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)