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USMC Photo of the Day: Message from a KC-130 "Hercules" to the challengers: Retire the SAMs--now!
United States Navy - Eye on the Fleet ^
| September 4, 2003
| LCpl Andrew Williams, USMC
Posted on 01/22/2006 5:42:03 PM PST by EnjoyingLife
![030904-M-7837W-001 Central Command Area of Responsibility, 4 September 2003 -- Aerial shot over Iraq of a KC-130 'Hercules' assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler-Transport Squadron Two Thirty Four (VMGR-234) firing flares used to counter attack surface to air missiles. U.S. Marines are deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl Andrew Williams.](http://chamorrobible.org/images/photos/gpw-20051111-UnitedStatesMarineCorps-030904-M-7837W-001.jpg)
Central Command Area of Responsibility, 4 September 2003: Aerial shot over Iraq of a
KC-130 "Hercules" assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler-Transport Squadron Two Thirty Four (VMGR-234)
firing flares used to counter attack surface to air missiles.
The Photographer
LCpl. Andrew Williams, United States Marine Corps, http://www.usmc.mil
The Big Photo
http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/030904-M-7837W-001.jpg
The Courtesies
Above medium-sized image: http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw-20051111.htm
Caption: http://www.news.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=9370, United States Navy - Eye on the Fleet
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aviation; flares; iraq; kc130; usmc
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To: EnjoyingLife
That's the most beautiful shot of the KC-130 flaring that I've ever seen, thanks for sharing.
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:04:38 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and unlimited power)
To: mosquewatch.com
I have seen it live, and the angel wings occur, every time.
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:05:47 PM PST
by
Lokibob
(Spelling and typos are copyrighted. Please do not use.)
To: TexasTransplant
I also have video of a f-16 breaking the sound barrier with water vapor around it, not an act of God, just basic physics. I'll cave on the photo shop argument, not the "act of God" argument. I'll leave that to Pat Robertson and Mayor Nagin. :)
Jeff
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:06:23 PM PST
by
mosquewatch.com
("The enemy is anyone who will get you killed, no matter what side they are on.")
To: Lady Jag
HEY WHERE DID THE WINGS GO? LOL
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:06:54 PM PST
by
mosquewatch.com
("The enemy is anyone who will get you killed, no matter what side they are on.")
To: mosquewatch.com
http://truthminers.com/hoaxarticles/angel_decoy.htm
Angel" Decoy flares from a C-130
"I initially thought this was a hoax. The picture included in the first version of this message looked like it had been badly drawn. In the latest version, stills are taken from a video and are very realistic. The pictures are real and these are decoy flares. They make various patterns according to the weather, etc."
Snopes Watch The Video!
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:08:12 PM PST
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:08:35 PM PST
by
WSGilcrest
(Tinky likes it!)
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
I have a copy someplace in this silly computer. Will look.
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:11:03 PM PST
by
ANGGAPO
(LayteGulfBeachClub)
To: The_Media_never_lie
Does anyone else beside me see the Eagle behind the KC-130. It's unmistakable. Some kind of a sign. What does it mean??? I'm guessing it's the smoke residue from a burst of flares a short time before the burst of flares in the picture. If you look at the pattern of the current flare set (to either side and one group straight down) it looks like it would produce a smoke pattern like that once the smoke started to rise
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:11:23 PM PST
by
SauronOfMordor
(A planned society is most appealing to those with the hubris to think they will be the planners)
To: mosquewatch.com
HEY WHERE DID THE WINGS GO? LOL They might be flapping too fast to see. Try this photo:
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:11:29 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and unlimited power)
To: MEG33
No worries, it's still a great photo! :) (It's still just smoke lol )
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:12:35 PM PST
by
mosquewatch.com
("The enemy is anyone who will get you killed, no matter what side they are on.")
To: Lady Jag
looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:13:22 PM PST
by
mosquewatch.com
("The enemy is anyone who will get you killed, no matter what side they are on.")
To: Lady Jag
I am saving these like mad..
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:15:09 PM PST
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: EnjoyingLife
I've seen this live as well, and it is an awesome sight - the 'wings' are the wingtip vortices (low pressure above wing, air curls over wingtip) swirling the smoke up & in.
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:15:42 PM PST
by
cdgent
To: mosquewatch.com
It is a beautiful sight, though.
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:16:58 PM PST
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: The_Media_never_lie
It looks to me to be an angel. Awesome photo.
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:17:32 PM PST
by
Road Warrior ‘04
(Kill 'em til they're dead! Then, kill 'em again!)
To: mosquewatch.com
The "green globs" are reflections off tempered glass, or, less likely, on the camera lens. The photographer most likely shot the pics through a window of some sort.
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:17:36 PM PST
by
Thumper1960
(The enemy within: Demoncrats and DSA.ORG Sedition is a Liberal "family value".)
To: MEG33
Indeed it is ! Here in Ms. we have C130's flying overhead alot. Love the sound of the engines. :)
Jeff
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:18:19 PM PST
by
mosquewatch.com
("The enemy is anyone who will get you killed, no matter what side they are on.")
To: EnjoyingLife
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:20:49 PM PST
by
ArtyFO
(I love to smoke cigars when I adjust artillery fire.)
To: MEG33
I am saving these like mad.. Angels of Death to the enemy, saviors of life for us and our allies...
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:25:10 PM PST
by
Lady Jag
( All I want is a kind word, a warm bed, and unlimited power)
To: EnjoyingLife
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posted on
01/22/2006 6:27:43 PM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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