Όταν κανείς βρίσκεται σε ένα πολεμικό αεροσκάφος, είτε πρόκειται για ελικόπτερο, κρατώντας ένα δυνατό πυροβόλο, είτε πρόκειται για τζετ ή όχημα έρευνας και διάσωσης, προφανώς δεν έχει πολύ χρόνο να λάβει τις ανάλογες πανέμορφες φωτογραφίες που δείχνουν τη ζωή εκεί ψηλά. Ιδού, όμως μερικές φωτογραφίες που δείχνουν πως εκτός από επικίνδυνο, το θέαμα είναι και μοναδικό.

A US Marine Corps crew chief scans for insurgent activity during a general support flight over Helmand province, Afghanistan.

The reflection of the Black Forest fire can be seen from a Colorado National Guard crew chief's helmet in a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A 'Bambi Bucket' attached to a Texas National Guard CH-47 dumps water on a blaze nearing a structure at Bastrop, Texas.

A US Marine surveys San Clemente Island, California in search of a landing zone.

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct a jump demonstration from a C-130 Hercules during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

A soldier from the US Army's 1st Cavalry Division hovers 75 feet above the ground from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a medevac exercise.

A crew chief from the US Marine Corps prepares to engage targets from a UH-1Y Venom above San Clemente Island, California.

A US Marine engages simulated targets from a UH-1Y Venom above San Clemente Island, California.

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A US Marine Corps crewmaster observes a F/A-18C Hornet approaching a refueling hose near Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia.

A US Marine Corps crew chief aboard a UH-1Y Venom approaches a landing zone during a training exercise near Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

US Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct a high altitude low opening (HALO) jump during training in Louisburg, North Carolina.

Soldiers and airmen from five NATO nations parachute from a C-130J Hercules over the Alzey drop zone in southwestern Germany during International Jump Week.

A US Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter flies over the desert dunes en route to the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range.

The rear-gunner in a Sikorsky UH-53 observes a Afghanistan-Uzbekistan railroad stretch into the distance.

US Marines and sailors in the Basic Reconnaissance Course practice helocasting at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado in San Diego, California.

A US Army National Guard rear door gunner on a CH-47 keeps watch over the mountains in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.

US Marines provide aerial security over Helmand province, Afghanistan.

A US soldier from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) salutes while jumping out of a C-130 Hercules over a drop zone in Germany.