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IWO TO, Japan - U.S.
Marines fire a rifle volley to render honors to those lost in the battle
of Iwo Jima March 3, 2010, during the 65th anniversary commemoration of
the battle on the island of Iwo To, Japan. Dock landing ship USS Tortuga
(LSD 49) arrived on Iwo To, formerly known as Iwo Jima, Feb. 28, 2010,
to support the ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Denver Applehans/Released) |
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NAVAL AIR STATION
PATUXENT RIVER - The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35B Lightning II
stealth fighter passes overhead at 40 knots (46 mph) prior to a slow
landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., on Wednesday, March
10. The flight was one of the last missions before the aircraft's first
vertical landing, and confirmed the jet's power and controllability at
very low speeds. The aircraft's short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL)
propulsion system generates more than 41,000 pounds of vertical thrust,
and enables airspeeds from zero to Mach 1.6. The F-35B will be flown by
the United States Marine Corps, the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and
Royal Navy, and the Italian Air Force and Navy. It will be capable of
operating from small ships and austere bases near front-line combat
zones. F-35 Lead STOVL Pilot Graham Tomlinson was at the controls for
Wednesday's flight.
Photo by Randy Hepp |
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Lance
Cpls. Ryan N. Woolman, left, and Bobby Hanesana, both combat engineers
with Combat Engineer Company, Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare
to take cover after setting up an anti-personnel obstacle breaching
system at Nihonbara Training Area, Japan, Feb. 20. |
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MARINE CORPS MOUNTAIN
WARFARE TRAINING CENTER BRIDGEPORT, Calif. - Since 1951, the Marine
Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center has trained Marine, joint and
coalition forces how to more effectively operate in complex and
compartmentalized terrain at medium-to-high altitudes in a multitude of
weather conditions.
Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Sergio Jimenez |
