The legendary then-Lt. Col. Chesty Puller (second from left) with the 7th Marines at Cape Gloucester, 1943 [680 x 474]10yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Admiral William Bull Halsey has Thanksgiving dinner with the crew aboard his flagship, the battleship USS NEW JERSEY, 30 Nov 1944 [595 x 743]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The first F-35B aircraft, the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 Lightning II, arrives at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. [3,264 x 2,448]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
Cool markings visible on the hull of the submarine USS VON STEUBEN (SSBN 632) as shown in dry dock at Newport News Shipbuilding [1,800 x 1345]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Great aft shot of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boston (SSN 703) running on top. [2,991 × 2,350]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
USS BREMERTON (SSN 698) torpedoes and sinks the freighter M/V New Carissa 250 miles off the coast of Oregon, 11 May, 1999. [600× 375]10yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Cool markings painted on USS VON STEUBEN (SSBN 632), shown here in dry dock at Newport News Shipbuilding [1,800 x 1345]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
USS NORTH DAKOTA (SSN 784) is the first Block III Virginia-class sub, and includes a redesigned bow that houses new, state-of-the-art sonar that expands her reconnaissance and weapons capabilities. [1,200 x 754]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
USS SEAWOLF (SSN 21) prepares to pull pierside at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, WA, completing a six-month deployment to the Arctic. 21 January, 2014.11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
Spectacular, Hi-Res shot of Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS ALBUQUERQUE (SSN 706) running on the surface.11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
P-61 Black Widow night fighter on a domestic training flight, with her cannons mounted aft of the cockpit, and sans the black paint job ultimately used in combat. [960 x 782]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Lt. General George S. Patton awarding the Silver Star to a black enlisted man for gallantry in action at Chateaudun, France, 13 October 1944 [1,110 x 1,383]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Look Ma...no catapult! F-35B fighter jet makes a short takeoff from the flight deck of U.S. Navy assault ship [6016 x 4016]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
SNAFU! Crashed MV-22 Osprey pic goes viral. (Image and text via Military Blogging.com)11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/Helicopters
USS BREMERTON (SSN 698) torpedoes and sinks the freighter M/V New Carissa 250 miles off the coast of Oregon, 11 May, 1999. [600× 375]10yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Fantastic underway photo of attack submarine USS ATLANTA (SSN 712) [2,357× 2,946]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Commissioned today in 1965, USS LEWIS & CLARK (SSBN 644) [960 x 630]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
One of NASA's trusty WB-57F Canberras returns from a deployment in Afghanistan, carrying Northrop Grumman’s new Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN).12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviation
Dramatic photo of Los Angeles-class sub USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) practicing recovery of special ops team [3,600 × 2,486]10yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
SNAFU! Crashed MV-22 Osprey pic goes viral. Image and text via Military Blogging.com [500 x 500]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
The brute-simple USNS John Glenn, a little-known class of dock ship called a “mobile landing platform,” is what some believe, in the age of the Osprey, F-35 STOVL, Harriers, and helicopters, represents the future of U.S. naval power. [1,000 x 800]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
First in her class of the most ubiquitous and important attack submarines since the Gato-class boats, sailors man the bridge of USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) in the midst of a 26-ship formation.11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
Battleship USS North Carolina transiting the Panama Canal, 11 October, 1945 [1,863 x 1,941]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
An F-35B STOVL variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts night ops aboard USS WASP [2,700 x 2,121]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
An F-35B STOVL variant Joint Strike Fighter conducts night ops aboard USS WASP [2,700 x 2,121]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
On 3 May 1909, Ensign Chester W. Nimitz, the future World War II fleet admiral who would say he considered the submarines of the time a cross between a Jules Verne fantasy and a humpbacked whale, assumed command of USS Plunger. [960 x 753]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
High-quality, dramatic photo of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS RHODE ISLAND (SSBN 740) returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay after a three-month patrol. [3382 x 2257]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Fully-armed, newest model Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper Cobra in attack descent [2,100 x 1,500]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
Detailed aerial of a flight deck crowded with F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets aboard USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) [1,920 x 1,080]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
Female Israeli Defense Force soldiers on the rifle range [1,413 × 934]10yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Look Ma...no catapult! F-35B makes a short takeoff from the flight deck of an assault ship [6016 x 4016]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
A great, B&W photo of USS Lafayette (SSBN 616) underway during sea trials, circa 1962.11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
An F-4B Phantom II of the Marine Corps VMFA-531 Grey Ghosts squadron lights its afterburners in preparation for a carrier takeoff11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
Wind tunnel model for Lockheed configuration A-10, precursor to the final (flying) A-12 prototype that lead to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird. March, 1959.12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviation
The future Littoral Combat Ship USS CORONADO conducts at-sea acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. [1734 x 1158]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
Virginia-class sub NEW HAMPSHIRE's crew posing for a group photo at the Polar Ice Cap ICEX, on 30 March, 2011. [1,502 × 1,007]10yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
Great aft shot of Los Angeles-class boat USS Boston (SSN 703) running on top. [2,991 × 2,350]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
Next to the Virginia-class submarine USS Mississippi, this cruise ship suddenly doesn't look very large [960x640]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
P-61 Black Widow night fighter on a domestic training flight, with her cannons mounted aft of the cockpit, and sans the black paint job ultimately used in combat. [960 x 782]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
Today in 1982 the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729) was launched by General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division in Groton, CT, sponsored by Mrs. Sheila M. Watkins.11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
The British Royal Navy's future supercarriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. [1024 x 576]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
P-61 Black Widow night fighter on a domestic training flight, sans her nose cannons and the black paint job used in combat. [960 x 782]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WWIIplanes
P-61 Black Widow night fighter on a domestic training flight, with her cannons mounted aft of the cockpit, and sans the black paint job ultimately used in combat. [960 x 782]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
The Andrews Sisters drop by Bing Crosby's Kraft Music Hall on Jan 25, 1945. [656x780]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The British Royal Navy's future supercarrier flagships, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. [1024 x 576]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
USS SUNFISH (SSN 649), christened 15 January, 1965, at General Dynamics in Quincy, MA. [1,250 x 1,608]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
26th MEU Marine completes his trip from Camp Lejeune to Guam atop a CH-53E Super Stallion.11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/Helicopters
Two B-17A Flying Fortresses intercept the cruise ship SS Rex Navigazione Generale Italiana in an Army Air Corps coastal defense training exercise on 12 May 1938, off the coast of Sandy Hook, NJ. [1800 x 1190]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
USS NORTH DAKOTA (SSN 784) is the first Block III Virginia-class sub, and includes a redesigned bow that houses new sonar that expands her recon and weapons capabilities.11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 265 lands on the flight deck of USS Ashland (LSD-48), 28 February [4,585 × 3,057]10yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
USS BREMERTON (SSN 698) torpedoes and sinks the freighter M/V New Carissa 250 miles off the coast of Oregon, 11 May, 1999.10yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
SNAFU! Crashed MV-22 Osprey pic goes viral. (Image and text via Military Blogging.com)11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
A C-130 flies over the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, in December 1963 on the sixtieth anniversary of the Brothers’ flight.12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviation
Absolutely stunning photo of a C-2 Greyhound on the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CVN 65), with the Milky Way partially visible on the background. [1600x1067]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II goes Transonic in test flight over Patuxent River NAS [1600x1067]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
The 100th F-35 Lightning II leaves the factory, making a stop in the fuel barn to prepare for its first flight. Check out jet’s tail flash sporting the first F-35 LF tail code for Luke Air Force Base. [960 x 638]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
Swiss Guards salute Cardinals Timothy M. Dolan and Daniel N. DiNardo leaving a meeting of cardinals with Pope Francis at the Vatican February 21.11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/Catholicism
F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-216 at Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943 [1,600 x 1,172]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Look Ma...no catapult! F-35B fighter jet makes a short takeoff from the flight deck of Navy amphibious assault ship USS WASP [6016 x 4016]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
Two Marine Corps F-35B STOVL Joint Strike Fighters conducted the first aerial refueling with a KC-130J Hercules in the sky above Eglin Air Force Base, Fla, Oct. 2 [1024x768]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
F-35B Lightning II hovers in preparation for a vertical landing -- as seen through night vision goggles! [1024 x 683]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
USS SEAWOLF (SSN 21) prepares to pull pierside at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, WA, after completing a six-month deployment to the Arctic, 21 January, 2014. [4,288 × 2,848]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The bow section of the future attack submarine USS John Warner (SSN 785) is moved into one of Newport News Shipbuilding's submarine facilities. [618 x 410]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
The future Littoral Combat Ship USS CORONADO conducts at-sea acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. [1734 x 1158]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Ensign Byron Johnson crash lands his F6F Hellcat aboard USS Enterprise, 10 Nov 1943 [1,000 x 700]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
F-4 Phantom II's shot down 277 MiGs in air-to-air combat in Vietnam, like this MiG-17 being splashed near Hanoi [1,892 x 2,643]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Fully-armed, new Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper Cobra in attack descent (note the air-to-air sidewinder missiles on the wingtips)11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/Helicopters
This stunning, pass-in-review photo at the Arizona Memorial by the submarine USS Tucson put a lump in my throat. [2048 x 1353]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
A Bell 407 Scout helicopter -- already painted with Iraqi markings -- is loaded for delivery to Iraq's Army Air Corps. [1024 x 678]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
U.S. F-4 Phantoms shot down 277 MiGs during air-to-air combat in Vietnam, like this MiG-17 being splashed near Hanoi [1,892 x 2,643]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler of VAQ-132 Scorpions in massive snow storm at Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan. [3000 x 2400]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Sailors man the conning tower of the Ohio-class nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) as the submarine prepares to depart on patrol. [1478x2100]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Fourth F-35C arrives at Patuxent River, completing its complement of the carrier-variant Lightning II aircraft [2700 x2160]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Even better pic of the Wildcat fighter just recovered from beneath Lake Michigan [2048 x 1365]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviation
A Marine MV-22B Osprey with Squadron 263 flies over the Al Anbar Province of Iraq [3,000 x 2,400]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-216 at Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943 [1,600 x 1,172]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
First in her class of the most ubiquitous and able attack submarine since the Gato-class, sailors man the bridge of USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) in the midst of a 26-ship formation. [3,153 × 2,102]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Buster Keaton writes his New Years Resolutions, 1929 [1,249 x 1,600]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
USS SEAWOLF (SSN 21) prepares to pull pierside at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, WA, after a six-month deployment to the Arctic, 21 January, 2014. [4,288 × 2,848]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-216 at Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943 [1,600 x 1,172]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The Lockheed L-225 design (1951) was for a bomber powered by a small nuclear reactor. The aircraft was to be capable of carrying two air-to-air missiles, rather than being strictly a bomber.12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviation
Dean Martin's famous Dino's Lodge, at 8524 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles [720 x 475]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
The first operational F-15 Eagle arrived at Langley AFB on 9 January, 1976 -- the first fighter producing greater thrust than its weight, allowing it to accelerate while flying vertical.12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviation
Two B-17A Flying Fortresses intercept the cruise ship SS Rex Navigazione Generale Italiana in an Army Air Corps coastal defense training exercise on 12 May 1938, off the coast of Sandy Hook, NJ. [1800 x 1190]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
A USAF conventional take off and landing (CTOL) variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter completes the first drop of a 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 warhead JDAM from the left internal weapons bay on October 16, over China Lake Naval Weapons Center's test range. [1024x652] 12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
VMF-222 F4U Corsairs on Samar, Philippine Islands, 10 March, 1945. [1,024 × 827]10yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
A Bell 407 Scout helicopter -- complete with Iraqi markings -- is loaded for delivery to Iraq's Army Air Corps.12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviation
General Gila Kalifi-Amir practices her marksmanship skills and receives instruction during an event for IDF staff officers [2980 x 1983]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Today in naval history, September 7, 1955, USS X-1 (SS X1), the only midget submarine commissioned by the U.S. Navy, was launched at Oyster Bay, Long Island by Jakobson's Shipyard. (Note: Admiral Rickover's nuclear powered NR-1 midget sub was never commissioned)11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
A French Air Force Mirage F1 CR armed with four MK 82 bombs and Rafale C carrying six GBU-12 bombs attack terrorist ground targets in Mali, West Africa.12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviation
Whoa! Good thing this plane has thrust to spare. Damn short runways.12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
Irony: Preparing the cockpit of a T-38 Talon used to train U-2 pilots at Beale AFB, against the backdrop of a huge double rainbow on the Mayan Apocalypse, December 21, 2012. [960 x 600] 12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Belated birthday wishes to the first female U.S. Navy Admiral Amazing Grace Hopper, born December 1, 1906.11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/pics
How many A-10 Warthogs can you count in this picture? They're all headed for the Middle East. [2048x1273]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
F/A-18 Hornet ignites fuel leak in left engine on carrier take-off in full afterburner [2100x1500]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Skeleton of a Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki fighter aircraft at the Shozawa Maintenance School of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, 1942.11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
Oct. 13, 2016 -- The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) shown launching a strike against coastal radar sites in on Yemen's Red Sea coast. The sites were used to attack U.S. warships in international waters.8yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
This day in Naval history, 1967: USS LAPON (SSN 661) -- with the legendary Whitey Mack in command! [608 x 768]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
B-52 Stratofortress buzzes USS Ranger (CV-61) during joint exercises in the Persian Gulf, circa 1990.12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
The first F-35 Lightning II to be stationed at Luke AFB cruises above the Arizona desert. [1,600 × 1,095]10yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
As Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the newly-elected Pope Francis I has long showed compassion for victims of HIV-AIDS and on Holy Thursday 2001, visited a hospice where he kissed and washed the feet of 12 AIDS patients.12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/Catholicism
Navy EA-18G Growler of the VAQ-132 Scorpions under a massive snow storm at Misawa, Japan.12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
Brother Paul, a Franciscan Missionary of the Eternal Word, mans an anti-aircraft battery aboard the battleship USS ALABAMA. Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition!11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/Catholicism
A USAF F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter flies over the Shuttle Endeavor at Edwards AFB, California. [1024x673]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
PBJ aircraft of Marine squadron VMB-611 spotted on the flight deck of the USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) during transport to its operating area in the Pacific, August 1944. [1,872 x 1,532]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
F-117N Seahawk variant proposed unsolicited by Lockheed for the U.S. Navy in the early 1990's12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/navy
Take a seat next to the Navigator on a B-52 Stratofortress, flying a mission from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. [3056 x 1938] 12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS BREMERTON (SSN 698) maneuvers alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) in Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines. [1563 x 2354]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
The Sikorsky S-39 Amphibian named The Spirit of Africa and Boreno on safari with explorer-aviators Martin and Osa Johnson, pictured here with some Murut tribesmen, circa 1935. [1,849 x 1,309]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/aviationpics
Female engine technicians complete a C-47 Skytrain at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, California, in October of 1942. [900x1065]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
USS Augusta, USS Midway, USS Enterprise, USS Missouri, USS New York, USS Helena, and USS Macon in the Hudson River in New York City for Navy Day celebrations, 27 Oct 1945 [1,581 x 1,993]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/WarshipPorn
Why do anti-Fracking, renewable energy proponents never, ever talk about the earthquakes caused by geothermal energy production?11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/climateskeptics
An F-15E generates a huge condensation cloud while going supersonic at low altitude.12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/AirForce
A French Air Force Mirage F1 CR armed with four MK 82 bombs and a Rafale C carrying six GBU-12 bombs fly a mission against terrorist ground targets in Mali, West Africa. [2560x1704]12yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/MilitaryPorn
Christened 8 January, 1971 as the first in her class of the most ubiquitous and able attack submarines since WW II's Gato-class boats, sailors man the bridge of USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) in the midst of a 26-ship formation. [3,153 × 2,102]11yr ⋅ espositojoe ⋅ r/HistoryPorn
