Edwards air show
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- With the American flag emblazoned on its underbelly, the F-117 Nighthawk with tail number 782 flies past spectators at the 2005 Edwards Open House and Air Show. About 120,000 people attended the event Oct. 22. This stealth fighter, the oldest of five prototypes, was hand made before full production of the aircraft started. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jet Fabara)
051027-N-1063M-003 Atlantic Ocean (Oct. 27, 2005) - An E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Bluetails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two One (VAW-121), prepares to land aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during Flight Deck Certification. The certification is a critical inspection that will allow Eisenhower to demonstrate her flight deck is ready to launch, recover, refuel and handle aircraft. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Dale Miller (RELEASED)
051027-N-0879R-004 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Oct. 27, 2005) – The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) prepares to depart her homeport of Pearl Harbor for Norfolk, Va. The nuclear-powered attack submarine will undergo a Depot Modernization Period at Norfolk Naval Shipyard before returning to the Pacific Fleet in late 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist David Rush (RELEASED)
051025-M-6538A-013 Iraq (Oct. 25, 2005) - A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron Four Six Six (HMH-466), externally lifts a UH-1N Huey over Iraq. The CH-53 picked-up the UH-1N Huey from Al Qaim, Iraq and will fly it to Al Asad, Iraq for repairs. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. James P. Aguilar (RELEASED)