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texasaggie-seaknight · 3 days

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Military life means You will break a sweat…

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usarmytrooper · 6 months

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lonestarflight · 1 month

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The second Douglas XB-42 built (S/N 43-50225) parked at an Airfield.

Date: late 1940s

U.S. Air Force photo: 061020-F-1234S-002

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stone-cold-groove · 3 months

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Anytime... And anywhere... Republic Aviation - 1954.

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todaysdocument · 9 months

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1st LT Jeannie Flynn was the U.S. Air Force’s first female fighter pilot. She posed with a model of the F-15E at the start of her training period on July 26, 1993.

Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Image description: LT Flynn stands behind a model of an F-15E fighter jet. She is wearing a U.S. Air Force flight suit and is grinning.

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eyestothe-skies · 1 year

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Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon, U.S. Air Force

Source: 514 AMW

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us-air-force-2 · 9 months

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#us air force #us space force #bomber #fighter plane #united states air force #jets #us armed forces #usaaf #us air base #us army air corps #lt.col. robin olds #fighter ace #fighter jet #u.s. air force #air force #fighter

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nemfrog · 1 year

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"Airman's winter uniform." Polar guide. 1948.

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deadpresidents · 4 months

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What is the closest military base to the white house?

The White House IS a military installation.

It is the home and workplace of the Commander-in-Chief of United States military forces, so that alone makes it an important command and control headquarters. The various branches of the military have an active role in the everyday logistics of running the White House campus and supporting the Executive Office of the President. The White House's complex and extensive communications agency is staffed by members of each individual branch of the military. The U.S. Navy is responsible for the White House Mess and providing food services to the President, the First Family, any potential guests, and the President's staff. The White House Medical Unit is staffed by military doctors who have a round-the-clock presence in the White House and the official Physician to the President is usually an active-duty military officer.

While the Secret Service -- which includes the traditional plainclothes agents and the more visible uniformed division -- is responsible for protecting the President, his family, and the White House itself, the military also has a protective footprint in and around the White House complex. It's believed that amongst the White House's protective measures -- most of which are highly classified -- are anti-aircraft defenses, which are almost certainly manned by the military rather than the Secret Service. Marine Corps guards also are stationed at the White House (often seen opening and closing doors while manning the entry and exit points around the West Wing) as sentries and sometimes act as military valets during events hosted by the President in the White House. The role of the Marine sentries is purely ceremonial as opposed to protective.

And one of the most important White House responsibilities of the military is transportation. The White House Transportation Agency is responsible for all aspects of the President's travel, and the military works in tandem with the Secret Service on planning and carrying out the immense logistical challenges of transporting the President anywhere in the world -- a challenge magnified by the sheer size of Presidential traveling parties. A Presidential motorcade consists of, on average, 50-60 vehicles. And the majority of those vehicles actually have to be transported from the United States to wherever the President is traveling -- even if it is to several different foreign countries or continents. The Air Force is, obviously, responsible for the President's plane, along with any other aircraft making the trip which are usually carrying White House staff, members of the press, or cargo. For short distances that can be made by helicopter, the Marine Corps takes the lead. And any ground travel by motor vehicles is handled by the Army.

Security and the President's personal protective detail is always led by the Secret Service, but the military is responsible for many of the day-to-day logistics of the institution of the Presidency, which illustrates why the White House is an important military command and control base.

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ulkaralakbarova · 2 months

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Memphis Belle

The “Memphis Belle” is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before their last flight, the crew discover that the target for the day is Dresden, a heavily-defended city that invariably causes many Allied casualties Credits:…

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the-nomadicone · 2 years

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Lancer // United States Air Force

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texasaggie-seaknight · 29 days

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Fly-fight-win! Thunderbirds are a go…

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usarmytrooper · 8 months

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lonestarflight · 10 months

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Concept art of Martin X-24A being launched into orbit by a Titan III launch vehicle.

Art by Fred Wolff for Popular Mechanics July 1968 issue.

Posted on Flickr by Ed Dempsey: link

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stone-cold-groove · 8 days

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Whooeee! She’s bigger than Texas!

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todaysdocument · 10 months

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Paratroopers of the 187th Regimental Combat Team put on parachutes and "Mae West" life preservers before boarding a C-119 "Flying Boxcar," en route to Korea from southern Japan, on July 2, 1953.

Record Group 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations Series: Black and White Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessors' Activities, Facilities, and Personnel, Domestic and Foreign

Image description: 13 men are outdoors, next to a C-119 airplane. They are all in various stages of putting on parachutes, life preservers, and other equipment. Nearby is a truck with an open bed.

Image description: Zoomed-in portion of previous photo, showing the men in more detail. One is helping another fasten his life preserver around his neck; another is buckling a strap around his leg; another is lifting up a packed parachute to sling on his back.

#archivesgov #July 2 #1953 #1950s #military #Korean War #U.S. Air Force #USAF #airplane #C-119 #flying boxcar

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