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Panorama of Perseverance images of under the rover. Of interest is the partially visible Ingenuity helicopter being ready to be deployed for a flight, probably in April. Ingenuity is visible sticking out the bottom of Perseverance.
The NDC Archers also carry the “Hyper” active protection devices, for defence against anti-armour missiles and RPGs. These are usually mounted high at the rear of the howitzer’s turret.
U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joins deployed Marines in a celebration of the U.S. Marine Corps 241st birthday at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Nov. 9, 2016. (DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen/Released)
Soldiers of 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division returned to the U.S. following a nine month deployment, July 19, 2019, at Fort Drum, New York. Of the 2,000 Commando Soldiers to deploy last fall, the Wolverine battalion was the only element based out of Kosovo. The brigade supported an ongoing North Atlantic Treaty Organization peacekeeping mission and Operation Resolute Support in Kosovo and Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paige Behringer)
The Canadair CF-104 Starfighter (CF-111, CL-90) was a modified version of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter supersonic fighter aircraft built in Canada by Canadair under licence. It was primarily used as a ground attack aircraft, despite being designed as an interceptor. It served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and later the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) until it was replaced by the McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet.
Canadian Forces Base Baden–Soellingen
iss072e352235 (Dec. 9, 2024) --- A CubeSat is ejected into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer attached to the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. A series of CubeSats were deployed into Earth orbit on Dec. 9, 2024, for educational research missions designed by Japanese high school and college students. Credit: NASA/Butch Wilmore
YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 23, 2018) Operations Specialist Seaman David Llerena heaves line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missle destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during sea and anchor detail. Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th fleet Area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anna Van Nuys/Released)
FWC Division of Law Enforcement storm response Hurricane Harvey; August 28, 2017.
FWC photo by Shanna Chatraw
U.S. Sailors move pallets of supplies during an underway replenishment aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) March 12, 2014, in the Mediterranean Sea. The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group and the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit were deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erik Foster, U.S. Navy/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick D. Spivey, a military working dog handler from Antelope, Calif., teamed with Bodro, a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois, attached to Task Force Currhaee, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, to run through patrol and attack drills at Bagram Air Field Dec. 16, 2010. The dog team trains regularly to maintain readiness for when the skill may be called upon to save lives. (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Army Col. Rob Sheridan, left, and Lt. Col. Michael Yaffe, right, both with the 399th Combat Support Hospital, conduct simulated surgery on Spc. John Tofth, with the 388th Medical Support Company, April 2, 2014, during Warrior Exercise (WAREX) 86-14-02 at Fort McCoy, Wis. WAREX is an annual training exercise that presents realistic and challenging scenario-based training for Reserve component Service members and units preparing for deployment. (DoD photo by Spc. Robert Farrell, U.S. Army/Released)
Supporting legs provide extra stability when the mortar is deployed. The mortar itself has powerful dampers, that absorb most of the recoil.
A fav from a recent session. God bless!
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ARABIAN SEA (June 30, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman David Lau, from Mobile, Ala., plays the guitar during a church service held in the forecastle of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tristan Kyle Labuguen/Released)
Staff deploy weighted recycled Christmas trees to create fish habitat in Wye Mills Lake, winter 2020.
Deploying the MOCNESS (Multiple Opening and Closing Net Environmental Sensing System) on Lake Michigan, May 8, 2015. Credit: NOAA
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PHILIPPINE SEA (July 13, 2020) A Sailor operates a forklift on the flight deck during a vertical replenishment-at-sea (RAS) on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 11, is deployed conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elliot Schaudt/Released)
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I photographed a very special family farewelling their sailor husband/father for a 6 month deployment to the Middle East. So much emotion, such a beautiful family! The countdown is on for his return in March when I'll be back to capture all the joy.
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Some background:
The Tiger I was a German heavy tank of World War II deployed from 1942 in Africa and Europe usually in independent heavy tank battalions. Its final designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. E often shortened to Tiger. The Tiger I gave the Wehrmacht its first armored fighting vehicle that mounted the KwK 36 88-mm gun. Production lasted from August 1942 until August 1944, but production phased out in favor of the Tiger II.
The Tiger differed from earlier German tanks principally in its design philosophy. Its predecessors balanced mobility, armor and firepower, but were sometimes outgunned by their opponents. The Tiger I represented a new approach that emphasized firepower and armor. While heavy, this tank was not slower than the best of its opponents.
Although the general design and layout were broadly similar to the previous medium tank, the Panzer IV, the Tiger weighed more than twice as much – roundabout 50 tons. This was due to its substantially thicker armor, the larger main gun, greater volume of fuel and ammunition storage, larger engine, and more solidly built transmission and suspension.
Among the few variants of the Tiger were the BergeTiger recovery vehicle, a demolition carrier version of the Tiger I without a main gun and a heavily armored self-propelled rocket projector, today commonly known as Sturmtiger, and a self-propelled tank destroyer, the Jagdpanzer VI “Keiler”.
The latter was a response from Krupp to a request made by the Army General Staff in early 1942 to mount a 128 mm gun on a self-propelled, armored chassis. The Tiger chassis appeared to be the only available basis for such a carrier, so the Jagdpanzer VI was a logical extension of the creation of Jagdpanzer designs from combat tank designs, such as the Jagdpanther from the Panther tank.
Like the Sturmtiger, the Jagdpanzer VI was based on the late model Tiger I, keeping its hull, engine and suspension. The front of the Tiger's superstructure was removed to make room for the new fixed casemate-style fighting compartment housing a 128 mm PaK 44 L/55 cannon. The gun was fed with two-piece ammunition, the projectile and cartridge making up separate pieces. Because of this, the gun could be fired using three different sized propellant charges, a light, medium and heavy charge. The light and medium charges were only used when the gun was fulfilling an artillery piece role, where they would launch the ~28 kg projectiles to a muzzle velocity of 845 m/s and 880 m/s respectively. The heavy charge (which itself weighed ~15 kg) was used when the gun was fulfilling its intended role as an anti-tank gun, where it fired a 28.3 kg APCBC-HE projectile (PzGr.43) at a muzzle velocity of 950 m/s. With the heavy charge, and using the PzGr.43 projectile, the Pak 44 was capable of penetrating just over 200 millimetres (7.9 in) of 30 degree sloped armor at 1000 meters, and 148 millimetres (5.8 in) at 2,000 metres (2,200 yd) range
The main gun mount had a limited traverse of only 10 degrees; the entire vehicle had to be turned to aim outside that narrow field of fire. In order to withstand any frontal attack, the sloped front was 150mm thick and angled at 47°, offering formidable protection. Even the side walls of the large upper structure were 62mm thick and able to withstand angled hits.
Through the heavy gun and extra armor the overall weight rose from the Tiger I’s 60 to 68 tonnes. But this was regarded as acceptable since the Jagdpanzer VI would rather be employed in defensive/static tactics and less in a “hit and run” manner.
The first prototype, constructed from a recovered and revamped Tiger I chassis, was ready and presented in October 1943. Delivery of the first hulls would occur in December 1943, with the first three pre-production Jagdpanzer VIs completed by Alkett by 20 February 1944.
Due to delays, serial production did not start before April 1944, and the lack of new Tiger chassis led to the modification of recovered combat tanks. 12 superstructures and weapons for the Jagdpanzer VI had already been prepared, and the first production Jagdpanzer VIs were completed by Alkett in June 1944. The original order comprised 200 vehicles, but this was not fulfilled: Until the end of 1944, only 38 more Jagdpanzer VI were completed and delivered to units at the Western and Eastern front, where they served under the unofficial name “Keiler” (Wild Boar) to the end of the war.
On the production lines the Jagdpanzer VI was soon replaced by the even heavier Jagdtiger, a derivative of the Panzer VII “Königstiger” battle tank. The Jagdpanzer VI, much like its successor, suffered from a variety of mechanical and technical problems due to its immense weight and under-powered engine. The vehicle had frequent breakdowns; ultimately more Jagdpanzer VI were lost to mechanical problems or lack of fuel than to enemy action.
Specifications:
Crew: Six (commander, gunner, 2x loader, driver, radio operator/bow machine-gunner)
Weight: 68 tonnes (75 short tons; 67 long tons)
Length: 6.316 m (20 ft 8.7 in) hull; 7.02 metres (23 ft 0 in) with gun
Width: 3.57 m (11 ft 9 in)
Height: 2.84 metres (9 ft 4 in) w/o AA machine gun
Suspension: Torsion-bar
Ground clearance: 0.47 m (1 ft 7 in)
Fuel capacity: 540 l (140 US gal) including reserve
Armor:
28 –150 mm (1.1 – 5.9 in)
Performance:
Speed
- Maximum, road: 39 km/h (24 mph)
- Sustained, road: 26 km/h (16 mph)
- Cross country: 16 km/h (10 mph)
Operational range: 110–195 km (68–121 mi)
Power/weight: 10.77 PS/tonne
Engine:
V-12, water-cooled Maybach HL230P45 engine with 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)
Transmission:
Maybach-Olvar hydraulically controlled semi-automatic pre-selector eight-speed gearbox
Armament:
1× 12,8 cm 12.8 cm Pak 44 with 45 rounds
2× 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34; one in the front bow and provision for an
AA machine gun on the commander’s cupola (total 2.500 rounds)
The kit and its assembly:
Another German whif tank, and this one was inspired by the typical German procedure to build a tank destroyer variant from current combat types with turrets, but with a hull-mounted, bigger gun. While there was the Elefant/Ferdinand tank destroyer, based on the surplus Tiger I Porsche chassis and armed with the powerful 8.8cm Pak 43/2 L/71, and the "Sturer Emil" (12.8 cm Selbstfahrlafette L/61) self-propelled anti-tank gun, why not combine both?
A potential basis was already available, both in real life and in kit form: the Sturmtiger, of which two Trumpeter kits are available in 1:72.
The kit was mostly built OOB, fit is very good except for the hull front where you recognize that it’s basically a Tiger I kit with different parts – a gap had to be closed with putty, but the rest went together smoothly. Mounting all those wheels (32!) and the tight, wide track was a bit tricky, though.
A personal addition is the commander’s cupola, taken from a Panther turret, the large opening on the roof for the Sturmtiger’s large mortar rounds was sanded away and replaced by a smaller door. The original short mortar barrel was replaced with a white metal 12.8cm barrel for a Jagdtiger. In order to fit it onto the OOB base, and adapter had to be scratched from styrene tubes, and an additional, upper shield for the mantlet was added.
Painting and markings:
I wanted something simple, and went for a winter camouflage – seen on a Tiger I. The scheme consists of a base in Sandgelb (I used RAL 8000, today Grünbraun, which is a bit darker and actually a German WWII desert color, Gelbbraun, used 1941 in North Africa) over which simple white horizontal stripes were painted manually. The basic tone was applied from a rattle can, the stripes painted with a brush.
On top of that a dark brown acrylic weathering wash (an irregular mix of black and Raw Sienna) was applied, the few decals added and protected with matt varnish, and then a coat of snow was applied.
As a side note: the black white rings on the gun barrel are a detail taken over from German Tiger I crews: these are kill markers, created from decals that are original intended to be wrapped around USN arrester hooks… ;)
Simulating snow is always tricky, esp. at small scales. If you use paint, it just looks like that, because the snow coat’s depth is missing. You also have to make sure that the coat primarily covers the upper/horizontal surfaces, and you need a certain “unevenness” for a good impression.
My favorite method and material is white tile grout. It is water-based, fade-resistant (plaster turns yellow over time) and can be applied just like real snow flakes. Furthermore you can mix it with water for a more or less stable slush that can be applied to mudguards, wheels or other sections that accumulate snow and slobber.
Application is easy: at first I stained the lower hull and the chassis section with tile grout slush. After thorough drying the kit was wetted with low surface tension water, gently sprayed onto it. The dry tile grout is then dusted onto the kit with the help of an improvised “shaker”: a glass covered with a nylon stocking. This “tool” offers a fine mesh that even can be adjusted, depending how tight you span it over the glass – the less tension, the finer the tile grout flakes are, and the less material you rinse over the object. It also prevents lumps and clusters of tile grout from landing on the kit.
I tried to apply the flakes evenly all over the kit directly from above, until a closed blanket of snow covered the upper hull. I also made sure that enough tile grout flakes would end on the sloped side walls. An uneven “smeared” or slumped look was welcome – actually, the whole snow coat was created through gravity with no manual interference. You can easily over-do and –manipulate the finish.
While still wet (some of the dark brown wash became liquid again, mixing with the white tile grout and creating a muddy, if not rusty look in certain areas) the snow was stabilized with hair spray. While wet, the engine’s cooling openings were emphasized with a little bit if black ink. Later, when everything had dried thoroughly, a coat of acrylic matt varnish from the rattle can fixed the coat of fake snow further. Actually, only little of the original paint scheme can be made out, but I kept the finish just the way it turned out.
The Jagdpanzer VI turned out well, even though I had to fight with the tight tracks. And I am amazed how Russian it looks, through the long gun barrel?
Anyway, the winter finish sets the kit apart from standard liveries, even though taking pictures took some extra effort because the winter bases had to be prepared accordingly. One of these, for instance, is a generic stock piece from a tabletop game, pimped with some higher grass and bushes, some murky umbra color to tone the bright grass fibers down and then covered under a coat of snow.
Airmen from the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, are greeted by their family members as they return to their home station in a C-130H Hercules, Mar. 7, 2019. Deployed aircrews completed over 49,000 bundles dropped, 16,500 passengers safely delivered and 3200 hours flown in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
Panorama of Perseverance images of under the rover. Of interest is the partially visible Ingenuity helicopter being ready to be deployed for a flight, probably in April. Ingenuity is visible sticking out the bottom of Perseverance. Color/processing variant.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joel Hamlet, left, an aircraft electrical and navigation systems craftsman and Staff Sgt. Michael Kozak, right, an aircraft communications and navigation systems craftsman, both from the 43rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Pope Army Airfield, N.C., review C-17 Globemaster III aircraft technical orders during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise on Jan. 27, 2015. By interacting and working closely with their joint partners, Mobility Airmen are able to develop refinements to processes and procedures that can potentially enhance the effectiveness of real-world operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marvin Krause)
The Sam Board(tm) is a WiFi connectivity solution for a tower site. It is a pre-packaged, standard tower board solution that allows Inveneo to separate the board design skill from the board deployment skill. Configurations for each onboard device are generated by a network design team, and complete Sam Boards are passed to deployment teams prior to installation. This allows us to quickly roll out new network locations using multiple in-country teams.
The Sam Board fits either in the telecom cabinet or in an outdoor enclosure. It's double layer design is very compact since the inside of a telecom cabinet usually has very limited space. When the board can't fit inside the cabinet, we have an outdoor weather proof enclosure that can be installed independent of the tower cabinet although the Sam Board can still receive power from it.
The board hosts the following devices:
1. Tower router
2. Managed switch for VLANs to be created and managed
3. Power controller/converter receives -48volt power from the tower cabinet, and runs it through a electronic fuse which protects rest of equipment on board. It also allows for remote power cycling of all the connected devices.
4. DC power strip connects the power controller to the devices on the board including the wifi gear mounted on the tower.
5. PoE injectors power devices using ethernet cable
The board powers a full WiFi antenna tower setup, including a number of configurations. One common example is 2 point-to-point WiFi dishes (one receiving internet and the other sending it off) and 4 local area distribution sector antennas. This equipment is mounted high on the tower and relays data to Sam Board router and switch that ties the tower to the rest of the wide area network.
The Sam Board is named for Sam Perales, who is proudly showing off his creation in the photo.
U.S. Soldiers, Marines, and Airmen load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster Dec. 17, 2013 at Bujmumbura Airport, Burundi. In coordination with the French military and African Union, the U.S. military provided airlift support to transport Burundi soldiers, food and supplies in the Central African Republic (CAR). This support is aimed at enabling African forces to deploy promptly to prevent further spread of sectarian violence and restore security in CAR. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Erik Cardenas)
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Spc. Amoury Carabello, left, a medic with the Puerto Rico Army National Guard’s 1013th Sapper Company and Spc. Nicole Roper of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 724th Engineer Battalion, treat a notional “casualty” during a mobilization training exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 3. The 1013th has been attached to the 724th for its upcoming deployment to Iraq. 112th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Jopek
Polish Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter deploys it's breaking chute while landing at RIAT 2014.
Got me thinking while I was posting this shot, is it normal to deploy a breaking parachute before the aircraft touches down on the runway?.. Must be an interesting moment in the cockpit.
DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Marietta, Ga. July 15, 2018 – Brigadier Gen. Randall Simmons, Commander of the Georgia Army National Guard and Command Sgt. Major Shawn Lewis, State Command Sgt. Major offer final words of encouragement to the Soldiers of the Marietta-based 201st Regional Support Group as they board an aircraft at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta to begin their deployment cycle to the Central Command Theater of Operations.
Georgia National Guard photo by Capt. Harold Burgess / released
...to raise lift coefficient (Flaps increase the camber of the ear airfoil, thus raising the lift coefficient. This increase in lift coefficient allows the Dachshund to generate a given amount of lift with a slower speed. Therefore, extending the flaps will reduce the stalling speed of a Dachshund. They also increase drag, which helps to slow the Dachshund. Useful side effect of flap deployment is a decrease in Dachshund pitch angle resulting from the increase in angle of attack relative to the torso of the Dachshund. This allows the Dachshund to lower the nose for better ground visibility - Wikipedia)
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, load onto U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft from the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., on Green Ramp, Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Jan. 27, 2015, during an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise. Five hundred paratroopers were airdropped onto Wright Army Airfield, Fort Stewart, Ga., from five C-17 transport aircraft 18 hours after notification. As the nucleus of the nation's Global Response Force, the 82nd Airborne Division provides a strategic hedge for combatant commanders with a responsive, agile and operationally significant response force that is flexible in size and composition to accomplish missions anywhere in the world. Air Mobility Command's participation also illustrates the critical partnership between Mobility Air Forces and the U.S. Army by exercising Joint Forcible Entry: the capability of rapidly introducing forces into hostile environments to conduct operations—whether combat or humanitarian support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Marvin Krause)