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MISAWA, Japan (Jan. 4, 2021) - Sailors assigned to the "Black Ravens" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 135, prepare an EA-18G Growler for flight during snowy conditions at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa. VAQ-135 is an expeditionary squadron deployed to NAF Misawa supporting security and stability in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jan David De Luna Mercado) 210104-N-EJ241-1001
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 14, 2022) - Sailors prepare an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Screamin’ Indians” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, take off from the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). Wayne E. Meyer is operating with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Hannah Kantner) 221014-N-XK462-1042
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FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 31, 2017) - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) prepares to moor at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Olympia is visiting Yokosuka for a port visit. U.S. Navy port visits represent an important opportunity to promote stability and security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, demonstrate commitment to regional partners and foster relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian G. Reynolds/Released) 170531-N-ED185-056
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OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea (Aug. 21, 2017) - U.S. Admiral Harry Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, visits Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. During his visit, Admiral Harris experienced firsthand the critical capabilities that the 7th Air Force and the 51st Fighter Wing provide in the collective defense of the Korean Peninsula, and how Team Osan always remains ready to “Fight Tonight” when called upon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gwendalyn Smith/Released) 170821-F-JW012-085
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ENGINE-TANKER 5 - a.k.a. SHAMU
1976 / 1993 Mack Engine-Tanker
2100 gallons, 1250 gpm pump
750' of 1 3/4" hand lines, 200' of 3" supply line,
1600' of 4" supply line, porta-tank, eight-person cab.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2019) – Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II’s, assigned to the “Flying Leathernecks” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island is conducting routine operations in the eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ethan Jaymes Morrow) 191203-N-LD903-2047
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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 1, 2017) - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) arrives at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a port visit. U.S. Navy port visits represent an important opportunity to promote stability and security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, demonstrate commitment to regional partners and foster relationships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian G. Reynolds) 171201-N-ED185-018
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Command and command briefing area on one of two identical Scottish Ambulance Service, National Risk and Resilience Department, Special Operations Response Teams, Forward Command Vehicles, January 2010. Based on the 6.5 tonne Iveco 65, 3.0 Turbo Diesel with coach building by Bence and Satellite comms and technology by Excelerate.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 2, 2021) - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), right, transits alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bunker Hill is on a scheduled deployment with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group conducting routine operations in the U.S. Third Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Waite) 210102-N-SS350-1014
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GUAM (Jan. 21, 2015) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), not pictured, takes lead in a formation of ships from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as part of the annual bilateral Guam Exercise (GUAMEX). The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), right, also participates in the exercise. McCampbell is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Soon Kwon/Released) 160121-N-JU970-026
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 16, 2016) - Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion on to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield 16 is a biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus of integration of joint training among U.S. forces. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in Valiant Shield in an effort to increase naval integration and joint capabilities in the event of conflict, contingency, or disaster relief. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Villegas/ Released) 160916-N-YG104-002
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2017) - The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific during the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group's regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tom Tonthat) 170131-N-HX806-029
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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 24, 2017) - An MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), flies past Wake Island. Makin Island, the flagship for the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Pacific Ocean to enhance amphibious capability with regional partners and to serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mathew Diendorf) 170424-N-GB595-864
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WATERS NEAR GUAM (Sept. 30, 2014) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron 27 prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chris Cavagnaro) 140930-N-IP531-152
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The Goblin Chieftain Plöhn the Skull-cleaner and his warband was spotted ransacking the castle Meh. It is evident from the shields they carry that they have come from the western border and raided their way through many of this kingdom's fiefdoms.
U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Mar. 27, 2017) - Sailors attach the pallet hook to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, to send cargo to Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend U.S. 3rd Fleet command and control functions into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have routinely patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released) 170327-N-RM689-658
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(WIP pic, more picures and better renders to come)
Name: P.C.S. York
Affiliation: Phoenix Command Group, (vigilante frontier mercenary group dedicated to protecting the innocent, preventing crime, and exposing corruption. Formerly Kolter Mining security division. Formally United Earth Federation (working title) Federal Defense Navy (working title)
Class Name: Monarch class
Type: Fast Battleship
Commissioned: Circa mid 2500’s, pre recent major conflict
Specifications:
Length: 1,221 meters (122.1 studs, 38.5 inches, 97.7 cm model)
Width: 429 meters (42.9 studs, 12.5 inches, 34.3 cm model)
Height: 305 meters (30.5 studs, 9.7 inches, 24.4 cm model)
Crew: 2,700 standard complement + up to 2,000 Star Quest marine detachment and embarked craft pilots and flight crew
Armament: 6 triple-mounted heavy railgun turrets, 8 triple-mounted rapid fire medium particle cannon turrets, 24 dual-mounted medium railgun turrets, 174 quad-mounted 80mm anti-fighter flak railgun turrets
Defensive systems:
Hull: Heavy advanced steel alloy hull with carbon nanotube/buckypaper composite layers as spall lining.
Armor plating: titanium alloy, tungsten, carbon nanotube composite armor layers against kinetic, kinetic spalling, particle, laser, and plasma fire. Composite hull provides excellent survivability at low mass due to the advanced composite design.
Bulkheads: Extensive titanium bulkhead support network.
Structural integrity field: High power system designed for extreme acceleration.
Shielding: Internally housed advanced, high power, rapid regeneration adaptive particle field repulsing shielding system capable of surviving extreme punishment.
Powerplant: 2 primary matter-antimatter reactors with extensive fuel reserves, 2 secondary, and 1 tertiary fusion reactors with extensive fuel reserves. Multiple massive power capacitors. Extensive heatinks.
Propulsion: 3 primary 8 secondary, and 8 tertiary fusion engines for sub-lightspeed travel, 1 internal FTL core capable of high speed, long range travel, 192 reaction control thrusters, and 48 reaction control wheels for below light speed maneuvering.
Computer systems: Multiple supercomputer cores with onboard Virtual Intelligence system, along with extensive redundant backup and antiviral systems.
Comms and Sensors: Local and FTL comms arrays. Radar, LIDAR, infrared, multi-spectral, and additional other local area sensors systems, along with extensive FTL sensors.
High power artificial singularity for both artificial gravity generation and inertial dampening, allowing for 1G gravity under all but the most extreme conditions.
Background: Faced with an aging and inadequate fighting fleet, Earth humanity constructed the Monarch class in the ramp-up to the most recent Great War. These vessels served as advanced, fast battleships well suited to carrier escort duties, rapid border response, or direct ship-to-ship combat against enemy battleships and cruisers.
After the war, the York was purchased by eccentric multi trillionaire David Courtland, and the vessel found new purpose in defending civilians in war-torn areas from pirates.
IRL info. This digital SHIP was made in Bricklink’s Studio software from August 1st to August 11th, 2021. I did not originally plan to attempt to include it in SHIPtember, but it met the requirements for early month. Note that it uses all real piece colors that are available for sale on Bricklink. It is 100% connected, and should be reasonably stable in real life. Although it would require a display stand of some kind. The current pictures are WIP placeholders to show completed status of the build itself. Better renders will hopefully follow before whatever October picture deadline is decided on. Please do not use these early pictures in the poster if time remains, as I hope to provide better ones. Thank you for reading.)
PACIFIC OCEAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (May 10, 2017) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 (EODMU5) Platoon 142 and Coastal Riverine Group 1 Detachment Guam practice harbor-clearing techniques using unmanned underwater vehicles deployed from a MK VI patrol boat in the Pacific Ocean. EODMU5 is currently testing its ability to deploy assets from various platforms, including helicopters and patrol boats, to increase its adaptive interoperability. EODMU5 conducts mine countermeasures, improvised explosive device operations, renders safe explosive hazards and disarms underwater explosives such as mines. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Torrey W. Lee) 170510-N-CJ185-0003
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BLUE BEACH, Okinawa (Feb. 12, 2015) - Operations Specialist 3rd Class Keith L. Dunlap, from Chicago, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, directs Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 47 off the beach during an equipment off-load for the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is currently underway conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin V. Cunningham) 150212-N-UF697-296
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Green Berets with 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) moves through ankle high water during the 4th Marine Regiment Jungle Warfare Exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, May 23, 2021.
The exercise includes forward reconnaissance, terrain analysis, practice using a variety of communication platforms, small unit tactics and patient extraction procedures.
Photo has been altered for security purposes.
Joint Multinational Training Command competitors 1st Lt. Mitchell Messick (left), Pvt. Benjamin Ranew (center) and Staff Sgt. William Chavis conduct a patrol during the CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) lane at the 2014 U.S. Army Europe Best Warrior Competition, Sept. 16 at Grafenwoehr, Germany. The competition is a weeklong event that pushes Soldiers to the limits of their physical stamina, bearing, knowledge, adaptability and technical and tactical skills. The best warriors are ready and resilient Soldiers who live the Army values and lead from the front. Winners in the Soldier and NCO levels of the USAREUR competition will go on to compete at the Department of the Army level at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 6-10. (Photo by Markus Rauchenberger)
Part of the ruined British Fort Shirley
Cabrits--Portsmouth, Dominica
Canon 450D + Rokinon 8mm Fisheye
Steering column detail of an AMC vehicle.
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SOUTH KOREA (March 27, 2023) - U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, and Republic of Korea Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, participate in an opening ceremony marking the beginning of training for Korean Marine Exercise Program 23.3 at Rodriguez Live-fire Complex, Republic of Korea, March 27, 2023. KMEP is a series of continuous-combined training exercises designed to enhance the ROK-U.S. Alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthen combined military capabilities and interoperability. 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario A. Ramirez) 230327-M-UH307-2010
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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Nov. 12, 2022) - A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off in support of a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen AFB, Guam, Nov. 12, 2022. BTF missions are designed to showcase Pacific Air Force’s ability to deter, deny and dominate any influence or aggression from adversaries or competitors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Allison Martin) 221112-F-PX509-1006
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Ethiopian veterans share Korean experience with U.S. Army instructors
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – U.S. Army Africa officers assigned to the Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College (EDCSC), recently spent an afternoon with veterans of the Kagnew Battalion – an Ethiopian unit that fought alongside U.S. troops during the Korean War.
Meeting with members of the Ethiopians’ Korea War Veterans Association was the start of a friendship that will continue to grow, said Lt. Col Randy Torno, who helped organized a tour in early November of the veterans museum and memorial, tucked inside a park within the Ethiopian capital.
Torno and a team of U.S. Army officers teach at the EDCSC and mentor Ethiopian military instructors. The break from the classroom offered the U.S. Soldiers a glimpse at an often forgotten chapter in military history, Torno said.
“It’s an honor to meet the men who fought alongside our Soldiers in Korea,” Torno said. “Our discussions with the Korean War veterans will directly apply to the strategic coursework in the classroom.”
In 1951, the United Nations formed a coalition to fight against communist North Korean and Chinese forces on the Korean peninsula. The Kagnew Battalion was comprised of then-Emperor Haile Selassie’s personal body guards. During three years in combat, three Kagnew battalions served in Korea. Another arrived following the cease fire.
Ethiopian troops fought alongside the U.S. Army’s 32nd Infantry Regiment, under the 7th Infantry Division, taking part in hundreds of battles to include action in the Iron Triangle and the fight for Pork Chop Hill. During the war, 122 Ethiopian troops died and 526 were wounded in action.
“This was a fantastic opportunity to meet face to face with Ethiopian soldiers who were there on the ground, fighting as part of a coalition sixty years ago – here they are, telling us their personal stories,” said Lt. Col Brendt Vitale, who took part in the visit.
Yilma Belachew, a Kagnew battalion captain, said he was happy to see a group of American officers interested in the veterans’ association and was eager to hear of the U.S. Army Africa’s current mission to mentor Ethiopian officers in military strategy.
“It’s great because an old friend is always a good friend,” Belachew said. “So, I’m glad that Americans came to our country. I hope they will do a lot and build another part of history.”
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Photos by Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Africa
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Catalog #: Casson_0019
Title: Apollo Command Module - preparing for weight & balance test
Photo Credit: North American Aviation Inc., Space and Information Systems Division, Photographic Department
Year: 8/5/1965
Collection: Norm Casson Collection
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
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island regiment commander
island field commander
island platoon commander
island high commander
PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 16, 2015) - Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) passes the USS Arizona Memorial as it arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from supporting Pacific Partnership 2015. Now in its 10th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indio-Asia-Pacific region. While training for crisis conditions, Pacific Partnership missions have provided medical care to approximately 270,000 patients and veterinary services to more than 38,000 animals. Additionally, Pacific Partnership has provided critical infrastructure development to host nations through the completion of more than 180 engineering projects. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Michael Ray/Released) 150916-N-ZQ784-063
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In the North of Arnhem, there is an oversized archive depot. Quite large and in an illogical place. The enormous complex was therefore never intended as a storage facility. It was the command centre of the first fighter division of the Luftwaffe that settled here in 1942 at Fliegerhorst Deelen. This division bundled all available information from listening and radar stations, gathered during the night-time air war. The bunker was put into use between June and August 1943. The command centre was given the code name Diogenes with the 'D' from Deelen. The bunker was 62 metres long, 40 metres wide and 23 metres high. 65,000 m3 of concrete was processed in the colossus. Diogenes had all kinds of facilities and the most modern techniques, such as a central map of translucent plastic measuring almost 12 by 14 metres and a climate control system. The large map was in the central space with ascending stands on either side. This was where the female communications personnel, the Luftnachrichtenhelferinnen, also known as Blitzmädels, were stationed. After the airborne landings in September 1944, the German occupiers abandoned the most advanced air command centre in the world and disabled the equipment. The bunker proved to be well prepared for its task and as such remained undamaged.
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 17, 2017) - An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 prepares for takeoff on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting a tailored ship's training availability off the coast of California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alex Corona/Released) 170417-N-VN584-153
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WESTERN PACIFIC (May 12, 2017) - An MH-60S Sea Hawk from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 "Black Knights" prepares to land on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Granito/Released) 170512-N-LK571-197
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Apollo Command Central - Kennedy Space Center
A 3 shot composite at 47 mm¹
¹ 47 mm is within the normal focal length range for a full frame 35 mm body. The reason I chose a focal length close to 50 was that once you get into "wide angle" territory composite images start to become very difficult to merge together due to all the curvy distortions you get when working under 50 mm.
And merging images becomes much easier when you get into telephoto territory! Though if you're shooting live critters that tend to move between shots that's something you need to consider, and why when working on composite captures of wild critters it's a good idea to capture their head and as much of their body as you can in the first capture, and then make the other captures (excluding the head) since that's the body part that tends to move when they hear the camera noise of the first capture.