FRIDAY FOTO (February 23, 2018)

What is That?

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant James Avery)

When we first saw the thumbnail version of this photo on the Defense Department website, our was reaction was: “What is that thing?”

What do you think it looks like? Please post a comment below.

According to the DoD (Department of Defense), it’s a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, a rotor craft we’ve seen many times here at 4GWAR — but never from this angle.

The photo was taken February 21, 2018 after the chopper dropped off the soldiers shown taking up defensive positions during an air assault training mission at Fort Drum in far northern New York. The fort is home to the 10th Mountain Division.

FRIDAY FOTO (February 16, 2018)

Carrier Deck Dance.

(U. S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kaysee Lohmann)

Sailors signal an F/A-18E Super Hornet to launch from the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman in the Atlantic Ocean on February 7, 2018.

For the curious or uninitiated, each crewman has a different task on a carrier flight deck, depending on the color of their jacket. Click here to see what the different color jackets  mean. As for the precision dance team pose, there are all sorts of signals between deck crewmen and pilots on the incredibly noisy carrier deck. Click here to see an amazing video.

FRIDAY FOTO (February 9, 2018)

Marines in the Mangrove.

(U.S. Marines Corps photo by Lance Corporal Brennon A. Taylor)

The first stanza of the Marine Corps hymn speaks of the Marines fighting “in the air, on land, and sea” — or, in this case, in the sea.

This photo was taken January 24, 2018 when these Marines — assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion — conducted a simulated mission in Key West, Florida.

The sub-marine Marines, Charlie Company, 2nd Recon, were preparing for an upcoming deployment.

FRIDAY FOTO (February 2, 2018)

Buonasera!

(U.S. Army photo by Lieutenant Colonel John Hall)

Like blue petals falling from the sky, soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct a night jump with the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy in the distance on January 24, 2018.