NEW YORK -- Six F-16 Fighting Falcons with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team fly in formation over the Statue of Liberty before an air show May 26. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Josh Clendenen)
050531-N-8921O-002 Whidbey Island, Wash. (May 31, 2005) - Master Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Leon Ford, foreground, and Aviation Boatswains Mate 1st Class Roger Miracle jump out of a UH-3H Sea King helicopter from 10,000 feet during a training jump over Whidbey Island, Wash. Master Chief Ford is assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Mobile Unit Seventeen (EODMU-17) and is a qualified master jumper. On this jump he is observing other qualified jumpers on exiting techniques and mid-air body movement. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Chris Otsen (RELEASED)
050530-N-2114S-001 New York City (May 30, 2005) – U.S. Navy Color Guard renders honors as citizens show gratitude at Staten Island's Memorial Parade during Fleet Week 2005. Fleet Week allows the community to celebrate the sacrifices made by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard by giving them the opportunity to visit the city and experience the "Big Apple's" hospitality. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Ronald E. Strickland (RELEASED)
050601-N-3241H-055 Persian Gulf (May 1, 2005) - An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as another Hornet awaits its turn to launch from the flight deck. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf conducting operations in support of multi-national forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Gulf. Vinson will end its deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and commence a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Dusty Howell (RELEASED)
