Space Shuttle Endeavour

F-18 Landing

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 8, 2007) - An F/A-18C Hornet from the "Death Rattlers" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis, Kitty Hawk and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups are participating in Valiant Shield 2007, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area, the exercise includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

Blue Angels

SEATTLE (Aug. 3, 2007) -The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, "Blue Angels," perform their delta formation during a 2007 Seattle Seafair event. The Blue Angels fly the F/A-18A Hornet, performing approximately 30 maneuvers during the aerial demonstration lasting over an hour. Seafair is Seattle's month-long traditional summer festival, which includes parades, amateur athletics, air shows and boat racing.

Pegasus Mated to B-52 Mothership

Pegasus Mated to B-52 Mothership.

USS Vicksburg

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 24, 2007) - Guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) takes part in a boarding scenario training exercise while transiting the Atlantic Ocean. Vicksburg is underway in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

F/A-18C Hornet

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2007) - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Wildcats" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 breaks the sound barrier during an aerial demonstration for the Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean.

Lawrence Clousing

In this 1948 photograph, test pilot Lawrence Clousing climbs into his Lockheed P-80 aircraft for a test flight at the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, Moffett Field, Calif. Clousing was a test pilot for NASA's precursor the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics or NACA.

F-16 Fighting Falcon

An F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis out for a night operation at Balad Air Base Iraq.