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The Medal of Honor flag presented to those who have been bestowed the US decoration of the same name.
Photo credit: commons:User:Zscout370




SR-71B was the trainer version of the SR-71. Notice the dual cockpit to allow the instructor to fly the airplane.
Photo credit: NASA




Presidents Bush and Fox board Marine One to visit Toledo, Ohio.

Photo credit: White House Photo by Paul Morse




World map of divided by regional Unified Commands.

Photo credit: The Pentagon




SEALs in from the water.

Photo credit: User:Maio




Grave marker of Medal of Honor recipient Jimmie W. Monteith at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.

Photo credit: Nilington




Map of federal lands in southern Nevada.

Photo credit: commons:User:Finlay McWalter




Air Force One flying over Mount Rushmore.

Photo credit: af.mil




Capt. Christopher Stricklin ejects from the USAF Thunderbirds aircraft before it impacted the ground at an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.

Photo credit: Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III, Air Force Link




USS Akron (ZRS-4) flying over the southern end of Manhattan Island, New York City, circa 1931-1933.

Photo credit: U.S. Naval Historical Center, User:Taak




F-15D from the 325th Fighter Wing based at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida releasing flares.

Photo credit: SSgt Jeffrey Allen, TORCH e-zine




Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Eleven (EODMU-11) members perform a static jump from the ramp of a C-130.

Photo credit: Navy.mil




Six F-16 Fighting Falcons with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team fly in delta formation in front of the Empire State Building.

Photo credit: Tech. Sgt. Sean Mateo White, User:Fir0002




First Lt. Charles Schuck fires an AIM-7 Sparrow medium range air-to-air missile from an F-15 Eagle.

Photo credit: Master Sgt. Michael Ammons, User:Alvinrune




The sun sets over a set of "Big Eyes" binoculars on the signal bridge of the USS Harry S. Truman.

Photo credit: defenselink.mil, User:Neutrality




Da Nang, Vietnam...A young Marine private waits on the beach during the Marine landing.

Photo credit: The National Archives, User:Cryptic




A LCVP from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of the U.S. Army's First Infantry Division on the morning of June 6, 1944 (D-Day) at Omaha Beach.

Photo credit: Robert F. Sargent, User:Hephaestos




A shell casing flies out with a trail of smoke as U.S. Army Pfc. Michael Freise fires an M-4 rifle during a firing exercise.

Photo credit: Staff Sgt. Suzanne M. Day, defenselink.mil




LGM-118A Peacekeeper missile system being tested at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Photo credit: US Army Space & Missle Defense Command




The battleship USS Pennsylvania leads USS Colorado, USS Louisville, USS Portland, and USS Columbia into Lingayen Gulf before the landing on Luzon, Philippines in January 1945.

Photo credit: The National Archives, commons:User:W.wolny




Newly commissioned officers celebrate their new positions by throwing their midshipmen covers into the air as part of the U.S. Naval Academy class of 2005 graduation and commissioning ceremony.

Photo credit: Navy.mil, User:Durin




USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside of nine 16"/50 and six 5"/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil.

Photo credit: PHAN J. Alan Elliott, Defense Visual Information




An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to VFA-192, launches from the flight deck of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk.
Photo credit: Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Chandler, commons:User:Oxam Hartog




A B-1B Lancer soaring over the Pacific Ocean.
Photo credit: af.mil



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