Tuesday, December 27, 2011

USS Bataan (LHD 5)

GULF OF OMAN (Dec. 23, 2011) Marines wait to retrieve a pallet on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during a vertical replenishment. Bataan is the command ship of Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Turner/Released)

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Title: Education week sign / photograph by Ansel Adams.

More info and higher res versions of this photo can be found here: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/manz/item/2002696049/ 

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

USS Anzio (CG 68)

NORFOLK (Dec. 10, 2011) The guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) returns to Naval Station Norfolk following a seven-month deployment to the Arabian and Mediterranean Seas as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lolita Lewis/Released)

Thursday, December 15, 2011

MH-60S Sea Hawks

NORFOLK (Dec. 10, 2011) MH-60S Sea Hawks, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, fly over Naval Station Norfolk during the squadron's homecoming ceremony. HSC-9 completed its first combat deployment embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

Sunday, December 11, 2011

USS Anzio (CG 68)

NORFOLK (Dec. 10, 2011) The guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) returns to Naval Station Norfolk following a seven-month deployment to the Arabian and Mediterranean Seas as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lolita Lewis/Released)

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Strange


Air Force Football

Air Force Falcon defenders swarm Black Knights running back Larry Dixon in the Air Force-Army game at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 5, 2011. The Falcons capitalized on five Army turnovers to defeat the Black Knights, 24-14. (U.S. Air Force photo/Raymond McCoy)

Monday, December 5, 2011

Atlas V

An Atlas V evolved expendable launch vehicle carrying NASA's Mars Science Laboratory launches Nov. 26, 2011, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The lab's Rover Curiosity is scheduled to land on Mars in August 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/George Roberts)