3/8 is going home.

HSM-71 Commander Highlights MH-60R Capabilities

A proper tribute.

WASHINGTON (May 7, 2008) A photo illustration of the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). The ship will be named after Lt. Michael P. Murphy (Sea, Air, Land) who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during combat in Afghanistan on 27 and 28 June 2005. U.S. Navy Photo Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jay Chu (Released)

F-35B hits another milestone.

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – Lockheed Martin test pilot David “Doc” Nelson flies F-35B test aircraft BF-3 on its first flight in short take-off and vertical landing mode (STOVL) in an Atlantic operating area April 25, 2011. BF-3 is a test aircraft dedicated to structural loads evaluation; its first STOVL flight and subsequent first vertical landing April 29 demonstrated growing maturity in STOVL mode flight for the F-35B. The F-35B is a supersonic stealth fighter with next generation mission systems capable of short take-offs and vertical landings suitable for the U.S. Marine Corps expeditionary environment. The F-35B is undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River in preparation for delivery to the fleet. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Fred “Tinman” Schenk lands F-35B test aircraft BF-4 on its first vertical landing April 27, 2011. BF-4 is a test aircraft dedicated to evaluating mission systems and currently flies with Block 1.0 software. With this milestone, the F-35B test aircraft at NAS Patuxent River demonstrated growing maturity in short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) mode flight with all four aircraft completing STOVL flights. The integrated test force at NAS Patuxent River has completed all of the vertical landings and more than eighty percent of the short take-offs needed for upcoming shipboard testing this year. The F-35B is a supersonic stealth fighter with next generation mission systems capable of short take-offs and vertical landings suitable for the U.S. Marine Corps expeditionary environment. The F-35B is undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River in preparation for delivery to the fleet. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

Posted by David Cenciotti...he's got a serial number from the downed helo!

You have got to go to David's Blog to read the story on this.  His reporting on the air war in Libya is second to none and his coverage of this 'stealth' helo ranks up there as well.

MASSIVE HAT TIP TO YOU DAVID! 

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CAD of the damaged MH-60 tail section.

David sent me this CAD of the tail section of the MH-60.  Now if this doesn't grab your attention nothing will.  According to the comments section on this website, it originated on Military Photos.

Thanks David!  This is beyond interesting.

3-73 CAV Airborne Operation.

Check out the PLF on the last few photos....ouch!

Pic of the day. May 3, 2011.

Another Copalman special.  You really should check out his Flickr page.

Geez! What does it take to kill this thing! The Vampire engine rises again.

Wow.  I was amazed to read this.  Thanks Joe for sending it... GE (and an obviously loopy Congressman from Ohio seated in the Leaders Speakers chair) is obviously not to be underestimated.  Via FrumForum

WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense hasofficially canceled a contract for a General Electric-developed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Both the Houseand the Senate have blocked funding for it, arguing that one engine for one plane is enough.
Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney won the original contract for one engine, while a GE-Rolls Royce alliance has been developing a second engine. The latter has become a symbol of government waste, and the White House has promised to veto any bill that funded the alternate program.
Yet the engine simply won’t die.
The House Armed Services Committee released its spending outlines for the coming fiscal year Tuesday, and the second engine is right back in.

Private William Hudson in Aliens

Pmiglio put together every line uttered by Hudson in Aliens...pretty funny...besides...we needed a little change of pace.

Boeing...you suck.

Trimble over at the Dew Line linked to what he called some very cool photos released by Boeing.  Can't tell because you have to be a registered journalist to get the hi-rez version of them.

Really?

Really Boeing?

Has the fight with Airbus made you this big a pussy?

Have they kicked you in the nuts so many times that you've turned into penny pinching idiots?  I mean for heaven sakes...they have military equipment being sold to my nation and yours...they're trying to rally the public to speak up for this domestic company and the sorry bastards want to charge for high resolution pics?

Heck, I'd register and get them for ya but guess what!  Unless you have an Aviation Week or Flight Global beside your name then you're just not relevant in their eyes.

Amazing.

Boeing.  You Suck.

Take a page from Lockheed Martin...EADS...General Dynamics etc.  Your public relations model is from the 18th century.