The U-2 provides continuous day or night, high-altitude, all-weather, stand-off surveillance.
The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions.
Almost futuristic in its design, the CV-22 looks like a helicopter on the ground with two sets of propeller rotors on each wing tip. Once airborne, the rotors tilt forward so the aircraft resembles a dragon fly with turboprops.
Developed in the '60s, the SR-71 Blackbird is a high-altitude, high-speed strategic recon platform.
Also known as "The Sled", the SR-71 is capable of flying at speeds in excess of 2200 mph (Mach 3.5+) and at altitudes beyond 85,000 feet and has the ability to fly over 2,000 miles without refueling.
Following an afternoon flight in support of Operation Foal Eagle, an air crewman assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2) "Golden Falcons" makes his way back to the hangar for a post flight debrief.
An SH-60F Helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2) "Golden Falcons," makes an approach to an unprepared landing zone in the Republic of Korea during exercises conducted in conjunction with Operation Foal Eagle.
An Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class makes adjustments to the connection at the main rotor of an SH-60F helicopter, while an Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class supports the rotor.
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Fighting Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five One (VFA-151) prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
An Aviation Electrician, assigned to Patrol Squadron twenty-six (VP-26), walks the port wing of a P-3C Orion aircraft during post-flight procedures.
A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft sits chained to the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as night flight operations take place.
EA-6B Prowlers assigned to the "Vikings" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Two Nine (VAQ-129) sit chained to the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
Pilots sit in an EA-6B Prowler assigned the "Vikings" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Two Nine (VAQ-129), while flight deck crew members prepare their aircraft for night flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Rough Raiders" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Two Five (VFA-125) flies over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Screwtops" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Three (VAW-123), launches from the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).
An Airman inspects the horizontal stabilizers of an EA-6B Prowler.
A MH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Antisubmarine Combat Support Squadron Two Eight (HSC-28) start its engines prior to flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).
A SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to the "Saberhawks" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Four Seven (HSL-47), prepares to land aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during flight operations.
A plane captain assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2) installs a tail gearbox cowling on the back of a HH-60H Seahawk helicopter aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
Sailors stationed aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), perform a final inspection on an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the "Puking Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Three (VFA-143).
An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the “Death Rattlers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three Two Three (VMFA-323) launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
A plane captain conducts a post flight inspection on a F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Salty Dogs" of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23) on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
A SH-60 Seahawk from "Eightballers" of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Eight (HS-8) prepare for landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
