Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927), Sidney Stevens Walcott (1892-19...
Description: In 1909, while in the Canadian Rockies near Field, British Columbia, Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927) discovered what has come to be known as the Burgess Shale. Named after Burgess Pass near t... More
Mary Knapp Strong Clemens (1873-1965) with Joseph Clemens (1862-1936)
Description: Mary Knapp Strong Clemens (1873-1965) is shown at the New York Botanical Garden with her husband, Joseph Clemens (1862-1936), an ordained Methodist minister who had become a U.S. Army Chaplain in 1... More
Sailors test an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) hose aboard USS Georg...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2009) Sailors test an aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) hose in the hangar bay of the Navy's newest aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is conducting builder... More
Two Chinese trawlers stop directly in front of the military Sealift Co...
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Mar. 08, 2009) Two Chinese trawlers stop directly in front of the Military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23), forcing the ship to conduct an emergency "all sto... More
Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Ship's Serviceman Seaman As...
NAVAL AIR STATION, NORTH ISLAND (May. 14, 2009) Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Ship's Serviceman Seaman Ashley Rice on the mess decks aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN ... More
Lt. Jackie Anderson, optometrist, conducts an eye exam with a local ma...
APIA, Samoa (Jul. 07, 2009) Lt. Jackie Anderson, optometrist, conducts an eye exam with a local man at a Pacific Partnership 2009 Medical Civic Action Project (MEDCAP) site held at the Apia Community Center. Pa... More
Chief Special Warfare Operator Justin Gauny, assigned to the U.S. Navy...
RENTON, Wash. (Aug. 03, 2009) Chief Special Warfare Operator Justin Gauny, assigned to the U.S. Navy parachute team, the "leap frogs", flies an American flag above Seattle before landing at the Seattle Seahawks... More
The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) takes pos...
U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sep. 05, 2009) The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) takes position in formation behind the Royal Navy fleet auxiliary ship Lyme Bay (L 3007) and be... More
tudents at the Majuro Cooperative School raise the Republic of Marshal...
MAJURO, Marshall Islands (Sep. 14, 2009) Students at the Majuro Cooperative School raise the Republic of Marshall Islands flag at a flag raising ceremony during a Pacific Partnership 2009 community service proj... More
Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 perform a diamond forma...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 18, 2009) Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 perform a diamond formation flyby over the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a Tiger Cruise air power demonstration.... More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ronnie Magbitang sews on a third class pet...
SAN DIEGO (Dec. 09, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ronnie Magbitang sews on a third class petty officer crow for Electrician's Mate 3th Class Tabitha King aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germanto... More
nta Claus and Mrs. Claus take a picture with a child for the Jingle Be...
IWAKUNI, Japan (Dec. 21, 2009) Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus take a picture with a child for the Jingle Bell Jog at the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt Ricardo A. Gomez) Fi... More
Margaret Clay Ferguson (1863-1951)
Description: Plant physiologist Margaret Clay Ferguson (1863-1951) earned her Ph.D. at Cornell University (1901) and taught at Wellesley College from 1893 to 1932. In 1929, she was elected president of the Bot... More
Jacqueline Cochran (d. 1980), scientist
Description: During her aviation career, from the 1930s through the 1960s, Jacqueline Cochran (d. 1980) set more speed and altitude records than any contemporary pilot, male or female, and was the first woman t... More
The battleship EX-USS Missouri (BB 63) returns to Ford Island after fi...
PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 07, 2009) The battleship EX-USS Missouri (BB 63) returns to Ford Island after finishing scheduled repairs at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Missouri underwent three months and $18 million of pr... More
A squad of SEAL Qualification Training candidates submerge themselves ...
KODIAK, Alaska (Apr. 08, 2009) A squad of SEAL Qualification Training candidates submerge themselves in near freezing water during a re-warming exercise. Candidates completed the re-warming exercise after spend... More
A Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC) assigned to Special B...
KEY WEST, Fla. (Apr. 28, 2009) A Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC) assigned to Special Boat Team (SBT) 20 prepare to take down a yacht for a scene in the upcoming Bandito Brothers production I Am T... More
Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Kenneth Simpson, assigned...
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Apr. 30, 2009) Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Kenneth Simpson, assigned to the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines Explosive Ordnance Disposal Task Unit, i... More
Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands on the pier with Sailors from Ni...
NAVAL AIR STATION, North Island (May. 14, 2009) Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands on the pier with Sailors from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Vice President and his wife,... More
Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) William Davis, assigned to the U...
JANESVILLE, Wis. (May. 30, 2009) Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) William Davis, assigned to the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, the Leap Frogs, makes his final approach to land at Southern Wisconsin AirFest 200... More
Capt. Jonathan Olmstead, ship's master of the Military Sealift Command...
LIFUKA, Tonga (Jul. 20, 2009) Capt. Jonathan Olmstead, ship's master of the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), explains aspects of the ship's bridge to Australian... More
Members of a Navy honor guard carry the remains of Capt. Michael Scot...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 13, 2009) Members of a Navy honor guard carry the remains of Capt. Michael Scott Speicher to All Saints Chapel at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Fla. Speicher was kill... More
A landing craft, air cushion vehicle from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 a...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2009) A landing craft, air cushion vehicle from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 4 at Little Creek Amphibious Base approaches the Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) during ... More
Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Jocelyn Joseph, assigned to Lig...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 10, 2009) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Jocelyn Joseph, assigned to Light Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (HSL) 51, performs maintenance on an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter aboard th... More
MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 ...
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Oct. 11, 2009) MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), fly over the Egyptian coastline during Ex... More
Seaman Devon Dejoie, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship US...
NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 04, 2009) Seaman Devon Dejoie, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) greets first grade students at St. Andrew the Apostle School after he read them a story d... More
River Patrol Boat (PBR) 829 is dedicated to the U.S. Navy at a Veteran...
KENNER, La. (Nov. 05, 2009) River Patrol Boat (PBR) 829 is dedicated to the U.S. Navy at a Veteran's Day ceremony in Kenner, La., during New Orleans Navy Week, one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America in 200... More
Builder's 2nd Class Craig Kleffel and Duncan Keller, assigned to Naval...
MORONI, Comoros (Nov. 20, 2009) Builder's 2nd Class Craig Kleffel and Duncan Keller, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 brace support columns with 2-by-4s while working on the Hamramba Pri... More
Sailors play basketball in the hangar bay of the multi-purpose amphibi...
CARIBBEAN SEA (Dec. 06, 2009) Sailors play basketball in the hangar bay of the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a steel beach picnic. Wasp is deployed on Southern Partnership Statio... More
Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979), demonstrating equipment in lab
Description: In 1938, when this publicity photograph was taken, physicist Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898-1979) worked at General Electric Research Laboratories, where she did important research in surface chemis... More
Wanda G. Bradshaw, scientist, engineer
Description: The caption accompanying this Lockheed Missiles and Space Company public relations photo read: "Wanda G. Bradshaw is in the metallurgy and ceramics department of Lockheed's research laboratories. ... More
Line handlers heave line to maintain tension during a replenishment at...
PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 01, 2009) Line handlers heave line to maintain tension during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command dry/ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) aboard the amphibious... More
Musician 1st Class Benjamin Bransford waits for rehearsal for the 56th...
WASHINGTON (Jan. 11, 2009) Musician 1st Class Benjamin Bransford, the conductor of the Navy Sea Chanters chorus, which will perform the national anthem for the 56th Presidential Inauguration, waits for rehearsa... More
Spain's King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia wave to excited spectators.
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Feb. 19, 2009) Spain's King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia wave to excited spectators. Their visit to Pensacola commemorates the 450th anniversary of the city. Pensacola, founded by Spain in 155... More
Rear Adm. Nevin P. Carr salutes Capt. Robert L. Buckley as he is relie...
Washington (Mar. 12, 2009) Rear Adm. Nevin P. Carr, chief of Naval Research, left, salutes Capt. Robert L. Buckley, center, as he is relieved by Capt. Timothy J. Kelly during the change of command ceremony for ... More
The Ohio-class fleet ballistic missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732)...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 01, 2009) The Ohio-class fleet ballistic missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) transits to her new homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. Alaska departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard o... More
Vice President Joe Biden addresses the crew of the Nimitz-class aircra...
NAVAL AIR STATION, North Island (May. 14, 2009) Vice President Joe Biden addresses the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Vice President and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, visi... More
The first endangered sea turtle nest of 2009 sits atop a dune at the n...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Jun. 02, 2009) The first endangered sea turtle nest of 2009 sits atop a dune at the north point of the Naval Station Mayport beach. Sea turtle nesting season lasts from May 31 through Oct. 3... More
The Dutch Navy ship HrMs De Zeven Provincien (F 802) participates in a...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jul. 13, 2009) The Dutch Navy ship HrMs De Zeven Provincien (F 802) participates in a pass and review during the North Atlantic Council at Sea Day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Special... More
Steel recovered from the World Trade Center is displayed aboard the am...
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Jul. 20, 2009) Steel recovered from the World Trade Center is displayed aboard the amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) New York (LPD 21). The glass case of the display... More
Marine Capt. Erick Min, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron ...
CORAL SEA (Jul. 21, 2009) Marine Capt. Erick Min, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, pilots a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during an in-flight refueling with an Air Force KC-130 aircraft... More
Sailors at Naval Air Station Jacksonville pay tribute to Capt. Michael...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 13, 2009) Sailors at Naval Air Station Jacksonville pay tribute to Capt. Michael Scott Speicher as his remains pass by shortly after arriving at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Jackso... More
Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Thompson explains details of a snip...
CORONADO, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2009) Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Thompson explains details of a sniper rifle to major league baseball players Albert Pujols and Ryan Franklin during a tour of Naval Special Wa... More
Steel Worker 1st Class Josh Eichelberger, steel worker leading petty o...
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Aug. 24, 2009) A Naval Support Activity Mid-South auxiliary security force member directs traffic off base during a Citadel Rumble evacuation drill. Citadel Rumble is a weeklong series of exe... More
Bobbi West, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Ombudsman-at-Large, visits...
BETHESDA, Md. (Aug. 28, 2009) Bobbi West, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Ombudsman-at-Large, visits the Fisher House with her husband, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West, at Naval Medical... More
Naval Surface Force Atlantic Force Master Chief Petty Officer Jerry Ha...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Oct. 02, 2009) Naval Surface Force Atlantic Force Master Chief Petty Officer Jerry Haueter thanks his official party led by Commander Naval Surface Forces, Rear Adm. Kevin Quinn, Master Chi... More
Medical training team members demonstrate the treatment of electric sh...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 10, 2009) Medical training team members demonstrate the treatment of electric shock during a general quarters drill aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). (U.S. Navy pho... More
Seabees use a long board to screed wet concrete.
GULFPORT, Miss. (Oct. 22, 2009) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 use a long board to screed wet concrete during the construction of a tool shed at the Feed My Sheep soup kitche... More
Carolina Amor de Fournier, scientist
Description: Carolina Amor de Fournier was associated with the Mexican journal La Prensa Médica Mexicana and was editor of Hummingbirds and Orchids of Mexico (1963)...Creator/Photographer: Watson Davis..Medium:... More
Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896-1957) and Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896-1...
Description: Biochemist Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896-1957) and her husband Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896-1984) were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1947 for their work on how the human body metab... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fi...
GULF OF OMAN (Jul. 22, 2009) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Super Hornet is aircr... More
A crewmember on a Chinese trawler uses a grapple hook in an apparent a...
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Mar. 08, 2009) A crewmember on a Chinese trawler uses a grapple hook in an apparent attempt to snag the towed acoustic array of the military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship USNS Impecca... More
The military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship USNS Impeccable (...
WASHINGTON (Mar. 09, 2009) The military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) is one of five ocean surveillance ships that are part of the 25 ships in the Military Sealift Command ... More
A Boeing P-8A Poseidon test aircraft T-1 conducts a test flight April...
SEATTLE (Apr. 27, 2009) A Boeing P-8A Poseidon test aircraft T-1 conducts a test flight April 25, 2009. The aircraft completed a series of tests during the 3 hour, 31 minute flight and reached an altitude of 25... More
The Indian Navy guided-missile destroyer INS Ranvir (DDG 54), left, th...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 29, 2009) The Indian Navy guided-missile destroyer INS Ranvir (DDG 54), left, the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Fo... More
U.S. Senators Joe Lieberman, left, Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate ...
WASHINGTON (Jun. 04, 2009) U.S. Senators Joe Lieberman, left, Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and John McCain listen to Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus delive... More
Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) an...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 05, 2009) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, assemble an aircraft elevator four for a wreath laying ceremony in remembrance of... More
Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Shawn Johnson is intervie...
NORFOLK (Jun. 23, 2009) Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Shawn Johnson is interviewed for a recruiting video from members of a Discovery Channel production team. The Commander, Navy Recruiting Comma... More
Navy Capt. Michael Pattison, embarked aboard the Military Sealift Comm...
LA UNION, El Salvador (Jun. 27, 2009) Navy Capt. Michael Pattison, embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), uses a retinoscope to examine a Salvadoran woman's eyes duri... More
Four F/A-18 Hornets assigned the River Rattlers, Strike Fighter Squadr...
NEW ORLEANS (Jul. 11, 2009) Four F/A-18 Hornets assigned the River Rattlers, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 204, prepare to break out of formation over southern Louisiana's wetlands during a photo exercise. VFA ... More
Aerographer's Mate 1st Class Jim Neurohr releases a weather balloon of...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jul. 28, 2009) Aerographer's Mate 1st Class Jim Neurohr releases a weather balloon off of the aft end of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The balloon is used to take atmospheric re... More
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West speaks with t...
BOSTON (Aug. 27, 2009) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West speaks with the crew of the USS Constitution before attending a heritage training formal dinner, for the chief petty officer selec... More
Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927) family at "Olmsted," Provo, Utah
Description: Paleontologist and fourth Smithsonian Secretary Charles Doolittle Walcott (1850-1927) often took his family along on collecting trips. This photograph was taken around 1907 when the family stopped ... More
Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Joe Biden, President-elect Barack Oba...
WASHINGTON (Jan. 18, 2009) Jill Biden, left, Vice President-elect Joe Biden, President-elect Barack Obama, and Michelle Obama wave to the crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washingto... More
Tracer rounds are fired from a MK-38 25 mm machine gun system aboard t...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 29, 2009) Tracer rounds are fired from a MK-38 25 mm machine gun system aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during a live-fire exercise. Lake Champlain is part of th... More
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is unde...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2009) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is underway with the Japan Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Oonami (DD 111) after a successful undersea warfare exerci... More
Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Jen Robinson, assigned to Amp...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Mar. 12, 2009) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Jen Robinson, assigned to Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 8, shows a student how to use a computer during a community outreach and educ... More
The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) pulls into...
GROTON, Conn. (Mar. 13, 2009) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769) pulls into Naval Submarine Base New London after completing a 27-month depot modernization period at Northrop Grumman Sh... More
Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Kenneth Simpson watches a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Apr. 30, 2009) Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Kenneth Simpson, assigned to the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines Explosive Ordnance Disposal Task Unit, w... More
Chief Hospital Corpsman Dana L. Wallace, assigned to the U.S. Navy Cer...
WASHINGTON (Jun. 04, 2009) Chief Hospital Corpsman Dana L. Wallace, assigned to the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, presents civil rights activist Dorothy Height a flag certified as flown over the Pentagon. Height,... More
A T-45A Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Chief of Naval Air Train...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jun. 08, 2009) A T-45A Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) comes in for an arrested landing or "trap" aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN... More
Operation Smile staff member is Dr. Hal Rosenfeild begins reconstructi...
CORINTO, Nicaragua (Jul. 04, 2009) Operation Smile staff member is Dr. Hal Rosenfeild begins reconstructive surgery for a cleft lip on a three-month-old infant aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship ... More
Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Tyrney Fisher of the dock landing ship U...
PATTAYA, Thailand (Jul. 10, 2009) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Tyrney Fisher of the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) helps teach English to a student at Ban Khao By Si School during a community rel... More
Police Capt. Shane Anderson explains how to feel for heat through a do...
POULSBO, Wash. (Aug. 07, 2009) Police Capt. Shane Anderson explains how to feel for heat through a door when searching a burning building to Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Martin Lipinski at Poulsbo ... More
Marie Williams, a dentist from the University of California, and denta...
AUKI, Solomon Islands (Aug. 11, 2009) Marie Williams, a dentist from the University of California, and dental hygienist Australian Army, Cpl. Diane Beningfield, both embarked aboard the Military Sealift Command... More
The widow of Capt.Michael Scott Speicher, Joanne Speicher Harris, plac...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 13, 2009) The widow of Capt.Michael Scott Speicher, Joanne Speicher Harris, places flowers on Speicher's coffin at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Fla. Speicher was kill... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) t...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2009) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) transits the western Pacific Ocean. Mustin is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers assigned to Destroyer... More
Midshipman Kamilee Pizzaro (center) plays taps while U.S. Marine Corps...
SAN DIEGO (Sep. 11, 2009) Midshipman Kamilee Pizzaro (center) plays taps while U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. George Hurley (left) and Officer Candidate David Bradley salute at the University of San Diego Sept 11... More
The dock landing ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) fires a surface to air in...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 29, 2009) The dock landing ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) fires a surface to air intercept missile from it's Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher while off the coast of Hawaii during Combat ... More
Alan Sprouse, a Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services fire...
OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Oct. 05, 2009) Alan Sprouse, a Navy Region Northwest Fire and Emergency Services fire inspector, helps a School Age Care Programs student extinguish a grease fire during a Fire Prevention Wee... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Nicolas Grey pauses during a patrol in Afg...
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 28, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Nicolas Grey, assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, pauses during a patrol in Nawa District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 1st Battal... More
The guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) is underway in the P...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) is underway in the Pacific Ocean. Ships from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are participating in Annual Exerci... More
Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Leon Bodden, assigned to the amphibious ...
BELIZE CITY, Belize (Nov. 24, 2009) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Leon Bodden, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), hugs his mother after arriving in Belize City, Belize. This is the first ... More
Alice Brown (1857-1948), scientist
Description: Alice Brown (1857-1948) studied anatomy at Cornell University. When she published The Black Drop (1919), a novel with scientific themes, the publisher emphasized that its "main character inherits ... More
Seabees and Air Force airmen maneuver 463L pallets into an Air Force C...
AL TAQQADUM, Iraq (Jan. 09, 2009) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 and Air Force airmen of Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Detachment 4 maneuver 463L pallets with Seab... More
Commercial tankers refuel alongside Iraq's Khawr Al Amaya Oil Platform...
PERSIAN GULF (Mar. 28, 2009) Commercial tankers refuel alongside Iraq's Khawr Al Amaya Oil Platform. U.S. and Coalition forces guard the Khawr Al Amaya Oil Platform and the Al Basrah Oil Terminal, which account... More
The fleet ballistic missile submarine, USS Alaska (SSBN 732) arrives a...
KINGS BAY, Ga. (Apr. 01, 2009) The fleet ballistic missile submarine, USS Alaska (SSBN 732) arrives at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Alaska had been homeported at Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Wash. for 20 yea... More
The new 9D6 Modular Egress Training System at Aviation Survival Traini...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Apr. 28, 2009) The new 9D6 Modular Egress Training System at Aviation Survival Training Center Jacksonville simulates an aircraft ditching in a body of water and sinking upside down. (U.S. N... More
Vice President, Joe Biden receives a flight jacket from the Commanding...
NAVAL AIR STATION, North Island (May. 14, 2009) Vice President, Joe Biden receives a flight jacket from the Commanding Offficer of USS Ronald Reagan Capt. Kenneth Norton on the quarterdeck aboard the Nimitz-Cla... More
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anna Kiner, assigned to the US...
BOSTON, Mass. (Jul. 04, 2009) Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anna Kiner, assigned to the USS Constitution, sings "Sweet Caroline" with Neil Diamond during Boston's nationally televised 4th of July conc... More
An aircraft director guides an F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squad...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jul. 15, 2009) An aircraft director guides an F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 34) to the No. 2 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson is underway in th... More
Bangladeshi locals wait in a triage area before being seen by a team o...
CHILMARI, Bangladesh (Aug. 01, 2009) Bangladeshi locals wait in a triage area before being seen by a team of Bangladesh Army and U.S. Navy medical personnel during a Bangladesh Interoperability Program '09 medi... More
he Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) tr...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2009) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) transits the western Pacific Ocean. Mustin is one of seven Arleigh Burke-class destroyers assigned to Destroyer... More
Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), alo...
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Oct. 12, 2009) Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), along with Marines from Kuwait and Pakistan, conduct an amphibious assault demonstration during Exercise Brig... More
U.S. Military Summit archery instructor Russell Wolfe, member of the U...
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 14, 2009) U.S. Military Summit archery instructor Russell Wolfe, member of the U.S. Paralympic Archery National Team, fires a test shot from his bow during the United States Olympic Committee Pa... More
Sailors assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19...
CAIRNS, Australia (Oct. 14, 2009) Sailors assigned to the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) plant trees at the Barrine Nature Refuge during a community service project with Conservation Volunteers... More
Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934)
Description: Polish physicist Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, sharing it with her husband Pierre in 1903 for their work on radioactivity. After ... More
Patricia Brown (b. 1928), scientist
Description: In 1963, when this photograph was taken, Patricia Brown (b. 1928) was a chemical engineer working at Texas Instruments and had just been elected president of the Society of Women Engineers...Creato... More
The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) departs for...
GROTON, Conn., (Jan. 09, 2009) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) departs for a six-week underway. During this deployment, Virginia will undergo an Operational Reactor Safeguard Examinat... More
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 16, 2009) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during launch and recovery exercises. Nim... More