Tuesday, August 14, 2007
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tony Shaffer, from Marine Wing Support Squadron 271, launches a weather balloon at a forward operating base in Al Qaim, Iraq, Aug. 9, 2007, to gather information for the base air traffic control tower. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. James F. Cline III, U.S. Marine Corps.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft and 16 other aircraft from the Air Force and Navy fly over USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Strike Groups during Valiant Shield's photo exercise while at sea Aug. 14, 2007. The joint exercise consists of 28 naval vessels, more than 300 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jarod Hodge, U.S. Navy.
