10 photos from strategypage.com from 18 August 2013 year
The A-10 Thunderbolt II Attack Attachment assigned to the 163 Fighter Squadron in Fort Wayne, Indiana, takes off during the Red Flag-Alaska 13-3 12 of August 2013 of the year at Eilson, Alaska. As a rule, two combat scenarios take place every day at Ref Flag-Alaska. Scenarios are formed in accordance with specific training objectives. (Photo of 1 class specialist Lauren-Taylor Levin (Lauren-Taylor Levin), USAF)
2. "Lightning" in the night
Atlantic Ocean (14 on August 2013 of the year) the F-35B Lightning II aircraft lands on the deck of the landing ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during the second F-35 sea test. The F-35B is a variant of a joint strike fighter for the Marine Corps and is undergoing a series of tests aboard the Wasp. (Photo courtesy of Andy Wolfe, Lockheed Martin)
3. "Lightning" leaves Wasp
The Atlantic Ocean (14 of August 2013 of the year) F-35B Lightning II takes off from the deck of the USS Wasp landing ship (LHD 1) during the second F-35 sea test. The F-35B is a variant of a joint strike fighter for the Marine Corps and is undergoing a series of tests aboard the Wasp. (Photo courtesy of Andy Wolfe, Lockheed Martin)
4. Sanitary evacuation
The paratroopers of the special operations forces of the coalition lower the stretcher during a sanitary evacuation in the province of Nuristan, Afghanistan on April 9, 13. The special forces of the Afghan National Army and the special forces of the coalition visited this place for the first time in more than two years, threatening enemy forces to seize the village. The operation is led by special forces to ensure national security by encouraging local residents so that they can count on the support of government troops, not insurgents. (Photo of 2012 mass communication specialist Glay Weiss (Clay Weis), US Navy)
5. Orion Capsule Tests
Norfolk (13 August 2013 of the year) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) bring the Orion capsule to the Arlington dock during NASA's first key stationary test, Norfolk Naval Base. NASA is working with the US Navy to develop procedures for the rescue of the Orion capsule and crew after landing. (Photo by Mass Media Specialist Andrew Schneider, US Navy)
6. Marines leap
US Marines Special Operations Command marines jump from a C-130 ramp during an exercise where jumps are made from a great height, and the parachute opens very low off the ground (HALO), on the airfield in North Carolina on July 8 2013- th year. Marines are practicing the skills of skydiving from a great height. (Photo by Junior Corporal Steven Fox (Steven Fox), US Marine Corps)
7. Rocket launch
The Roosevelt Missile Destroyer (DDG 80) launches Standard Missile (SM) 2 missiles during a joint march with a strike group of George G. W. Bush. Roosevelt is participating in a group campaign to improve the interaction of the strike team and prepare for the upcoming deployment. (Photo by Brian Read Castillo, Specialist, 2 Mass Communications Class, US Navy)
8. Takeoff Spirit
The B-2 Spirit bomber from the 509-th bomber wing detaches from the 25-th July 2013 of the runway at the Whiteman airbase, Missouri. The invisibility or invisibility characteristics of the B-2А aircraft provide it with a unique ability to overcome the most difficult enemy defenses and threaten its most valuable and highly protected targets. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Nick Wilson (Nick Wilson), USAF)
9. Sea hawk under starlight
Coral Sea (8 August 2013 year) MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter prepares for takeoff during training USS Bonham Richard (LHD 6). Bonn Richard is the flagship of the Bonham Richard Landing Group with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Force on board, conducts certification exercises in the zone of responsibility of the 7th American fleet. (Photo by Edward Guttierrez III, U.S. Navy)
10. Paladin
Soldiers from the battery "B", 5 th battalion, 82 th field artillery regiment firing from 155-mm howitzer Paladin at the Fort Hood range to support the second Stallion battalion (Stallion), 8 th reconnaissance regiment, 1- brigade tactical group "Ironhorse" (Iron Horse), 1-th armored cavalry division.
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