USS San Jacinto (CG 56)

GULF OF ADEN (May 24, 2010) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team embarked aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) load into a rigid-hull inflatable boat to investigate a suspicious dhow. San Jacinto is deployed as part of Combined Task Force 151 supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ja'lon A. Rhinehart/Released)

Space shuttle Discovery

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery nears touchdown on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Landing was at 9:08 a.m. EDT, completing the 15-day STS-131 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 9:08:35 a.m. EDT followed by nose gear touchdown at 9:08:47 a.m. and wheelstop at 9:09:33 a.m. Aboard are Commander Alan Poindexter; Pilot James P. Dutton Jr.; and Mission Specialists Rick Mastracchio, Clayton Anderson, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and Naoko Yamazaki of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The seven-member STS-131 crew carried the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, filled with supplies, a new crew sleeping quarters and science racks that were transferred to the International Space Station's laboratories. The crew also switched out a gyroscope on the station’s truss, installed a spare ammonia storage tank and retrieved a Japanese experiment from the station’s exterior. STS-131 is the 33rd shuttle mission to the station and the 131st shuttle mission overall. For information on the STS-131 mission and crew, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts131/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Cooper

Barn, rural Montana

Barn, rural Montana by Highsmith. 


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Mount McKinley in Alaska's Denali National Park

Mount McKinley in Alaska's Denali National Park.

Mary Manuel Lisa

Mary Manuel Lisa.

V-22 Osprey

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 17, 2010) Marine Corps V-22 Osprey lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is conducting deck landing and engineering qualifications. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rebekah Adler/Released)

25th Marine Regiment

A fire team of Marines with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, load ammunition into a squad automatic weapon and prepare to assault a mock enemy force.

F/A-18E Super Hornet

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 14, 2010) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tomcatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall/Released)

AH-1W Super Cobra

AH-1W Super Cobra.

USS Peleliu (LHA 5)

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 13, 2010) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) transits past the island of Peleliu, rendering honors to the island and the historic battle for which the ship is named. The Battle of Peleliu was one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific during World War II, with eight Medal of Honor recipients. Peleliu is the flagship of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Foster Bamford/Released)

U.S., French remember America's first combat pilots

Gen. Roger Brady gives his remarks during a dignified ceremony at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial outside of Paris, May 27, 2010. U.S. and French civilian and military leaders paid their respects to America's first combat pilots during the event. The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial is a reminder for all of the American pilots of the Escadrille La Fayette and the Lafayette Flying Corps who died during service to the Allies during World War I. General Brady is the U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tony Wickman)

Capriccio Romano (Bernardo Bellotto)

Capriccio Romano, Capitol.

U.S. Navy flight demonstration team

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 21, 2010) The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, perform an air-power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The Blue Angels will perform in Cherry Point, N.C. Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are conducting carrier qualifications in preparation for the ship's 21st deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristin M. Baker/Released)

Old Navy Dept., Wash., D.C.

US Navy Photo

USS Peleliu (LHA 5)

GUAM (June 5, 2010) Sailors stand watch on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) as it pulls into Guam for a scheduled port visit. The Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group is on a scheduled 2010 western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell/Released)

U.S. All-Marine soccer team

The U.S. All-Marine soccer team celebrates the first goal of the match. The British Royal Soccer team and the U.S. All-Marine soccer played their annual game at Marine Barracks Washington June 10 . The Royal Marines took the match 5-4 in a back and forth game. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Ware)

Airmen of the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron

Airmen 1st Class David Jack (right) and Matthew Hung participate in an emergency management exercise, June 3, 2010, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. Both Airmen are 28th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeymen, and perform chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear detection and decontamination operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Corey Hook)

French navy Rafale F-3 fighter aircraft

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 4, 2010) A French navy Rafale F-3 fighter aircraft launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group 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 Ensign Dusan Ilic/Released)

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)

PACIFIC OCEAN (June, 3, 2010) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Brandt Krauel directs Marines as they embark a CH-46E Sea Knight aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during Dawn Blitz 2010. Dawn Blitz is a Navy and Marine Corps training exercise to sharpen the ability of Sailors and Marines to plan and conduct a brigade size amphibious assault. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drew Williams/Released)

Deer

Mule deer buck with full antlers.

Original image link from US Government archive: http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/mammals/deer/Images/00289.jpg

Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group

ARABIAN SEA (May 20, 2010) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) pull along both sides of the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) for a replenishment at sea. Eisenhower and Farragut are part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and are deployed as part of an-ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Air Crewman 3rd Class Ruben N. Coss/Released)

Army NASCAR