US Military Pictures & Videos

NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 12, 2008) The pennant for Commander, Submarine Group 2 waves over the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk. Cmdr. Tyler Meador relieved Cmdr. John Kropcho III, who retired at the ceremony after serving the Navy for 24 years. Jacksonville recently returned from its first deployment in five years. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Xander Gamble (Released)

Click to expand...

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin receives a flight jacket from Lt. Gen. Craig E. Campbell as a token of thanks for supporting the Alaska National Guard during Operation Santa Claus 2008 on Dec. 6 in Kivalina, Alaska. Operation Santa Claus, an Alaska National Guard community relations and support program, provides toys, books and school supplies for young people in communities across the state. General Campbell is Alaska's adjutant general. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Paizley Ramsey)

Click to expand...

Charles Jackson, 22, of Corpus Christi, gets his tie fixed by alumnus Randy Hutchinson before the start of the Texas A&M Galveston fall graduation at the Moody Gardens Convention Center on Sunday.

Click to expand...

Click to expand...

GULF OF OMAN (Dec. 13, 2008) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Keum Bird masks the intake of an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the "Shadowhawks" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 to prepare the aircraft for paining in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder/Released)

Click to expand...

PERSIAN GULF (Dec. 13, 2008) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Joshua Hayes, from Jasper, Ala., directs an SA-330 Puma helicopter during a vertical replenishment aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50). Carter Hall is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katrina Parker/Released)

Click to expand...

PERSIAN GULF (Dec. 13, 2008) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Winfred McCollum secures line aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) during an underway replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203). San Antonio is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Goodwin/Released)

Click to expand...

PERSIAN GULF (Dec. 13, 2008) The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) conducts an underway replenishment with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203). San Antonio is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katrina Parker/Released)

Click to expand...

NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 15, 2008) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class William Kapun, assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MESRON 4), is greeted by his family at the Naval Station Norfolk Air Mobility Command terminal during the squadron's return from a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael R. Hinchcliffe/Released)

Click to expand...

PERSIAN GULF (Nov. 30, 2008) An SA-330 Puma helicopter conducts a vertical replenishment with the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61). Ramage is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Commander Jack Killman/Released)

Click to expand...

NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 15, 2008) Sailors assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Squadron (MESRON 4), hurry to meet their family members waiting in the Naval Station Norfolk Air Mobility Command terminal after returning from a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael R. Hinchcliffe/Released)

Click to expand...

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Dec. 5, 2008) Charles James Shaffer swims through Guantanamo Bay during his first certification dive as part of the Soldiers Undertaking Disabled Scuba program. Several members of Joint Task Force Guantanamo volunteered to assist in the program, which teaches disabled and wounded recovering veterans how to scuba dive. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jayme Pastoric/Released)

Click to expand...

Please Note of the NWU the pattern is based on the Marine Marpat Utilities that is the cover is the pointed style not the rounded Army/USAF type the shirt has slanted Shoulder pockets the Collar is Marine style but the chest pockets are not Angled Pockets with Flat straight name tapes and the USS Constitution placed neatly on the Left pocket

Senior Airmen Matthew Rinehart and Rosie Munoz stand outside of a C-130 Hercules Dec. 31, 2008, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The Airmen serve as the aircraft's Fly Away Security Team and provide ground security for the aircraft as it loads and unloads cargo at unsecured airfields. Airmen Rinehart and Munoz are deployed to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron from Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Airman Rinehart's hometown is York, Pa. Airman Munoz is from El Paso, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

Click to expand...

Senior Airman Matthew Rinehart checks the weapon sling on the back of a C-130 Hercules Dec. 31, 2008, at Joint Base Balad. He serves as part of the aircraft's Fly Away Security Team, which provides ground security for the aircraft as it loads and unloads cargo at unsecured airfields. Airman Rinehart, a native of York, Pa., is deployed to the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Team from Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

Click to expand...

BASRA, Iraq (Dec. 27, 2008) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Wesley Gause, from Wisville, Texas, assigned to U.S. Marines 0731 Military Training Team, demonstrates how to properly aim an M-16 rifle to Iraqi Soldiers from the 1st Mechanized Battalion, 36th Brigade, 9th Division, during a medical training exercise in the Al Jamy'at district of Basra. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Gustavo Olgiati/Released)

Click to expand...

PERSIAN GULF (Dec. 16, 2008) Gunner's Mate 1st Class Montrell Dorsey fires an M240B automatic weapon during a live-fire training exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17). San Antonio is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Goodwin/Released)

Click to expand...

Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe Jr., right, presents a flag to Glenna Zapasnik, the mother of U.S. Army Spc. Stephen G. Zapasnik, of Broken Arrow, Okla.,, during funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, jan. 6, 2009. Zapasnik was one of three soldiers killed Dec. 24 when their Humvee rolled over in southern Iraq after the road collapsed under the vehicle.

Click to expand...

A soldier with the US Army's 6-4 Cavalry watches the hills surrounding Combat Outpost Lowell in eastern Afghanistan January 6, 2009.

Click to expand...

U.S. soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment take up position on the rooftop of the Huda school for girls during its opening ceremony in Tarmiya, north of Baghdad, January 5, 2009. The school, occupied by the Al-Qaeda insurgents in 2005, reopened on Monday in Tarmiya after it was rebuilt by the U.S. army, the U.S. military said. Picture taken January 5, 2009.

Click to expand...

Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 6-4 Cavalry fire a 120 mm mortar at Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan January 5, 2009.

Click to expand...

US Army medical personnel carry a wounded Afghan soldier from a medivac helicopter at Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan January 5, 2009.

Click to expand...

US Army medical personnel treat a wounded Afghan soldier at Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan January 5, 2009.

Click to expand...

Soldiers with the US Army's 6-4 Cavalry point out strategic landmarks near Combat Outpost Lowell in eastern Afghanistan January 6, 2009.

Click to expand...

CHERRY HILL, NJ - JANUARY 5: People hug after burial services services for Maj. John Pryor MD of Moorestown, New Jersey at Colestown Cemetery January 5, 2009 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Dr. John Pryor, 42, died from wounds suffered when a mortar hit near his living quarters on December 25, 2008 in Mosul, Iraq, where he was a member of the U.S. Army Surgical Team. Pryor was assistant Professor of Surgery and Director of the Trauma Department at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Click to expand...

Capt. Ryan Wick, a 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, lands an F-16 Fighting Falcon Jan. 2 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, after completing a combat sortie. Captain Wick is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley)

Click to expand...

Staff Sgt. John Cooke tests the maneuverability of an all-terrain vehicle equipped with a rubber track conversion system Jan. 6 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The rubber tracks should improve snow rescue capabilities. He is with the 28th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Marc I. Lane)

Click to expand...

Tech. Sgt. Andre Stollenwer guides a Marine-owned mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle into a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 29 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Sergeant Stollenwer is a 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. He is a native of Birmingham, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cohen A. Young)

Click to expand...

SOUDA BAY, Crete, Greece (Jan 8, 2009) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) arrives in Souda Bay for a routine port visit. Laramie is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting Persian Gulf and anti-piracy operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley/Released)

Click to expand...

big point of interest here people.
the Raptor pictured his packing a pair of Drop tanks. F22 has two plumbed hard points on her wings and a pair of weapon points these are normally left unused as they inhibit the stealth capabilities of the bird. and that i have seen these are the first pics of a Raptor with drop tanks

TerraN_EmpirE said:

big point of interest here people.
the Raptor pictured his packing a pair of Drop tanks. F22 has two plumbed hard points on her wings and a pair of weapon points these are normally left unused as they inhibit the stealth capabilities of the bird. and that i have seen these are the first pics of a Raptor with drop tanks

Click to expand...

Great eyeball "TNE"

Those drop tanks were probably for the Trans Pacific flight and Trans US flight all the way from Langley AFB VA.

Quote:
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, observe other Marines searching suspected insurgents during urban assault training, Jan. 11, aboard Fort Pickett, Va., a Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center. The training is part of the 22nd MEU's Realistic Urban Training for their upcoming deployment in the spring.
(Photographer: Lance Cpl. Alicia Giron : 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs)


Quote:
A Marine with Combined Anti-Armor Team, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to move through an urban village during urban assault training, Jan. 11, aboard Fort Pickett, Va., a Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center. The training is part of the 22nd MEU's Realistic Urban Training for their upcoming deployment in the spring.
(Photographer: Lance Cpl. Alicia Giron : 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs)


Quote:
Seaman Jesus R. Arteaga, a native of Chicago and a corpsman with Combined Anti-Armor Team, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, tries to get information from a role-player portraying an insurgent during urban assault training, Jan. 11, aboard Fort Pickett, Va., a Virginia Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center. The training is part of the 22nd MEU's Realistic Urban Training for their upcoming deployment in the spring.
(Photographer: Lance Cpl. Alicia Giron : 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs)


Quote:
Bundled up against the cold and with belts of machine gun rounds draped across their shoulders, Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) await their turn to fire the M240G medium machine gun during one of the machine gun familiarization courses Nov. 20, 2008. The courses were an integral part of II MEF (Fwd)'s predeployment training before deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jason Hernandez)


Quote:
Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) step off the high dive during swim qualification aboard Camp Lejeune Nov. 19, 2008. II MEF (Fwd) Marines were required to complete annual training as part of their predeployment training before deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Jo Jones)


Quote:
Marines with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) tread water during swim qualification aboard Camp Lejeune Nov. 19, 2008. II MEF (Fwd) Marines were required to complete annual training as part of their predeployment training before heading to Iraq.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Jo Jones)

An aerial gunner exhibit aboard a MH-53 Pave Low helicopter is one of the many displays of the Warrior Exhibit that uses donated items of Airmen who served in the war on terrorism Jan. 12 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Click to expand...

Technical Sgt. Sean Arnold guides Rwandan defense force trucks on board a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 13 at Kigali International Airport in Rwanda. This is the first load of five airlifts to the United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur. Sergeant Arnold is from Travis Air Force Base, Calif

Click to expand...

GULF OF ADEN (Jan. 12, 2009) The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) transits the Gulf of Aden to serve as command ship for Combined Task Force (CTF) 151. The task force conducts counter-piracy operations in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and the Red Sea and was established to create a lawful maritime order and develop security in the maritime environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John K. Hamilton/Released)

Click to expand...

The U.S. Army's newly acquired neighborhood electric vehicles (NEV) are on display at Ft. Myer, Virginia, January 12, 2009. An announcement that the Army plans to lease thousands of NEVs was made during a ceremony.

Click to expand...

A soldier with the US Army's 6-4 Cavalry prepares to attach a cargo sling to a Chinook helicopter at Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan January 11, 2009. Picture taken January 11, 2009.

Click to expand...

A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from an air base in Southwest Asia. The C-17's primary mission is to transport servicemembers and cargo in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. (U.S Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder)

Click to expand...

An F-22 Raptor shoots out a flare during an air combat training mission Jan. 15. The F-22 is deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from the 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., in support of U.S. Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clay Lancaster)

Click to expand...

F-22 Raptor pilot, Capt. Brandon Zeurcher, performs pre-flight functions Jan. 14 on the runway at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Six F-22s arrived Jan. 10 as part of a three-month deployment in support of U.S. Pacific Command's security obligations in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Clay Lancaster)

Click to expand...

MARSEILLE, France (Jan. 13, 2009) Information Systems Technician Adrianne Gates looks at a poster about the history "Great White Fleet" during a ceremony held aboard the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) commemorating the 100th anniversary of the "Great White Fleet," a historic U.S. goodwill voyage around the world. This voyage demonstrated the United States naval sea power and its commitment to enhancing multi-lateral relations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eddie Harrison/Released)

Click to expand...

PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 14, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) transits through the Persian Gulf. Ramage is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Michael Starkey/Released)

Click to expand...

Soldiers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, demonstrate how to operate a M-4 carbine during a training exercise with troops from the 341st Romanian Infantry Battalion during a cross-training event at the Bardia firing range near Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.
(Photographer: Pfc. Terence Ewings : 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

Click to expand...

Spc. Justin Dreyer from the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, is instructed how to fire a rocket propelled grenade launcher by a Soldier in the 341st Romanian Infantry Battalion during a cross-training event at the Bardia firing range near Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.
(Photographer: Pfc. Terence Ewings : 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs.

Click to expand...

Soldiers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, exchange a "pound" as they watch a soldier from the 341st Romanian Infantry Battalion demonstrate how to fire a rocket propelled grenade launcher during a cross-training event at the Bardia firing range near Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.
(Photographer: Pfc. Terence Ewings : 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs)

Click to expand...

Two Marines pull security and search the area amidst the smoke of an improvised explosive device blast in the MOUT site of Fort Pickett, Va., Jan. 13.
(Photo by Sgt. Andrew Owen : Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office)

Click to expand...

Quote:
A Marine with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit pulls security with his M249 squad automatic weapon after an improvised explosive device attack, Jan. 15. The 22nd MEU is spending two weeks training at Fort Pickett to prepare for an upcoming overseas deployment.
(Photo by Sgt. Andrew Owen : Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office)

Click to expand...

Quote:

Fort Myers, Fla. native, Pfc. Steven A. Solner, tanker, Company D, 3rd Brigade, 8th Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, scans a street during a dismounted patrol in the Yarmook neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 15. Arriving in Iraq at the end of 2008, the company has been conducting patrols in their area of operations on a regular basis to better assess its force protection.
(Photo by Pfc. Adam Blazak : 11th Public Affairs Detachment)

Click to expand...

Micronesian native, Staff Sgt. William P. Skilling, tank commander, Company D, 3rd Brigade, 8th Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, minimizes his physical presence by kneeling during a dismounted patrol in Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 15. Company D teamed up with their Iraqi counterparts for the joint mission conducted in the Yarmook neighborhood.
(Photo by Pfc. Adam Blazak : 11th Public Affairs Detachment)

Click to expand...