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1Q |
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![F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165120](../2011/5441116097_90cc7d1d3b_b.jpg)
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165120 |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165120 on the ramp
wearing a retro NAF China Lake paint scheme at the Navy
Centennial Kick Off Event, NAS North Island, CA, 12 February
2011. Photo by Mark Von Raesfeld.
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![F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165120](../2011/5446127894_bc9625fb3a_b.jpg)
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165120 |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165120 on the ramp
wearing a retro NAF China Lake paint scheme at the Navy
Centennial Kick Off Event, NAS North Island, CA, 12 February
2011.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673](../2011/5437409135_0350fcd618_b.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673, XE-250,
with a AIM-120C AMRAAM missile, NAS North Island, 12 February
2011. Photo by Ron Artigues.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791](../2011/5437409465_15000a2eb7_b.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791, XE-260,
with an AGM-88 HARM in retro VX-5 markings at the Naval
Centennial Kick off Event, NAS North Island, 12 February
2011. Photo by Ron Artigues.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791](../2011/5438015106_7bd25c7f0d_b.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791, XE-260,
with a AIM-9X Sidewinder and an AGM-88 HARM in retro VX-5
markings taxis to the static display area, NAS North Island,
12 February 2011. Photo by Ron Artigues.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673](../2011/5438015486_f9c8abaee4_b.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673, XE-250,
taxiing to the static display ramp loaded with a wingtip
mounted AIM-9X air to air missile and an AGM-65 Maverick
air to ground missile, NAS North Island, 12 February 2011.
Photo by Ron Artigues.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673](../2011/5441115243_65cc3959e4_b.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673, XE-250,
with a AGM-65 Maverick air to ground missile, NAS North
Island, 12 February 2011. Photo by Ron Artigues.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673](../2011/5441719966_93447b99d1_b.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673, XE-250,
with a AGM-65 Maverick air to ground missile, NAS North
Island, 12 February 2011. Photo by Ron Artigues.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornets BuNo 166927 and BuNo 166925](../2011/5442411998_b7e479cb43_b.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornets BuNo 166927 and BuNo 166925 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornets BuNo 166927, XE-231,
and BuNo 166925, XE-230, in the pattern at NAS North Island,
12 February 2011. Photo by Ron Artigues.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673](../2011/5447824541_cdc6400418_b.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673, XE-250,
based out of NAWS China Lake on the ramp for the Naval Aviation
Centennial Kick off Event, NAS North Island, 12 February
2011.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791](../2011/5453997454_2974d5de49_b.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791, XE-260,
based out China Lake NAWS CA on the ramp wearing retro VX-5
markings at the Naval Centennial Kick off Event, NAS North
Island, 12 February 2011.
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![F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165120](../2011/5439400797_73a3b24b48_b.jpg)
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165120 |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165120 on the ramp
wearing a retro NAF China Lake paint scheme at the Navy
Centennial Kick Off Event, NAS North Island, CA, 12 February
2011.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791](../2011/5453997454_2974d5de49_b.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791, XE-260
with designer engine covers. The saying GE brings good things
to light is true Seen at the Naval Aviation Centennial Kick
Off Event at NAS North Island CA, 12 February 2011.
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![Lt. Peter McMorrow](../2011/USN-110212-N-ZS026-190.jpg)
Lt. Peter McMorrow |
VX-31 Vampires Lt. Peter McMorrow, right, explains the
mission of the F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter aircraft to
a spectator during the Centennial of Naval Aviation Open
House and Parade of Flight at NAS North Island, Feb. 12,
2011. Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
3rd Class Trevor Welsh.
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2Q |
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![VX-9 Vampires install AGM-88 Echo](../2011/USN-110411-N-ZZ999-004.jpg)
VX-9 Vampires install AGM-88 Echo |
Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the VX-9 Vampires install
AGM-88 Echo advanced anti-radiation guided missiles on an
F/A-18D Hornet for test launches at China Lake, 11 April
2011. Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
2nd Class Orrin Batiste.
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![Faller Elementary](../2011/USN-110413-03.jpg)
Faller Elementary |
Maj. Robert Leonard hosts a visit by the Faller Elementary
School kindergarten classes of Andrea Miller and Jennifer
Brown to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31, China Lake,
13 April 2011. U.S. Navy photo.
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![HM2 Hernandez](../2011/USN-110413-01.jpg)
HM2 Hernandez |
VX-31 Dust Devils SH-60F Seahawk BuNo 163286, DD-460,
and HM2 Hernandez assisting in patient litter rescue demonstration,
using AWS2 Erik Potter as a victim, during a visit from
the local Faller Elementary School Kindergarten classes,
13 April 2011. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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![MH-60S Nighthawk SAR](../2011/USN-110413-05.jpg)
MH-60S Nighthawk SAR |
VX-31 Dust Devils aircrewmen Jenkins, Podzon and Hawkins
help the youngsters get familiar with search and rescue
equipment on the MH-60S Nighthawk SAR helicopter, China
Lake, 13 April 2011. U.S. Navy photo.
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![F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210](../2011/USN-110421-01.jpg)
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210 |
VX-31 Vampires’ historically-inspired, 'retro' painted
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210 flies over the snow-capped Eastern
Sierra Nevada mountain range near its home base at China
Lake, CA, 21 April 2011. Official U.S. Navy photo by Ian
Anderson.
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![F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210](../2011/USN-110421-02.jpg)
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210 |
In honor of the Centennial of Naval Aviation (CoNA),
VX-31's historically-inspired, 'retro' painted F/A-18C Hornet
BuNo 165210 flies over its high-desert base at China Lake,
20 April 2011. Official U.S. Navy photo by Ian Anderson.
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![VX-31 Vampires’ Hornets](../2011/USN-110422-02.jpg)
VX-31 Vampires’ Hornets |
VX-31 Vampires’ historically-inspired, 'retro' painted
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210 flies in formation with F/A-18F
Super Hornet BuNo 165668, DD-201, over the snow-capped Eastern
Sierra Nevada mountain range near its home base at China
Lake, CA, 22 April 2011. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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![VX-31 Vampires’ Hornets](../2011/USN-110422-05.jpg)
VX-31 Vampires’ Hornets |
VX-31 Vampires’ historically-inspired, 'retro' painted
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210 flies in formation with F/A-18F
Super Hornet BuNo 165668, DD-201, over its home base at
China Lake, CA, 22 April 2011. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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![CoNA banner](../2011/USN-110502-01.jpg)
CoNA banner |
In honor of 100 years of progress and achievement, Josh
Rivera, from command artifacts, hangs a ten-foot CoNA banner
at the main gate entrance to Naval Air Weapons Station at
China Lake, 02 May 2011. U.S. Navy photo.
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![Michael Bean and Dustin Gardner](../2011/USN-110523-N-TP877-032.jpg)
Michael Bean and Dustin Gardner |
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) 3rd Class
Michael Bean and EOD2 Dustin Gardner inspect each others
mission oriented protective posture suits during a nighttime
chemical decontamination field training exercise at Naval
Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif., May 23, 2011. U.S.
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin
Kittleson.
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![Mark 2 man-transportable robot](../2011/USN-110524-N-TP877-092.jpg)
Mark 2 man-transportable robot |
A Mark 2 man-transportable robot system with Explosive
Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One is used to inspect a vehicle
for explosives during a training exercise at Naval Air Weapons
Station China Lake, Calif., May 24, 2011. U.S. Navy photo
by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Kittleson.
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![Chief (EOD) Roy Sedano](../2011/USN-110524-N-TP877-173.jpg)
Chief (EOD) Roy Sedano |
U.S. Navy Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Roy
Sedano, left, consults with EOD1 Drue Ferguson before beginning
a simulated weapons cache search during a field training
exercise at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif.,
May 24, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
1st Class Benjamin Kittleson.
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![AARGM integration test](../2011/USN-110525-01.jpg)
AARGM integration test |
Initial flight integration test for Advanced Anti-Radiation
Guided Missile (AARGM) on VX-31 Dust Devils EA-18G Growler
BuNo 166642, DD-500, China Lake, CA, 25 May 2011. U.S. Navy
photo.
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![AH-1Z Sea Cobra XE-756](../2011/RLZ-110528-01.jpg)
AH-1Z Sea Cobra XE-756 |
VX-9 Vampires AH-1Z Sea Cobra, BuNo 166761, XE-756, hangar
1, Armitage Field, China Lake, VX-4/5/9 Reunion, 28 May
2011. Photo by Bob Ziesler.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789](../2011/RLZ-110528-02.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789, XE-162,
hangar 1, Armitage Field, China Lake, VX-4/5/9 Reunion,
28 May 2011. Photo by Bob Ziesler.
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![E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166945](../2011/RLZ-110528-03.jpg)
E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166945 |
VX-9 Vampires E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166945, XE-500, hangar
1, Armitage Field, China Lake, VX-4/5/9 Reunion, 28 May
2011. Photo by Bob Ziesler.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791](../2011/RLZ-110528-04.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791, XE-260,
and F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789, XE-162, hangar 1,
Armitage Field, China Lake, VX-4/5/9 Reunion, 28 May 2011.
Photo by Bob Ziesler.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791](../2011/RLZ-110528-05.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791, XE-260,
and F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789, XE-162, hangar 1,
Armitage Field, China Lake, VX-4/5/9 Reunion, 28 May 2011.
Photo by Bob Ziesler.
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![VX-4/5/9 Reunion](../2011/RLZ-110528-06.jpg)
VX-4/5/9 Reunion |
VX-4/5/9 Reunion, hangar 1, Armitage Field, China Lake,
28 May 2011. Photo by Bob Ziesler.
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![VX-4/5/9 Reunion](../2011/RLZ-110528-07.jpg)
VX-4/5/9 Reunion |
VX-4/5/9 Reunion, Armitage Field, China Lake, 28 May
2011. Photo by Bob Ziesler.
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![VX-9 Vampires hangar 1](../2011/RLZ-110528-08.jpg)
VX-9 Vampires hangar 1 |
VX-9 Vampires hangar 1, Armitage Field, China Lake, VX-4/5/9
Reunion, 28 May 2011. Photo by Bob Ziesler.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789](../2011/RLZ-110528-09.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789, XE-162,
hangar 1, Armitage Field, China Lake, VX-4/5/9 Reunion,
28 May 2011. Photo by Bob Ziesler.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789](../2011/RLZ-110528-10.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789, XE-162,
hangar 1, Armitage Field, VX-4/5/9 Reunion, 28 May 2011.
Photo by Bob Ziesler.
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![VX-31 Dust Devils COC](../2011/USN-110609-01.jpg)
VX-31 Dust Devils COC |
Left to right: NAWCWD Commander, Rear Adm. Mat Winter,
seen with Cmdr. Brady Bartosh, Capt. Timothy Morey, and
Lt. Col. Andre Mercier, delivered the keynote speech at
the VX-31 change of command ceremony, 09 June 9, 2011. U.S.
Navy photo.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791](../2011/USN-110613-N-VE240-074.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791, XE-260,
takes off to participate in the first training mission of
Operation Northern Edge 11 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
Alaska, June 13, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 2nd Class Rufus Hucks.
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![F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166789](../2011/USN-110613-N-VE240-086.jpg)
F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166789 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166789, XE-162,
takes off for a training mission in support of Northern
Edge 2011 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June
13, 2011. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist
2nd Class Rufus Hucks.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet 166791](../2011/110615-F-MJ568-053.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet 166791 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791, XE-260,
approaches a USMC VMGR-452 KC-130 Hercules Aerial Refueler
to conduct a refueling mission during exercise Northern
Edge 2011, June 15, 2011, Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex,
Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Dick.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet 166791](../2011/USN-110615-02.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet 166791 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166791, XE-260,
refueling from a USMC VMGR-452 KC-130 during exercise Northern
Edge 2011, June 15, 2011, Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex,
Alaska. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amanda Dick.
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![E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166945](../2011/USN-110616-N-GO535-050.jpg)
E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166945 |
VX-9 Vampires E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166945, XE-500, taxis
into position at Elmendorf AFB during Northern Edge 2011,
16 June 2011. Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 2nd Class Ron Kuzlik.
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![HM2 Benjamin Hernandez](../2011/USN-110614-01.jpg)
HM2 Benjamin Hernandez |
VX-31 Dust Devils HM2 Benjamin Hernandez stands in front
of the CoNA inspired retro-painted SH-60F Sea Hawk BuNo
163286, COSO 460, used in local SAR operations in and around
the upper Mojave Desert, 14 June 2011. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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![AWS1 Anthony Michalski](../2011/USN-110614-02.jpg)
AWS1 Anthony Michalski |
VX-31 Dust Devils AWS1 Anthony Michalski stands next
to COSO 101, the F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 162510 that bears the
CoNA retro-theme paint scheme. He was chosen as VX-31’s
Sailor of the Year (SOY) an honor that is proudly displayed
on the nose landing gear access door of the jet. China Lake,
14 June 2011. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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![AWS1 Anthony Michalski](../2011/USN-110620-01.jpg)
AWS1 Anthony Michalski |
VX-31 Dust Devils AWS1 Anthony Michalski scans the terrain
from the open cabin door of Rescue 462, a VX-31 Dust Devils
SH-60F helicopter, while searching for survivors, 20 June
2011. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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![AWS1 Anthony Michalski](../2011/USN-110620-02.jpg)
AWS1 Anthony Michalski |
VX-31 Dust Devils AWS1 Anthony Michalski peers outside
and talks his pilots into a confined area landing at a high-altitude
mountainous terrain training destination. SH-60F pilots
cannot see beneath or behind the cockpit and rely completely
on their air crewman to guide them around obstacles and
position them for landing, 20 June 2011. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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![Geospatial Products Library](../2011/USN-110622-01.jpg)
Geospatial Products Library |
The Portable Geospatial Products Library (PGPL), aka "Whopper,"
deployed with the USS Carl Vinson in December 2010. The
PGPL held more than 30 terabytes of targeting data, China
Lake, 22 June 2011. U.S. Navy photo.
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![Squadron Leader Steve Rossiter](../2011/USN-110627-01.jpg)
Squadron Leader Steve Rossiter |
Squadron Leader Steve Rossiter from 3 Squadron prepares
for the last Australian F/A-18 departure from China Lake,
27 June 2011. U.S. Navy photo.
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![RAAF farewell](../2011/USN-110627-02.jpg)
RAAF farewell |
Paul Butler, project team lead for the Royal Australian
Air Force at China Lake bids farewell to Susan Walker, foreign
military sales case manager, China Lake, 27 June 2011. U.S.
Navy photo.
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3Q |
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![VX-31’s SAR team](../2011/USN-110713-01.jpg)
VX-31’s SAR team |
Left to right: Members of VX-31’s SAR team, Lt. Neal
Barham, LCdr. Ken Gilbert, AWR2 Hermilio Perez and AWS1
Mark Podzon, were the launch crew aboard SH-60F Seahawk
BuNo 163286, COSO 460, that responded to a fire fighting
support mission 12 July 2011. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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![Capt. Chad Hamilton](../2011/USN-110712-01.jpg)
Capt. Chad Hamilton |
Capt. Chad Hamilton, NAWCWD VX-31 Dust Devils H-1 pilot
and project officer, describes his specialized equipment
to the second annual Summer Science Camp students who visited
the VX-31 flightline at Armitage Field, 14 July 2011. U.S.
Navy photo.
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![F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166927](../2011/USN-110723-F-NV612-145.jpg)
F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166927 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166927, XE-231,
sits on the flight line at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls,
OR during the Sentry Eagle Open House, 23 July 2011. U.S.
Air Force Photo by TSgt. Jennifer Shirar.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166925](../2011/USN-110723-F-NV612-289.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166925 |
The flight crew for the VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet
BuNo 166925, XE-230, step to their aircraft at Kingsley
Field in Klamath Falls, OR during the Sentry Eagle Open
House, 23 July 2011. U.S. Air Force Photo by TSgt. Jennifer
Shirar.
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![Color guard](../2011/USN-110728-01.jpg)
Color guard |
China Lake’s color guard posts the colors at Capt. Rich
Burr’s retirement ceremony. Soloist HM3 Megan Zarate (left)
readies to sing the National Anthem, China Lake, 28 July
2011. U.S. Navy photo.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673](../2011/MV-110814-01.jpg) F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673,
XE-250, Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, Jefferson county,
CO, 14 August 2011. Photo by Marv Vandeweert.
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![Rapid Prototyping Facility](../2011/USN-110826-01.jpg)
Rapid Prototyping Facility |
The 9,000 square-foot Rapid Prototyping Facility (with
airfield access) was designed to allow for rapidly prototyping
systems for our warfighters, China Lake, 26 August, 2011.
U.S. Navy photo.
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![Capt. Timothy Morey](../2011/USN-110829-01.jpg)
Capt. Timothy Morey |
Capt. Timothy "Eel" Morey, Commander Naval
Test Wing Pacific, delivers the traditional salute to his
plane captain as he taxies out of the VX-31 flight line
to begin his last flight in the Navy, China Lake, 29 August
2011. U.S. Navy photo.
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![Blandy Avenue](../2011/USN-110916-01.jpg)
Blandy Avenue |
Hundreds of American flags graced both sides of Blandy
Avenue to acknowledge and celebrate the promotion of China
Lake’s newest chief petty officers Friday, September 16,
2011. U.S. Navy photo.
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![Maj. Gary “Mouth” Shill](../2011/USN-110912-02.jpg)
Maj. Gary “Mouth” Shill |
Maj. Gary “Mouth” Shill flew VX-31 Dust Devils AV-8B
Harrier BuNo 164129, DD-88, in an historic biofuels test
event over the Land Ranges of China Lake on Wednesday, 21
September 2011. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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![AV-8B Harrier BuNo 164129](../2011/USN-110912-03.jpg)
AV-8B Harrier BuNo 164129 |
After preliminary ground test events earlier in the week,
VX-31 Dust Devils AV-8B Harrier BuNo 164129, DD-88, was
flown by Maj. Gary “Mouth” Shill. According to Hal Bennett,
project lead for the AV-8B bio fuel flight test program,
the testing was flawless. Harrier #88 rolled down the runway
several hundred feet before a short take off, then accelerated
into a maximum performance climb, 21 September 2011. Official
U.S. Navy photo.
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![AV-8B Harrier BuNo 164129](../2011/USN-110912-04.jpg)
AV-8B Harrier BuNo 164129 |
VX-31 Dust Devils AV-8B Harrier BuNo 164129, DD-88, flown
by USMC Maj. Gary “Mouth” Shill, going vertical in a climb
over China Lake Land Ranges, during the biofuels test flight,
21 September 2011. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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![AV-8B Harrier BuNo 164129](../2011/USN-110912-05.jpg)
AV-8B Harrier BuNo 164129 |
Following a successful biofuels test flight, Maj. Gary
Shill exits the cockpit of VX-31 Dust Devils AV-8B Harrier
BuNo 164129, DD-88, at the China Lake airfield, 22 September
2011. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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![Photovoltaic solar panels](../2011/USN-110929-03.jpg) Photovoltaic solar panels |
Left to right, George Ka’iliwai, Andrew Sabin, and
Naval Facilities South West Public Works officer Cdr.
Rod Tribble in front of one of the many photovoltaic
solar panels located aboard NAWS, China Lake, 29
September 2011. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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4Q |
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![Rapid Prototyping Facility](../2011/USN-111005-01.jpg)
Rapid Prototyping Facility |
A rainbow heralded the Rapid Prototyping Facility (RPF)
ribbon cutting ceremony in a restricted area on Naval Air
Weapons Station, China Lake, 05 October 2011. U.S. Navy
photo.
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![F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 163092](../2011/GPV-DSC_0878.jpg)
F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 163092 |
F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 163092 port side in the markings
of the VX-31 Dust Devils, William B. McLean Laboratory,
China Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![AGM-84H-1 SLAM ER missile](../2011/GPV-DSC_0882.jpg)
AGM-84H-1 SLAM ER missile |
AGM-84H-1 SLAM ER missile, Dr. William B. McLean Laboratory,
China Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![AGM-154 JSOW](GPV-DSC_0884.jpg) AGM-154
JSOW |
AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), Dr. William B.
McLean Laboratory, China Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo
by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 163092](GPV-DSC_0887.jpg)
F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 163092 |
F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 163092 stbd side in the markings
of the VX-9 Vampires, port side in the markings of the VX-31
Dust Devils, William B. McLean Laboratory, China Lake, CA,
07 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 163092](GPV-DSC_0892.jpg)
F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 163092 |
F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 163092 stbd side in the markings
of the VX-9 Vampires, William B. McLean Laboratory, China
Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![GBU-12 PAVEWAY II](GPV-DSC_0893.jpg)
GBU-12 PAVEWAY II |
GBU-12 PAVEWAY II laser-guided bomb, Dr. William B. McLean
Laboratory, China Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo by G.
Verver.
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![AGM-88E AARGM](GPV-DSC_0895.jpg) AGM-88E
AARGM |
AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM),
Dr. William B. McLean Laboratory, China Lake, CA, 07 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![R/UGM-109 Tomahawk](../2011/GPV-DSC_0899.jpg)
R/UGM-109 Tomahawk |
R/UGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile, Dr. William
B. McLean Laboratory, China Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo
by G. Verver.
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![AGM-154 JSOW](GPV-DSC_0902.jpg) AGM-154
JSOW |
AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), Dr. William B.
McLean Laboratory, China Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo
by G. Verver.
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![AGM-65 Maverick](../2011/GPV-DSC_0903.jpg)
AGM-65 Maverick |
AGM-65 Maverick, stbd side of F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 163092,
William B. McLean Laboratory, China Lake, C, 07 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![AIM-7 Sparrow](GPV-DSC_0905.jpg) AIM-7
Sparrow |
AIM-7 Sparrow, stbd side of F/A-18A Hornet BuNo 163092,
William B. McLean Laboratory, China Lake, CA, 07 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![GBU-12 Precision Guided Bomb](GPV-DSC_0907.jpg)
GBU-12 Precision Guided Bomb |
GBU-12 Precision Guided Bomb, stbd side of F/A-18A Hornet
BuNo 163092, William B. McLean Laboratory, William B. McLean
Laboratory, China Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo by G.
Verver.
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![AIM-120C AMRAAM](GPV-DSC_0909.jpg) AIM-120C
AMRAAM |
AIM-120C AMRAAM missile, Dr. William B. McLean Laboratory,
China Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![AIM-9X Sidewinder](GPV-DSC_0911.jpg)
AIM-9X Sidewinder |
AIM-9X Sidewinder missile and port side of F/A-18A Hornet
BuNo 163092 in the markings of the VX-31 Dust Devils, Dr.
William B. McLean Laboratory, China Lake, CA, 07 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![AGM-88 HARM](GPV-DSC_0914.jpg) AGM-88
HARM |
AIM-9X Sidewinder and AGM-88 HARM, port side of F/A-18A
Hornet BuNo 163092, William B. McLean Laboratory, China
Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![AD-4N Skyraider BuNo 125739](../2011/GPV-DSC_0917.jpg)
AD-4N Skyraider BuNo 125739 |
AD-4N Skyraider BuNo 125739 in the markings of the VX-5
Vampires, Dr. William B. McLean Laboratory, China Lake,
CA, 07 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![HVAR rockets](../2011/GPV-DSC_0923.jpg)
HVAR rockets |
Five inch HVAR rockets and conventional iron bomb on
the stbd side of AD-4N Skyraider BuNo 125739 in the markings
of the VX-5 Vampires, Dr. William B. McLean Laboratory,
China Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![MK-52 mine](../2011/GPV-DSC_0993.jpg)
MK-52 mine |
MK-52 mine by AD-4N Skyraider BuNo 125739 in the markings
of the VX-5 Vampires, Dr. William B. McLean Laboratory,
China Lake, CA, 08 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![HVAR rockets](../2011/GPV-DSC_0995.jpg)
HVAR rockets |
Five inch HVAR rockets on AD-4N Skyraider BuNo 125739
in the markings of the VX-5 Vampires, Dr. William B. McLean
Laboratory, China Lake, CA, 07 October 2011. Photo by G.
Verver.
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![BOAR 30.5-inch Rocket](../2011/GPV-DSC_0985.jpg)
BOAR 30.5-inch Rocket |
Bombardment Aircraft Rocket (BOAR) 30.5-inch Rocket,
Mark 1, Mod 0, unguided air-to-surface rocket for standoff
nuclear capability for carrier-based aircraft. on display
at the China Lake Museum of Armament & Technology, China
Lake, CA, 08 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![Polaris missile](../2011/GPV-DSC_0987.jpg)
Polaris missile |
A-6E Intruder BuNo 152936, Polaris missile and F/A-18A
Hornet BuNo 160775 on display at the Museum of Armament
and Technology entrance, China Lake, CA, 08 October 2011.
Photo by G. Verver.
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![Blandy Ave.](../2011/GPV-DSC_0988.jpg)
Blandy Ave. |
Blandy Ave. looking west from the Museum of Armament
and Technology, China Lake, CA, 08 October 2011. Photo by
G. Verver.
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![Sidewinder-1 missile](../2011/GPV-DSC_0941.jpg)
Sidewinder-1 missile |
Sidewinder-1 missile, China Lake Museum of Armament and
Technology, 08 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![Liquid propellant target rocket](../2011/GPV-DSC_0971.jpg)
Liquid propellant target rocket |
Five inch liquid propellant target rocket, Museum of
Armament & Technology, 08 October 2011. Photo by G.
Verver.
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![Celebration of Naval Aviation](../2011/GPV-DSC_1035.jpg)
Celebration of Naval Aviation |
NAWS T-39D Sabreliner BuNo 150992, DD-393, Celebration
of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![Dust Devils Whose Who](../2011/GPV-DSC_1248.jpg)
Dust Devils Whose Who |
VX-31 Dust Devils Whose Who, south side of hangar 3,
Celebration of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field,
China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![NAWS logo](../2011/GPV-DSC_5067.jpg)
NAWS logo |
NAWS logo, south side of hangar 3, Naval Aviation Centennial,
Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G.
Verver.
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![CONA hangar 3](../2011/USN-111015-01.jpg)
CONA hangar 3 |
More than 3,000 Navy military and civilians celebrated
the Centennial of Naval Aviation at the China Lake festival,
hangar 3, China Lake, 15 October 2011. U.S. Navy photo.
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![South side of hangar 3](../2011/GPV-DSC_1254.jpg)
South side of hangar 3 |
South side of VX-31 Dust Devils hangar 3, Celebration
of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![SW side of hangar 3](../2011/GPV-DSC_1305.jpg)
SW side of hangar 3 |
West side, south end of VX-31 Dust Devils hangar 3, Celebration
of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![Dust Devils logo](../2011/GPV-DSC_1234.jpg)
Dust Devils logo |
VX-31 Dust Devils logo, south side of hangar 3, Celebration
of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![SE side of hangar 3](../2011/GPV-DSC_1308.jpg)
SE side of hangar 3 |
East side, south end of VX-31 Dust Devils hangar 3, Celebration
of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![AH-1W SeaCobra BuNo 159228](../2011/GPV-DSC_1037.jpg)
AH-1W Sea Cobra BuNo 159228 |
VX-31 Dust Devils AH-1W Sea Cobra BuNo 159228, DD-002,
Celebration of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field,
China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![AH-1W SeaCobra BuNo 159228](../2011/GPV-DSC_1242.jpg)
AH-1W Sea Cobra BuNo 159228 |
VX-31 Dust Devils AH-1W Sea Cobra BuNo 159228, DD-002,
Celebration of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field,
China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![AV-8B Harrier BuNo 163871](../2011/GPV-DSC_1309.jpg)
AV-8B Harrier BuNo 163871 |
VX-31 Dust Devils AV-8B Harrier BuNo 163871, DD-86, Celebration
of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166871](../2011/GPV-DSC_1052.jpg)
F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166871 |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166871, DD-200,
Celebration of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field,
China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![T-39D Sabreliner BuNo 150992](../2011/GPV-DSC_1055.jpg)
T-39D Sabreliner BuNo 150992 |
NAWS T-39D Sabreliner BuNo 150992, DD-393, Celebration
of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![T-39D Sabreliner BuNo 150992](../2011/GPV-DSC_1056.jpg)
T-39D Sabreliner BuNo 150992 |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166871, DD-200,
Celebration of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field,
China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![T-39D Sabreliner BuNo 150992](../2011/GPV-DSC_1250.jpg)
T-39D Sabreliner BuNo 150992 |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166871, DD-200,
Celebration of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field,
China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![Aircraft display south side of hangar 3](../2011/GPV-DSC_1255.jpg)
Aircraft display south side of hangar 3 |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166871, DD-200,
NAWS T-39D Sabreliner BuNo 150992, DD-393, and VX-31 Vampires
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210, COSO-101, painted in a retro
CoNA paint scheme, Celebration of Naval Aviation Open House,
Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G.
Verver.
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![F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210](../2011/GPV-DSC_1301.jpg)
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210 |
VX-31 Vampires F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210, COSO-101,
painted in a retro CoNA paint scheme, Celebration of Naval
Aviation Open House, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210](../2011/GPV-DSC_1304.jpg)
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210 |
VX-31 Vampires F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 165210, COSO-101,
painted in a retro CoNA paint scheme, Celebration of Naval
Aviation Open House, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![American flag](../2011/GPV-DSC_1225.jpg)
American flag |
American flag flying from the ladder of China Lake Fire
Department Truck 22, Celebration of Naval Aviation Open
House, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo
by G. Verver.
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![Wash rack](../2011/GPV-DSC_1073.jpg)
Wash rack |
Wash rack and fire fighting trainer, south of hangar
3, Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China
Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![Michael D. Kraus' Vans RV-4](../2011/GPV-DSC_1163.jpg)
Michael D. Kraus' Vans RV-4 |
Michael D. Kraus' Vans RV-4 s/n 2036, N223RV, Celebration
of Naval Aviation Open House, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![Paul Valovich's Vans RV-8A](../2011/GPV-DSC_1168.jpg)
Paul Valovich's Vans RV-8A |
Paul Valovich's Vans RV-8A s/n 82243, N912NM, in VA-192
(USS Ticonderoga) markings, Celebration of Naval Aviation
Open House, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011.
Photo by G. Verver.
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![S-3A Viking BuNo 160581](../2011/GPV-DSC_1162.jpg)
S-3A Viking BuNo 160581 |
VX-30 Bloodhounds S-3A Viking BuNo 160581, BH-701, painted
in a CoNA retro paint scheme, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![CF-18 Hornet s/n 188923](../2011/GPV-DSC_1158.jpg)
CF-18 Hornet s/n 188923 |
Canadian 410 Squadron CF-18 (CF-188B) Hornet s/n 188923,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 165780](../2011/GPV-DSC_1112.jpg)
F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 165780 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 165780, XE-500,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166886](../2011/GPV-DSC_1126.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166886 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166886, XE-214,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![MQ-9 Reaper](../2011/GPV-DSC_1134.jpg)
MQ-9 Reaper |
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UAV
s/n 04-014 with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, Celebration
of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![MQ-9 Reaper](../2011/GPV-DSC_1220.jpg)
MQ-9 Reaper |
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UAV
s/n 04-014 with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, Celebration
of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![AGM-114 Hellfire missile](../2011/GPV-DSC_5166.jpg)
AGM-114 Hellfire missile |
Close-up of AGM-114 Hellfire missile on General Atomics
MQ-9 Reaper s/n 04-014, Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage
Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![MH-60S SeaHawk BuNo 165759](../2011/GPV-DSC_5160.jpg)
MH-60S SeaHawk BuNo 165759 |
VX-31 Dust Devils MH-60S SeaHawk BuNo 165759, DD-463,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![Rescue 1](../2011/GPV-DSC_1166.jpg) Rescue
1 |
Rescue 1, China Lake Fire Crash Crew, Armitage Field,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, China Lake, 15 October 2011.
Photo by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 164716](../2011/GPV-DSC_5175.jpg)
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 164716 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 164716, XE-300, Celebration
of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 164879](../2011/GPV-DSC_5174.jpg)
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 164879 |
From the back, VX-9 Vampires F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 164879,
XE-301, at left F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 165780, XE-100,
F/A-18D Hornet BuNo 164237, XE-400, and F/A-18F Super Hornet
BuNo 166886, XE-214, Celebration of Naval Aviation Open
House, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo
by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166957](../2011/GPV-DSC_1146.jpg)
F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166957 |
VX-9 Vampires hangar 1 and control tower, Celebration
of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October
2011. F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 166957, XE-111, at left.
Photo by G. Verver.
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![VX-9 Vampires hangar](../2011/GPV-DSC_5173.jpg)
VX-9 Vampires hangar |
VX-9 Vampires hangar 1 and control tower, Celebration
of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18F Hornet BuNo 165928](../2011/GPV-DSC_5170.jpg)
F/A-18F Hornet BuNo 165928 |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18F Hornet BuNo 165928, DD-211,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 165669](../2011/GPV-DSC_5171.jpg)
F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 165669 |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 165669, DD-214,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166945](../2011/GPV-DSC_5177.jpg)
E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166945 |
VX-9 Vampires E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166945, XE-500, Celebration
of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![Hangar 2](../2011/GPV-DSC_1221.jpg) Hangar
2 |
West side of hangar 2, Celebration of Naval Aviation,
Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G.
Verver.
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![Air Terminal](../2011/GPV-DSC_1177.jpg)
Air Terminal |
Air Terminal, SE corner of hangar 2, Celebration of Naval
Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo
by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673](../2011/GPV-DSC_1180.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673 |
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166673, XE-250,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![EA-6B Prowler BuNo 160436](../2011/GPV-DSC_1193.jpg)
EA-6B Prowler BuNo 160436 |
VX-9 Vampires EA-6B Prowler BuNo 160436, XE-510, Armitage
Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166946](../2011/GPV-DSC_1195.jpg)
E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166946 |
VX-9 Vampires E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166946, XE-501, Celebration
of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October
2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 163459](../2011/GPV-DSC_1203.jpg)
F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 163459 |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 163459, DD-102,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166635](../2011/GPV-DSC_1205.jpg)
F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166635 |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166635, DD-213,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166642](../2011/GPV-DSC_1208.jpg)
E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166642 |
VX-31 Dust Devils E/A-18G Growler BuNo 166642, DD-500,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![Ordnance](../2011/GPV-DSC_5159.jpg) Ordnance |
Misc. ordnance including 2.75" 19 round rocket pods
and VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166843,
DD-223, Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China
Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![VX-31 Dust Devils Hornets](../2011/GPV-DSC_1209.jpg)
dddd |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18E Super Hornet BuNo 165793, DD-215,
F/A-18F BuNo 166843; DD-223 and F/A-18E BuNo 165660, DD-204,
and misc. ordnance including 2.75" 19 round rocket
pods Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage Field, China
Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![VX-31 Dust Devils Hornets](../2011/GPV-DSC_1211.jpg)
VX-31 Dust Devils Hornets |
VX-31 Dust Devils F/A-18F BuNo 166843; DD-223 and F/A-18E
BuNo 165660, DD-204, Celebration of Naval Aviation, Armitage
Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![RQ-1 Bandit](../2011/GPV-DSC_1263.jpg)
RQ-1 Bandit |
GT Aeronautics RQ-1 Bandit (Predator) UAV, Celebration
of Naval Aviation, hangar 3, Armitage Field, China Lake,
15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![Scan Eagle](../2011/GPV-DSC_1269.jpg)
Scan Eagle |
Scan Eagle SUAV, Celebration of Naval Aviation, hangar
3, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by
G. Verver.
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![RQ-2B Pioneer](../2011/GPV-DSC_1273.jpg)
RQ-2B Pioneer |
RQ-2B Pioneer UAV, Celebration of Naval Aviation, hangar
3, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by
G. Verver.
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![Forward Firing Miniature Munition](../2011/GPV-DSC_1297.jpg)
Forward Firing Miniature Munition |
The Forward Firing Miniature Munition (F2M2), formerly "Spike,"
weighs about six pounds and is about 24 inches in length,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, hangar 3, Armitage Field,
China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![MGBU](../2011/GPV-DSC_1298.jpg) MGBU |
The Miniature Guided Bomb Unit (MGBU) weighs less than
four pounds and can be utilized by small UAVs such as the
STUAS and RQ-7 Shadow, Celebration of Naval Aviation, hangar
3, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by
G. Verver.
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![Guided Miniature Munition](../2011/GPV-DSC_1299.jpg)
Guided Miniature Munition |
GPS-Guided Miniature Munition (G2M) 40mm-sized precision
miniature munition, Celebration of Naval Aviation, hangar
3, Armitage Field, China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by
G. Verver.
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![Cutaway F2M2 view](../2011/GPV-DSC_1300.jpg)
Cutaway F2M2 view |
Cutaway view of the F2M2 Forward Firing Miniature Munition,
Celebration of Naval Aviation, hangar 3, Armitage Field,
China Lake, 15 October 2011. Photo by G. Verver.
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![AV-8B+ Harrier BuNo 165305](../2011/USN-111006-01.jpg)
AV-8B+ Harrier BuNo 165305 |
VX-31 Dust Devils AV-8B+ Harrier BuNo 165305, DD-83,
in-flight with an Intrepid Tiger II (IT II) precision Electronic
Warfare (EW) pod. IT II is designed to provide U.S.
Marine
Corps fixed, and rotary wing aircraft with a distributed,
adaptable and net-centric Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA)
capability that can be controlled from the cockpit or by
a ground operator. China Lake, 16 October 2011. Official
U.S. Navy photo.
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![China Lake maintainers](../2011/USN-111024-01.jpg)
China Lake maintainers |
Members of the China Lake maintainers who support NAWCWD’s
VX-31 Dust Devils squadron gather for a rare group photo,
24 October 2011. U.S. Navy photo.
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