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F-16D Falcon s/n 90-0848 flies chase
on F-35 Lightning AA-1 over the China
Lake Ranges, 23 January 2007.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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VX-31 Lt. Lona "Tink" Brooks by VX-31
F/A-18D Hornet BuNo 163989 at China
Lake, circa 2007.
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VX-31 Lt. Lona "Tink" Brooks VX-31
squadron photo, China Lake, circa 2007.
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Jack Lousma, former Commander of
Space Shuttle Columbia, shared his experiences
in space and personal philosophy of
life and VX-31 Lt. Lona "Tink" Brooks,
F/A-18F Weapon Systems Officer, gave
a presentation on her flight experiences
and brought her flight gear and night
vision equipment for the kids to try
for themselves, Tehachapi, CA, 27 January
2007.
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VX-31 Lt. Lona "Tink" Brooks and two
future naval aviators with Tink's helmet
and night vision goggles, Tehachapi,
CA, 27 January 2007.
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VX-31 Lt. Lona "Tink" Brooks with
a future naval aviator who is wearing
Tink's helmet & night vision goggles,
Tehachapi, CA, 27 January 2007.
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VX-31 Lt. Lona "Tink" Brooks shows
a future naval aviator her night vision
goggles, Tehachapi, CA, 27 January 2007.
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Two very proud future naval aviators,
Tehachapi, CA, 27 January 2007.
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.jpg "B-29A Superfortress s/n 44-62134, Igloos test site, RWTR, January 2007, China Lake.")
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B-29A Superfortress s/n 44-62134,
Igloos test site, RWTR, January 2007,
China Lake.
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©photo G. Verver collection.
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.jpg "B-29A Superfortress s/n 44-62134, Igloos test site, RWTR, January 2007, China Lake.")
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B-29A Superfortress s/n 44-62134,
Igloos test site, RWTR, January 2007,
China Lake.
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©photo G. Verver collection.
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.jpg "B-29A Superfortress s/n 44-62134, Igloos test site, RWTR, January 2007, China Lake.")
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B-29A Superfortress s/n 44-62134,
Igloos test site, RWTR, January 2007,
China Lake.
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©photo G. Verver collection.
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.jpg "B-29A Superfortress s/n 44-62134, Igloos test site, RWTR, January 2007, China Lake.")
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B-29A Superfortress s/n 44-62134,
Igloos test site, RWTR, January 2007,
China Lake.
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©photo G. Verver collection.
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.jpg "USMC upgraded Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters begin Opeval Phase 2 at China Lake in California on 11 February 2008. Photographer unknown.")
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USMC upgraded Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters
begin Opeval Phase 2 at China Lake in
California on 11 February 2008. Photographer
unknown.
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Side view of the wing from BQM-34A
s/n 66-13460 which made it through the
crash with very little damage, Panamint
Valley, 24 February 2007. Photo by Joe
Idoni.
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In the partly buried wreckage of
BQM-34A s/n 66-13460 was the rear end
of the fuselage, the left wing, the vertical
and one of the horizontal stabilizers,
Panamint Valley, 24 February 2007. Photo
by Joe Idoni.
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Stood up the vertical stab of BQM-34A
s/n 66-13460 to get a photo of it, Panamint
Valley, 24 February 2007. Photo by Joe
Idoni.
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Front view of the wing of BQM-34A
s/n 66-13460 which made it through the
crash with very little damage, Panamint
Valley, 24 February 2007. Photo by Joe
Idoni.
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The fuselage had the RPV's identification
on it. Reads "BQM-34A, TARGET, BQ-13460",
Panamint Valley, 24 February 2007. Photo
by Joe Idoni.
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Sikorsky S-92A, N8064Q, proves capability
to deploy missile defense measure, China
Lake 11 February 2007.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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A CH-46 Sea Knight assigned to HMX-1,
Presidential Helicopter Squadron, deploys
its MJU-32/B round flares over NAWS
China Lake, 13 March 2007.
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The squadron was participating in
a testing event for a new deployment
tactic for the 36mm MJU-32/B round flare. USMC photo by LCpl. Kelly R. Chase.
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Swiss F/A-18C Hornet s/n J-5001 at
China Lake, 23 March 2007. Official
U.S. Navy photo.
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A-4A Skyhawk BuNo 137814 on display
in Switzer circle, China Lake 24 March
2007.
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Photo by L. McCarley.
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.jpg "Comparison of the Bell 212 China Lake HH-1N BuNo 158256 (DD-403) and 412 (Mercy Air) at the Mojave Airport, 27 March 2007.")
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Comparison of the Bell 212 China
Lake HH-1N BuNo 158256 (DD-403) and
412 (Mercy Air) at the Mojave Airport,
27 March 2007.
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Photo by Alan Radecki.
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.jpg "VX-31 HH-1N BuNo 158356, DD-403, parked at the Mojave Airport, 27 March 2007.")
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VX-31 HH-1N BuNo 158356, DD-403,
parked at the Mojave Airport, 27 March
2007.
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Photo by Alan Radecki.
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.jpg "VX-31 HH-1N BuNo 158356, DD-403, takes off from the Mojave Airport during a rare snowstorm, 27 March 2007.")
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VX-31 HH-1N BuNo 158356, DD-403,
takes off from the Mojave Airport during
a rare snowstorm, 27 March 2007.
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Photo by Alan Radecki.
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.jpg "VX-31 HH-1N BuNo 158356, DD-403, takes off from the Mojave Airport, 27 March 2007.")
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VX-31 HH-1N BuNo 158356, DD-403,
takes off from the Mojave Airport, 27
March 2007.
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Photo by Alan Radecki.
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VX-9 AV-8B Harrier BuNo 164121, XE-752,
Armitage Field, China Lake, 17 April
2007. Photo ©2007 Jason Hyatt - All
rights reserved.
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Swiss F-18C Hornet J-5001 & team
Hornet for Sidewinder AIM-9X missile
tests.
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Photo © Swiss Air Force.
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VX-31 F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 165669,
DD-214, Wichita, 31 May 2007.
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Photo by Jaysen Snow.
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VX-9 AV-8B+ Harrier BuNo 165585,
XE-751, seen over the Sierras on a training
flight from the cockpit of an F-16 based
at the CA ANG's 144th Fighter Wing,
21 June 2007. AP Photo by Ben Margot.
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USAF KC-135 Stratotanker s/n 63-8024
awaits unloading on the flight line
at NALF San Clemente Island, CA, July
12, 2007. SCI hosted one of three tanker
airlift control elements (TALCE) set
up during exercise Patriot Hook 2007.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman
Christine Jones.
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VX-9 AH-1W Sea Cobra BuNo 163936,
XE-742, China Lake, 26 July 2007.
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Photo by Jason Hyatt.
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VX-9 F/A-18D Hornet BuNo 164237,
XE-400, China Lake, 26 July 2007.
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Photo by Jason Hyatt.
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VX-9 AV-8B+ Harrier BuNo 164549,
XE-750, hangar 1, Armitage Field, China
Lake, 26 July 2007. Photo ©2007 Jason
Hyatt - All rights reserved
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RAF Ex-617 Squadron GR.4 Tornado
s/n ZA556, China Lake, 27 July 2007.
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Photo by Jason Hyatt.
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A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 142948, FAE revetment,
Airport Lake Range, August 2007.
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©photo G. Verver collection.
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F-4B Phantom BuNo 149441, Airport
Lake Range, August 2007.
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©photo G. Verver collection.
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F-4J Phantom BuNo 157290, FAE revetment,
Airport Lake Range, August 2007.
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©photo G. Verver collection.
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F-4N Phantom BuNo 151430, FAE revetment,
Airport Lake, 08 August 2007.
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©photo G. Verver collection.
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F-4N Phantom BuNo 151430, FAE revetment,
Airport Lake, 08 August 2007.
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©photo G. Verver collection.
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U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy
Sailors rush simulated casualties to
awaiting HMM-166 CH-46D Sea Knight
BuNo 154831, YX-03, for evacuation
during a mass casualty evacuation exercise in San
Clemente Island, CA, Aug. 18, 2007.
USMC photo by Cpl. Scott M. Biscuiti.
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USAF F-102A Delta Dagger s/n 56-1431,
Area R, China Lake, September 2007.
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©photo G. Verver collection.
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BAE Systems shoots 2 guided APKWS
(Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System)
2.75" rockets from a U.S. Marine Corps
Cobra helicopter at NAS China Lake,
marking the weapon’s first flights from
an aircraft, 19 September 2007. BAE
photo.
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QT-33A drone BuNo 155947, crash site,
Homewood Canyon, CA, 22 September 2007.
Photo by Joe Idoni.
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QT-33A drone BuNo 155947, tail section,
Homewood Canyon, CA, 22 September 2007.
Photo by Joe Idoni.
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QT-33A drone BuNo 155947, fuselage
and engine, Homewood Canyon, CA, 22
September 2007. Photo by Joe Idoni.
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QT-33A drone BuNo 155947, Allison
J-33-35 jet engine, Homewood Canyon,
CA, 22 September 2007. Photo by Joe
Idoni.
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QT-33A drone BuNo 155947, Allison
J-33-35 turbojet engine, Homewood Canyon,
CA, 22 September 2007. Photo by Joe
Idoni.
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VX-31 AV-8B Harrier BuNo 164129,
DD-88, 14 October 2007. Photo ©2007
Jason Hyatt - All rights reserved.
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The main landing gear bay and right-hand
wing inboard trailing edge dry bay simulator
are prepped prior to a P-8A live-fire
shot, WSL,22 October 2007.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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AD-4N Skyraider BuNo 125739, China
Lake Museum of Armament & Technology,
28 October 2007.
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Photo by L. McCarley.
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AD-4N Skyraider BuNo 125739, China
Lake Museum of Armament & Technology,
28 October 2007.
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Photo by L. McCarley.
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F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 160775, China
Lake Museum of Armament & Technology,
28 October 2007.
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Photo by L. McCarley.
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Former NWC QF-86F Sabre drone s/n
55-6412 leaving Port Hueneme for the
scrapper, 02 November 2007.
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Photo by John Huebner.
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Former NWC QF-86F Sabre drone s/n
55-6412 leaving Port Hueneme for the
scrapper, 02 November 2007.
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Photo by John Huebner.
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Former NWC QF-86F Sabre drone s/n
55-6412 leaving Port Hueneme for the
scrapper, 02 November 2007.
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Photo by John Huebner.
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Former NWC QF-86F Sabre drone s/n
55-6412 leaving Port Hueneme for the
scrapper, 02 November 2007.
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Photo by John Huebner.
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VX-9 F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165780,
XE-100, west side of the VX-9 hangar,
China Lake, 05 November 2007.
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Official U.S. Navy photo.
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USMC upgraded Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters
begin Opeval Phase 2 at China Lake in
California on 11 November 2007. Photographer
unknown.
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VX-9 F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791,
XE-260, ME phase of Weapons School,
Nellis AFB, 12 December 2007. Photo
by Bruce Smith.
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VX-9 F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166799,
XE-263, ME phase of Weapons School,
Nellis AFB, 12 December 2007. Photo
by Bruce Smith.
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NAWCWD Unmanned Systems (US) Technical
Project Office (TPO) inaugurated its
new 2,200' x 50' unmanned air systems
(UAS) operations airstrip when two Raytheon
Cobra unmanned air systems lifted off
and flew missions at NAWS China Lake
on December 13 2007.
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.jpg "AIM-9 Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missile with MDU-27B/A and CATM-only wing rollout ceremony, 20 Dec 2007")
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AIM-9 Sidewinder Captive Air Training
Missile with MDU-27B/A and CATM-only
wing rollout ceremony, 20 Dec 2007
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Official U.S. Navy photo. Note /1.
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AN/DKT-89 telemetry system that replaces
the Sidewinder warhead is a plain, machined
aluminum cylinder about 13 inches long
by 5 inches in diameter, identical in
external configuration to the warhead
it replaces, circa 2007. Official U.S.
Navy photo.
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Artists rendition of the P-407 Fire
Survival Training Complex Naval Air
Weapons Station China Lake, CA, circa
2007.
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.jpg "B-29A Superfortress s/n 44-62134, Igloos test site, RWTR, January 2007, China Lake.")
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.jpg "B-29A Superfortress s/n 44-62134, Igloos test site, RWTR, January 2007, China Lake.")
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.jpg "VX-31 HH-1N BuNo 158356, DD-403, takes off from the Mojave Airport during a rare snowstorm, 27 March 2007.")
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