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I absolutely love sunrise on the flight deck!

A few embark and sailing out of San Diego photos.  Over the past few years, I have embraced my cellphone as a true backup imaging device.

CVN 70 Lookin' Good as we get Ready to Embark


The Red Padeye

Operation Neptune Spear was "a kill-or-capture" mission for Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks.  After the mission, the body of Osama bin Laden was flown to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in a V-22 Osprey escorted by two US Navy F/A-18s.  The padeye, that was closest to where the Osprey landed on the flight deck, was later painted red as a reminder of the USS Carl Vinson's role that night in what was a historic mission.

Haze Gray and Underway

Growlers and Super Hornets aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

Northern Air Cargo (NAC)
Boeing 737-852(SF)(WL)

Northern Air Cargo (NAC) recently acquired a contract with DHL that has it operating in/out of PHX daily (Monday-Friday).  As a local NAC employee, I was recently given the opportunity to go over to Sky Harbor to watch the process in person and meet a couple of our pilots.  Originally, I was going to go out the following morning, and was planning to bring my camera to work.  But, plans changed, and I ended up going out the same evening, with only my cellphone.

The process starts with the DHL 767 coming in and getting unloaded, some of its cargo will be loaded on the NAC 737.

Good light on Sunday.....

Very nice, Taj!

[Naval Wings: Past and Present]

Naval Wings: Past and Present

Very nice, Ross!

Here's a couple of videos from this embark.

The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (AAHF) was having fun and giving rides today.

Bell AH-1F Cobra

"The Snake Charmers...."

Had a fun morning at Falcon shooting the Cobra. Good to see everyone again.

Nice shot!  It was a fun morning, and it's always good to see everyone!

After working at Sky Harbor for nearly eight years and shortly after returning from Iceland, I accepted a job with Northern Air Cargo as a Flight Crew Scheduler.  After two weeks of classroom training, they sent me to Anchorage, Alaska for almost two weeks for desk training.

Sunset view from my hotel.


Portage Lake


Turnagain Arm


Northern Air Cargo

Back around the year 2000, my dad told me that his dream/bucket list trip would be to go to Iceland to see the Northern Lights.  So, last year, Ry and I took him to Iceland for his birthday to realize his dream.

The Northern Lights, seen in Reykjavik just down the street from our apartment.


Fjallsárlón


Búðakirkja


Kirkjufell

From my The Art of War series.  These were taken last year aboard the USS Midway Museum.

USS Midway (CV 41)


Sikorsky H-60 Seahawk


Vought F-8 Crusader

Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II
Strike Fighter Squadron 125 (VFA-125) "Rough Raiders"

[Sometimes life can be a drag...]

Sometimes life can be a drag...

Dude, awesome shot!