NAS Key West Florida, Exercise Cope Snapper 02 is a multi-aircraft exercise that engages dissimilar air combat training with on fighter data link and joint operations with the Navy. The members involved in Cope Snapper consist of the 159th Fighter Wing's, Louisiana F-15 fighters, the 169th McEntire, SC Air National Guard's F-16 fighter jets, maintenance crews, and the Navy's F-18s and F-14 fighter jets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-15C from the 67th Fighter Squadron refuels in flight from a KC-135R, from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, June 28, 2001, while on a routine training mission over the Pacific ocean. Both units are stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Marvice Krause)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN -- An F-15C from the 67th Fighter Squadron prepares to refuel in flight from a KC-135R, from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, June 28, 2001, while on a routine training mission over the Pacific ocean. Both units are stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Marvice Krause)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kpb1zC8bF6M/URLCOk_z8pI/AAAAAAAAAbA/6c_2SEQIdr4/s1600/021105-O-9999G-041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A pair of F-15E Strike Eagles, fly over the pyramids." border="0" height="420" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Kpb1zC8bF6M/URLCOk_z8pI/AAAAAAAAAbA/6c_2SEQIdr4/s640/021105-O-9999G-041.jpg" title="A pair of F-15E Strike Eagles, fly over the pyramids. " width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> A pair of F-15E Strike Eagles, fly over the pyramids. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Scott McKeever)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cKIwhqVNjkc/URLCiv33rCI/AAAAAAAAAbI/1XwrEhqwJ9M/s1600/961024-F-5872L-026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A row of F-15s sits on the ramp." border="0" height="428" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cKIwhqVNjkc/URLCiv33rCI/AAAAAAAAAbI/1XwrEhqwJ9M/s640/961024-F-5872L-026.jpg" title="A row of F-15s sits on the ramp." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A row of F-15s sits on the ramp here. The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. The single-seat F-15C and two-seat F-15D models entered the Air Force inventory beginning in 1979. (U.S. Air Force photo)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6wPRyEWjIW4/URLDGZBoxSI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/92SDDN1LZQ0/s1600/030321-F-0365G-003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="F-15E upclose and personal" border="0" height="412" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6wPRyEWjIW4/URLDGZBoxSI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/92SDDN1LZQ0/s640/030321-F-0365G-003.jpg" title="F-15E upclose and personal" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A crew chief from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares an F-15E Strike Eagle for a mission at a forward-deployed location on March 21, 2003. The Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson A.F.B., are deployed in support of current operations in the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xPw1UCQe5o0/URLDjS0kmiI/AAAAAAAAAbY/qXONZv1BXQY/s1600/030403-F-8966D-011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Maintainers work on a F-15E Strike Eagle." border="0" height="416" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xPw1UCQe5o0/URLDjS0kmiI/AAAAAAAAAbY/qXONZv1BXQY/s640/030403-F-8966D-011.jpg" title="Maintainers work on a F-15E Strike Eagle." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron maintainers work on a F-15E Strike Eagle. The 336th EFS is deployed to a location supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The maintanence crews work around the clock to ensure every aircraft is ready for the next mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Donovan)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WYetqlo5n7Y/URLEMgdTdqI/AAAAAAAAAbg/bDjl7o8G7VA/s1600/030530-F-7169B-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="F-15J takes off with full afterburners." border="0" height="450" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WYetqlo5n7Y/URLEMgdTdqI/AAAAAAAAAbg/bDjl7o8G7VA/s640/030530-F-7169B-001.jpg" title="F-15J takes off with full afterburners." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- A Japanese air self-defense force F-15J takes off for a familiarization training mission here May 30. The Japanese are in Alaska for Cooperative Cope Thunder, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored air-combat training exercise set for June 5 to 20. Cope Thunder represents the first time the Japanese have deployed F-15 aircraft to North America for an exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- An F-15E Strike Eagle waits at the end of the runway here before taking off for a deployment supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. William Greer)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rv7vgvUmHO4/URLFJFvzMUI/AAAAAAAAAbw/QVnbVhvYvqw/s1600/030919-F-0000S-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="75 F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., are waiting out Hurricane Isabel on a runway here." border="0" height="434" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rv7vgvUmHO4/URLFJFvzMUI/AAAAAAAAAbw/QVnbVhvYvqw/s640/030919-F-0000S-001.jpg" title="75 F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., are waiting out Hurricane Isabel on a runway here." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Seventy-five F-15E Strike Eagles from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., are waiting out Hurricane Isabel on a runway here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eddie Edge)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Scott Lemak (left) guides a vehicle operator as Senior Airman Nicholas Surita (center) and Staff Sgt. Maurice Williams help remove an M-61A1 gun from an F-15E Strike Eagle. The airmen are deployed from the 494th Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. Lemak is a weapons flight chief, Surita is a weapons loader, and Williams is a weapons-load team chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. William J. Sharp)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q27ibI8RZdY/URLF_-IQxVI/AAAAAAAAAcA/Fe3PtjnmabA/s1600/031026-F-0848C-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="An F-15 Eagle from the 12th Fighter Squadron here prepares to taxi out." border="0" height="416" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q27ibI8RZdY/URLF_-IQxVI/AAAAAAAAAcA/Fe3PtjnmabA/s640/031026-F-0848C-001.jpg" title="An F-15 Eagle from the 12th Fighter Squadron here prepares to taxi out." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">LMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- An F-15 Eagle from the 12th Fighter Squadron here prepares to taxi out for a real world deployment Oct. 26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Adrian Cadiz)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 391st Fighter Squadron here, takes off for an early morning sortie during an Operational Readiness Inspection on Oct. 17. The 366th FW was evaluated on how well it responded to crisis, employed forces, provided mission support and survived and operated in hostile environments. ORIs are conducted to evaluate the ability of units with a wartime or contingency mission to conduct assigned operational missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis)</span></td></tr>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-25172535605050354932013-02-05T11:16:00.000-08:002013-02-06T05:53:24.149-08:00B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bomber<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pt3YKginyQA/URFSr4XfUPI/AAAAAAAAAXs/A1iGNG496hE/s1600/990326-F-8138F-004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England -- Three B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., taxi to the runway here" border="0" height="298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pt3YKginyQA/URFSr4XfUPI/AAAAAAAAAXs/A1iGNG496hE/s640/990326-F-8138F-004.jpg" title="ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England -- Three B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., taxi to the runway here" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England -- Three B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., taxi to the runway here. The B-52s are forward deployed to RAF Fairford to support NATO Operation Allied Force. The B-52s have been launching missiles in support of allied NATO air strikes. Air Combat Command's B-52 is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions. (U.S. Air Force photo)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1s54lL2qUaQ/URFS5GbbAwI/AAAAAAAAAX0/EgH8IMkDA98/s1600/981209-F-4190S-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="British Indian Island Territory -- A B-52H Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron from above over sea." border="0" height="410" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1s54lL2qUaQ/URFS5GbbAwI/AAAAAAAAAX0/EgH8IMkDA98/s640/981209-F-4190S-002.jpg" title="British Indian Island Territory -- A B-52H Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron from above over sea." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Island Territory -- A B-52H Stratofortress from the 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., deployed to the 2nd Air Expeditionary Group, Naval Station Diego Garcia, drops away after air refueling. The 96th Bomb Squadron and support personnel from the 2d Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, are deployed in support of Desert Thunder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sarah E. Shaw)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SNrrOBlZd-s/URFTbunB0oI/AAAAAAAAAX8/YXka8x4wyOs/s1600/030324-F-7203T-007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Indian Ocean." border="0" height="416" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SNrrOBlZd-s/URFTbunB0oI/AAAAAAAAAX8/YXka8x4wyOs/s640/030324-F-7203T-007.jpg" title="A B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Indian Ocean." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- A B-52 Stratofortress receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Indian Ocean. The KC-135 crew is from the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., and is deployed to the 405th Air Expeditionary Wing to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UfXXG6ePy6M/URFTt0ET1WI/AAAAAAAAAYE/-s2puwqRTsg/s1600/030404-F-7194F-008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Inside B-52 Stratofortress cockpit during refueling from KC-135 tanker." border="0" height="420" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UfXXG6ePy6M/URFTt0ET1WI/AAAAAAAAAYE/-s2puwqRTsg/s640/030404-F-7194F-008.jpg" title="Inside B-52 Stratofortress cockpit during refueling from KC-135 tanker." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Capt. Jason McNutt maneuvers his B-52 Stratofortress into position beneath a KC-135 Stratotanker for aerial refueling. The B-52 bomber crew from the 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron dropped 45 500-pound bombs on targets in Iraq on April 4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A B-52 Stratofortress deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La. lands here April 2, 2003. Aircraft and personnel are deplyed here in support of the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing's mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christina M. Rumsey)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S6GLfKQqD-4/URFUV0EporI/AAAAAAAAAYU/t_a1Fg2vJ-M/s1600/031031-F-2351T-137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A B-52 Stratofortress taxis down the runway while another B-52 takes of in the background." border="0" height="416" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S6GLfKQqD-4/URFUV0EporI/AAAAAAAAAYU/t_a1Fg2vJ-M/s640/031031-F-2351T-137.jpg" title="A B-52 Stratofortress taxis down the runway while another B-52 takes of in the background." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- B-52 Stratofortress bombers surge from the flightline here in response to an exercise Oct. 31, despite a winter storm that passed through the area. The storm reduced temperatures to 26 degrees, and dropped six inches of snow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brandy Turner)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9VNbvDbdMbQ/URFUtpKGNzI/AAAAAAAAAYc/CrGRUe9EFck/s1600/041105-O-9999G-012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A B-52H Stratofortress drops a load of M-117 750-pound bombs." border="0" height="506" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9VNbvDbdMbQ/URFUtpKGNzI/AAAAAAAAAYc/CrGRUe9EFck/s640/041105-O-9999G-012.jpg" title="A B-52H Stratofortress drops a load of M-117 750-pound bombs." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OVER NEVADA -- A B-52H Stratofortress drops a load of M-117 750-pound bombs during a training run here. During Desert Storm, B-52s delivered 40 percent of all the weapons dropped by coalition forces. The first Gulf War saw the longest strike mission in the history of aerial warfare when B-52s took off from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., launched conventional air-launched cruise missiles and returned to Barksdale -- a 35-hour, non-stop combat mission. (U.S. Air Force photo)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Capt. Jeremiah Baldwin (left), a pilot, and 1st Lt Bentley Brooks, a co-pilot, conduct a preflight check in their B-52 Stratofortress here. Six B-52s and about 300 support people from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., are the first to deploy here following the decision to station a rotating bomber force here. Both Airmen are from the 23rd Bomb Squadron at Minot AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-haKcB_XADTg/URFVs8znWdI/AAAAAAAAAY0/NwSZ0TOFUfw/s1600/041119-F-0000W-444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" NASA's B-52B launch aircraft cruises to a test range here carrying an X-43A hypersonic research aircraft attached to a Pegasus rocket." border="0" height="510" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-haKcB_XADTg/URFVs8znWdI/AAAAAAAAAY0/NwSZ0TOFUfw/s640/041119-F-0000W-444.jpg" title=" NASA's B-52B launch aircraft cruises to a test range here carrying an X-43A hypersonic research aircraft attached to a Pegasus rocket." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN -- NASA's B-52B launch aircraft cruises to a test range here carrying an X-43A hypersonic research aircraft attached to a Pegasus rocket Nov. 16. It was taken to launch altitude by the aircraft from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. About an hour later the Pegasus booster was released from the B-52 to accelerate the X-43A to its intended speed of Mach 10. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration photo by Carla Thomas)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xBw9fPEQ2XY/URFWCz262bI/AAAAAAAAAY8/bFCcIuYtLxU/s1600/060202-F-6809H-100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Munitions on display infront of a B-52 to show the full capabilities of the B-52 Stratofortress." border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xBw9fPEQ2XY/URFWCz262bI/AAAAAAAAAY8/bFCcIuYtLxU/s640/060202-F-6809H-100.jpg" title="Munitions on display infront of a B-52 to show the full capabilities of the B-52 Stratofortress." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFPN) -- Munitions on display show the full capabilities of the B-52 Stratofortress. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert J. Horstman)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H0Gga-M-5T8/URFWcadHOnI/AAAAAAAAAZE/4QH-_I4pjzc/s1600/060413-F-0000G-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A B-52 Stratofortress takes off." border="0" height="348" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H0Gga-M-5T8/URFWcadHOnI/AAAAAAAAAZE/4QH-_I4pjzc/s640/060413-F-0000G-002.jpg" title="A B-52 Stratofortress takes off." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-52 Stratofortress takes off Wednesday, April 13, 2006, from a forward operating location in Southwest Asia. The B-52s are seeing increased operations tempo while providing close-air support for Operation Mountain Lion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kB3UzuyHhNI/URFWu4eqM2I/AAAAAAAAAZM/WItbrzYRUiw/s1600/060503-F-0000R-006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" B-52 Stratofortress over sea top view with bombs." border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kB3UzuyHhNI/URFWu4eqM2I/AAAAAAAAAZM/WItbrzYRUiw/s640/060503-F-0000R-006.jpg" title=" B-52 Stratofortress over sea top view with bombs." width="582" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-52 Stratofortress is on its way to a combat mission over Afghanistan. The B-52s provide close-air support for U.S. and coalition forces in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. John Rohrer)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-30dy53FHuvY/URFXUoyfvsI/AAAAAAAAAZU/OTt7JtHa3qs/s1600/070212-F-6256P-777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="B-52 Stratofortress on the runway, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base" border="0" height="416" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-30dy53FHuvY/URFXUoyfvsI/AAAAAAAAAZU/OTt7JtHa3qs/s640/070212-F-6256P-777.jpg" title="B-52 Stratofortress on the runway, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-52 Stratofortress deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, stands ready Feb. 12 for its next mission. Bombers deployed from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La., provide a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Don Perrien)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mTtme0v7Itc/URFXgFxPz9I/AAAAAAAAAZc/JVdyuKqTcyw/s1600/070201-F-6256P-106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A row of B-52 Stratofortresses." border="0" height="246" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mTtme0v7Itc/URFXgFxPz9I/AAAAAAAAAZc/JVdyuKqTcyw/s640/070201-F-6256P-106.jpg" title="A row of B-52 Stratofortresses." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A row of B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and Minot AFB, N.D., await their next mission on the flightline Feb. 1 at Andersen AFB, Guam. The different colored tail markings represent the individual squadrons each bomber is assigned to at their home station. Approximately 300 Airmen from Barksdale AFB arrived on Guam recently as part of a scheduled rotation of bomber units into the Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Don Perrien)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MdBD4mqU6y4/URFXyFCsd-I/AAAAAAAAAZk/e4Hup96nYUs/s1600/070814-N-8591H-178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A B-52 Stratofortress leads a formation of Air Force and Navy F-16 Fighting Falcons, F-15 Eagles, and F-18 Hornetst over the USS Kitty Hawk, USS Nimitz and USS John C. Stennis Strike Groups during Exercise Valiant Shield." border="0" height="364" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MdBD4mqU6y4/URFXyFCsd-I/AAAAAAAAAZk/e4Hup96nYUs/s640/070814-N-8591H-178.jpg" title="A B-52 Stratofortress leads a formation of Air Force and Navy F-16 Fighting Falcons, F-15 Eagles, and F-18 Hornetst over the USS Kitty Hawk, USS Nimitz and USS John C. Stennis Strike Groups during Exercise Valiant Shield." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-52 Stratofortress leads a formation of Air Force and Navy F-16 Fighting Falcons, F-15 Eagles, and F-18 Hornetst over the USS Kitty Hawk, USS Nimitz and USS John C. Stennis Strike Groups during Exercise Valiant Shield exercise Aug.14 in the Pacific. The forces participated in Valiant Shield, the largest joint exercise in the Pacific this year. Held in the Guam operating area, the exercise includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 servicemembers from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Jarod Hodge)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Air Force fighters, bombers, tankers and air control aircraft occupy the flightline at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The aircraft, deployed from several Air Force bases, are here to promote regional security and stability in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1St Class Cory Todd)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQxpttUWjvc/URFYnblwsaI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/gB-KnlGuqm0/s1600/081113-F-6911G-928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A B-52 Stratofortress flies high above the sea in the pacific." border="0" height="418" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQxpttUWjvc/URFYnblwsaI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/gB-KnlGuqm0/s640/081113-F-6911G-928.jpg" title="A B-52 Stratofortress flies high above the sea in the pacific." width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-52 Stratofortress flies a routine mission Nov. 12 over the Pacific Ocean. The B-52 is deployed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to Andersen AFB, Guam, and is part of a continuing operation of maintaining a bomber presence in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-52 Stratofortress flies April 20, 2011, during an eight-hour sortie to practice bomb-dropping sequences and aerial refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andy M. Kin)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-52 Stratofortress lands at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 30, 2011, after a sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael J. Veloz)</span></td></tr>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-50073709149663054052013-01-22T14:31:00.003-08:002013-02-06T05:57:15.895-08:00Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">The SR-71 flies at more than three times the speed of sound at altitudes in excess of 80,000 feet (approximately 15 miles high); for example, three times the speed of sound (Mach 3) is more than 2,000 miles per hour. Congress appropriated funds and directed the Air Force to recommission a small fleet of SR-71s, two A models and one B model. The aircraft were assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing's Detachment 2 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., before retirement. (U.S. Air Force photo)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- An air-to-air overhead front view of an SR-71A strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The SR-71, unofficially known as the "Blackbird," is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft. The U.S. Air Force retired its fleet of SR-71s on Jan. 26, 1990, but returned them in 1995 until January 1997. Throughout its nearly 24-year career, the SR-71 remained the world's fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Haggerty)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Freezing rain encased the upper half of an SR-71 Blackbird and formed icicles along the leading and trailing edge of the static display aircraft Jan. 16 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">The SR-71 lands with drag chute at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">This photo shows a head-on view of NASA's SR-71B, used for pilot proficiency and training, on the ramp at the Air Force's Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, shortly before delivery to the Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility (later, Dryden Flight Research Center) at Edwards, California. NASA operated two of these unique aircraft, an SR-71A, for high-speed, high altitude research, and this SR- 71B pilot trainer for most of the decade of the 1990s. The "B" model is special because of its raised rear cockpit, which provided a second pilot position so a trainer and an experienced pilot could both see what was going on during flights. Image courtesy of NASA.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">NASA’s SR-71 streaks into the twilight with full afterburner on the first night/science flight from the Dryden Flight Research Facility, Mar. 9, 1993. Onboard were research pilot Steve Ishmael and flight engineer Marta Bohn-Meyer.</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The original trio of SR-71 "Blackbirds" loaned to NASA by the U.S. Air Force for high-speed, high-altitude research line the ramp at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The three former reconnaissance aircraft, two SR-71 "A" models and one "B" model, can fly more than 2200 mph and at altitudes of over 80,000 feet.</span>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-73815517595121702952013-01-16T11:50:00.001-08:002013-01-16T11:53:43.366-08:00Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon (General Dynamics)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">SIDI SLIMANE AIR BASE -- F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrived here, in support of Exercise African Eagle. African Eagle is a bi-annual exercise designed to practice dissimilar air to air training with the Royal Moroccan air force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Delia A. Castillo)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> Two F-16s from Aviano Air Base, Italy, drop away from the fuel boom after gassing up from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Adriatic Sea. The jets were refueled by the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Air Refueling Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. The 108th ARW is part of the 16th Expeditionary Operations Group, a small U.S. Air Force detachment located on this French air base. The 16th Expeditionary Operations Group is a unit of the 16th Air Expeditionary Wing, U.S. Air Forces in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dave Ahlschwede)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A formation F-16C Fighting Falcons on a flight from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., to Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable 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 by Master Sgt. Don Taggart)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off on a mission supporting NATO's Operation Allied Force. The F-16 is deployed from the 78th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-16CJ based here appears to be flying towards a rising moon during late afternoon in March. The aircraft is being flown by Capt. Randy Efferson, 9th Air Force F-16 "Viper" Demonstration pilot. The F-16 is assigned to the 78th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg L. Davis)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, flys a Combat Air Patrol mission May 3, 1999. Planes flying the CAP missions provide air cover for NATO Operation Allied Force strike missions in Yuglslavia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeffrey Allen)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> A New Mexico Air National Guard F-16C Fighting Falcon taxis out for an Operation Southern Watch patrol mission. The 188th Fighter Squadon recently joined their active duty counterparts from the 523rd Fighter Squadron, 27th Fighter Wing, to support air operations over the No-Fly, No-Drive Zone in Southern Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Greg Davis)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Tech. Sgt Daniel Gilbert, an F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief, checks the underside of an F-16 launching at a forward deployed air base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Terry L. Blevins)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Crew chiefs prep F-16 Fighting Falcons for Operation Iraqi Freedom night misisons at a forward-deployed air base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Terry L. Blevins)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Capt. Thomas Seymour, an F-16C Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron here, fires an AGM-88 high-speed antiradiation missile at a target during a March 24 test mission. The HARM is an air-to-surface missile designed to seek and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems. The F-16 is the only aircraft in the Air Force capable of using the HARM. (U. S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Ammons)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares for take off on an operational sortie at a forward-deployed location March 29. According to a defense official, coalition air forces are averaging about 1,000 sorties a night after the first week of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Air Force has also dropped more than 5,000 precision-guided munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Spangdahlem F-16s fly observation formation off the wing of a KC-10. KC-10 Extenders from the 305th/514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J., are deployed to Burgas Airport and nearby Camp Sarafovo, Bulgaria, to support tanker operations. Members from various Air Force units world-wide are currently deployed with the 409th AEG in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Ahlschwede)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Two F-16CJ Fighting Falcons from the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxi here for the last time April 7. The fighters are returning home to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., after supporting Operation Northern Watch for several years. Aircraft flew their last ONW mission March 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Thompson)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">SIOUX FALLS S.D. -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds sits on the tarmac at Joe Foss Field, S.D. The premier Air Force aerial demonstration team performed in an air show for 40,000 specatators the following day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael Frye)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- Capt. Christopher Stricklin ejects from the USAF Thunderbirds number six aircraft less than a second before it impacted the ground at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 14. Stricklin, who was not injured, ejected after both guiding the jet away from the crowd of more than 60,000 people and ensuring he couldn't save the aircraft. This was only the second crash since the Air Force began using F-16 Falcons for its demonstration team in 1982. The ACES II ejection seat performed flawlessly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">NAVAL AIR FACILITY MISAWA, Japan (Jan. 10, 2013) Ground crew await as an EA-18G Growler from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 132 taxis after returning from a flight during heavy snows at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa. VAQ-132 is currently finishing up a six-month deployment at NAF Misawa in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kenneth G. Takada/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 31, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Eric Augustine directs an EA-6B Prowler from the Wizards of Strike Fighter Squadron (VAQ) 133 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 2, 2013) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) approach the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). Mobile Bay is deployed with the John C. Stennis Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Armando Gonzales/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 02, 2013) - An MH-60S Knighthawk of the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 carries stores off of the flight deck as Sailors move cargo on aircraft elevator three on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a replenishment-at-sea. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">NORFOLK (Dec. 19, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- An Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing at Diego Garcia takes off for a combat mission Oct. 23 supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 aircraft have expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan. The Air Force has flown more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early warning radars, ground forces, command and control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Cuomo)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- A B-1B Lancer performs a low-level fly-by for troops deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom on Oct. 27. The B-1B's three internal weapons bays can accommodate up to 84 MK-82 general purpose bombs or MK-62 naval mines, 30 CBU-87/89 cluster munitions or CBU-97 Sensor Fused Weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeca M. Luquin)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OVER WYOMING -- The B-1B is a long-range strategic bomber, capable of flying intercontinental missions without refueling, then penetrating present and future sophisticated enemy defenses. It can perform a variety of missions, including that of a conventional weapons carrier for theater operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Thurow)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-1B Lancer unleashes cluster munitions. The B-1B uses radar and inertial navigation equipment enabling aircrews to globally navigate, update mission profiles and target coordinates in-flight, and precision bomb without the need for ground-based navigation aids. (U.S. Air Force photo)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England -- Five B-1B Lancers are forward deployed here in support of Operation Allied Force. The B-1B is a long-range strategic bomber, capable of flying intercontinental missions and penetrating present and future sophisticated enemy defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeff Fitch)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A B-1B Lancer gets towed to a new parking spot on the flightline here, Mar. 27th 2003. The bomber is here supporting the 7th Air Expiditionary Wing's mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by A1C Joshua Strang)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A B-1B Lancer here flies overhead during the Edwards Air Force Base Open House and Air Show. The B-1B unofficially set and broke almost 50 new world speed records during the air show Oct. 25 and 26. Record-breaking courses included three 15-, 25-, 100-, 500- and 1,000-kilometer speed dashes. National Aeronautic Association officials still need to verify the results, </span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (AFPN) -- Airman 1st Class Phil Roy talks with a B-1B Lancer aircrew before a recent mission. Roy is a crew chief from the 28th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at a forward-deployed location. Maintenance crews work 12-hour shifts, seven days a week. Their duties include washing, refueling, inspecting, repairing and servicing all systems of the B-1B. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">The B-1B Lancer cruises above the clouds. A B-1B test program that combined testing of software upgrades, along with integrating the 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition wrapped up here Feb. 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">1st Lt. Jason Edwards checks the bomb load of a B-1B Lancer Dec. 29 as he and the rest of the aircrew preflight check the bomber prior to a mission. Lieutenant Edwards is with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Maj. Anthony Mincer (left) and Capt. Brian Buschur run through their preflight checklist in a B-1B Lancer Dec. 29 prior to a mission. The two pilots are with the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-1B Lancer takes off from a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia. A bomber summit will be held at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Sept. 12 and 13 to review a number of topics related to status of the Air Force's bomber fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clark Staehle</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-1B Lancer takes off from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 27, 2011, on a mission in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marc I. Lane)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A two-ship formation of B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, release chaff and flares while maneuvering over New Mexico during a training mission Feb. 24, 2010. Dyess celebrates the 25th anniversary of the first B-1B bomber arriving at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)</span>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-79044127329709462942013-01-14T05:59:00.000-08:002013-01-14T06:00:35.634-08:00Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">NEW MEXICO -- The F-117A Nighthawk Stealth fighter from the 49th Fighter Wing, 9th Fighter Squadron "Iron Knights," from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Flies a training mission over the New Mexico desert. The F-117 is the world's first operational aircraft designed to exploit low-observable stealth technology. The unique design of the single-seat F-117A provides exceptional combat capabilities. Air refuelable, it supports worldwide commitments and adds to the deterrent strength of the U.S. military forces. The F-117A can employ a variety of weapons and is equipped with sophisticated navigation and attack systems integrated into a state-of-the-art digital avionics suite that increases mission effectiveness and reduces pilot workload. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Andy Dunaway)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Two specially painted Stars and Banners F-117 Nighthawks fly on one of their last missions. The F-117s were retired March 11 in a farewell ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Kim Frey)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-117 Nighthawk taxis into position during the F-117 Nighthawk farewell ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 11. The ceremony consisted of mulitple guest speakers, a piece by the Air Force Band of Flight and concluded with a single ship flyover. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-2 Spirit bomber is followed by two F-117 Nighthawks during a mission. The B-2 is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represents a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously impenetrable defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;"> A 37th Tactical Fighter Wing F-117A stealth fighter aircraft refuels from a 22nd Air Refueling Wing KC-10 Extender aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. The F-117A is en route to Saudi Arabia.</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-117A aircraft from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (37th TFW) moves in for a midair refueling during Operation Desert Shield.</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">F-117A Stealth fighter aircraft from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, Tonopah Test Range, Nev., line the runway after arriving for an overnight stay while deploying to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield.</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8UN2EeawI4s/UPQN67b7JQI/AAAAAAAAANQ/we1jeDfWkrI/s1600/050308-F-6911G-009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="416" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8UN2EeawI4s/UPQN67b7JQI/AAAAAAAAANQ/we1jeDfWkrI/s640/050308-F-6911G-009.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Staff Sgt. Robin Walker (left) and Staff Sgt. Greg Slavik prepare an F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter to launch from here. Aircraft, aircrews, maintainers and support Airmen from around the globe are here during March to participate in Red Flag, an Air Force exercise that tests warfightering skills in real-time combat situations. This is the Department of Defense's first Joint Red Flag exercise, in which more than 10,000 servicemembers from all four military branches, along with troops of some coalition forces, will train in an effort to develop improved joint training and experimentation capabilities. Sergeants Walker and Slavik are crew chiefs assigned to the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Twenty-five F-117 Nighthawks are lined up for take off from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The planes were part of a formation celebrating the Nighthawk's 25th anniversary and 250,000 flying hour here. The 25 planes were separated into 5 groups and flew over the base to close the celebration ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Capt. Heath Armstrong (front) and 2nd Lt. Scott Panzer watch as a formation of F-117 Nighthawks pass overhead. The formation was part of the Nighthawk's 25th anniversary and 250,000 flying-hour celebration at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The formation consisted of 25 planes staggered into five separate groups. Captain Armstrong and Lieutenant Panzer are part of the 49th Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)</span>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-90015738773654172832012-12-18T07:47:00.001-08:002012-12-18T07:47:19.008-08:00U.S Airforce December 2012 Update<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; text-align: left;">Airman 1st Class Bill Bossinger tightens wiring underneath an F-15 Eagle during the mission employment phase exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 7, 2012. Bossinger is an electrical and environmental systems journeyman assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brett Clashman)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Active-duty and Reserve F-22 Raptor pilots from the 90thFighter Squadron and 302nd FS returned home after a deployment from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 30, 2012. The F-22s were supporting Pacific Command’s Theater Security Package. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dana Rosso)</span>
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<span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-16 Fighting Falcon moves rapidly as fuels operators and crew chiefs execute a technique called hot pit refueling at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 9, 2012. Hot pit refueling is a procedure usually performed in a combat situation to rapidly refuel aircraft while their engines are running resulting in a speedy refuel to thrust pilots right back into the fight. Airmen assigned to the 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron practice this technique to keep their skills sharp and aid in the effort to provide combat ready air power at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston)</span>
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<span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A C-5 Galaxy flies over Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass., Nov. 11, 2012. The fly over was prior to the Patriots kick off with an estimated crowd of more than 68,000. The aircraft is from the "the Patriot Wing" at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kelly Galloway)</span>
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<span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A C-130 Hercules soars during takeoff Nov. 14, 2012, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Team Little Rock is the home of C-130 Combat Airlift and home to the world’s largest C-130 fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)</span>
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<span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft soars over Nevada after a refueling mission during exercise Green Flag-West 13-02 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 1, 2012. The aircraft is assigned to the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)</span>
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<span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A C-130J Hercules assigned to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., performs an engine-running offload at Geronimo Landing Zone on Fort Polk, La., Oct 17, 2012. The aircraft provided resupply to a major Joint Readiness Training Center exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)</span>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-60946567115802430162012-12-17T09:06:00.001-08:002012-12-18T07:48:11.574-08:00U.S Navy December 2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-49838721851800579432012-11-14T11:05:00.002-08:002012-11-14T11:05:52.395-08:00F-22 Raptor Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The F-22 Raptor is the end result of a process that started back in the early 1980's with the Advanced Tactical Fighter program. Back then 2 contenders - Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics and Northrop/McDonnell Douglas submitted 2 different experimental planes for consideration the <span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">YF-22 &</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">YF-23. Since it is the most badass Superiority fighter in the world, it deserves some cool shots.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">OVER VIRGINIA -- Lt. Col. James Hecker flies over Fort Monroe before delivering the first operational F-22A Raptor to its permanent home at Langley Air Force Base, Va., on May 12. This is the first of 26 Raptors to be delivered to the 27th Fighter Squadron. The Raptor program is managed by the F-22A System Program Office at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Colonel Hecker is the squadron's commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., refuels an F/A-22 Raptor. The Raptor is the replacement for the F-15 Eagle. It is the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world, combining a revolutionary leap in technology and capability with reduced support requirements and maintenance costs. The F/A-22's integrated avionics gives it first-look, first-shot, first-kill capability that guarantees U.S. air dominance for decades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Judson Brohmer)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">The Air Force changed the designation of the F/A-22 to the F-22A Raptor. The service designated it "F/A" three years ago to stress the stealth fighter's ability to provide close-air support and drop bombs. The "A" will now designate the variant of the aircraft. The fighter from the 27th Fighter Squadron (above) went to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, this year for live weapons training. The Raptor is scheduled to become operational this month with the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) -- An F-22A Raptor takes off from Langley Air Force Base Jan. 21 during an Operation Noble Eagle mission. This historical event marks the first time the F-22A Raptor is participating in the joint services operation to protect American soil. The Raptor is piloted by Lt. Col. James Hecker, the 27th Fighter Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- An F-22A Raptor sits on the flightline during a Phase 1 exercise here Jan. 31. The operational readiness evaluation evaluates the 1st Fighter Wing's ability to prepare and deploy personnel, equipment and support assets to a combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Knox)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3EM8hxZwjHw/UKPMj0cuHgI/AAAAAAAAAGY/8h1ipkwIX7A/s1600/060304-F-2295B-206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3EM8hxZwjHw/UKPMj0cuHgI/AAAAAAAAAGY/8h1ipkwIX7A/s640/060304-F-2295B-206.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-22A Raptor from Langley Air Force Base, Va., an F-4 Phantom from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., an F-16 Fighting Falcon and an A-10 Thunderbolt II fly in diamond formation over Tucson, Ariz., Sunday, March 5, 2006, during the Air Combat Command Heritage Conference at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Lt. Col. Michael Shower flew the F-22A and Lt. Col. Charles Hainline flew the F-4. Capt. Dax Cornelius, a member of the West Coast Demonstration Team, flew the F-16, and Capt. Jeff Yost of the East Coast Demonstration Team flew the A-10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nsxN-ThsHjQ/UKPMxJv2nkI/AAAAAAAAAGg/MSZjO3bJYqY/s1600/060303-F-2295B-121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nsxN-ThsHjQ/UKPMxJv2nkI/AAAAAAAAAGg/MSZjO3bJYqY/s640/060303-F-2295B-121.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Lt. Col. Dirk Smith and Maj. Kevin Dolata move into the Langley Air Force Base pattern Friday, March 3, 2006 to deliver the first F-22A Raptors assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron. The 94th is the second squadron at Langley to receive the new stealth fighter. Colonel Smith is the squadron commander. Major Dolata is the squadron's assistant director of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_uRKQDCsojg/UKPNRlAqs8I/AAAAAAAAAGo/b8me55byu40/s1600/060717-F-0000P-101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_uRKQDCsojg/UKPNRlAqs8I/AAAAAAAAAGo/b8me55byu40/s640/060717-F-0000P-101.jpg" width="520" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-22A Raptor refuels during Operation Iron Thunder at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on July 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jeremy Pretty)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-riiu9Z16U7w/UKPNiGX2QoI/AAAAAAAAAGw/0ViHjIfRv1U/s1600/060813-F-3108S-108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-riiu9Z16U7w/UKPNiGX2QoI/AAAAAAAAAGw/0ViHjIfRv1U/s640/060813-F-3108S-108.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-22 Raptor hovers vertically above the Arctic Thunder air show and open house at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on Aug. 13. The Raptor was flown by Maj. Michael Shower, who will become the first commander of the F-22 squadron at Elmendorf next summer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Jonathan Steffen)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4OhsnbgDWKU/UKPN0V_vV0I/AAAAAAAAAG4/427zkEkAcmE/s1600/060816-F-0000B-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4OhsnbgDWKU/UKPN0V_vV0I/AAAAAAAAAG4/427zkEkAcmE/s640/060816-F-0000B-001.jpg" width="494" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-22 Raptor from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flies over Kill Devil Hills, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qZPBQ8csIAA/UKPN_4FknnI/AAAAAAAAAHE/kG9hh1EvAjE/s1600/060131-F-4109K-027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="252" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qZPBQ8csIAA/UKPN_4FknnI/AAAAAAAAAHE/kG9hh1EvAjE/s640/060131-F-4109K-027.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">F-22 Raptors will provide strike packages of aircraft better spherical situational awareness when they pull their first Air Expeditionary Force duty in 2007. The 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., will fly the first Raptors in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Austin Knox)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L36yLKEYv2w/UKPOUUfuZdI/AAAAAAAAAHM/CCEuhD2Hcg0/s1600/061016-F-0000Z-101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L36yLKEYv2w/UKPOUUfuZdI/AAAAAAAAAHM/CCEuhD2Hcg0/s640/061016-F-0000Z-101.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Lockheed Martin rolls out the first combat-capable F-22 Raptor stealth fighter destined for operations in the Pacific Theater. It will be assigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The F-22 dominates any adversary through unmatched performance achieved through stealth, supercruise speed, agility, precision and a complete view of the battlespace achieved with the advanced sensor suite embedded in the aircraft. (Courtesy of LM Photo)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P86jVFt4m7k/UKPOskOymAI/AAAAAAAAAHU/UDz7naSRQ0c/s1600/070101-F-8058B-010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P86jVFt4m7k/UKPOskOymAI/AAAAAAAAAHU/UDz7naSRQ0c/s640/070101-F-8058B-010.jpg" width="536" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-2 Spirit, flanked by two F-22 Raptors, flies over the main parade route during the opening ceremonies of the 118th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 1. The aircraft are all from the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Participating in the Rose Parade is one of the events helping highlight the Air Force's 60th anniversary in September. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Sandy Burr)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qyijxDtcZ5E/UKPO-WcunsI/AAAAAAAAAHc/kJ2ZOTjIU28/s1600/070206-F-6911G-101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="348" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qyijxDtcZ5E/UKPO-WcunsI/AAAAAAAAAHc/kJ2ZOTjIU28/s640/070206-F-6911G-101.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">F-22 Raptors are parked on the flightline during Red Flag 07-02 Feb. 6 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag sharpens aircrews' warfighting skills in realistic combat situations. The aircraft from 94th Fighter Squadron of Langley Air Force Base in Virginia will be flying missions during the day and night to the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range where they will simulate an air war. The Air Force and Navy, along with military forces from Australia and the United Kingdom, are participating in Red Flag. This is the first deployment to Red Flag for the 94th FS with F-22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e9c1fvstw1k/UKPm3jJ387I/AAAAAAAAAH4/j9pGSNQdjcM/s1600/070207-F-1695N-333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e9c1fvstw1k/UKPm3jJ387I/AAAAAAAAAH4/j9pGSNQdjcM/s640/070207-F-1695N-333.jpg" width="394" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-22 Raptor participates in a Red Flag exercise Feb. 7 over Nevada. Red Flag is an exercise designed to hone the warfighting skills of Air Force pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Randi Norton)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SEBcdfidAtw/UKPnIMH_FSI/AAAAAAAAAIA/0hdxtCTwsmI/s1600/070212-F-2034C-110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="408" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SEBcdfidAtw/UKPnIMH_FSI/AAAAAAAAAIA/0hdxtCTwsmI/s640/070212-F-2034C-110.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">F-22 Raptors sit on the flight line at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii Feb. 12. The fighters and more than 250 Airmen from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., are bound for Kadena Air Base, Japan. This is the Raptor's first overseas operational deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bZk0j3Qj5aM/UKPnZU4hnPI/AAAAAAAAAII/Hha9R1ZbnwA/s1600/070401-F-6701P-046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bZk0j3Qj5aM/UKPnZU4hnPI/AAAAAAAAAII/Hha9R1ZbnwA/s640/070401-F-6701P-046.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">The F-22 Raptor performs for thousands during an April 1 air show at Naval Base Ventura County in Point Mugu, Calif. This F-22 is based at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The F-22 is the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. The sophisticated F-22 aerodesign, advanced flight controls, thrust vectoring, and high thrust-to-weight ratio provide the capability to outmaneuver all current and projected aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt Justin D. Pyle)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jwkPhwxsxqs/UKPnnLzq2KI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/5P0sCW2szbg/s1600/070401-F-6701P-049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jwkPhwxsxqs/UKPnnLzq2KI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/5P0sCW2szbg/s640/070401-F-6701P-049.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-22 Raptor from Langley Air Force Base, Va., performs for thousands during an April 1 air show at Naval Base Ventura County in Point Mugu, Calif. The F-22 is the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft. Its combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KOoHpXmRVrE/UKPoAsWSaBI/AAAAAAAAAIc/eyGhLbd7XKY/s1600/050812-F-2295B-947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="436" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KOoHpXmRVrE/UKPoAsWSaBI/AAAAAAAAAIc/eyGhLbd7XKY/s640/050812-F-2295B-947.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">The Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing is the first Air National Guard unit in the country to fly the F-22 Raptor. The transition from the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the F-22 took place June 20. (U.S. Air Force photo)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">F-22A Raptor Demonstration Team aircraft maintainers prepare to launch out Maj. Paul "Max" Moga, the first F-22A Raptor demonstration team pilot, July 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher L. Ingersoll)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Maj. Paul "Max" Moga, the first F-22A Raptor Demonstration Team Pilot, does a high-speed pass with his bomb bay doors open during an aircraft demonstration July 13. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)</span>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_M14MoudCR4/UKPo4GIv4MI/AAAAAAAAAI0/P2XrZbYB4lE/s1600/070820-F-7049H-219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="314" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_M14MoudCR4/UKPo4GIv4MI/AAAAAAAAAI0/P2XrZbYB4lE/s640/070820-F-7049H-219.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">The F-22A Raptor takes off with afterburners during a demonstration Aug. 20 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The demo was the closing event of the 90th Fighter Squadron's 90th anniversary. The aircraft was flown by Maj. Paul Moga, the Air Force's sole F-22 demonstration pilot. He is assigned to the 1st Operations Group at Langley AFB, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Garrett Hothan)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief signal an F-22A Raptor laden with concrete bombs to begin its departure for a training mission. For the first time at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, a mock bomb drop over Alaska, Jan. 16, provides integral training for both fighters and maintainers in preparation to declare its initial operation capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Garrett Hothan)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-22 Raptor refuels behind a KC-10 Extender April 17 while at 26,000 feet above Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The F-22 is assigned to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Col. Jeff Harrigian, 49th Fighter Wing commander, and Lt. Col. Mike Hernandez, 7th Fighter Squadron commander, fly F-22 Raptors June 2 over White Sands National Monument on the way to their home base, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Russell Scalf)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A three-ship formation of F-22 Raptors flies over the Pacific Ocean Jan. 28 as part of a deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Raptors are deployed from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)</span>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">And to finish off, a picture of The Chengdu J-20, </span></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">China's</span></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"> F-22 copy</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 25, 2012. The A-10’s capabilities allow it to conduct operations in locations in and out of front line combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)<br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter crew chief Staff Sgt. Darron Cothran (left) and a Lockheed Maintainer from the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., pull the wheel chalks on the jet before taking off for a local training mission over the Emerald Coast Sept. 18, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">A B-1B Lancer approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker after being refueled during the Green Flag-West 13-2 exercise Nov. 4, 2012 over Nevada. A typical Green Flag exercise involves two multi-role fighter and/or bomber squadrons, unmanned aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft and aerial refueling aircraft. The B1B Lancer is from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., and the KC-135 Stratotanker is from the 350th Air Refueling Squadron at McConnell AFB, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter maintainers from the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., preflight the jet before taking off for a local training mission over the Emerald Coast Sept. 18, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)<br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An A-10 Thunderbolt II flies off the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a coronet mission over Egypt, Oct. 12, 2012. The A-10 is from the Arkansas Air National Guard’s 188th Fighter Wing and the KC-135 is from 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. A coronet is when an aerial refueling tanker escorts fighters over long distances, regularly topping off their fuel tanks along the way. The 188th FW aircrew was returning home from a deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Austin M. May)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Three A-10 Thunderbolt II fly in the missing man formation during the funeral of Col. Wendell Keller, of Fargo, N.D., and Capt.Virgil K. Meroney, of Fayetteville, Ark., at the Arlington National Cemetery Oct. 20, 2012. March 1, 1969, Keller and Meroney were the crew of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft that went down while carrying out a night time strike mission in Khammouan Province, Laos. Nearby aircrews reported seeing the aircraft hit by enemy fire. No parachutes were seen after the aircraft was hit. Heavy enemy presence in the area prevented recovery efforts. Between 1994 to 2011, the (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">Airmen from the 3rd Wing and 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform a hot-pit refuel with an F-22 Raptor at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. During a hot-pit refuel, the pilot will stay in the cockpit with the jet running while the maintenance crews perform safety checks and refuel the aircraft allowing it to return to flight in less than 30 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dana Rosso)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f0f4fa; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left;">An F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and an F-22A Raptor from the 43rd Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., soar over the Emerald Coast Sept. 19, 2012. This was the first time the two fifth-generation fighters have flown together for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock)</span>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-73893386337713313872012-11-12T08:16:00.000-08:002013-04-11T11:23:10.660-07:00Aircraft Carriers <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter from the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 5 flies the national ensign alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Suez Canal. Following five months operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Lincoln entered the U.S. 6th Fleet en route to the U.S. to complete an eight-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby K. Neal/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) participates in the Great Green Fleet demonstration portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 exercise. Nimitz took on 200,000 gallons of biofuel in preparation for the Great Green Fleet demonstration during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Mayes/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">ARABIAN GULF (July 26, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower 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 2nd Class Julia A. Casper/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 fly in formation over the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during an air power demonstration. Enterprise is completing its final deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jared King/Released)</span>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-35419474258761286482012-08-23T02:56:00.001-07:002012-08-23T02:56:47.245-07:00Recent U.S Navy Photos<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">120820-N-GC639-071 ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 20, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower 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 Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">120808-O-GR159-003 NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXTENT RIVER, Md. (Aug. 8, 2012) F-35B test aircraft BF-3, flown by Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Levin, completed the first aerial weapons release for any variant of the aircraft. BF-3 dropped an inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition over an Atlantic Ocean test range from an internal weapons bay. The F-35B is the variant of the Joint Strike Fighter designed for use by U.S. Marine Corps, as well as F-35 international partners in the United Kingdom and Italy. The F-35B is capable of short take-offs and vertical landings to enable air power projection from amphibious ships, ski-jump aircraft carriers and expeditionary airfields. The F-35B is undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River, Md., and Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., before delivery to the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin/Andy Wolfe/Released)</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">120806-N-MH210-280 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2012) F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 fly in formation as MH-60S Seahawk helicopters assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 fire flares during an air power demonstration above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is returning to the United States after the completion of an eight-month change-of-homeport deployment during which it operated in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary A. Anderson/Released)<br /><br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #000033; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">120731-N-RI884-251 HAWAII (July 31, 2012) An A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog aircraft flies over Hawaii as it follows a C17 Globemaster III during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 aerial exercises. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)</span>
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-49062051419844673872012-08-22T11:41:00.003-07:002012-08-23T02:57:29.738-07:00F-14 TomCat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-49202906879304534832012-08-22T11:31:00.001-07:002012-08-22T11:32:44.340-07:00F-16, F-15C and F-15E Flying over Burning Oil Wells During Desert Storm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">USAF aircraft of the 4th Fighter Wing (F-16, F-15C and F-15E) fly over Kuwaiti oil fires, set by the retreating Iraqi army during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. <a href="http://www.af.mil/photos/mediagallery.asp?galleryID=169" target="_blank">source</a></span></span>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0Irak33.223191 43.67929126.4332445 33.571869 40.0131375 53.786713tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-54461060545658396732012-08-22T11:27:00.001-07:002012-08-22T11:27:09.672-07:00Photo Shopped : B-52 Breaking the Sound barrier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just because it's a cool picture even if it's faked :)Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-73035341220647969002012-08-22T11:23:00.001-07:002012-08-22T11:27:52.393-07:0070 F-15E Strike Eagles Doing the Elephant walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15986286884379153112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8152090938965842740.post-83037616064887868232012-01-16T09:01:00.000-08:002012-01-16T12:07:23.411-08:00Hello World.Hi my name is Michael and this is my blogg.<br />
I have always been interested in flying, and especially fighter jets.<br />
I will post articles about military jet aircraft from around the world that find cool.<br />
There are several reasons why i choose to write about fighters but the most essential is the fact that in design of aircrafts function always wins out over form. The most extreme examples are in the area of military jets as they are designed around a set of performance criterias that in most cases challenge the designers to go to the extreme.
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This blog will also function as a reference for me so that i can look up things i find around the web more easily than just google search each and every time. We all know how hard it can be to remember the keywords in the right order to find a certain article.<br />
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