Jessica Simpson in Iraq for a USO tour. She is holding the patch of the B Company, 1st battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment – “Warhawks” while sitting in one of their helicopters.
Posts from November 2017
B-52 strategic bomber “BUFF”
This USAF B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber sits on the tarmac with the wide array of bombs, missiles and other strategic and tactical armaments are displayed in front of it. Another BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F*cker) flies in the background. The B-52 can deploy up to 70,000 lbs of lethal payload.
Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser
United States Air Force’s Boeing YAL-1 Airborne laser platform takes off. The now scrapped YAL-1 was based on the Boeing 747 and was designed to test the use of high powered lasers to destroy ballistic missiles before they reached their terminal phase.
M40A3 sniper rifle
A United States Marine Corp sniper looks through the scope of his M40A3 sniper rifle. The M40A3 is a customized version of the famous Remington 700 Short Action rifle with a .308 bolt face.
General Tommy Franks visits Special Forces in Afghanistan
CENTCOM commander, General Tommy Franks meets with American special forces operators in Afghanistan, shortly after the United States began its war against the Taliban and Islamic terrorism in 2001.
F-14 Tomcat loaded with Phoenix missiles
US Navy’s F-14 Tomcat air superiority fighter jet. This Tomcat has a full payload of six AIM-54 Phoneix long range air-to-air missiles (AAM). The Tomcat was designed to intercept long range Soviet bombers and was the primary carrier based interceptor jet for the US Navy from the late 1970s till the early 2000s.
M198 155mm howitzer firing
US Army infantrymen fire a M198 155mm howitzer during the Iraq war. This towed howitzer used to form the backbone of American military’s artillery with the capability to fire multiple types of rounds and a maximum range of 30 km. This picture captures the very moment of the high velocity propellant gasesĀ coming out of the howitzer’s muzzle brake.
M1A Abrams main battle tank (MBT)
A pair of M1 Abrams main battle tanks are seen here performing combat maneuvers in what looks like a US military exercise.
Fridtjof Nansen ASW frigate
Norwegian Navy’s frigate, the KNM Fridtjof Nansen (F310). This was the first example of a class of Norway’s modern anti-submarine warfare (ASW) frigates manufactured by Bazan of Spain and was launched into its naval service in 2006.
Indian Navy Kilo class submarine
An Indian Navy’s Kilo class submarine going through a retrofit/maintenance at the Mumbai based Mazagon Docks in the late 1990s/early 2000s. The Indian Navy classifies its Project 877 “Kilo” diesel electric attack subs as the Sindhughosh class.