ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

Aviation

Apache Over Alaska

An Army AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter is captured in flight over an Alaskan mountain range.

Aviation

Heritage Hawg (WWII Heritage A10 Thunderbolt II)

A pilot with the 190th Fighter Squadron, 124th Fighter Wing, Boise, Idaho, flies an A-10 Thunderbolt II, with a newly painted World War II heritage paint scheme.

Aviation

Ceremonial Spray Down (MH-60 Jayhawk)

A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, taxis through a ceremonial spray down for a crewmember's last flight.

Aviation

Night Chopper (Sea Stallion)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion prepares for an early morning mission in Afghanistan.

GWOT/War on Terror

Lighting Fires, Afghanistan

Dueling flames reach for the night sky as Marine Corps instructors light fires in a compound in Afghanistan.

GWOT/War on Terror

Tracks (MK-88, Afghanistan)

An MK-88 waits for U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division, 1st Tank Battalion, Delta Company, to perform routine maintenance checks.

GWOT/War on Terror

Marine Refueling Point, Afghanistan

Tactical vehicles streak through a refueling point.

Modern Military

Old Corps, New Corps (Chesty & Recruit Chesty)

Sgt. Chesty XIII, official mascot of the U.S. Marine Corps stares down his successor Recruit Chesty during training at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.

Modern Military

AAV Driver

A U.S. Marine Corps R7-A1 amphibious assault vehicle driver (AAV) waits on Pyramid Beach for the authorization to close the hatch and head into the ocean to meet up with the U.S.S. Essex.

Modern Military

Before Morning Light (Marine Corps Mortarmen)

Mortarmen with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, have boots on the ground before morning light.

Modern Military

Echo Company Crucible (Eagle, Globe, & Anchor)

A U.S. Marine with Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, proudly holds his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor, after completing the Crucible at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.