Military Photos

Some amazing and interesting military photos on the Internet.

Two USAF Pave Hawks in flight.

Airborne house call. Four Hawaii-based Navy SEALs jump from a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft Tuesday (Apr. 9), skydiving to the aid of an injured California man stranded aboard a sailboat 1,000 miles south of Hawaii. The SEALs, called upon because the sailboat was beyond the reach of Coast Guard helicopters, dropped 4,000 feet to reach David Mullen who had developed a 104-degree fever within 24 hours of cutting his foot with a fishhook. The team, jumping with about 50 pounds of medical supplies, rations and other gear, treated Mullen's leg and are piloting his boat 200 miles to Christmas Island.

USS Bremerton (SSN 698) executes an emergency ascent demonstration for senior Chinese officers onboard USS Port Royal (CG 73) in the Pacific Ocean near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Chinese officers were given an underway tour of Port Royal a day before the arrival of three Chinese ships to Pearl Harbor, the first such visit to a U.S. port in eight years. A classic pic.

MC-130P Combat Shadow dropping flares

A-10A fires Maverick missile

AC-130 Spectre Gunship being refueled by KC-135

Rescue at Sea. The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56), foreground, comes to the aid of the Saudi container ship Saudi Hofuf in the Gulf of Oman yesterday (Mar. 21). The Saudi Hofuf was rapidly taking on water and in danger of sinking due to a ruptured seal in the main engine room. San Jacinto dispatched damage control and engineering personnel with equipment to aid in keeping the container ship afloat. Navy helicopters also aided by evacuating Saudi crewmen from the stricken ship. San Jacinto is operating as part of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Battle Group.

U-2 lands, chase car follows- A U-2 lands after a mission somewhere in the Persian Gulf theater. A chase car follows behind to ensure the aircraft touches down safely.

The projectile is caught on film as the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) fires its five-inch 54-caliber MK45 gun during routine training operations off the coast of southern California.

Prowlin'. An EA-6B Prowler attached to Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 137 (VAQ-137) flies over an oil rig in the Persian Gulf.

Yard tug USS Ketchikan (YTB 795) was separated from its mooring and run aground on the island of Guam as a result by super typhoon Paka.

A crewmember on board the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) stands by for an at-sea mail delivery from an SH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron FIVE (HS-5), the "Nightdippers".

Surfaced through ice too thin for a full ice camp, the U.S. Navy's attack submarine USS Pogy (SSN 647) provides a base of operations for her scientists and crew members to conduct research. The red tent on the hull provides environmental protection and a space to conduct more delicate experiments. Here's another taken during the same mission.

B-1B flies by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Persian Gulf - One in a million photo

An E-8C Joint STARS drops flares

A B-1B on ice - A B-1B undergoes severe weather testing at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

F-15E Strike Eagle

Seawolf Sea Trials. Through an early morning fog and rain today, the Navy's newest attack submarine, Seawolf (SSN 21). transits the Thames River on her way from the Naval Submarine Base, Groton, Conn., to Narragansett Bay to conduct initial sea trials. Sea trials include various tests of the ship's propulsion systems and the first underway submergence. Here's another great shot of the Seawolf underway.

Here's a pic of two B-52s in flight. You know you're low-level in a B-52 when you can see your shadow on the ground...

MH-53J Pave Low drops pararescuemen over water.

Combat Control Team - A controller in full gear

Coming home! -- With an SH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Five (HS-5) leading the way, the guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) [center] and the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Baltimore (SSN 704) [top] pull abreast the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a battle group formation exercise, July 17, 1996. On the deck is an F/A-18 Hornet.

Evacuation. American citizens board a U.S. Marine CH-53 Super Stallion combat assault helicopter in a field inside the U.S. Embassy housing compound in Tirana, Albania. U.S. Marines from the Amphibious Readiness Group led by the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) evacuated citizens from Albania after a loss in social order in that country.

SR-71B over California - Here's another. In 1994, Congress appropriated funds and directed the Air Force to recommission a small fleet of SR-71's, two A models and one B model, to be operational by Sept. 1995. The aircraft are assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing's Detachment 2 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The SR-71 flys at more than three times the speed of sound at altitudes in excess of 80,000 feet (approximately 15 miles high).Three times the speed of sound (Mach 3) is more than 2,000 miles per hour or about 3,100 feet per second. By comparison, the muzzle velocity of a .30-06 rifle bullet is only 3,000 feet per second.

Close-up in-flight of an MH-53J Pave Low. A Pave Low dumps flares below...

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