Monday, August 1, 2011

Panavia Tornado

Panavia Tornado. (Photo: Cassidian)

Panavia Tornado

Panavia Tornado IDS. (Photo: Cassidian)

F-4F Phantom II

F-4F Phantom II. (Photo: Cassidian)

F-5 Tiger

F-5 Tiger. (Photo: Cassidian)

C-160 Transall

C-160 Transall. (Photo: Cassidian)

Panavia Tornada

Panavia Tornada. (Photo: Cassidian)

Panavia Tornado

Tornado with Brimstone. (Photo: Cassidian)

Panavia Tornado

Tornado with Storm. (Photo: Cassidian)

P-3C Orion

A P-3C "Orion" assigned to the "Fighting Marlins" of Patrol Squadron Four Zero (VP-40) takes off on a routine training mission. The Orion, which carries a crew of ten, is a multi-mission, long-range maritime patrol aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Photographer’s Mate Mahlon K. Miller)

P-3C Orion

A P-3C "Orion" assigned to the "Skinny Dragons" of Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4) takes off on a routine training mission. The Orion, which carries a crew of ten, is a multi-mission, long-range maritime patrol aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Photographer’s Mate Mahlon K. Miller)

P-3C Orion

A Navy P-3C “Orion” aircraft, assigned to the “War Eagles” of Patrol Squadron One Six (VP-16) lifts off to begin another patrol mission in the region. VP-16, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based squadron, is currently on a scheduled deployment to the Mediterranean theater in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The P-3C is a multi-mission aircraft providing Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW) capabilities. VP-16 utilizes a wide range of communications, detection, monitoring, reconnaissance and navigation systems to perform their mission. In addition to advanced electronics, the P-3C can deliver an impressive mix of torpedoes, bombs, and missiles along with pinpoint mine-laying capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley)

P-3C Orion

A Navy P-3C “Orion” aircraft, assigned to the “War Eagles” of Patrol Squadron One Six (VP-16) flies by during a check flight. VP-16, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based, is currently on a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean theater in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The P-3C is a multi-mission aircraft providing Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW) capabilities. VP-16 utilizes a wide range of communications, detection, monitoring, reconnaissance and navigation systems to perform their mission. In addition to advanced electronics, the P-3C can deliver an impressive mix of torpedoes, bombs, and missiles along with pinpoint mine-laying capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley)

P-3C Orion

A P-3C "Orion" attached to Patrol Squadron 45 (VP-45) fires self-defensive flares in preparation for an over land Electro-Optical (EO) surveillance mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Robert Fleugel)

P-3C Orion

A P-3C “Orion” attached to the “Tigers” of Patrol Squadron Eight (VP-8) heads to a bombing exercise loaded with MK-20 “Rockeye” cluster bombs. MK-20 cluster bombs deliver 247 bomblets, which, upon detonation, release a jet of super heated and pressurized gas, which can penetrate 10 inches of steel and 31 inches of reinforced concrete. The P-3C is a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) patrol aircraft. The weapon’s dispersion area is roughly the size of a football field. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Shannon Smith)

P-3C Orion

- Airman Jonathan Gee, a lineman assigned to Patrol Squadron Four Zero (VP-40), signals to direct the pilot of a P-3C “Orion” through engine start up procedures. VP-40 is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Fry)