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Antenna farm
GAKONA, Alaska -- High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program antennas stand 65 feet high and are spaced 80 feet apart in eight columns by six rows. With a slated completion date of 2006, the array will consist of antennas aligned in 15 columns by 12 rows. The instruments study the effects of naturally occurring anomalies in the Earth's ionosphere that sometimes disrupt communication, navigational and power grid systems-such as region-wide electrical production network. (U.S. Air Force photo to 2nd Lt. J. Elaine Hunnicutt)
Dawn's morning light
DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- A C-130 Hercules prepares to take off in the first rays of morning light. The aircraft from Yokota Air Base, Japan, was packed with airmen from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron and soldiers from the Army 2nd Brigade Combat Team participating in exercise Lightning Thrust Warrior here. The teams deployed for an assault on a simulated terrorist training operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jerry Banks)