VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (April 6, 2012) Firefighters from the Navy Region
Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services and City of Virginia Beach
respond to the crash of an F/A-18D Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter
Squadron (VFA) 106, April 6, 2012. Initial reports indicate that at
approximately 12:05 p.m., the jet crashed just after takeoff at an
apartment complex in Virginia Beach. Both air crew safely ejected from
the aircraft and are being treated at a local hospital. (U.S. Navy photo
by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Antonio P. Turretto
Ramos/Released)
NEW YORK (Sept. 8, 2011) New York City firefighters man the rails with Marines assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 9th Regiment aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) as the ship prepares to pass the National September 11 Memorial. New York has 7.5 tons of steel in her bow recovered from the World Trade Center and is in New York City for events and ceremonies surrounding the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Corey Lewis/Released)
