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Illumination rounds light the way for forward observers to adjust artillery and mortar fire during a night portion of a four-day, live-fire exercise following the conclusion of Talisman Saber 13 in Townshend Island, Queensland, Australia.![nightnavy1]()
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter is readied for launch during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).![nightmarines3]()
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to collect simulated enemy casualties and weapons during a mechanized raid at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia.![nightarmy1]()
Pvt. Lewis T. Washington, a 14S Air and Missile Defense Trooper with I Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, uses a Stinger Missile to bring down an Apache Helicopter during a force-on-force engagement against 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division on Fort Irwin, California.![nightnavy2]()
An MV-22 Osprey assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced) takes off during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).![nightmarines6]()
A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force Marine fires an M40 sniper rifle during a nighttime live fire in Jordan.![nightnavy3]()
The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199).![nightarmy2]()
Paratroopers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, call for indirect fire during an airfield seizure at Sicily Drop Zone during Operation Fury Thunder at Fort Bragg.![nightarmy3]()
Cavalry Scouts from 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment-Blackhorse, conduct escape and evasion lane training at Ft. Irwin, California.![nightairforce5]()
Capt. Jonathan Ferricher prepares a C-130J for flight June 4, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.![nightmarines1]()
Lance Cpl. Hailey Carrol with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, refuels a logistics vehicle system replacement after conducting a combat logistics patrol (CLP) to Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Helmand province, Afghanistan.![nightmarines5]()
Marines participating in Talisman Saber 2013 regroup after fast-roping from HH-60H Sea Hawks assigned to the Firehawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 85 at Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.![nightairforce4]()
A C-17 Globemaster III is towed into position on the flightline to be chained in place due to approaching tropical storm Andrea May 6, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.![nightmarines4]()
Marines participating in Talisman Saber 2013 prepare to fast-rope from an HH-60H Sea Hawk assigned to the Firehawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron (HSC) 85 at Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.![nightmarines7]()
Marines with Battery M, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division load an M777 lightweight 155mm Howitzer for firing during Exercise DESERT SCIMITAR aboard Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.![nightairforce1]()
Firefighters from the 28th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department extinguish a simulated aircraft fire as part of an operational readiness exercise, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.![nightairforce2]()
Hurlburt Field held the 18th Annual Sound of Independence celebration at the Soundside Marina June 28, 2013, on Hurlburt Field, Florida.![nightairforce3]()
Airman 1st Class Everardo Torres scans an airfield for potential threats in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, while a C-130 Hercules from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transfers equipment and personnel.![nightairforce6]()
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Gravett walks along the top of a C-17 Globemaster III while wearing a safety harness as he does a routine maintenance check of the aircraft June 4, 2013, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.![night_fire]()
Soldiers fire at targets as the night sky with simulated munitions.![blue_angels_fire]()
A wall of fire erupts behind the Blue Angels.![osprey_night]()
An MV-22 Osprey prepares to take off at night.![lights_sky]()
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft lights up the sky with flares during a night mission.![search_rescue]()
Sailors perform night search and rescue jumps.![over_vegas_night]()
A B1-B Lancer aircraft takes off at night toward the Las Vegas Strip during exercise Green Flag-West at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.![hornet_approach]()
An F/A-18C Hornet makes its final approach on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan.![starry_night]()
U.S. soldiers take in the night sky at a patrol base on an overnight mission near Forward Operation Base Lane, Zabul Province, Afghanistan.![watch_explosions]()
U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Sweeny and Staff Sgt. Robert Novak watch explosions from a mountain top near Forward Operating Base Salerno.![night_flight]()
A pilot takes the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft up for its first night flight near Edwards Air Force Base, California.![weapons_fire]()
A Phalanx close-in weapons system is fired at night.30 incredible military night shots
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- 30 incredible military night shots
