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Perteneciente al NAWDC (Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center) con base en NAS Fallon "Top Gun", Nevada.
U.S. Air Force Major Scott Ditto 183 Airlift Squadron Jackson MS. Checks the instruments on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globe Master III before taking off from Camp Ripley MN. during Patriot 08. Patriot, the largest National Guard exercise held across the United States, increases the warfighting capabilities of the National Guard, reserve and active components of the United States Air Force and Army. Additionally, the participation of Canadian, British and Dutch forces increases combined effectiveness. July 17 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Smith)(Released)
Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center F/A-18C Hornet 164675/42 at NAS Fallon, Nevada on 1st October 2019.
PHILIPPINE SEA (July 27, 2020) F/A -18E Super Hornets attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 fly as the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steams ahead. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Tarleton)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 24, 2020) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Oswald Felix Jr.) 201024-N-BR419-2078
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PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 31, 2020) Sailors tow an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, on the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erica Bechard)
U.S. Army LTCol Tom Bright 48 BSTB Statesboro GA. fires an AT-4 anti tank weapon at Fort McCoy WI. during Patriot 08.
Patriot, the largest National Guard exercise held across the United States, increases the warfighting capabilities of the National Guard, reserve and active components of the United States Air Force and Army. Additionally, the participation of Canadian, British and Dutch forces increases combined effectiveness. July 23 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Smith)(Released)
Manufacturer: General Dynamics (Now Lockheed Martin)
Operator: US Navy NAWDC (Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center) formerly NSAWC Naval Strike Attack Warfare Center), NAS Fallon
Type: F-16 USNavy F-16A block 15 #90-0946 with '55' bort code Fighting Falcon/ Viper at the NAS Fallon ramp.
Location: NAS Fallon.
SAN DIEGO (April 22, 2021) – An ADARO unmanned system interacts with the Navy’s newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) in support of U.S. Pacific Fleet’s UxS IBP 21, April 22. UxS IBP 21 integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nicholas Ransom)
U.S. Air Force Major Scott Ditto 183 Airlift Squadron Jackson MS. conducts a preflight brief prior to his mission being flown out of Volk Field WI. during Patriot 08. Patriot, the largest National Guard exercise held across the United States, increases the warfighting capabilities of the National Guard, reserve and active components of the United States Air Force and Army. Additionally, the participation of Canadian, British and Dutch forces increases combined effectiveness. July 17 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Smith)(Released)
Manufacturer: General dynamics (Now Lockheed Martin)
Operator:The Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, NAS Fallon, Nevada (formerly known as the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center)
Type: F-16A Fighting Falcon (920458; 04) ' TOPGUN ' USN Centennial of Naval Aviation, 2011
Location: Fallon NAS, Nevada
Comment: NAWDC is the center of excellence for naval aviation training and tactics development,
Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon
92-0458
F-16B Block 15AU OCU
Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC)
NAS Fallon, NV USA
What a sight, monsters all in a row!
Picture courtesy of the US Navy.
NORFOLK (Dec. 19, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erica Bechard)
F-16B 920459 '05' F-16C 900943 '51' NAWDC Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at NAS Fallon
Forging strong camaraderie within their own ranks is a core tenet of G.I. Joe's warfighting philosophy. One of the preeminent facilitators of this is Gunnery Sergeant Wendell "Leatherneck" Metzger, a U.S. Marine tasked with balancing the rigorous tasks of both frontline infantry and warfare training. Having previously served as a Drill Instructor on board Parris Island, Leatherneck is no stranger to pushing recruits to their physical and mental limits to be the best at what they do, and he asserts that the same principle must also be applied to those who have already earned their titles in the armed services. For him, training never truly ends, and his method of playing as the "enemy" in training evolutions is done to keep new members of the Joe team on constant alert.
His abrasive and less-than-personable attitude with others is a universally-recognized trait in Leatherneck's character, but the man himself uses it to convey the message that you may not like the people you work with, but you must be completely willing, comfortable, and able to fight alongside them to accomplish the greater mission at hand. Rumor says that the only other Joe that Leatherneck has any sign of an actual friendship with is Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian "Wet Suit" Forrest, a Navy SEAL with the same affinity for rigorous training to build physical and mental strength. Their separate branches of origin make their rivalry inevitable and their arguments gargantuan, but their respect for each other is foundational, and they watched each other's backs to great effect during the first invasion of Cobra Island.
Picture from the December edition of WSINT(Weapons School Integration) at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Nevada
SAN DIEGO (April 19, 2021) – A CARINA unmanned undersea glider from Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUV) Squadron 1 launches in support of U.S. Pacific Fleet’s UxS IBP 21, April 19. UxS IBP 21 integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. (Courtesy U.S. Navy photo)
In the closing days of Op Herrick Ten, the British Forces effort in Southern Afghanistan in the summer of 2009, Battle Group Liaison Officers to Task Force Helmand gathered by the helipad for a photograph before departure. The photographer spent 5 minutes snapping us. Just as we were about to finish he said ‘Wait, helicopter coming in!’, and 30 seconds later took this, a great memento.
At the time it seemed a worthy endeavour. It was a bloody summer, hard fought, and looking back now difficult to see for what purpose so many were killed, critically injured, or left bearing invisible wounds they will carry forever.
With hindsight I see what foolishness it was to leave my family and volunteer to serve there, but I’m pleased I did.
Events on this tour are well reflected in the book ‘Dead Men Risen’ by Toby Harnden, about the Welsh Guards Battle Group. A book I started twice but have yet to finish, because there are too many characters I met in real life who don’t make it to the final page.
The experience I gained on this tour enabled me to change direction and led directly to my working in first Afghanistan and then Iraq with great people in great places.
I will always be grateful for that, and for the enduring friendships made on this tour and after.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 25, 2020) From left, USS Germantown (LSD 42), USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS America (LHA 6), USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS New Orleans (LPD 18), and USS Comstock (LSD 45) break away from formation during exercise Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Oswald Felix Jr.)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 26, 2020) U.S. Navy ships assigned to Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group join ships of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Flotilla 1, Escort Flotilla 4, and the Royal Canadian Navy, in formation during Keen Sword 21. Keen Sword is an example of the strength of U.S.-Japan Alliance, the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region for almost 60 years. The relationships built and maintained during these events are critical to our shared capability to respond to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erica Bechard)
F-16B 920459 '05' F-16C 900943 '51' NAWDC Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at NAS Fallon
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 25, 2020) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) break away from formation in support during Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd class Jason Tarleton)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 13, 2020) USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) successfully executes the first live fire test of the MK 57 Vertical Launching System with a Standard Missile (SM-2) on the Naval Air Weapons Center Weapons Division Sea Test Range, off Point Mugu, California. The ships’ stealth and ability to operate in both the open-ocean and near-shore environments creates a new level of battlespace complexity for potential adversaries. The Zumwalt class will also operate as a key enabler in the acceleration of new warfighting capabilities and rapid development and validation of operational tactics, techniques, and procedures. (Photo by U.S. Navy/RELEASED)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 6, 2020) The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs) steam in formation. The Nimitz and Ronald Reagan CSGs are conducting dual-carrier operations as the Nimitz Carrier Strike Force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Tarleton)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erica Bechard)
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 21, 2021) Sea Hunter, an unmanned ocean-going vessel, participates in an Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem training exercise. Commander, U.S. Third Fleet is currently executing U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21, a Fleet battle problem that will generate warfighting advantages by integrating manned and unmanned capabilities into the most challenging operational scenarios. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Breeden)
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 21, 2021) – An MQ-9 Sea Guardian unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft system flies over Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) during U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21, April 21. UxS IBP 21 integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into challenging operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe)
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Feb. 3, 2020) The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departs Huntington Ingalls Industries – Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Pascagoula shipyard to conduct comprehensive at-sea testing, marking a significant step in her return to warfighting readiness. The underway reflects nearly two years’ worth of effort in restoring and modernizing one of the Navy’s most capable warships after it was damaged during a collision in 2017 that claimed the lives of seven Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 8, 2017 The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) move into position behind the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), not pictured, to engage notional targets during a live-fire event as part of a Composite Training Unit Exercise. The live-fire event provided an opportunity for Marines and Sailors to engage moving targets while aboard ship and enhanced their marksmanship skills. During COMPTUEX, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group will exercise a wide range of capabilities, from disaster response and maritime security operations to sea control and complex warfighting. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. F. Cordoba)
INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 13, 2021) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Golden Dragons” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192, prepares to recover on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and elements of the Royal Australian Navy are conducting a bilateral training exercise to test and refine warfighting capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Micheal Mensah)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 26, 2020) U.S. Navy ships assigned to the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group join ships of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Flotilla 1, Escort Flotilla 4, and the Royal Canadian Navy, in formation while aircraft from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, JMSDF and Japan Air Self-Defense Force fly overhead during Keen Sword 21. Keen Sword is an example of the strength of U.S.-Japan Alliance, the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region for almost 60 years. The relationships built and maintained during these events are critical to our shared capability to respond to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erica Bechard)
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 21, 2021) – An MQ-9 Sea Guardian unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft system flies over Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) during U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21, April 21. UxS IBP 21 integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into challenging operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 31, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, takes off from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Keen Sword 21. Keen Sword is an example of the strength of U.S.-Japan Alliance, the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region for more than 60 years. The relationships built and maintained during these events are critical to our shared capability to respond to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gabriel A. Martinez)
PALMDALE, Calif. (April 21, 2021) – An MQ-9 SeaGuardian unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft system prepares to launch from General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility, Palmdale, Calif., in support of U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21, April 21. UxS IBP 21 integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into challenging operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo provided by General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Incorporation)
PHILIPPINE SEA (July 19, 2020) The guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) steam in formation while conducting joint operations with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations with the JMSDF in support of regional stability and security. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the treaty of mutual cooperation and security between the United States and Japan. The United States and Japan have forged a relationship built on a shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific, and regularly conduct exercises and operations to strengthen regional adherence to international norms. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Tarleton)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 25, 2020) USS Chicago (SSN 721) steams in formation with the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in support of Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erica Bechard)
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 21, 2021) An MQ-9 Sea Guardian unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft system flies over Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) during U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21, April 21. UxS IBP 21 integrates manned and unmanned capabilities into challenging operational scenarios to generate warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe)