Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment

NEW YORK -- Marines from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - New York, demonstrated a helicopter raid on the Coney Island Beach, May 27, 2010. Marines allowed visitors to try on their equipment, hold their weapons and tour the helicopters used for the demonstration. More than 3,000 Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen will be in the area participating in community outreach events and equipment demonstrations. This is the 26th year New York City has hosted the sea services for Fleet Week. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Randall A. Clinton / RELEASED)

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 21, 2010) Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 line the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, takes off. George H.W. Bush is underway in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Leonard Adams/Released)

F/A-18F Super Hornet

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 27, 2010) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 flies over the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) before making an arrested landing. Enterprise and Carrier Airwing 1 (CVW) 1 are conducting work-ups in preparation for the ship's 21st deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Blair/Released)

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NASA Nature Photograph

.50-caliber machine gun in use

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 22, 2010) Airman Morgan Lindsey fires a .50-caliber machine gun while Gunner's Mate 1st Class Jose Sanchez supervises during a live-fire exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is underway from its permanently forward-deployed port of Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka for carrier qualifications in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Justin E. Yarborough/Released)

Marine Ceremony

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Sgt. Cory A. Jeffers, a police sergeant with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's command element, stands in front of the MEU's formation during an awards ceremony here May 20. The awards were given to MEU personnel for actions during their recent Western Pacific deployment. (Photo by Pfc. Danny L. Shaffer)

Abstract Painting

Maj. General E.V. Sumner

Maj. General E.V. Sumner.

Blue Angel Aircraft

PENSACOLA, Fla. (May 20, 2010) Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Ben Jones, from Jonesboro, Ark., assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, performs the duty of a ground man safety observer during morning turns. The Blue Angels are slated to perform at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Airshow May 21-23. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Johnson/Released)

Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 12, 2010) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are conducting carrier qualifications in preparation for work-ups leading to the ship's 21st deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Travis Alston/Released)

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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Disaster

Crewmembers of a chemical dispersing C-130 Hercules attempt to battle an oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the Deepwater Horizon Response effort May 9, 2010. Members are from the Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

C-5 Galaxy

A C-5 Galaxy sits on the ramp May 13, 2010, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Air Mobility Command officials are re-routing some C-5s and C-17 Globemaster IIIs through the Pacific region from Southwest Asia due to volcanic activity in Iceland that is affecting air traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amanda Grabiec)

USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 15, 2010) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are conducting carrier qualifications in preparation for work-ups leading to the ship's 21st deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael L. Croft Jr./Released)

Civil War Image

Col. George Henry Sharpe's horses, headquarters, Army of The Potomac.

E-2C Hawkeye

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 14, 2010) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Screwtops of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing (CVW 1) completed flight deck certification and are preparing for work-ups leading to the ship's 21st deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Travis S. Alston/Released)

SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 11, 2010) An SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from the Chargers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), flies near the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181). George Washington is underway conducting sea trials in the western Pacific Ocean after completing a selective restricted availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Danielle A. Brandt/Released)

Atlantis

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an exhaust plume builds on Launch Pad 39A as space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on the STS-132 mission at 2:20 p.m. EDT on May 14. Atlantis' primary payload for the STS-132 mission is the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1, which will provide additional storage space and a new docking port for Russian Soyuz and Progress spacecraft aboard the International Space Station. STS-132 is the 132nd shuttle flight, the 32nd for Atlantis and the 34th shuttle mission dedicated to station assembly and maintenance. For more information on the STS-132 mission objectives, payload and crew, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts132/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Tom Farrar

MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 13, 2010) Two MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-25) assigned to the Military Sealift Command fleet dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) transport ordnance to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is underway in the western Pacific Ocean for sea trials following a selective restricted availability. The ship is forward deployed at Fleet Activities, Yokosuka. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas/Released)

F/A-18E Super Hornet

NORTH ARABIAN SEA (May 12, 2010) F/A-18E Super Hornet strike fighters assigned to the Pukin' Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 launch from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse L. Dick/Released)

John Ramsey

A statue of Bob Hope

A statue of Bob Hope at the "National Salute to Bob Hope and the Military" by Eugene Daub and Steven Whyte, looks out into a crowd of bronze statues of military service members. The memorial is part of the Greatest Generation Walking Tour in downtown San Diego.

U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (May 8, 2010) The U.S. Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, performs at the Tuscaloosa Air Show during Birmingham Navy Week, one of 20 Navy Weeks planned across America in 2010. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Treadwell/Released)

BINTURAN, Brunei

BINTURAN, Brunei (May 7, 2010) U.S. Marines and Bruneian Landing Force soldiers and U.S. Marines disembark a landing craft unit during an early morning large-scale, integrated live-fire amphibious landing, as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2010. CARAT is an annual bilateral exercise entering its 16th year in Southeast Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Mike Morley/Released)

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F/A-18E Super Hornet

ARABIAN SEA (May 4, 2010) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 catches the arresting cable on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed as a part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

Tah It Way

Tah It Way.

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 1, 2010) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 fly over aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as part of an air power demonstration for friends and families of CVN 77 Sailors. More than 7,000 guests attended the ship's first friends and family day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Leonard Adams/Released)

F/A-18E Super Hornet

AFGHANISTAN (March 9, 2010) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) refuels from an Air Force KC-10 tanker aircraft over the Kjaki Dam in Afghanistan. The strike fighter squadron is part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group deploymed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ben Stickney/Released)

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AH-1 Cobra helicopter

ONSLOW BAY, N.C. (April 21 2010) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Francis McCarthy directs an AH-1 Cobra helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron (VMM) 266, to land aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is underway conducting training in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Corey Lewis/Released)

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 1, 2010) Aircraft passes above the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during the inaugural Friends and Family Day. The day's events included an air power demonstration and the Celebration of Reading at Sea hosted by the ship's sponsor, Doro Bush Koch. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stacy D. Laseter/Released)

Thomas Eakins Painting

"Lady Luck"

"Lady Luck" piloted by Larry Kelly is one of 17 B-25 Mitchell bombers that landed at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. on April 17, 2010 for the Doolittle Raiders' 68th reunion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

Flight Deck Wash

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 27, 2010) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) wash down the flight deck during a scrubbing exercise in preparation for the ship's first Friends and Family Day Cruise. George H.W. Bush is underway in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brent Thacker/Released)

USS Iwo Jima

PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. (April 26, 2010) The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) arrives at Port Everglades for the start of Navy Week Port Everglades. This is the twentieth navy week in Port Everglades, South Florida's annual celebration of the maritime services. Navy Week Port Everglades is one of 20 Navy Weeks planned across America in 2010. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. (U.S Navy photo by Scott Lehr/Released)