More Abrams goodness... the pics date from a little while back but haven't been posted so far.
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion 12th Cavalry Regiment 1st Brigade
Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division Company D fire at opposing forces
using a M1A2 Abrams Tank as part of a training exercise Oct. 25 2014 in
Hohenfels Germany during Combined Resolve III. Combined Resolve III is a
multinational training exercise designed to reinforce our nation's
commitment to ally and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Marcus
Floyd 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion 12th Cavalry Regiment 1st Brigade
Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division Company D fire at opposing forces
using a M1A2 Abrams Tank as part of a training exercise Oct. 25 2014 in
Hohenfels Germany during Combined Resolve III. Combined Resolve III is a
multinational training exercise designed to reinforce our nation's
commitment to ally and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Marcus
Floyd 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion 12th Cavalry Regiment 1st Brigade
Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division Company D fire at opposing forces
using a M1A2 Abrams Tank as part of a training exercise Oct. 25 2014 in
Hohenfels Germany during Combined Resolve III. Combined Resolve III is a
multinational training exercise designed to reinforce our nation's
commitment to ally and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Marcus
Floyd 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
A Soldier with the 2nd Battalion 12th Cavalry Regiment 1st
Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division Company D fixes a weapons
malfunction on a M1A2 Abrams Tank as part of a training exercise Oct. 25
2014 in Hohenfels Germany during Combined Resolve III. Combined Resolve
III is a multinational training exercise designed to reinforce our
nation's commitment to ally and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by
Spc. Marcus Floyd 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
A CV-22 Osprey prepares to refuel from an MC-130H Talon II
during Exercise Carbonite Archer Nov. 5 2014. Carbonite Archer is an
emergency deployment readiness exercise focusing on the 1st Special
Operations Wing�s ability to deploy aircraft and personnel anytime and
anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher
Callaway)
A CV-22 Osprey prepares to refuel from an MC-130H Talon II
during Exercise Carbonite Archer Nov. 5 2014. Carbonite Archer is an
emergency deployment readiness exercise focusing on the 1st Special
Operations Wing�s ability to deploy aircraft and personnel anytime and
anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher
Callaway)
A CV-22 Osprey from the 8th Special Operations Squadron flies a
training mission near San Diego Calif. during Exercise Carbonite Archer
Nov. 6 2014. Carbonite Archer is an emergency deployment readiness
exercise focusing on the 1st Special Operations Wing�s ability to
deploy aircraft and personnel anytime and anywhere in the world. (U.S.
Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
A CV-22 Osprey from the 8th Special Operations Squadron flies a
training mission near San Diego Calif. during Exercise Carbonite Archer
Nov. 6 2014. Carbonite Archer is an emergency deployment readiness
exercise focusing on the 1st Special Operations Wing�s ability to
deploy aircraft and personnel anytime and anywhere in the world. (U.S.
Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
CV-22 Ospreys from the 8th Special Operations Squadron land at
San Clemente Island Calif. during exercise Carbonite Archer Nov. 6
2014. Carbonite Archer is an emergency deployment readiness exercise
focusing on the 1st Special Operations Wing�s ability to deploy
aircraft and personnel anytime and anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air
Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
MC-130H Talon II pilots from the 15th Special Operations
Squadron Hurlburt Field Fla. fly a training mission over San Diego
Calif. Nov. 5 2014. The 1st Special Operations Wing conducted their
fourth quarter Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise training. (U.S.
Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
Staff Sgt. Sean Krumwiede 15th Special Operations Squadron
loadmaster prepares bundles for an air drop over San Clemente Calif.
during Exercise Carbonite Archer Nov. 5 2014. Carbonite Archer is an
emergency deployment readiness exercise focusing on the 1st Special
Operations Wing�s ability to deploy aircraft and personnel anytime and
anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher
Callaway)
Staff Sgt. Sean Krumwiede 15th Special Operations Squadron
loadmaster conducts an airdrop over San Clemente Calif. during Exercise
Carbonite Archer Nov. 5 2014. Carbonite Archer is an emergency
deployment readiness exercise focusing on the 1st Special Operations
Wing�s ability to deploy aircraft and personnel anytime and anywhere in
the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
Members from the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance
Squadron work on the wing of an AC-130U Spooky Gunship during Exercise
Carbonite Archer Marine Corp Air Station Miramar Calif. Nov. 3 2014.
Carbonite Archer is an emergency deployment readiness exercise
focusing on the 1st Special Operations Wing�s ability to deploy
aircraft and personnel anytime and anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air
Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
Members from the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance
Squadron work on the wing of an AC-130U Spooky Gunship during Exercise
Carbonite Archer Marine Corp Air Station Miramar Calif. Nov. 3 2014.
Carbonite Archer is an emergency deployment readiness exercise focusing
on the 1st Special Operations Wing�s ability to deploy aircraft and
personnel anytime and anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force
photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
Pathfinders remain vigilant as forces draw down in Afghanistan
Army Capt. Terrence Shields (left) and Air Force Senior Airman
Jesse Waldron walk to the rear of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Bagram
Air Field Afghanistan Nov. 8 2014. The pathfinder platoon was on its way
to stage at Camp Dahlke to be geographically closer to a coalition
operation in case their recovery capabilities were needed.
Soldiers serving with Red Team a pathfinder platoon with Fox
Company 2nd Attack Helicopter Battalion 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
82nd Airborne Division sit aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in route to
Camp Dahlke Afghanistan Nov. 8 2014. The pathfinder platoon was on its
way to stage at Camp Dahlke to be geographically closer to a coalition
operation in case their recovery capabilities were needed.
Senior Airman Jesse Waldron a Grand Rapids Mich. native who
serves as a joint terminal attack controller with the Air Support
Operations Squadron out of Fort Drum N.Y. sets up his satellite
communication system on the airfield of Camp Dahlke Afghanistan Nov. 8
2014. He along with a pathfinder platoon with Fox Company 2nd Attack
Helicopter Battalion 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade 82nd Airborne Division
were staged there to be geographically closer to a coalition operation
in case their recovery capabilities were needed.
Sgt. Dustin Weber a native of Avon Park Fla. who serves as a team
leader with Red Team a pathfinder platoon with Fox Company 2nd Attack
Helicopter Battalion 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade 82nd Airborne Division
packs his rucksack at Bagram Air Field Afghanistan Nov. 8 2014. Weber
and the pathfinder platoon were preparing their equipment to stage at
Camp Dahlke to be geographically closer to a coalition operation in case
their recovery capabilities were needed.
Soldiers serving on Red Team a pathfinder platoon with Fox
Company 2nd Attack Helicopter Battalion 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
82nd Airborne Division gather for a group photo on Bagram Air Field
Afghanistan Nov. 8 2014.
Crewmembers of a B-25J Mitchell performing at the Nellis Open
House wave to the crowd as the aircraft taxis down the flight line at
Nellis Air Force Base Nev. Nov. 9 2014. The performing B-25J dubbed
�Executive Sweet� is maintained by volunteers whose goal is to preserve
the aviation legacy of World War II veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by
Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis)
A B-25J Mitchell takes flight during the open house at Nellis Air
Force Base Nev. Nov. 9 2014. The B-25 was one of the most heavily
armed airplanes in the world and was used for high- and low-level
bombing strafing photo-reconnaissance submarine patrol as a fighter and
was distinguished as the aircraft that completed the historic raid
over Tokyo in 1942. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel
Loftis)
An A6M Zero and a B-25J Mitchell perform during the open house at
Nellis Air Force Base Nev. Nov. 9 2014. The two aircraft were a part
of the Legacy Boombers act which performed a World War II reenactment.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Loftis)
A P-51 Mustang flies over the airfield at the Nellis Open House
at Nellis Air Force Base Nev. Nov. 9 2014 The P-51 served in nearly
every combat zone during World War II and later fought in the Korean
War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sanjay Allen)
An F8F Bearcat flew as part of the Korean reenactment during the
Nellis Open House practice Nov. 7 2014 at Nellis Air Force Base Nev.
The Bearcat was a single-engine naval fighter aircraft that served into
the mid-20th century in the U.S. Navy U.S. Marine Corps and the air
forces of other nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class
Thomas Spangler)
The aircrew of a C-130J Hercules sit atop the aircraft to watch
the practice performance of the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration
Team or Thunderbirds Nov. 7 2014 at Nellis Air Force Base Nev.
Approximately 100 military and civilian aircraft are expected to be on
display as well as several military air demonstration teams warbirds
and some of the nation's top civilian air performers will participate.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay)
The aircrew of a C-130J Hercules sit atop the aircraft to watch
the practice performance of the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration
Team or Thunderbirds Nov. 7 2014 at Nellis Air Force Base Nev. Several
military aerial demonstration teams including the U.S. Air Force Aerial
Demonstration Squadron the Thunderbirds will participate. The open
house also acts as the final air show of the year for the Thunderbirds.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay)
The aircrew of a C-130J Hercules sit atop the aircraft to watch
the practice performance of the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration
Team or Thunderbirds Nov. 7 2014 at Nellis Air Force Base Nev. Several
military aerial demonstration teams including the U.S. Air Force Aerial
Demonstration Squadron the Thunderbirds will participate. The open
house also acts as the final air show of the year for the Thunderbirds.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)
Maj. Brad Matherne 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-35 test
director gives a thumbs-up during the Nellis Open House at Nellis Air
Force Base Nev. Nov. 8 2014. Matherne piloted an F-35A Lightning II
during the open house which also marked the first public display of the
aircraft at Nellis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B.
Ika)
An F-35A Lightning II piloted by Maj. Brad Matherne 59th Test and
Evaluation Squadron F-35 test director leads an F-22 Raptor in flight
during the opening ceremony of the open house at Nellis Air Force Base
Nev. Nov. 8 2014. The inclusion of the Joint Strike Fighter in the
open house marked the first public display of the aircraft at Nellis
AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)
15th MEU Marines coduct fast rope training
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jake Vargas fast ropes during helicopter
rope suspension training aboard Camp Pendleton Calif. Nov. 12 2014.
Vargas is a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 15 and is
part of the Maritime Raid Force Security Element for the 15th Marine
Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna
Albrecht/Released)
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jake Vargas fast ropes during helicopter
rope suspension training aboard Camp Pendleton Calif. Nov. 12 2014.
Vargas is a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 15 and is
part of the Maritime Raid Force Security Element for the 15th Marine
Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna
Albrecht/Released)
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jonathan Overland and his dog Jackson finish
rappelling during helicopter rope suspension training aboard Camp
Pendleton Calif. Nov. 12 2014. Overland is a military working dog
handler with Combat Logistics Battalion 15 and is part of the Maritime
Raid Force Security Element for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jordan Kohan and his dog Tessa finish rappelling
during helicopter rope suspension training aboard Camp Pendleton Calif.
Nov. 12 2014. Kohan is a military working dog handler with Combat
Logistics Battalion 15 and is part of the Maritime Raid Force Security
Element for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps photo
by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)
U.S. Marine Sgt. Jonathan Overland and his dog Jackson finish
rappelling during helicopter rope suspension training aboard Camp
Pendleton Calif. Nov. 12 2014. Overland is a military working dog
handler with Combat Logistics Battalion 15 and is part of the Maritime
Raid Force Security Element for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anna Albrecht/Released)
11/12/2014 - Maj. Christopher Wee Operation Flight Program
Combined Test Force climbs into his F-15 Eagle prior to a morning
sortie at Eglin Air Force Base Fla. The OFPCTF Airmen fly test
missions exclusively in various F-15 models. The OFPTCF is partially
owned by both the 53rd Wing and 96th Test Wing. (U.S. Air Force
photo/Samuel King Jr.)
11/12/2014 - An 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-15 Eagle
lifts off from the Eglin Air Force Base runway for a morning sortie.
The 85th TES Airmen fly operational test missions in the F-16 and F-15.
The 85th TES is a squadron in the 53rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force
photo/Samuel King Jr.)
11/12/2014 - An 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-16 Fighting
Falcon lifts off from the Eglin Air Force Base runway for a morning
sortie. The 85th TES Airmen fly operational test missions in the F-16
and F-15. The 85th TES is a squadron in the 53rd Wing. (U.S. Air Force
photo/Samuel King Jr.)
11/12/2014 - A 33rd Maintenance Group Airman marshals out an
F-35A Lightning II for a sortie at Eglin Air Force Base Fla. The 33rd
Maintenance Group is responsible for the maintenance of the Air
Force�s joint strike fighter fleet on base. (U.S. Air Force
photo/Samuel King Jr.)
11/12/2014 - Staff Sgt. Jason Schuler 33rd Aircraft Maintenance
Squadron connects the fuel nozzle to an F-35A Lightning II during a
hot pit session at Eglin Air Force Base Fla. All of the F-35 variants
use the refueling areas in conjunction with the 96th Logistics
Readiness Squadron�s fuels flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King
Jr.)
11/12/2014 - F-35 Lightning II variants receive fuel in the hot
pit areas of the 33rd Fighter Wing flightline at Eglin Air Force Base
Fla. All of the F-35 variants use the refueling areas in conjunction
with the 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron�s fuels flight. (U.S. Air
Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick Chachor 525th Fighter Squadron weapons
officer and F-22 Raptor pilot prepares for takeoff during Keen Sword
2015 on Kadena Air Base Japan Nov. 14 2014. The fundamental role of
U.S. forces in Japan is to deter aggression and maintain peace and
security in the region and is an essential component of the U.S.-Japan
alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson L.
Elleman/Released)
Two U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from the 525th Fighter Squadron
stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska taxi on the Kadena
Air Base Japan flight line before takeoff Nov. 14 2014. The Raptors
which are temporarily operating out of Kadena are participating in Keen
Sword 2015 a joint bilateral field training exercise involving U.S.
military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel. Keen Sword is designed
to increase combat readiness and interoperability between the JSDF and
U.S. forces and will be conducted at multiple venues in the Japan area
of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maeson L.
Elleman/Released)
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 525th Fighter Squadron
stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska lands on the Kadena
Air Base Japan runway during Keen Sword 2015 Nov. 14 2014. The F-22
implements a combination of stealth supercruise high maneuverability
and integrated avionics in order to project air dominance rapidly and
at great distances in order to maintain to defeat threats and protect
the U.S. and host nation allies in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by
Senior Airman Maeson L. Elleman/Released)
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 525th Fighter Squadron
stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska lands on the Kadena
Air Base Japan runway during Keen Sword 2015 Nov. 14 2014. Keen Sword
is a regularly scheduled exercise which strengthens Japan-U.S. military
interoperability and meets mutual defense objectives. Japan-U.S.
military operations and exercises increase readiness to respond to
varied crisis situations in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior
Airman Maeson L. Elleman/Released)
Combined Resolve III
An M109A6 Paladin howitzer of 1st Battalion 82nd Field Artillery
Regiment 1st Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division advances on the
objective while conducting a tactical movement during exercise Combined
Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels
Germany Nov. 8 2014. Combined Resolve III is a multinational exercise
which includes more than 4000 participants from NATO and partner nations
and is designed to provide a complex training scenario that focuses on
multinational unified land operations and reinforces the U.S. commitment
to NATO and Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Randy
Florendo/Released)
An M109A6 Paladin howitzer of 1st Battalion 82nd Field Artillery
Regiment 1st Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division awaits firing
order while conducting a dry fire mission during exercise Combined
Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels
Germany Nov. 8 2014. Combined Resolve III is a multinational exercise
which includes more than 4000 participants from NATO and partner nations
and is designed to provide a complex training scenario that focuses on
multinational unified land operations and reinforces the U.S. commitment
to NATO and Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Randy
Florendo/Released)
An M109A6 Paladin howitzer of 1st Battalion 82nd Field Artillery
Regiment 1st Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division awaits firing
order while conducting a dry fire mission during exercise Combined
Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels
Germany Nov. 8 2014. Combined Resolve III is a multinational exercise
which includes more than 4000 participants from NATO and partner nations
and is designed to provide a complex training scenario that focuses on
multinational unified land operations and reinforces the U.S. commitment
to NATO and Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Randy
Florendo/Released)
A U.S. Soldier with 1st Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Regiment
1st Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division provides security from an
M109A6 Paladin howitzer during exercise Combined Resolve III at the
Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Germany Nov. 8 2014.
Combined Resolve III is a multinational exercise which includes more
than 4000 participants from NATO and partner nations and is designed to
provide a complex training scenario that focuses on multinational
unified land operations and reinforces the U.S. commitment to NATO and
Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Randy Florendo/Released)
U.S. Soldiers of 1st Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Regiment 1st
Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division connect poles together while
wearing mission oriented protective posture gear level 4 during exercise
Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in
Hohenfels Germany Nov. 8 2014. Combined Resolve III is a multinational
exercise which includes more than 4000 participants from NATO and
partner nations and is designed to provide a complex training scenario
that focuses on multinational unified land operations and reinforces the
U.S. commitment to NATO and Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt.
Randy Florendo/Released)
U.S. Soldiers of 1st Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Regiment 1st
Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division clean the barrel of a 155 mm
howitzer while wearing mission oriented protective posture gear during
exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness
Center in Hohenfels Germany Nov. 8 2014. Combined Resolve III is a
multinational exercise which includes more than 4000 participants from
NATO and partner nations and is designed to provide a complex training
scenario that focuses on multinational unified land operations and
reinforces the U.S. commitment to NATO and Europe. (U.S. Army photo by
Staff Sgt. Randy Florendo/Released)
U.S. Soldiers of 1st Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Regiment 1st
Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division clean the barrel of a155 mm
howitzer while wearing mission oriented protective posture gear during
exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness
Center in Hohenfels Germany Nov. 8 2014. Combined Resolve III is a
multinational exercise which includes more than 4000 participants from
NATO and partner nations and is designed to provide a complex training
scenario that focuses on multinational unified land operations and
reinforces the U.S. commitment to NATO and Europe. (U.S. Army photo by
Staff Sgt. Randy Florendo/Released)
U.S. Soldiers of 1st Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Regiment 1st
Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division clean the barrel of a155 mm
howitzer while wearing mission oriented protective posture gear during
exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness
Center in Hohenfels Germany Nov. 8 2014. Combined Resolve III is a
multinational exercise which includes more than 4000 participants from
NATO and partner nations and is designed to provide a complex training
scenario that focuses on multinational unified land operations and
reinforces the U.S. commitment to NATO and Europe. (U.S. Army photo by
Staff Sgt. Randy Florendo/Released)
U.S. Soldiers of 1st Battalion 82nd Field Artillery Regiment 1st
Brigade Combat Team 1st Cavalry Division carry a long pole while wearing
mission oriented protective posture gear during exercise Combined
Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels
Germany Nov. 8 2014. Combined Resolve III is a multinational exercise
which includes more than 4000 participants from NATO and partner nations
and is designed to provide a complex training scenario that focuses on
multinational unified land operations and reinforces the U.S. commitment
to NATO and Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Randy
Florendo/Released)
Australian Defence Force memorial plinths from Camp Holland and Camp
Russell at Multi-National Base�Tarin Kowt Uruzgan province in southern
Afghanistan were unveiled at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on
13 November 2014.
The Camp Holland and Camp Russell memorial plinths were used for various
ceremonies such as Anzac Day and Remembrance Day and special services
held to farewell comrades. The Camp Russell memorial plinth carries the
names of 20 special forces soldiers killed in Afghanistan. The Camp
Holland memorial plinth stood before the Multi-National Base�Tarin Kowt
memorial wall recording the names of the 40 Australian soldiers killed
in action.
The Camp Holland memorial plinth
The Camp Russell memorial plinth
The Australian war memorial - Tarin Kowt memorial plinths
They hardly seems large enough. 
Lest we forget.
Lest we forget.
The first two of Navy�s newest maritime combat helicopter - the
MH60R Seahawk �Romeo� - have arrived at HMAS Albatross in Nowra where
they will begin trials prior to deployment on Anzac class frigates and
the new Hobart class destroyers.
The MH60R is a quantum leap over Navy�s current front-line helicopter
and this next generation submarine hunter and anti-surface warfare
helicopter will be the cornerstone of Navy�s aviation combat capability.
A Navy MH60R 'Romeo' Seahawk helicopter flies in company with a
S-70-B2 'Bravo' Seahawk helicopter over Fleet Base East. HMAS Success
and the Navy's newest ship NUSHIP Canberra can be seen in the
background.
The Royal Australian Navy's latest helicopter the MH60R 'Romeo'
Seahawk flies past the Navy's latest ship NUSHIP Canberra in Sydney NSW
Navy�s newest maritime combat helicopter the MH60R 'Romeo' Seahawk on display at HMAS Albatross.
horrido^ I just love the look of the M1A2 SEP v2 in NATO camouflage.
One does wonder when they are going to get around to repainting.........
http://international.sueddeutsche.de...racy-of-terror
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Ross with the Ottoman-era
Suleymaniye mosque in the background prepares to leave from the port in
Istanbul November 13 2014. A group of Turkish ultra-nationalists
attacked three U.S. sailors on a crowded street in Istanbul on
Wednesday shouting "Yankee go home" and trying to pull hoods over their
heads in an assault condemned by the United States. The attackers'
actions were an apparent reference to an incident in Iraq in July 2003
when U.S. forces detained a Turkish special forces unit leading its
members away for interrogation with hoods over their heads. Officials
said the three sailors were unharmed and back aboard the USS Ross.
(*******/Murad Sezer)
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Ross with the
Byzantine-era monument of Hagia Sophia in the background prepares to
leave from the port in Istanbul November 13 2014. A group of Turkish
ultra-nationalists attacked three U.S. sailors on a crowded street in
Istanbul on Wednesday shouting "Yankee go home" and trying to pull
hoods over their heads in an assault condemned by the United States. The
attackers' actions were an apparent reference to an incident in Iraq
in July 2003 when U.S. forces detained a Turkish special forces unit
leading its members away for interrogation with hoods over their heads.
Officials said the three sailors were unharmed and back aboard the USS
Ross. (*******/Murad Sezer)
U.S. sailors on board guided-missile destroyer USS Ross prepare
to leave from the port in Istanbul November 13 2014. A group of Turkish
ultra-nationalists attacked three U.S. sailors on a crowded street in
Istanbul on Wednesday shouting "Yankee go home" and trying to pull
hoods over their heads in an assault condemned by the United States. The
attackers' actions were an apparent reference to an incident in Iraq
in July 2003 when U.S. forces detained a Turkish special forces unit
leading its members away for interrogation with hoods over their heads.
Officials said the three sailors were unharmed and back aboard the USS
Ross. (*******/Murad Sezer)
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Ross prepares to leave
from the port in Istanbul November 13 2014. A group of Turkish
ultra-nationalists attacked three U.S. sailors on a crowded street in
Istanbul on Wednesday shouting "Yankee go home" and trying to pull
hoods over their heads in an assault condemned by the United States. The
attackers' actions were an apparent reference to an incident in Iraq
in July 2003 when U.S. forces detained a Turkish special forces unit
leading its members away for interrogation with hoods over their heads.
Officials said the three sailors were unharmed and back aboard the USS
Ross. (*******/Murad Sezer)
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Ross leaves from the port
in Istanbul November 13 2014. A group of Turkish ultra-nationalists
attacked three U.S. sailors on a crowded street in Istanbul on
Wednesday shouting "Yankee go home" and trying to pull hoods over their
heads in an assault condemned by the United States. The attackers'
actions were an apparent reference to an incident in Iraq in July 2003
when U.S. forces detained a Turkish special forces unit leading its
members away for interrogation with hoods over their heads. Officials
said the three sailors were unharmed and back aboard the USS Ross.
(*******/Murad Sezer)
Iraqi security forces' military vehicles take part in an
intensive security deployment against Islamic State militants in
Adhaim a village in Diyala province north of Baghdad November 12 2014.
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks in Saudi
Arabia said his Caliphate was expanding across the Arab world and
called for "volcanoes of jihad" across the globe in a speech purported
to be in his name on Thursday. Picture taken November 12 2014.
(*******/Stringer)
Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive security
deployment against Islamic State militants in Adhaim a village in
Diyala province north of Baghdad November 13 2014. Iraq will need
about 80000 effective military troops to retake the terrain it lost to
Islamic State militants and restore its border with Syria the top
U.S. general said on Thursday. (*******/Stringer)
Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive security
deployment against Islamic State militants in Adhaim a village in
Diyala province north of Baghdad November 13 2014. Islamic State
leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks in Saudi Arabia said
his Caliphate was expanding across the Arab world and called for
"volcanoes of jihad" across the globe in a speech purported to be in
his name on Thursday. Picture taken November 13 2014.
(*******/Stringer)
A member of the Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive
security deployment against Islamic State militants in Adhaim a
village in Diyala province north of Baghdad November 13 2014. Islamic
State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi called for attacks in Saudi Arabia
said his Caliphate was expanding across the Arab world and called for
"volcanoes of jihad" across the globe in a speech purported to be in
his name on Thursday. (*******/Stringer)
In this Thursday Nov. 13 2014 photo an Iraqi soldier walks past
the Baghdad Operations Command in the heavily fortified Green Zone in
Baghdad Iraq. As Washington warns of a drawn-out fight against the
Islamic State group and the U.S. administration looks to send more
American troops to help Iraq in the war against the extremists Baghdad
has offered its top war room as a model for a future joint U.S.-Iraqi
command headquarters. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
In this Thursday Nov. 13 2014 photo Abdul Amir al-Shammari
Baghdad Operations Commander speaks during an interview with The
Associated Press in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad Iraq.
As Washington warns of a drawn-out fight against the Islamic State
group and the U.S. administration looks to send more American troops to
help Iraq in the war against the extremists Baghdad has offered its
top war room as a model for a future joint U.S.-Iraqi command
headquarters. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
In this Thursday Nov. 13 2014 photo Abdul Amir al-Shammari
Baghdad Operations Commander works in the Baghdad Operations Command in
the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad Iraq. As Washington warns
of a drawn-out fight against the Islamic State group and the U.S.
administration looks to send more American troops to help Iraq in the
war against the extremists Baghdad has offered its top war room as a
model for a future joint U.S.-Iraqi command headquarters. (AP
Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
In this Thursday Nov. 13 2014 photo officers work inside the
Baghdad Operations Command in the heavily fortified Green Zone in
Baghdad Iraq. As Washington warns of a drawn-out fight against the
Islamic State group and the Obama administration looks to send more
American troops to help Iraq in the war against the extremists Baghdad
has offered its top war room as a model for a future joint U.S.-Iraqi
command headquarters. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff speaks with soldiers in Iraq November 15 2014. The top U.S.
military officer General Dempsey arrived on Saturday in Baghdad on an
unannounced visit to meet U.S. commanders preparing to increase American
assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish forces battling Sunni Islamic State
(IS) militants. (*******/Phil Stewart)
Iraq's army chief General Babakir Zebari (R) meets with U.S. Army
General Martin Dempsey chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the
defence ministry in Baghdad November 15 2014. Dempsey arrived on
Saturday in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet U.S. commanders
preparing to increase American assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish forces
battling Sunni Islamic State (IS) militants. (*******/Stringer)
U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey (R) chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff shakes hands with Iraqi official Hadi Athab at the defence
ministry in Baghdad November 15 2014. The top U.S. military officer
Dempsey arrived on Saturday in Baghdad on an unannounced visit as U.S.
commanders prepare to expand American assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish
forces battling the Islamic State. (*******/Stringer)
Iraq's army chief General Babakir Zebari (front R) walks next to
U.S. Army General Martin Dempsey chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
at the defence ministry in Baghdad November 15 2014. Dempsey arrived on
Saturday in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet U.S. commanders
preparing to increase American assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish forces
battling Sunni Islamic State (IS) militants. (*******/Stringer)
Iraq's Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi (R) meets with U.S. Army
General Martin Dempsey (C) chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at
the defence ministry in Baghdad November 15 2014. Dempsey arrived on
Saturday in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet U.S. commanders
preparing to increase American assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish forces
battling Sunni Islamic State (IS) militants. (*******/Stringer)
Iraq's Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi (L) meets with U.S. Army
General Martin Dempsey chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the
defence ministry in Baghdad November 15 2014. Dempsey arrived on
Saturday in Baghdad on an unannounced visit to meet U.S. commanders
preparing to increase American assistance to Iraqi and Kurdish forces
battling Sunni Islamic State (IS) militants. (*******/Stringer)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 13 2014) An F-35C Lightning II carrier
variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts its first carrier-based night
flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The
aircraft launched at 6:01 p.m. (PST) and conducted a series of planned
touch-and-go landings before making an arrested landing at 6:40 pm.
Nimitz is hosting the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force
from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 during the initial sea
trials of the F-35C.(U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Andy
Wolfe/Released)
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