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An F/A 18 breaks the sound barrier. (Ensign John Gay/US Navy)
In case you haven’t seen the incredible visual of a jet breaking the sound barrier, as the pressure waves produce a visible halo around the aircraft, this is your chance. Pictured is an F/A 18 in all it’s glory.
You may have already seen this video which has been making the rounds the last couple of days, but it’s funny enough to post again here. Several reports indicate that the service member was fine, having landed quite a bit away from the intended drop zone, so you can go ahead and laugh.
HT Suigenesis
Marines with Battery N, 5th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, fire an M777 A2 howitzer during a series of integrated firing exercises at the Combat Centerâs Quakenbush Training Area April 26, 2013. (Cpl. William J. Jackson/USMC)
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel hosted Secretary of State John Kerry at the Pentagon for a working lunch to discuss a range of national security issues. Before the meeting Secretary Hagel gave Secretary Kerry a painting depicting two Navy Patrol Craft Boats on the Mekong River Delta in the far south of Vietnam. Secretary Kerry commanded these types of vessels during the war. Secretary Hagel was also grateful to receive a signed photograph from Secretary Kerry taken during their February 2008 congressional delegation visit to Afghanistan along with then Senator Joseph Biden. (Sgt. Aaron Hostutler, USMC/DoD)
With Syria on everyone’s mind, Secretary of State John Kerry made the trip across the river yesterday to visit with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.
Among the items exchanged was the picture above, which we featured back in March as a Photo of the Day.
Pilot Bertrand Piccard takes off in the Solar Impulse solar electric airplane at Moffett Field as part of a cross-country trip May 3, 2013 in Mountain View, California. (Beck Diefenbach/Getty Images)
The Solar Impulse, an experimental super-lightweight aircraft powered by the sun, is busy flying across the US, making various stops along the way. Follow its progress over at http://www.solarimpulse.com/en/.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defense Phillip Hammond briefed the press at the Pentagon May 2, 2013. (Sgt. Aaron Hostutler/USMC)
An F-35B Lighting II with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 takes on fuel from a Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 KC-130J Hercules during a training exercise over the Atlantic Ocean April 9. (Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki/USMC)
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter brings a load of equipment and supplies to the 7,200-foot level of Kahiltna Glacier to set up a base camp for climbers attempting Mount McKinley this summer. Aviators from the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment "Sugarbears" aided the National Park Service April 26 by moving the equipment to the mountain. (John Pennell/US Army)
26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines exit the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 Reinforced, while conducting a parachute operation during Exercise Eagle Reslove over Qatar, April 26, 2013. ( Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/USMC)
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A C-2A Greyhound from the Providers of Fleet Logistics Combat Support Squadron (VRC) 30 launches from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, consisting of Stennis, CVW-9, Destroyer Squadron 21 and guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG-53), is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/USN)
