China lake naval air station hi-res stock photography and images

Hikers on tour of Little Petroglyph Canyon, on the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, Ridgecrest, California, USA Stock Photo

RMBEBM39–Hikers on tour of Little Petroglyph Canyon, on the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, Ridgecrest, California, USA

United States Air Force - Lockheed F-94C-1-LO Starfire 50-0957 (msn 880-8002), at Naval Air Station China Lake, with weapon release camera on the fin leading edge, for trials. 1950: Sent to China Lake Ranges for weapons tests. 1952: Sent to China Lake Ranges for weapons tests. USAF 3550th TW. Massachusetts ANG 131st FIS. 8 August 1952: Written off in California Stock Photo

RM2M9A52G–United States Air Force - Lockheed F-94C-1-LO Starfire 50-0957 (msn 880-8002), at Naval Air Station China Lake, with weapon release camera on the fin leading edge, for trials. 1950: Sent to China Lake Ranges for weapons tests. 1952: Sent to China Lake Ranges for weapons tests. USAF 3550th TW. Massachusetts ANG 131st FIS. 8 August 1952: Written off in California

Petrogylphs in the Mojave Desert in California Stock Photo

RMMP2F10–Petrogylphs in the Mojave Desert in California

An abandoned dwelling on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake ca. 1930s or 1940s Stock Photo

RM2WX166X–An abandoned dwelling on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake ca. 1930s or 1940s

China Lake, United States. 27 November, 2023. A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, assigned to the Vampires of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine escorts a USAF U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane over Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, November 27, 2023 in China Lake, California. Credit: Lt. Jonathan Newbery/U.S. Navy Photo/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RM2WJ728E–China Lake, United States. 27 November, 2023. A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, assigned to the Vampires of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine escorts a USAF U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane over Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, November 27, 2023 in China Lake, California. Credit: Lt. Jonathan Newbery/U.S. Navy Photo/Alamy Live News

Naval engineers or surveyors with their jeeps on land which had been condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake (twenty years earlier) ca. 1963 Stock Photo

RM2WX169F–Naval engineers or surveyors with their jeeps on land which had been condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake (twenty years earlier) ca. 1963

VX-31 Dust Devils F-18 Naval Air Weapons Station NAWS China Lake Stock Photo

RFC8KCHA–VX-31 Dust Devils F-18 Naval Air Weapons Station NAWS China Lake

Homestead 7 miles northeast of Inyokern, CA on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake ca. 1930s or 1940s Stock Photo

RM2WX166R–Homestead 7 miles northeast of Inyokern, CA on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake ca. 1930s or 1940s

Members of No 1 and No 6 Squadrons RAAF are joined by Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division personnel during testing at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in 2017. Stock Photo

RM2E4W4MC–Members of No 1 and No 6 Squadrons RAAF are joined by Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division personnel during testing at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in 2017.

220309-N-RA951-5172 RIDGECREST, Calif. (March 9, 2022) U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 talk to NMCB-5 leadership about the Seabee Skills Mentoring Program onboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. The U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance. Stock Photo

RM2M5F012–220309-N-RA951-5172 RIDGECREST, Calif. (March 9, 2022) U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 talk to NMCB-5 leadership about the Seabee Skills Mentoring Program onboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. The U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistance.

Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) unloading utility conduit as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. (U.S. Navy photo by UT2 (SCW/EXW) Alexis Jackson / Released) Stock Photo

RM2GD9MB5–Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) unloading utility conduit as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. (U.S. Navy photo by UT2 (SCW/EXW) Alexis Jackson / Released)

United States Marine Corps - Douglas EF-10B (F3D-2Q) Skyknight 124619 (unit code RM, call-sign 3) of VMCJ-1 at Naval Air Station China Lake in California, for tests. Converted to Douglas F3D-2Q-EF-10B 1959-60: VMCJ-3 as TN-xx 1969: VMCJ-1 as RM-3, VMCJ-2 as CY-19, VMCJ-3 as TN-3 Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard on 23 June 1970 and struck off charge. Stock Photo

RM2M9A68B–United States Marine Corps - Douglas EF-10B (F3D-2Q) Skyknight 124619 (unit code RM, call-sign 3) of VMCJ-1 at Naval Air Station China Lake in California, for tests. Converted to Douglas F3D-2Q-EF-10B 1959-60: VMCJ-3 as TN-xx 1969: VMCJ-1 as RM-3, VMCJ-2 as CY-19, VMCJ-3 as TN-3 Put into storage at the AMARC bone yard on 23 June 1970 and struck off charge.

Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion THREE (NMCB 3) placing rebar as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. (U.S. Navy photo by Public Affairs Officer Edward Cartagena / Released) Stock Photo

RM2GD9MBK–Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion THREE (NMCB 3) placing rebar as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. (U.S. Navy photo by Public Affairs Officer Edward Cartagena / Released)

Blue Angels Display Team US Navy China Lake Stock Photo

RFC8KCT3–Blue Angels Display Team US Navy China Lake

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) finishing concrete on a Modular Storage Magazine as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. (U.S. Navy photo by BU1(SCW) Ryan Rehkop / Released) Stock Photo

RM2GD9MBC–Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) finishing concrete on a Modular Storage Magazine as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. (U.S. Navy photo by BU1(SCW) Ryan Rehkop / Released)

Audience gathered to mark the final groundbreaking ceremony of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Stock Photo

RM2M694N0–Audience gathered to mark the final groundbreaking ceremony of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) stripping forms from a Modular Storage Magazine as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. (U.S. Navy photo by BU1(SCW) Ryan Rehkop / Released) Stock Photo

RM2GD9MBH–Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) stripping forms from a Modular Storage Magazine as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. (U.S. Navy photo by BU1(SCW) Ryan Rehkop / Released)

CHINA LAKE) –Cmdr. Ben Wainwright reporting to Rear Adm. Dean VanderLey as commanding officer of OICC China Lake on July 13 aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Stock Photo

RM2MD6F5B–CHINA LAKE) –Cmdr. Ben Wainwright reporting to Rear Adm. Dean VanderLey as commanding officer of OICC China Lake on July 13 aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) breaking down forms after the previous night’s concrete placement as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. (U.S. Navy photo by UT2 (SCW/EXW) Alexis Jackson / Released) Stock Photo

RM2GD9MBG–Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) breaking down forms after the previous night’s concrete placement as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. (U.S. Navy photo by UT2 (SCW/EXW) Alexis Jackson / Released)

Little Petroglyph Canyon, in Coso Rock Art District, China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, Mojave Desert Ridgecrest, California Stock Photo

RMBEBAA7–Little Petroglyph Canyon, in Coso Rock Art District, China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, Mojave Desert Ridgecrest, California

CHINA LAKE, Calif. (July 10, 2019) – An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Vampires” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) descends onto the runway at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWSCL). Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake resumed flight operations following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which occurred near NAWSCL and the city of Ridgecrest, Calif., July 5 and a 6.4 magnitude earthquake one day prior. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Burgains) Stock Photo

RMW2X8W5–CHINA LAKE, Calif. (July 10, 2019) – An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Vampires” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) descends onto the runway at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWSCL). Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake resumed flight operations following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which occurred near NAWSCL and the city of Ridgecrest, Calif., July 5 and a 6.4 magnitude earthquake one day prior. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Burgains)

RMMP2F18–Petrogylphs in the Mojave Desert in California

110411ZZ999-004 CHINA LAKE, Calif. (April 11, 2011) Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the Vampires of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9 install AGM-88 Echo advanced anti-radiation guided missiles on an F/A-18D Hornet for test launches at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Navy Stock Photo

RM2T5264C–110411ZZ999-004 CHINA LAKE, Calif. (April 11, 2011) Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the Vampires of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9 install AGM-88 Echo advanced anti-radiation guided missiles on an F/A-18D Hornet for test launches at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Navy

RM2WJ728D–China Lake, United States. 27 November, 2023. A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, assigned to the Vampires of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine escorts a USAF U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane over Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, November 27, 2023 in China Lake, California. Credit: Lt. Jonathan Newbery/U.S. Navy Photo/Alamy Live News

Overall view of administration area with building 11110 in background, looking east from facility gate. - Naval Ordnance Test Station Inyokern, China Lake Pilot Plant, Pilot Plant Road, China Lake, Kern County, CA; On the former NOTS—Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake — in the northern Mojave Desert and eastern Kern County, Southern California. Location of the present day Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Images (2002): HABS—Historic American Buildings Survey of California. Stock Photo

RMTDM1M9–Overall view of administration area with building 11110 in background, looking east from facility gate. - Naval Ordnance Test Station Inyokern, China Lake Pilot Plant, Pilot Plant Road, China Lake, Kern County, CA; On the former NOTS—Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake — in the northern Mojave Desert and eastern Kern County, Southern California. Location of the present day Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Images (2002): HABS—Historic American Buildings Survey of California.

China Lake, CA, USA. 26th Apr, 2014. Little Petroglyph Canyon on the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in the Mojave Desert contains more than 20,000 documented petroglyph images. These were created by the Coso people who inhabited the region from Paleoindian times to the present. The images are carved into basalt rock and are the largest concentration of petroglyphs in the western hemisphere. Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons are a designated U.S. National Historic Landmark. In 2001, they were incorporated into a larger National Historic Landmark District, called the Coso Rock Art Distri Stock Photo

RMPF709R–China Lake, CA, USA. 26th Apr, 2014. Little Petroglyph Canyon on the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in the Mojave Desert contains more than 20,000 documented petroglyph images. These were created by the Coso people who inhabited the region from Paleoindian times to the present. The images are carved into basalt rock and are the largest concentration of petroglyphs in the western hemisphere. Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons are a designated U.S. National Historic Landmark. In 2001, they were incorporated into a larger National Historic Landmark District, called the Coso Rock Art Distri

Abandoned homestead five miles north of Inyokern, CA on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake ca. 1930s or 1940s Stock Photo

RM2WX166W–Abandoned homestead five miles north of Inyokern, CA on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake ca. 1930s or 1940s

Calif., China Lake, EOD, EOD Mobile Unit Eleven, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Stock Photo

RM2T53F3K–Calif., China Lake, EOD, EOD Mobile Unit Eleven, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Sykes siding operations (probably in Inyo County) on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake in California ca. 1946 Stock Photo

RM2WX167B–Sykes siding operations (probably in Inyo County) on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake in California ca. 1946

220309-N-RA951-5205 RIDGECREST, Calif. (March 9, 2022) U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 speak to Command Master Chief Martin Laurie and Cmdr. Andrew Olsen, NMCB-5’s commanding officer, about the Seabee Skills Mentoring Program onboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. The U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistan Stock Photo

RM2M5F010–220309-N-RA951-5205 RIDGECREST, Calif. (March 9, 2022) U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 speak to Command Master Chief Martin Laurie and Cmdr. Andrew Olsen, NMCB-5’s commanding officer, about the Seabee Skills Mentoring Program onboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. The U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assistan

US Navy An F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) returns to its' home at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake. Stock Photo

RM2R4BT2N–US Navy An F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) returns to its' home at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake.

Apr 09, 2006; Long Beach, CA, USA; U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets from China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station standing with CARL HAAS (far left in white) and PAUL NEWMAN (third from right in white), co-owners of Newman-Haas Racing in the Victory Circle of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Hardick/ZUMA Press. (©) Copyright 2006 by John Hardick Stock Photo

RMDN1YN5–Apr 09, 2006; Long Beach, CA, USA; U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets from China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station standing with CARL HAAS (far left in white) and PAUL NEWMAN (third from right in white), co-owners of Newman-Haas Racing in the Victory Circle of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Hardick/ZUMA Press. (©) Copyright 2006 by John Hardick

US Navy More than 250,000 pre-historic rock art drawings can be found at the Coso Rock Art National Historic Landmark located on 36,000 acres at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif. Stock Photo

RM2R4AYWG–US Navy More than 250,000 pre-historic rock art drawings can be found at the Coso Rock Art National Historic Landmark located on 36,000 acres at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif.

U.S. Navy F/A-18D Hornet at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. Stock Photo

RFM7HGTF–U.S. Navy F/A-18D Hornet at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.

Blue Angels SuperHornet on the Tarmac with Pilot Stock Photo

RFC8KCJG–Blue Angels SuperHornet on the Tarmac with Pilot

Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet (XE-260) from the United States Navy VX-9 Vampires squadron, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, flies low level through the Jedi Transition, Star Wars Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America Stock Photo

RMKEWRAR–Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet (XE-260) from the United States Navy VX-9 Vampires squadron, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, flies low level through the Jedi Transition, Star Wars Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America

(CHINA LAKE) – Capt. Laurie Scott and Cmdr. Ben Wainwright exchange salutes, signifying the official transfer of command of OICC China Lake on July 13 aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Stock Photo

RM2MD6F55–(CHINA LAKE) – Capt. Laurie Scott and Cmdr. Ben Wainwright exchange salutes, signifying the official transfer of command of OICC China Lake on July 13 aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

Blue Angels Display Team US Navy Stock Photo

RFC8KCR4–Blue Angels Display Team US Navy

Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet (XE 111, CAG bird) from United States Navy VX-9 Vampires squadron, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, flies low level through the Jedi Transition, Star Wars Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America Stock Photo

RMKEWRC4–Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet (XE 111, CAG bird) from United States Navy VX-9 Vampires squadron, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, flies low level through the Jedi Transition, Star Wars Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America

CHINA LAKE, Calif. (July 10, 2019) – An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Vampires” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) taxis into a stall at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWSCL) following flight operations. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake resumed flight operations following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which occurred near NAWSCL and the city of Ridgecrest, Calif., July 5 and a 6.4 magnitude earthquake one day prior. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Burgains) Stock Photo

RMW2X8X4–CHINA LAKE, Calif. (July 10, 2019) – An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Vampires” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) taxis into a stall at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWSCL) following flight operations. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake resumed flight operations following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which occurred near NAWSCL and the city of Ridgecrest, Calif., July 5 and a 6.4 magnitude earthquake one day prior. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Burgains)

RMMP2F0T–Petrogylphs in the Mojave Desert in California

Overlooking the west entrance end of Star Wars Canyon towards where a Navy Fighter Jet crashed and the pilot was killed 31 July 2019 Stock Photo

RMW6G941–Overlooking the west entrance end of Star Wars Canyon towards where a Navy Fighter Jet crashed and the pilot was killed 31 July 2019

RM2WJ727K–China Lake, United States. 27 November, 2023. A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, assigned to the Vampires of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine escorts a USAF U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane over Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, November 27, 2023 in China Lake, California. Credit: Lt. Jonathan Newbery/U.S. Navy Photo/Alamy Live News

Oblique view of building 11050, showing east and south sides, looking northwest. - Naval Ordnance Test Station Inyokern, China Lake Pilot Plant, Fire Station and Marine Barracks, D Street, at corner of 4th Street, China Lake, Kern County, CA; On the former NOTS—Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake — in the northern Mojave Desert and eastern Kern County, Southern California. Location of the present day Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Images (2002): HABS—Historic American Buildings Survey of California. Stock Photo

RMTDKWY4–Oblique view of building 11050, showing east and south sides, looking northwest. - Naval Ordnance Test Station Inyokern, China Lake Pilot Plant, Fire Station and Marine Barracks, D Street, at corner of 4th Street, China Lake, Kern County, CA; On the former NOTS—Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake — in the northern Mojave Desert and eastern Kern County, Southern California. Location of the present day Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Images (2002): HABS—Historic American Buildings Survey of California.

RMPF6YN4–China Lake, CA, USA. 26th Apr, 2014. Little Petroglyph Canyon on the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in the Mojave Desert contains more than 20,000 documented petroglyph images. These were created by the Coso people who inhabited the region from Paleoindian times to the present. The images are carved into basalt rock and are the largest concentration of petroglyphs in the western hemisphere. Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons are a designated U.S. National Historic Landmark. In 2001, they were incorporated into a larger National Historic Landmark District, called the Coso Rock Art Distri

EAST CHINA SEA (April 4, 2017) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Kristopher Barber, from Cary, Ill., acts as range coach during a naval handgun qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. Stock Photo

RMR7RJK1–EAST CHINA SEA (April 4, 2017) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Kristopher Barber, from Cary, Ill., acts as range coach during a naval handgun qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

Point Mugu, California / USA - March 18, 2023: A Lockheed Martin F-35C Lighting II multirole fighter jet is shown on display. Stock Photo

RF2PJNHDA–Point Mugu, California / USA - March 18, 2023: A Lockheed Martin F-35C Lighting II multirole fighter jet is shown on display.

Warehouse for processing plant at Sykes siding in Inyo California, on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake ca. 1940-1942 Stock Photo

RM2WX16AE–Warehouse for processing plant at Sykes siding in Inyo California, on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake ca. 1940-1942

220309-N-RA951-5228 RIDGECREST, Calif. (March 9, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Nicolas Buccafuri with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 speaks to Cmdr. Andrew Olsen, NMCB-5's commanding officer, about the Seabee Skills Mentoring Program he’s participating in onboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. The U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assist Stock Photo

RM2M5F017–220309-N-RA951-5228 RIDGECREST, Calif. (March 9, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Nicolas Buccafuri with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 speaks to Cmdr. Andrew Olsen, NMCB-5's commanding officer, about the Seabee Skills Mentoring Program he’s participating in onboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. The U.S. Navy Seabees with NMCB-5 are homeported out of Port Hueneme. They train on high-quality construction, expeditionary logistics, and combat operations to execute construction and engineering projects for major combat operations, disaster response, and humanitarian assist

Abandoned homestead 7 miles northeast of Inyokern, California, on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake ca. late 1930s or early 1940s Stock Photo

RM2WX166Y–Abandoned homestead 7 miles northeast of Inyokern, California, on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake ca. late 1930s or early 1940s

(CHINA LAKE) –Webcor Builders Project Director Aditya Thakur delivered his remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony held on February 16 at the site of the Range Control Complex on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake as part of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program. Stock Photo

RM2M5AM2C–(CHINA LAKE) –Webcor Builders Project Director Aditya Thakur delivered his remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony held on February 16 at the site of the Range Control Complex on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake as part of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program.

Aerial view of Sykes siding operations (probably in Inyo county) on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake in California ca. 1946 Stock Photo

RM2WX167C–Aerial view of Sykes siding operations (probably in Inyo county) on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake in California ca. 1946

RMDMXWFG–Apr 09, 2006; Long Beach, CA, USA; U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornets from China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station standing with CARL HAAS (far left in white) and PAUL NEWMAN (third from right in white), co-owners of Newman-Haas Racing in the Victory Circle of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Hardick/ZUMA Press. (©) Copyright 2006 by John Hardick

(CHINA LAKE) – OICC China Lake Commanding Officer Capt. Laurie Scott delivers opening remarks during the change of command ceremony held July 13 aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Stock Photo

RM2MD6F59–(CHINA LAKE) – OICC China Lake Commanding Officer Capt. Laurie Scott delivers opening remarks during the change of command ceremony held July 13 aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Blue Angels Display Team US Navy NAS Lemoore Stock Photo

RFC8KCW2–Blue Angels Display Team US Navy NAS Lemoore

RMKEWRCE–Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet (XE 111, CAG bird) from United States Navy VX-9 Vampires squadron, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, flies low level through the Jedi Transition, Star Wars Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America

RMW2X8X6–CHINA LAKE, Calif. (July 10, 2019) – An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Vampires” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) taxis into a stall at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWSCL) following flight operations. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake resumed flight operations following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which occurred near NAWSCL and the city of Ridgecrest, Calif., July 5 and a 6.4 magnitude earthquake one day prior. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Burgains)

RMMP2F17–Petrogylphs in the Mojave Desert in California

210825-N-AS200-7209 POINT MUGU, Calif. (Aug 25, 2021) – An F/A-18E/F assigned to the 'Vampires' of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) departs Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu during a large scale exercise. VX-9 is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif. and charged with the testing and evaluation of weapons and their related systems in direct support of the United States Naval Aviation Fleet. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2C Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 80 tenants. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Drew Verbis/Released) Stock Photo

RM2JNN3BR–210825-N-AS200-7209 POINT MUGU, Calif. (Aug 25, 2021) – An F/A-18E/F assigned to the 'Vampires' of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) departs Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu during a large scale exercise. VX-9 is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif. and charged with the testing and evaluation of weapons and their related systems in direct support of the United States Naval Aviation Fleet. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2C Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 80 tenants. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Drew Verbis/Released)

RM2WJ7287–China Lake, United States. 27 November, 2023. A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, assigned to the Vampires of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine escorts a USAF U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane over Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, November 27, 2023 in China Lake, California. Credit: Lt. Jonathan Newbery/U.S. Navy Photo/Alamy Live News

CHINA LAKE, California- Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) held an aerial change of command ceremony above Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Mar. 10. Stock Photo

RM2HXE6FH–CHINA LAKE, California- Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) held an aerial change of command ceremony above Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Mar. 10.

RMPF6YN9–China Lake, CA, USA. 26th Apr, 2014. Little Petroglyph Canyon on the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in the Mojave Desert contains more than 20,000 documented petroglyph images. These were created by the Coso people who inhabited the region from Paleoindian times to the present. The images are carved into basalt rock and are the largest concentration of petroglyphs in the western hemisphere. Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons are a designated U.S. National Historic Landmark. In 2001, they were incorporated into a larger National Historic Landmark District, called the Coso Rock Art Distri

Aircraft form Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 conduct a flyover during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the South Airfield Complex at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, on Nov. 7. The complex includes the squadron’s new hangar. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Smith) Stock Photo

RM2YKKJG8–Aircraft form Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 conduct a flyover during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the South Airfield Complex at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, on Nov. 7. The complex includes the squadron’s new hangar. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Smith)

EAST CHINA SEA (April 4, 2017) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Tyler Newvine, from Flushing, Mich., fires an M9 service pistol during a naval handgun qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. Stock Photo

RMR7RJK3–EAST CHINA SEA (April 4, 2017) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Tyler Newvine, from Flushing, Mich., fires an M9 service pistol during a naval handgun qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

An EA-18G Growler from the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) lands at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in Southern California on Aug. 16, 2023, following a training mission over the Point Mugu Sea Range. The squadron is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California’s Mojave Desert, and is also known by its nickname, the Vampires. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released) Stock Photo

RM2WAN7KR–An EA-18G Growler from the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) lands at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in Southern California on Aug. 16, 2023, following a training mission over the Point Mugu Sea Range. The squadron is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California’s Mojave Desert, and is also known by its nickname, the Vampires. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

RM2WAN7M2–An EA-18G Growler from the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) lands at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in Southern California on Aug. 15, 2023, following a training mission over the Point Mugu Sea Range. VX-9 is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California’s Mojave Desert, and is commonly referred to by its nickname, the Vampires. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

(CHINA LAKE) – NAWCWD Executive Director Daniel Carreno delivered remarks on February 16 during the groundbreaking ceremony of the site of the Skytop Firing Bays aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, marking the beginning of the fifteenth military construction project of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program. Stock Photo

RM2M5AM27–(CHINA LAKE) – NAWCWD Executive Director Daniel Carreno delivered remarks on February 16 during the groundbreaking ceremony of the site of the Skytop Firing Bays aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, marking the beginning of the fifteenth military construction project of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program.

Rail cars filled with what is probably pumice at Sykes siding on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake in Inyo County California ca. 1947 Stock Photo

RM2WX167R–Rail cars filled with what is probably pumice at Sykes siding on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake in Inyo County California ca. 1947

(CHINA LAKE) – OICC China Lake Commanding Officer Cmdr. Ben Wainwright being piped ashore marking the conclusion of the change of command ceremony on July 13 aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Stock Photo

RM2MD6F4Y–(CHINA LAKE) – OICC China Lake Commanding Officer Cmdr. Ben Wainwright being piped ashore marking the conclusion of the change of command ceremony on July 13 aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

RFC8KCNT–Blue Angels Display Team US Navy

(CHINA LAKE) – NAWS China Lake Commanding Officer Capt. Jeremy Vaughan delivered remarks on June 14 during the ribbon cutting ceremony for five munition storage magazines aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Stock Photo

RM2MBDEA1–(CHINA LAKE) – NAWS China Lake Commanding Officer Capt. Jeremy Vaughan delivered remarks on June 14 during the ribbon cutting ceremony for five munition storage magazines aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

RMKEWRC6–Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet (XE 111, CAG bird) from United States Navy VX-9 Vampires squadron, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, flies low level through the Jedi Transition, Star Wars Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America

RMMP2F0R–Petrogylphs in the Mojave Desert in California

RM2GKNEYE–Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion THREE (NMCB 3) placing rebar as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California.

RM2WJ728C–China Lake, United States. 27 November, 2023. A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, assigned to the Vampires of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine escorts a USAF U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane over Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, November 27, 2023 in China Lake, California. Credit: Lt. Jonathan Newbery/U.S. Navy Photo/Alamy Live News

Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) pipefitting underground utilities as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. Stock Photo

RM2GKWE83–Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) pipefitting underground utilities as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California.

RMPF6YWY–China Lake, CA, USA. 26th Apr, 2014. Little Petroglyph Canyon on the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in the Mojave Desert contains more than 20,000 documented petroglyph images. These were created by the Coso people who inhabited the region from Paleoindian times to the present. The images are carved into basalt rock and are the largest concentration of petroglyphs in the western hemisphere. Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons are a designated U.S. National Historic Landmark. In 2001, they were incorporated into a larger National Historic Landmark District, called the Coso Rock Art Distri

RM2GKYKFR–Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) unloading utility conduit as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California.

RMR7RJK0–EAST CHINA SEA (April 4, 2017) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Tyler Newvine, from Flushing, Mich., fires an M9 service pistol during a naval handgun qualification course aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

(CHINA LAKE) – NAWCWD Deputy Technical Director Brad Harlow, who most recently served as OICC China Lake Program Director delivers remarks on the history of the development and execution of the 22 project, $2.7B Earthquake Recovery Program on July 13 aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. Stock Photo

RM2MD6F5H–(CHINA LAKE) – NAWCWD Deputy Technical Director Brad Harlow, who most recently served as OICC China Lake Program Director delivers remarks on the history of the development and execution of the 22 project, $2.7B Earthquake Recovery Program on July 13 aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion THREE (NMCB 3) during a tailgate mentoring session as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. Stock Photo

RM2GKNEP9–Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion THREE (NMCB 3) during a tailgate mentoring session as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California.

(CHINA LAKE) – Harper Construction Company Jeff Harper, President/CEO delivered remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony held on February 16 at the site of the Skytop Firing bays on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, which officially marked the beginning of the fifteenth construction project of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program. Stock Photo

RM2M5AM5F–(CHINA LAKE) – Harper Construction Company Jeff Harper, President/CEO delivered remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony held on February 16 at the site of the Skytop Firing bays on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, which officially marked the beginning of the fifteenth construction project of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program.

Processing plant at Sykes siding on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake in Inyo County California, view looking south from warehouse area ca. 1946-1947 Stock Photo

RM2WX16AK–Processing plant at Sykes siding on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake in Inyo County California, view looking south from warehouse area ca. 1946-1947

Navy leadership representing Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, and Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake cut a ribbon to mark the re-opening of Michelson Laboratory Wings 2-5 during a ceremony on Jan. 9 in China Lake, California. Stock Photo

RM2WFX2NJ–Navy leadership representing Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, and Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake cut a ribbon to mark the re-opening of Michelson Laboratory Wings 2-5 during a ceremony on Jan. 9 in China Lake, California.

An F/A-18 Super Hornet (left) and an EA-18G Growler from the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) prepare to land at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in Southern California after a training mission over the nearby Point Mugu Sea Range on Aug. 15, 2023. The squadron is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California’s Mojave Desert, and is commonly referred to by its nickname, the Vampires. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released) Stock Photo

RM2WAN7KY–An F/A-18 Super Hornet (left) and an EA-18G Growler from the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) prepare to land at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu in Southern California after a training mission over the nearby Point Mugu Sea Range on Aug. 15, 2023. The squadron is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California’s Mojave Desert, and is commonly referred to by its nickname, the Vampires. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

(CHINA LAKE) – City of Ridgecrest Vice Mayor Solomon Rajaratnam delivered remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony held on April 20 for the ground breaking of a Trio of military construction projects aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, as part of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program. Stock Photo

RM2M69525–(CHINA LAKE) – City of Ridgecrest Vice Mayor Solomon Rajaratnam delivered remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony held on April 20 for the ground breaking of a Trio of military construction projects aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, as part of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program.

An EA-18G Growler from the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) leaves a trail of wingtip vortices as it lands amid humid conditions at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu in Southern California on Aug. 9, 2023, following a training mission over NBVC’s offshore Point Mugu Sea Range. The squadron is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California, and is commonly referred to by its nickname, the Vampires. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released) Stock Photo

RM2WAN803–An EA-18G Growler from the U.S. Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) leaves a trail of wingtip vortices as it lands amid humid conditions at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu in Southern California on Aug. 9, 2023, following a training mission over NBVC’s offshore Point Mugu Sea Range. The squadron is based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California, and is commonly referred to by its nickname, the Vampires. (U.S. Navy photo by Eric Parsons/Released)

(CHINA LAKE) –Navy Munitions Command Detachment China Lake, Director David Percifield delivered remarks during the June 14 ribbon cutting ceremony to accept completed magazine storage facilities aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, as part of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program. Stock Photo

RM2MBDE9D–(CHINA LAKE) –Navy Munitions Command Detachment China Lake, Director David Percifield delivered remarks during the June 14 ribbon cutting ceremony to accept completed magazine storage facilities aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, as part of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels an AV-8B Harrier during Exercise Summer Fury 20 at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif., July 31, 2020. Summer Fury is designed to enhance Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration, and increase aviation operational proficiency with realistic, relevant training to ensure the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing remains operationally excellent, interoperable, deployable on short notice and lethal when called into action. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya) Stock Photo

RM2CAY4PF–A U.S. Marine with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, refuels an AV-8B Harrier during Exercise Summer Fury 20 at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif., July 31, 2020. Summer Fury is designed to enhance Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration, and increase aviation operational proficiency with realistic, relevant training to ensure the Marine Corps’ largest aircraft wing remains operationally excellent, interoperable, deployable on short notice and lethal when called into action. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

RFC8KCME–Blue Angels Display Team US Navy

RMMP2F19–Petrogylphs in the Mojave Desert in California

Aircraft from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9 and VX-31, both stationed at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, line the ramp at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California, prepared to participate in Gray Flag 2024. Gray Flag is an annual large-force test event that brings the Joint force together to test and evaluate multi-domain systems in a maritime environment, ensuring our nation’s warfighters are equipped with effective, interoperable systems that will help them deter aggression, protect our nation’s prosperity and security, and return home safely to their fam Stock Photo

RM2YFYEK7–Aircraft from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9 and VX-31, both stationed at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, line the ramp at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California, prepared to participate in Gray Flag 2024. Gray Flag is an annual large-force test event that brings the Joint force together to test and evaluate multi-domain systems in a maritime environment, ensuring our nation’s warfighters are equipped with effective, interoperable systems that will help them deter aggression, protect our nation’s prosperity and security, and return home safely to their fam

RM2WJ728A–China Lake, United States. 27 November, 2023. A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, assigned to the Vampires of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine escorts a USAF U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane over Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, November 27, 2023 in China Lake, California. Credit: Lt. Jonathan Newbery/U.S. Navy Photo/Alamy Live News

RMKEWRCD–Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet (XE 111, CAG bird) from United States Navy VX-9 Vampires squadron, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, flies low level through the Jedi Transition, Star Wars Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California, United States of America

RMPF6YT2–China Lake, CA, USA. 26th Apr, 2014. Little Petroglyph Canyon on the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station in the Mojave Desert contains more than 20,000 documented petroglyph images. These were created by the Coso people who inhabited the region from Paleoindian times to the present. The images are carved into basalt rock and are the largest concentration of petroglyphs in the western hemisphere. Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons are a designated U.S. National Historic Landmark. In 2001, they were incorporated into a larger National Historic Landmark District, called the Coso Rock Art Distri

CHINA LAKE, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2016) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson holds an all-hands call at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake. During his visit, Richardson viewed demonstrations of the Digital Precision Strike Suite (DPSS) and solid fuel RAMJET, and toured the airwing integration laboratory and launch test complex. Stock Photo

RMRB7J3M–CHINA LAKE, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2016) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson holds an all-hands call at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake. During his visit, Richardson viewed demonstrations of the Digital Precision Strike Suite (DPSS) and solid fuel RAMJET, and toured the airwing integration laboratory and launch test complex.

(CHINA LAKE) – OICC China Lake Commanding Officer Capt. Laurie Scott delivered closing remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony held February 16 at the site of the Skytop Firing Bays on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, which officially marked the beginning of the fifteenth military construction project of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program. Stock Photo

RM2M5AM35–(CHINA LAKE) – OICC China Lake Commanding Officer Capt. Laurie Scott delivered closing remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony held February 16 at the site of the Skytop Firing Bays on Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, which officially marked the beginning of the fifteenth military construction project of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program.

Pioneer screening plant at Sykes siding on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake in Inyo County California, Southern Pacific Railroad, loading cars from bunker ca. 1946-1947 Stock Photo

RM2WX169X–Pioneer screening plant at Sykes siding on land condemned for the building of Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake in Inyo County California, Southern Pacific Railroad, loading cars from bunker ca. 1946-1947

(CHINA LAKE) – Reyes Construction, President Ricardo Jimenez delivered remarks on June 14 during the ribbon cutting ceremony that delivered the first facilities aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, as part of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program following the July 2019 earthquakes. Stock Photo

RM2MBDE9Y–(CHINA LAKE) – Reyes Construction, President Ricardo Jimenez delivered remarks on June 14 during the ribbon cutting ceremony that delivered the first facilities aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, as part of the $2.7B Military Construction and Restoration and Modernization Earthquake Recovery Program following the July 2019 earthquakes.

Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) building forms for a night concrete placement, as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California. Stock Photo

RM2GKX7EM–Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FOUR (NMCB 4) building forms for a night concrete placement, as part of Officer in Charge of Construction China Lake/Naval Construction Group One’s Seabee Skills Mentoring Program aboard Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California.

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