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    Bombers to Battleships: Military Tech in Action

    Our picks of the best images of the military in action, highlighting the technology that the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines deal with every day. 

  • Indian Agni III Missile
    The Indian Agni III missile is displayed during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Paramilitary soldiers and police set up road blocks and snipers took positions atop government buildings as hundreds of thousands of people turned out to celebrate India's national day Tuesday.
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    AP Photo/Gurinder Osan
  • Black_Hawk_Over_Afghanistan
    A Black Hawk chase helicopter provides security for a medical evacuation helicopter, both with with Charlie Company, Task Force Talon, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. The Talon MEDEVAC in Helmand is one of several army aero-medical units positioned around southern Afghanistan by the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, known as Task Force Pegasus.
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    AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
  • U_2_in_Southwest_Asia
    A U-2 assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing taxis down the runway at an air base in Southwest Asia Dec. 30, 2009, after completing a mission. The U-2 provides high-altitude, all-weather surveillance and reconnaissance, day or night, in direct support of U.S. and allied forces.
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    U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jenifer H. Calhoun
  • Night_Vision_Goggles
    Capt. David Snodgrass checks his night vision goggles before a mission Jan. 4, 2010, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Captain Snodgrass is assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram and is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
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    U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross
  • Uncovering Rockets
    Iraqi army soldiers examine a rocket they discovered during recent operations in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib suburb, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The rocket was likely buried by Saddam Hussein's army before the invasion in 2003.
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    AP Photo/Karim Kadim
  • Charlie_Company_Black_Hawk_2
    U.S. Army medical evacuation Black Hawk helicopters used by Charlie Company, Task Force Talon, sit idle on the flight line during a sand and wind storm, at a forward operating base in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The Talon MEDEVAC in Helmand is one of several army aero-medical units positioned around southern Afghanistan by the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, known as Task Force Pegasus.
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    AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
  • Charlie_Company_Black_Hawk
    A U.S. Army medical evacuation Black Hawk helicopter used by Charlie Company, Task Force Talon, sits on the flight line at night, illuminated by the distant lights at a forward operating base in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The Talon MEDEVAC in Helmand is one of several army aero-medical units positioned around southern Afghanistan by the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, known as Task Force Pegasus.
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    AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
  • Army_Over_Afghanistan
    Specialist Kayla Moore covers her sector in a UH-60 Black Hawk while traveling from Forward Operating Base Lightning to Contingency Operating Base Ajiristan Afghanistan January 20, 2010. SPC Moore is a Black Hawk Crew Chief assigned to the A Company 2-3 Aviation Regiment in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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    U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Laura Goodgame
  • MQ-9 Drone
    An MQ-9 Reaper taxis at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2009.
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    U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez
  • Plane_at_McMurdo
    Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash, conduct an Operation Deep Freeze mission at Pegasus ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Through this operation, Defense Department servicemembers provide logistical support to research activities in Antarctica.
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    U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robert Tingle
  • The USS Carl Vinson
    Feb. 6, 2010: The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits into the St. Johns River to Naval Station Mayport. Carl Vinson is taking part in Southern Seas 2010 as part of a scheduled homeport shift from Norfolk to San Diego.
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    U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Gay
  • Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme Richard
    Feb. 4, 2010: Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) wash a vehicle in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility.
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    U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Antonio D. Ramos
  • SA330J Puma Picks Up Cargo
    Feb. 7, 2010: An SA-330J Puma helicopter picks up cargo from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) during a vertical replenishment with the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the command platform for the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility.
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    U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah E. Bitter
  • Predator_Over_Afghanistan
    A U.S. Predator drone flies over the moon above Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. The Pakistani army said Sunday that it was investigating reports that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died from injuries sustained in a U.S. drone missile strike in mid-January.
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  • Taiwanese_Air_Force_Missiles
    Taiwan Air Force crew set up Tien Chien I missiles during a media tour at Taichung airport, central Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. China criticized the U.S. Tuesday ahead of the expected announcement of new arms sales to Taiwan, the latest in a series of disputes raising tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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    AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying
  • Building Better Artillery
    BAE Systems just unveiled its upgraded PIM (Paladin Integrated Management) vehicle at a ceremony held at its York facility. "The modernization of the Paladin is a critical step in providing the Army with a sustainable and supportable fleet of upgraded vehicles," said Joe McCarthy, vice president and general manager of the Heavy Brigade Combat Team systems for BAE Systems. The Paladin is the first vehicle equipped with the company's enhanced on-board power management capability.
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    BAE Systems
  • Heavy Duty Trucking
    Oshkosh Corp. will install armor kits on 300 vehicles and manufacture more than 90 new vehicles -- primarily the cargo variant of the MTVR vehicle as well as a few tractors, wreckers and dump variants -- for the U.S. Marine Corps.  The MTVR is an all-terrain, multipurpose logistics vehicle used by the Marines and Navy Seabees. It uses the Oshkosh TAK-4 independent suspension system, which has undergone more than 500,000 miles of government testing.
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    OshKosh Corp.
  • Teaching Tomorrow's Engineers
    Northrop Grumman Corp.
  • Black Hawk at Dusk
    A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division Center, swiftly departs the flight line at dusk. The 1st ACB conducts aviation operations 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in support of U.S. and Iraqi forces.
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    U.S. Army / Sgt. Travis Zielinski
  • The Astute Arrives
    BAE Systems' Astute submarine arrives at the U.K.'s Naval Base Clyde, at Faslane. Some 25 miles north west of Glasgow, the base is home to the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear deterrent and the headquarters of the Royal Navy in Scotland.
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    BAE Systems
  • STARS Defense Program Expands
    Northrop Grumman's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft program can provides wide area surveillance covering more than 50,000 square kilometers and detect objects moving at a wide variety of speeds.  The system's expanded capabilities were recently demonstrated in a major coalition exercise in Korea. Its aircrews received their sixth consecutive battle management award. "These are significant examples of the system's battle management capabilities, and illustrates its ability to adapt to the needs of the warfighter," said Dale Burton, vice president for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and battle management command and control for Northrop.
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    Northrop Grumann
  • Really, Really Heavy Trucks
    Oshkosh will work with the Defense Logistics Agency to supply spare parts for the company's ultra heavy duty vehicles, including engines, transmissions, transfer cases and alternators. Work under the orders is expected to be completed by October 2010.  A 13-ton payload and off-road capabilities make the Oshkosh HEMTT (shown here) part of the backbone of the U.S. Army's logistics fleet.
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    Oshkosh Corp.
  • Boeing Building Laser Tanks
    Boeing receives a military truck from Oshkosh that will carry a Boeing-built laser beam control system for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) program. "This demonstration program has successfully transitioned from the design phase to the fabrication phase," said Gary Fitzmire, vice president and program director of Boeing Missile Defense Systems' Directed Energy Systems unit. " This solid-state laser weapon capability will provide speed-of-light, ultra-precision capability that will dramatically improve warfighters' ability to counter rocket, artillery and mortar projectiles." The eight-wheel, 500-horsepower HEMTT A4, a widely used military tactical vehicle, will be shipped to Boeing's facility in Huntsville this spring for integration with the laser's rugged beam control system.
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    Boeing Corp.
  • UAV in Hangar
    An MQ-1C Sky Warrior unmanned aircraft system from sits dormant in a hangar. The Sky Warrior aircraft has the ability to remain airborne for up to 24 hours straight to conduct continuous missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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    U.S. Army / Sgt. Travis Zielinski
  • Boeing mobile laser weapon concept
    A conceptual drawing of what a laser weapon being developed by Boeing and Oshkosh will look like. This solid-state laser weapon capability will provide speed-of-light, ultra-precision capability that will dramatically improve warfighters' ability to counter rocket, artillery and mortar projectiles." The eight-wheel, 500-horsepower HEMTT A4, a widely used military tactical vehicle, will be shipped to Boeing's facility in Huntsville this spring for integration with the laser's rugged beam control system.
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    Boeing
  • Weird Science
    Boeing, Honeywell and several other companies are working together to research, cultivate and commercialize sustainable biomass sources for aviation biofuels using existing resources and arid, unusable land.  The team has established the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Project in Abu Dhabi and is taking an evolutionary approach that combines saltwater farming, mangrove forests and the cultivation of salicornia (a species of halophytes) as potential sources for sustainable jet fuel. Shown here are biomass samples at laboratory facilities in Abu Dhabi.
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    Boeing
  • Dreamliner Hits a Milestone
    Boeing has completed initial airworthiness testing on the 787 Dreamliner. This milestone will enable more crew members to take part in flights and will allow more airplanes to join the flight test program.  "This is an important step forward," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "We are very pleased with the results we have achieved so far." Since the first flight in mid-December, pilots have taken the airplane to an altitude of 30,000 feet and a speed of Mach 0.65.
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    Boeing
  • The NASA Global Hawk
    The NASA Global Hawk unmanned aircraft has completed 10.4 hours for pilot training and flight characterization in preparation for the Global Hawk Pacific (GloPac) Campaign set to start this spring. Five flights have been completed since the first flight of Air Vehicle Six (AV-6) in October.  Currently, AV-6 is being modified to carry eleven different earth science sensors in preparation for the GloPac Campaign. Missions will be based from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base and be conducted over remote areas of the Pacific and Arctic. Initial flights to test these sensors will begin in March.
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    NASA/Northrop Grumann
  • Refueling at Night
    U.S. Army Spc. Franck Joseph from Savannah, Ga., assigned to Echo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, runs to refuel and rearm an AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to Task Force Lighthorse at the Camp Wright Forward Armament and Refueling Point.  The FARP soldiers are responsible for fueling and arming helicopters supporting battlespace owners and maneuver elements within Task Force-Mountain Warrior's area of operations. The unit of approximately a dozen soldiers work 24 hours a day, seven days a week refuel all the military and contract helicopters, as well as support the ground elements on Forward Operating Base Wright with fuel for generators and vehicles. 
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    U.S. Air Force . Tech. Sgt. Brian Boisvert
  • Launching the ScanEagle
    A U.S. Soldier and military contractor wait for the scheduled launch of the ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle at Forward Operating Base Delta in Iraq. The ScanEagle is an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance UAV which provides near constant coverage for the area around FOB Delta.
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    US Army / Flickr
  • Sky Warrior Landing
    After completing a 24-hour mission, an MQ-1C Sky Warrior aircraft makes a landing. The Sky Warrior aircraft has the ability to remain airborne for up to 24 hours straight to conduct continuous missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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    U.S. Army / Sgt. Travis Zielinski
  • The Deadly A-10
    Airmen from the 51st Maintenance Squadron load munitions onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II during an exercise at Osan Air Base in South Korea.
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    U.S. Air Force photo/Stephenie Wade
  • Restocking an Assault Ship
    Dec. 25: The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 198) sends food and supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a Christmas day replenishment-at-sea. Bonhomme Richard is the command platform for the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and is supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th fleet area of responsibility.
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    U.S. Navy/Joseph Seave
  • Repairing a Super Hornet
    Dec. 24: Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Marlana Keller, assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron 14, reads out instructions for wire repair on an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
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    U.S. Navy/Nichelle Noelle Whitfield
  • Christmas Lights at Port
    Dec. 23: The guided-missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) is decorated with Christmas lights at port in Pearl Harbor.
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    U.S. Navy/Mark Logico
  • Flying with the Magnificent Bastards
    Dec. 21: Col. Andrew Wilcox takes a familiarization flight in the front seat of an AH-1W Super Cobra flown by Capt. Ryan “Spidie” Welborn from USS Cleveland here Dec. 18. Wilcox is the commanding officer of Battalion Landing Team 2/4, aka the Magnificent Bastards, the ground-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
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    Marine Corps.
  • Santa Flies Again
    Dec. 18: Santa Claus waves from a C-130 Hercules as it taxis along the flightline at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Santa, aka Lt. Col. Lance Avery, made the early visit to the base for the 62nd Airlift Squadron children's holiday party.
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    U.S. Air Force
  • Australia Gets a Heron
    Dec. 10: The first Australian-leased Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle will shortly begin operations supporting Australian troops in Afghanistan. For the past four months, a small Royal Australian Air Force detachment has been preparing for the delivery of the Australian Heron, by working with the Canadian Heron detachment at Kandahar airfield, drawing on the Canadians operational knowledge, experience and facilities.
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    Commonwealth of Australia
  • New Wheel for a Stryker
    Dec. 10: Wheels and tires are mounted on a Stryker command vehicle by Anniston Army Depot's Tim Fisher and General Dynamics Land Systems' Gregory Shelton. 
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    U.S. Army
  • Apaches by Night
    Dec. 10: Under the cover of night, an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, departs the flight line to conduct operations in support Operation Iraqi Freedom in Camp Taji, Iraq.
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    U.S. Army
  • Yama Sakura Ops Center Takes Shape
    Dec. 3: An aerial view of the combined operations/intelligence center at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan. The camp is manned by the Northern Army of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the Contingency Command Post of United States Army, Pacific and I Corps Forward during the early stages of Exercise Yama Sakura 57. Since its inception in 1982, Yama Sakura has focused on the development and refinement of bilateral planning, coordination and interoperability.
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    U.S. Army /Sgt. Gerardo DeAvila
  • Truck Rodeo
    Dec. 3: Third Army Soldiers Spc. Skyler Reed and Sgt. Mitchell Brahms of the 443rd Transportation Company, and Army Reserve unit out of Lincoln, Neb., work to mount a tire onto a Heavy Equipment Transport at the "Back it up, Jack it up" station of the 180th Transportation Battalion Truck Rodeo at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The timed competition tested two-person teams in six of the most common difficulties faced on the road. 
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    U.S. Army/Monte J Swift
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    Bombers to Battleships: Military Tech in Action

    Our picks of the best images of the military in action, highlighting the technology that the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines deal with every day. 

Move Forward
  • Bombers to Battleships: Military Tech in Action
  • Indian Agni III Missile
  • Black_Hawk_Over_Afghanistan
  • U_2_in_Southwest_Asia
  • Night_Vision_Goggles
  • Uncovering Rockets
  • Charlie_Company_Black_Hawk_2
  • Charlie_Company_Black_Hawk
  • Army_Over_Afghanistan
  • MQ-9 Drone
  • Plane_at_McMurdo
  • The USS Carl Vinson
  • Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme Richard
  • SA330J Puma Picks Up Cargo
  • Predator_Over_Afghanistan
  • Taiwanese_Air_Force_Missiles
  • Building Better Artillery
  • Heavy Duty Trucking
  • Teaching Tomorrow's Engineers
  • Black Hawk at Dusk
  • The Astute Arrives
  • STARS Defense Program Expands
  • Really, Really Heavy Trucks
  • Boeing Building Laser Tanks
  • UAV in Hangar
  • Boeing mobile laser weapon concept
  • Weird Science
  • Dreamliner Hits a Milestone
  • The NASA Global Hawk
  • Refueling at Night
  • Launching the ScanEagle
  • Sky Warrior Landing
  • The Deadly A-10
  • Restocking an Assault Ship
  • Repairing a Super Hornet
  • Christmas Lights at Port
  • Flying with the Magnificent Bastards
  • Santa Flies Again
  • Australia Gets a Heron
  • New Wheel for a Stryker
  • Apaches by Night
  • Yama Sakura Ops Center Takes Shape
  • Truck Rodeo