Armed Forces

‘Super’ Hercules fly over Germany

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C-130J “Super” Hercules from the Air Force 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base fly in formation over southern Germany on Oct. 5, 2011. [...]

KC-135 Stratotanker is open for business

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A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 121st Air Refueling Wing in Columbus, Ohio, prepares to refuel a C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Airlift Wing at Joint [...]

Osprey lands on amphibious assault ship Makin Island

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An MV-22 Osprey prepares to land on the amphibious assault ship Makin Island on Oct. 3, 2011. The Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 [...]

Littoral combat ship USS Independence in Pensacola

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The littoral combat ship USS Independence docked at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Sept. 12, 2011. The Independence is making preperations before getting underway in [...]

Landing craft approaches USS New Orleans

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A sailor guides a landing craft air cushion as it approaches the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans on Sept. 4, 2011. The New [...]

Air Force aircraft sit in fog in New Jersey

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On a fog-covered flightline, Airmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., load and secure equipment onto aircraft in preparation for Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011. Aircraft from [...]

USS Wasp, USS New York and USS San Antonio in formation

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The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp and amphibious transport dock ships USS New York and USS San Antonio sail in formation during a training exercise [...]

Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II refuels over Afghanistan

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While flying over Southern Afghanistan an Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II is refueled on Aug. 18, 2011. Mounted to the front of the A-10 Thunderbolt [...]

Air Force C-130 Hercules launches shower of flares

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A C-130 Hercules from the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station launches flares over Lake Ontario during a training exercise on Aug. 10, 2011. Flares are [...]

Air Force Thunderbird refueling

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During a refueling mission over the United States, an Air Force Thunderbird pilot maneuvers his F-16 Fighting Falcon towards the boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker [...]