Thursday, July 30, 2009

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU)


Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) board a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during a Talisman Saber 2009 exercise.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

AV/8-B Harrier


An AV/8-B Harrier assigned to the Sea Elks of takes off from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7).

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Monday, July 27, 2009

U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey


A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (VMM-261) takes-off after unloading Marines.

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Washington Redskins cheerleaders


Six Washington Redskins cheerleaders perform for Sailors, family and friends aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

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Friday, July 24, 2009

Space shuttle Endeavour


Space shuttle Endeavour's climb toward space from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A is captured in the nearby pond. The launch vibrations ripple the water.

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MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

French Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft


A French Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft conducts touch and go landings aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a coalition training exercise.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Apollo 11 Crew Meets With President Obama


President Barack Obama chats with Apollo 11 astronauts, from left, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong, Monday, July 20, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.

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Cavalry Officer, 1911


DEAN, WARREN. CAPTAIN, 15TH CAVALRY, U.S.A., 1911.

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Monday, July 20, 2009

Endeavour Closes In


Endeavour photographed as it performs a backflip, officially known as the Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, shortly before docking with the International Space Station on Friday, July 17, 2009.

The backflip allows astronauts on the station to photograph the orbiter's underside, one of several procedures designed to inspect the shuttle's heat shield.

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AV-8B Harrier


An AV-8B Harrier aircraft assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211 embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), lands aboard Essex during a mock amphibious assault as part of exercise Talisman Saber 2009.

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Navy Rugby


Sailors from rugby team of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) play against the Palmyra Rugby Union during a port visit to Perth and Fremantle, Australia.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

GOES-O


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Rising above the pad's fixed service tower, a Delta IV rocket soars into the sky with the GOES-O satellite aboard. Liftoff was at 6:51 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The first attempt to launch GOES-O, on June 26, was scrubbed due to thunderstorms in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral. The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O was developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. Each of the GOES satellites continuously provides observations of 60 percent of the Earth including the continental United States, providing weather monitoring and forecast operations as well as a continuous and reliable stream of environmental information and severe weather warnings. Once in orbit, GOES-O will be designated GOES-14, and NASA will provide on-orbit checkout and then transfer operational responsibility to NOAA. Photo credit: NASA/Tom Farrar, Sandy Joseph

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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Japanese Art


Print shows a musician playing the koto, while a warrior sneaks up behind the musician, drawing his sword from its scabbard.

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