Hình đẹp kỹ thuật hải lực và không lực trên thế giới - Phần 1

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Capt. Andy McElyaine performs a safety check on a B-52 Stratofortress here April 6 before flying to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam. Captain McElyaine is a B-52 deputy mission leader and radar navigator with the 36th Air Expe***ionary Wing.

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., drops live ordnance over the Nevada Test and Training Range near here May 12 during an Air Force firepower demonstration. The demonstration showcases the Air Force''s air and space capabilities.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- NASA''s B-52B launch aircraft takes off from here Nov. 16 carrying a X-43A hypersonic research vehicle attached to a modified Pegasus rocket.

1950s -- The B-52 Stratofortress joined the Air Force inventory in February 1955. It is still flying.

Pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron climb down a rope ladder, out of a HH-60 Pavehawk, as part of alternate insertion/extraction training, Monday, March 13, 2006. The 55th Rescue Squadron and pararescuemen assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron were conducting alternate insertion/extraction training near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

Airmen help unload an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from a C-17 Globemaster III at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, on Monday, June 12. The helicopters are being reassigned to RAF Lakenheath from Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland.

A HH-60 Pavehawk carrying pararescuemen from the 48th Rescue Squadron, flies over a local training area near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Monday, March 13, 2006. The 55th Rescue Squadron and pararescuemen assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron, were conducting alternate insertion/extraction training.

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala -- A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares for takeoff to fly relief supplies to remote mountain villages devastated by Hurricane Stan. Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo arrived here Oct. 7 to assist with recovery efforts.

LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Members of the 920th Rescue Wing from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., unload one of three HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters here Sept. 23. A C-5 Galaxy crew from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., delivered members of the search and rescue wing to pre-position the helicopters in response to Hurricane Rita, which is expected to hit landfall Sept 24. Two ad***ional Pave Hawks from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., flew here Sept. 22 *****pport hurricane relief efforts.

KATUNAYAKE AIR FORCE BASE, Sri Lanka -- HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters are standing by during relief operations here. Airmen deployed from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, are helping deliver relief supplies and equipment to various locations in the region.