#pacfic

As some of you may know, I drive a taxi at night. Several times over the years, I've tried to bring my photographic pursuits into my taxi expeditions, often with lackluster results. However, these kind folks had an enthusiasm for being photographed that I rarerly encounter.

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Amazing footage of a pair of wolf eels [Anarrhichthys ocellatus] and their offspring.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 14, 2017) A B-1B Lancer from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Golden Dragons” of Strike Squadron (VFA) 192 fly over the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The B-1B is deployed in support of U.S. Pacific Command’s Continuous Bomber Presence (CBP) mission. In place since 2004, the CBP missions are conducted by U.S. Air Force bombers such as the B-1B, B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit in order to provide non-stop stability and security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Robert Nordlund/Released)

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 21, 2008) A Marine AH-1A Super Cobra fast-attack helicopter passes by the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) during sunset over the Pacific Ocean. Tarawa is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel A. Barker/Released)

DILI, Timore-Leste (June 20, 2010) An AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter flies off the coast of Dili, Timore-Leste during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Sailors from the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and embarked Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) are participating in Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2010, a multilateral exercise promoting cooperation through civic action programs and training with the Timore Leste and Australian militaries. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell/Released)

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 17, 2009) Lt. Cmdr. John Allison, a former member of the Navy flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, performs an aerial demonstration while piloting an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102. VFA-102 is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is underway on her first summer deployment from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2rd Class Ted Green/Released)

Pacific Ocean (Nov. 14, 2003) - An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31) ignites its afterburners following a launch from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The aircraft carrier Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas. (RELEASED)