US Military Pictures & Videos

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Pilots take off in a CV-22 Osprey during a training mission Feb. 1, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Pilots land a CV-22 Osprey during a training mission Feb. 1, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2011) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) amphibious vehicles assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 transport personnel and equipment from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) navigate open water off the coast of Southern California. Boxer and the 13th MEU are underway for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Welsh/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2011) Coast Guardsmen conduct a fast rope exercise on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57). Mitscher is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting training operations as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Deven B. King/Released

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Semper Fi

Gordon F. Ward, a Marine Iwo Jima veteran watches a group of Marines raise the flag above the Marine Corps War Memorial during a wreath laying ceremony Feb. 23, 2011. Ward was part of the first wave of Marines to assault Blue Beach during day one of the battle of Iwo Jima. The ceremony marked the 66th anniversary of the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima.

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More great photos of the US Military. I must share the comments of a very experienced American Academic on Security Affairs who spoke at a Seminar here early last year - Not wise to pick a fight with the Americans, as their military are always willing and able to respond robustly even if they get a couple of "black-eyes" in the process. I agree with this statement.

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crew members gear up for an exercise on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb 21, 2011. They are assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron. They are participating in Cope North, an annual exercise conducted between U.S. and Japanese forces. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Kurth conducts pre-flight aircraft checks on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 21, 2011. Kurth is a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief assigned to the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron leads a formation over Guam, Feb. 21, 2011. Behind the lead aircraft are two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron; an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon from Misawa, Japan; an F-15J Eagle from Chitose, Japan; two Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 attack fighters from the 6th Tactical Fighter Squadron; and two U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler aircraft from the Electronic Attack Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence

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A U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 21, 2011. The U.S. Air Force F-16D Falcon pilot is assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron leads a formation over Guam, Feb. 21, 2011. The formation includes two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron; an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon from Misawa, Japan; an F-15J Eagle from Chitose Japan; two Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-2 attack fighters from the 6th Tactical Fighter Squadron; two U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler aircraft from the Electronic Attack Squadron; a U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye and a Japanese E-2C Hawkeye. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marillia Rodriguez, left, explains inflight refueling procedures to Air Force Senior Airman Jerica Morgan while participating in the air refueling of an Air Force B-52 Stratofortess over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 22, 2011. Rodriguez, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, and Morgan is a contracting specialist is assigned to the 36th Contracting Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence

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U.S. Marines assigned to the Force Reconnaissance Platoon of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit run across the deck after fast roping out of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter for a visit, board, search and seizure drill aboard the maritime prepositioning ship USNS 1st Lt. Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) during exercise Cobra Gold 2011 Feb. 18, 2011, in the Gulf of Thailand. Cobra Gold is a regularly scheduled joint/combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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U.S. Army Ranger students make the final push in a rubber boat across a lake during the swamp training phase at Camp Rudder on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 15, 2011. U.S. Army photo by John D. Helms

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U.S. Army Ranger students remove their combat gear after paddling their rubber boat across a lake as part of small boat training during the swamp training phase at Camp Rudder on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 15, 2011. U.S. Army photo by John D. Helms

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A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle from the 65th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., takes off for a training mission during Red Flag 11-2 Feb. 2, 2011. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies.

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U.S. Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade secure the landing zone as a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands during a mock raid conducted with Royal Thai Marines in Hat Yao, Thailand, Feb. 16, 2011, in support of Cobra Gold 2011. Cobra Gold is a regularly scheduled joint/combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies.

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A pararescuemen from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron conducts fast-rope insertion training while deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The Alaska Air National Guard's busy search-and-rescue pace continues in 2011.

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U.S. Army Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, rush to the door of a high-value target's residence outside Parwai, Afghanistan, during the early morning hours Feb. 19 as part of Operation Brass Monkey. The Red Bulls Soldiers, teamed with Afghan National Army Soldiers, were unable to nab the high-value target, but did detain six other persons of interest and were also able to locate possible improvised explosive device-making materials, as well as some other key pieces of information/evidence regarding insurgent operations in the area.

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U.S. Army soldiers demonstrate how to secure a room during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training at Camp Zafar, Herat Province, Feb. 21, 2011. MOUT provides recruits with a basic understanding of urban combat techniques during their ANA Basic Warrior Course.

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Note the troops in the last picture are Deployed and are in the Crye Multicam goodness. as for the first pic there is something about a aggressor paint job. It's like getting your best gall too put on the riding boots....

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Streeter of Newton, Iowa, and soldier with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, scans a nearby hilltop during a search of the Qual-e Jala village here, Feb. 21.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Cullen Wurzer of West Des Moines, Iowa, and Soldier with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Redhorse, scans a nearby mountain range during a search of a village, here Feb. 21.Afghan National Army soldiers, Afghan National Police and other assets partnered with Troop B to search the village of Qual-e Jala for targeted individuals in order to ‘clear, hold, build’ Koh-e Safi District. While searching the village, the Troop B soldiers and their partners killed one known insurgent, detained four others and also found assorted weapons which they gathered and destroyed. Task Force Redhorse is a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, also known as Task Force Red Bulls, and maintains security throughout Parwan province.

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A U.S. Special Forces Soldier assigned to Special Operations Task Force – South sets up his security position during a patrol Feb. 25, 2011 in Panjwai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The SOTF-South Special Forces team in the area conducts regular patrols in order to bolster security as well as to meet with area villagers to assess development projects.

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 14th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa AB, Japan, taxis prior to takeoff during the exercise Cope North 11-1 here. This will be the eleventh time the United States and Japan have held a Cope North exercise on here. Cope North is a two week bilateral exercise between the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force.

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A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft prepares to refuel during exercise Red Flag 11-3 over the Nevada Test and Training Range in Nev., March 2, 2011. Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise held four to six times a year to train pilots from the U.S., NATO and other allied countries for real combat situations.

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On Feb. 26, 2011, an F-35B test aircraft (BF-2) completed its 100th flight with Lockheed Martin test pilot David "Doc" Nelson at the controls. The 100th flight for BF-2 accomplished further short take-off envelope expansion in preparation for shipboard testing later this year. The F-35B is the Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, which is capable of short take-offs and vertical landings. It is undergoing test and evaluation at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.

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First soldier is in the OCP( multicam) ACU note his M4 has A ACOG and Harris bipod.
Second picture that Soldier is in The OCP ACS his Carbine is loaded with a Magpul PMAG and his pack looks too be the Armys new Medium Rucksack. Third pic this one is a stand out Old school Woodland but cut too ACU spec ( see the pocket on the shoulder) pmag and Eotech on the carbine with a uncovered ACH and here is a fun one he's wearing some kind of hiking shoe it's seems too be articulated and in desert sand color
Next picture Vipers! fore is a F16D back is a F16C
Fallowed by a raptor and a lightning... I hope one day too see Lightnings in Aggressor paint schemes

A Soldier from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, looks on as one of his fellow crew chiefs qualifies on the M240H machine gun during an aerial gunnery range at the Fort Bragg training grounds Feb. 18 to 20. The Soldiers were attempting to qualify from UH-60M Blackhawk helicopter in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan later this year. Photo by Sgt. Jessica M. Kuhn/49th PAD




U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group fast-rope from a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during exercise Emerald Warrior 2011 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 1, 2011. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. DeNoris Mickle, U.S. Air Force/Released)




A U.S. Soldier with the 10th Special Forces Group and his military working dog jump off the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment during water training over the Gulf of Mexico March 1, 2011, as part of exercise Emerald Warrior 2011. Emerald Warrior is an annual two-week joint/combined tactical exercise sponsored by U.S. Special Operations Command designed to leverage lessons learned from operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez, U.S. Air Force/Released)




USS GUNSTON HALL, At anchor (March 1, 2011) Members of the Belize special assignment group practice movement drills as part of visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise aboard amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), March 1. Members of the Belize coast guard, special boat unit and Belize special assignment group will participate in VBSS exercises as part of Amphibious Southern Partnership 2011 (A-SPS11). A-SPS11 will focus on strengthening our existing regional partnerships and encouraging the establishment of new relationships through the exchange of maritime mission-focused knowledge and expertise so each participating country will improve capabilities in what it considers key maritime security mission areas. (U.S. Army photo by Sergeant Nashaunda Tilghman)








A B-1B Lancer is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker Feb 26, 2011, above Iraq, in support of Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)






A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft with the 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., pulls up for air refueling over the Nevada Test and Training Range during a training mission as part of Red Flag 11-3, Mar. 3, 2011. Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise held four to six times a year to train pilots from the U.S., NATO and other allied countries for real combat situations. (DoD photo by Airman 1st Class George Goslin, U.S. Air Force/Released)






NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE -- A 3- ship of U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors, 3rd Fighter Wing, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, fly for a training mission during Red Flag 11-3, March 2. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman)




NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Airman 1st Class Jonathan Foster, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, crew chief, from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. removes the intake covers of an F-22 Raptor before a training mission during Red Flag 11-3, March 2. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise takes place north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range--the U.S. Air Force's premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)




NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Airman 1st Class Jonathan Foster, 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, crew chief, from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. shakes hands with Maj. Daniel Lehoski, 8th Fighter Squadron, pilot before he departs in an F-22 Raptor for a training mission during Red Flag 11-3, March 2. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise takes place north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range--the U.S. Air Force's premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 23rd Fighter Group, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., peels away after being refueled from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while flying over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Feb. 26, 2011.

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Marines with Weapons Platoon, Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, rehearse breaching drills during their week at MOUT Town, aboard Fort Pickett, Va., March 1. “We have to practice dynamic breaching, so that whenever we get into 'country' we don’t have any problems,” said Lance Cpl. Chad Toledo, a fireteam leader with the company. “If we get it down pat now, there wont’ be any mistakes later. Its better to know how to employ the breaching ladder and not need it than to need it and not know how use it.” The Marines spent the day running drills and simulated missions in preparation for future deployments.

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Pfc. Max B. Wolfer (right), from Vancouver, Wash., and Pvt. Eric A. Alcante, from Chicago, both combat engineers with 42nd Clearance Company conduct dismount operations during a route clearance mission in Hohenfels Feb. 27. The 42nd Clearance Co. conducted route clearance patrols Feb. 14 to March 2 in support of the 33rd Infantry Battalion to provide them freedom of mobility throughout their area of operations.

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 5, 2011) Cpl. Rosa Luna, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 13, participates in a small arms live-fire exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45). Comstock is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group underway on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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NIGHTMARE RANGE, South Korea (Mar. 7, 2011) - U.S. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team dismount their Stryker following live fire training on Nightmare Range, South Korea.

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U.S. Marines from 4th Platoon Charlie Company, 1st Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment(1/2) go out on a patrol around PB Griffin and engage in combat after taking fire from enemies at unknown positions, April 4, 2010.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Cecil Dawson, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, stands guard at an Afghan border patrol site during a mission at Karis Shorabak, Afghanistan, March 8. ISAF performs a site assessment survey to determine the status of current equipment.

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Thanks nem116 for posting such outstanding photos in this thread!