Cool Pictures - Compliments of our U.S. Military

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Reference - Defend America

 

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USS Iowa BB-61 firing a broadside with her nine 16" guns in 1984.

 The effect on the water is the shockwave flattening the waves.

 

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"Firing"

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"Later in the day ... "

 

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A "Smoke Angel"

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AC-130 Spectre releases it's flares as decoys for heat seeking missiles.

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A C-17 Globemaster III from 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., releases flares over the Atlantic Ocean during a local exercise above the Charleston area, May 16, 2006.

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A C-17 Globemaster III from the 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., leaves a smoke trail after releasing flares over the Atlantic Ocean during a local exercise above the Charleston area, May 16, 2006.

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The vortex from the Globemaster engine created the image of a "smoke angel" in the sky.

U.S. Air Force photos by Tech. Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV

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Accidents Happen

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"In Flight"

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