The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

[Alpha_Echo_606]

SEAHAWK SLANT

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Keron King signals the pilots of an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter during preflight preparations aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio in the Atlantic Ocean, March 30, 2015. The Anzio is en route to Scotland to participate in Joint Warrior, a U.K.-led multinational training exercise. The MH-60R Seahawk is attached to the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 48. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Abe McNatt

 

[707guy]

Didn't know there were that many B-25's still flyable.....total.....worldwide! And to have them all in one place! Wow!!!

If I remember right there were supposed to be 25 of them there. I think 18 made it to Dayton.

 

[Uncle Fester]

My middle school English teacher's husband was one of the Raiders (I grew up near Eglin, where they trained, and several of them retired there). That was when there were still a fair number of them at each reunion, including Gen Doolittle. Sad to see how their numbers have dwindled. Cast-iron balls, every one of them.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Soaring Lancer

A B-1B Lancer takes off from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to conduct combat operations April 8, 2015. Al Udeid is a strategic coalition air base in Qatar that supports over 90 combat and support aircraft and houses more than 5,000 military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Richardson/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

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A Sailor signals to the pilot of an MV-22 Osprey helicopter attached to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 during flight operations aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) April 8, 2015 in East China Sea. Green Bay is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is currently underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Edward Guttierrez III/Released)

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An MV-22 Osprey from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response – Africa flies toward an aerial refueling point near the coast of Spain Jan. 28, 2015. The ability to complete on-the-move refueling greatly extends the operational capabilities of SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is tasked with providing a crisis response force for Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

 

[picklesuit]

Buff
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress receives fuel from a New Hampshire Air National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker near the eastern coast of Canada, April 2, 2015. The B-52H was returning home after supporting Polar Growl, a U.S. Strategic Command-directed mission to the Arctic and North Sea regions. The B-52H Stratofortress is assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
Air National Guard photo by Airman Ashlyn J. Correia

So much Chair Force!!!
Nice shot though...

 

[707guy]

My middle school English teacher's husband was one of the Raiders (I grew up near Eglin, where they trained, and several of them retired there). That was when there were still a fair number of them at each reunion, including Gen Doolittle. Sad to see how their numbers have dwindled. Cast-iron balls, every one of them.

Wow - talk about growing up with history all around you. There are two Raiders left now, Lt. Col. Richard Cole and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher.

 

[Recovering LSO]

Photo credit to the pilot - forward deployed with CVW-1/CVN-71.

 

[xj220]

Soaring Lancer

A B-1B Lancer takes off from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to conduct combat operations April 8, 2015. Al Udeid is a strategic coalition air base in Qatar that supports over 90 combat and support aircraft and houses more than 5,000 military personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Richardson/Released)

Seriously a badass jet. Watching those things takeoff out of the Deid was nothing short of impressive. That's a lot of tonnage to be moved that quickly.

 

[Hopeful Hoya]

Just curious, I've noticed that pointy-nose types have been switching to the USAF-style O2 mask within the last year or so. Any reason for the change?

 

[Recovering LSO]

Just curious, I've noticed that pointy-nose types have been switching to the USAF-style O2 mask within the last year or so. Any reason for the change?

Supply contracts.... I f'ing hate them (the masks that is).

 

[Recovering LSO]

Seriously a badass jet. Watching those things takeoff out of the Deid was nothing short of impressive. That's a lot of tonnage to be moved that quickly.

Fact. I had the opportunity to watch a few runs from the spotting tower at a range near Salina Kansas too many years ago now. Very big, very loud, very bad-ass... Of course, also very Air Force.

 

[Treetop Flyer]

Just curious, I've noticed that pointy-nose types have been switching to the USAF-style O2 mask within the last year or so. Any reason for the change?

If you're talking about the masks with the hose on the side instead of in the center, almost everyone has been getting them issued since at least 08. I only know of a couple younger guys with the old mask, and it was because they had wide faces.

 

[Hopeful Hoya]

Interesting. First noticed it with the guys wearing the JHMCS a few years ago but it's seemed to have moved to the regular guys too. Any reason for the change or is it purely for a supply purpose?

 

[wlawr005]

If the old mask broke, the whole thing was broken. It was one piece. This new mask is made of several smaller, interchangeable pieces that can be replaced on an individual basis. Great for supply people and bean counters, not great for the people who actually wear them.