Signaling Collection (page 5)

An MV-22 Osprey takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge
Red Sea, June 30, 2013 - An MV-22 Osprey takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge

A pilot receives signals from air handlers before take-off during AV-8B Harrier flight
Indian Ocean, May 3, 2009 - A pilot receives signals from air handlers before take-off during AV-8B Harrier flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer Boxer is deployed as part of

Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an aircraft on the flight deck
February 8, 2013 - Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis

Shooters give the signal to launch an F / A-18C Hornet
Atlantic Ocean, May 1, 2012 - Shooters on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)

A shooter gives the signal to launch an E-2C Hawkeye
The Arabian Gulf, April 1, 2003 - The catapult officer checks all aspects of safety before launching an E-2C Hawkeye from the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

Aviation Boatswains Mate directs a C-2A Greyhound onto a catapult
Atlantic Ocean, September 5, 2012 - Aviation Boatswains Mate directs a C-2A Greyhound onto a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman as it prepares for takeoff

Shooters give the signal to launch a C-2A Greyhound aboard USS George Washington
Pacific Ocean, September 3, 2012 - Shooters give the signal to launch a C-2A Greyhound from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during flight operations

Sailors launch an E-2C Hawkeye aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
Atlantic Ocean, June 21, 2012 - Sailors launch an E-2C Hawkeye from the Bluetails of Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

A loadmaster guides a Marine 7-ton truck onto his Landing Craft, Air Cushioned
April 12, 2005 - A Navy load master guides a Marine 7-ton truck onto his Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) during an Amphibious Specialty Training aboard and off the coast of Camp Lejeune

An Airman directs an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft on the flight deck of USS Essex
Sea of Japan, September 2, 2010 - Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an AV-8B Harrier jet aircraft as it taxis on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex

Airman directs an AH-1W Super Cobra onto the flight deck of USS Essex
Okinawa, Japan, September 23, 2008 - Airman uses hand and arm signals to direct an AH-1W Super Cobra onto the flight deck of USS Essex

Wing Safety Office chief brings his F-16C Fighting Falcon to a stop one final time

Boatswain Mate directs a HH-65A Dolphin aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell
Pacific Ocean, November 30, 2007 - Boatswain Mate directs a Coast Guard HH-65A Dolphin aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG-59), during a friends and family cruise to Maui, Hawaii

A Marine MH-53 helicopter takes off from the flight deck of USS Essex
Gulf of Thailand, May 8, 2008 - A Marine MH-53 helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)

A plane director guides an E-2C Hawkeye onto the catapult for launch
Arabian Sea, October 5, 2010 - A plane director guides an E-2C Hawkeye onto the catapult for launch aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman

An MH-60S Sea Hawk lifts a pallet of ordnance from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan
Pacific Ocean, August 28, 2011 - Aviation Boatswains Mate signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter as it lifts a pallet of ordnance from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

A Brazilian Eurocopter prepares to land aboard a Brazilian navy hospital ship
Manaus, Brazil, January 19, 2011 - A Brazilian Eurocopter prepares to land aboard the Brazilian Navy hospital ship U-18 Oswaldo Cruz following an aerial tour of the Amazonian River Basin

Final checks are made on a Royal Air Force Typhoon prior to takeoff at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, as part of a Red Flag mission

An E-2C Hawkeye launches from the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Arabian Sea, March 24, 2013 - An E-2C Hawkeye launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on the shipas first day of combat air sorties of 2013 in support of

Aviation Boatswains Mate signals an MV-22 Osprey to land
Atlantic Ocean, February 5, 2012 - Aviation Boatswains Mate signals an MV-22 Osprey to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during test operations

An AH-1Z Cobra helicopter takes off from the flight deck of USS Makin Island
Red Sea, April 16, 2012 - An aircraft handler signals to an AH-1Z Cobra helicopter as it takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8)

Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an AV-8B Harrier
Atlantic Ocean, January 10, 2005 - Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an AV-8B Harrier to turn right on the flight deck of USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)

Supplies are loaded into a C-130 Hercules
May 12, 2008 - Supplies are loaded into a C-130 Hercules to deliver to the country of Burma at the Yangon International airport (Rangoon)

Sailors attempt to attach a cargo pennant to an SA-330J Puma helicopter aboard USS Denver
Pacific Ocean, February 7, 2010 - Aviation Boatswainas Mate Airman directs an SA-330J Puma helicopter onto the flight deck of amphibious transport dock USS Denver as two Sailors attempt to attach a

Sailors give an MV-22 Osprey flight directions
Atlantic Ocean, February 15, 2014 - Sailors give an MV-22 Osprey flight directions during touch and go training aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde

F-16 pilots work with crew chiefs on preflight checks at Luke Air Force Base
F-16s pilots work with crew chiefs on end of runway checks before taking off on a training mission from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona

A Sailor gives hand signals to the pilot of a C-2A Greyhound
Pacific Ocean, October 29, 2011 - A Sailor gives hand signals to the pilot of a C-2A Greyhound aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington

An Army AH-64D Apache helicopter prepares to land aboard USS Ponce
November 11, 2012 - An Army AH-64D Apache helicopter prepares to land aboard the Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce during an exercise

A French Armee De Terre SA 380 Puma helicopter taking off
Choiseul, Solomon Islands, August 2, 2013 - A French Armee De Terre SA 380 Puma helicopter lifts off from the Royal New Zealand ship HMNZS Canterbury (LSL-421)

An aviation boatswains mate prepares an F / A-18E Super Hornet to launch
Pacific Ocean, June 17, 2012 - An aviation boatswains mate prepares an F/A-18E Super Hornet to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during flight operations

F-35B Lighnting II variants land aboard the flight deck of USS Wasp
Atlantic Ocean, October 15, 2011 - Aviation Boatswains Mate maneuvers BF-04 (front) a variant of the Joint Strike Fighter F-35B Lighting II after a vertical landing, as BF-02 (back)

round personnel prepares to taxi an F-16 Fighting Falcon
February 4, 2009 - Ground personnel prepares to taxi an F-16 Fighting Falcon in support of Red Flag 09-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

A V-22 Osprey aircraft prepares to land aboard the USS Bataan in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean, July 8, 2008 - A V-22 Osprey aircraft conducts landing qualifications aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5)

Aviation Boatswains Mate confirms an aircrafts weight
January 17, 2013 - Aviation Boatswains Mate confirms an aircrafts weight while fellow Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an aircraft on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis

A shooter signlas the launch of a T-45A Goshawk trainer aircraft
A T-45A Goshawk trainer aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing 2 is cleared by a flight deck shooter to launch from steam-powered bow catapult number two during afternoon training flight operations

An E2-C Hawkeye prepares to launch from the flight deck of USS Nimitz
Pacific Ocean, December 2, 2103 - An E2-C Hawkeye prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

An EA-6B Prowler is guided onto a catapult aboard USS Harry S. Truman
An EA-6B Prowler assigned to VAQ-130 is guided onto catapult 1 aboard USS Harry S. Truman. Truman is operating in the 5th fleet area of responsibility

Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an MV-22 Osprey as it launches from the flight deck
Pacific Ocean, April 23, 2013 - Aviation Boatswains Mate directs an MV-22 Osprey as it launches from the flight deck of the the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit

Shooters give the signal to launch an F / A-18E Super Hornet
Pacific Ocean, September 3, 2012 - Shooters give the signal to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during flight operations

An aviation boatswains mate directs an F-35B Lightning II aboard USS Wasp
Atlantic Ocean, October 3, 2011 - An aviation boatswains mate directs an F-35B Lightning II after it completes the first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea aboard the amphibious assault ship

Aviation Boatswains Mate directs a CH-53E Super Stallion onto the flight deck of
East China Sea, September 11, 2010 - Aviation Boatswains Mate directs a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry

An MH-53E Sea Dragon prepares to land aboard USS Bonhomme Richard
Pacific Ocean, October 3, 2011 - Marines practice takeoffs and landings from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter during exercise Dawn Blitz

An AV-8B Harrier prepares to takeoff from USS Peleliu
Pacific Ocean, February 10, 2011 - An AV-8B Harrier prepares to take-off from the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu during training exercises off the coast of Southern California

A flight deck director signals the pilot of an E-2C Hawkeye to spread his wings
Pacific Ocean, February 4, 2007 - A flight deck director signals the pilot of an E-2C Hawkeye to spread his wings prior to launching from the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John

An aviation boatswains mate directs a CH-46E Sea Knight
East China Sea, January 26, 2013 - An aviation boatswains mate directs a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter for take off from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)

n MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lifts off the flight deck of USS Essex
Philippine Sea, September 29, 2011 - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)

An EA-18G Growler is guided into catapult aboard USS George H. W. Bush
Persian Gulf, October 30, 2011 - An EA-18G Growler is guided into catapult aboard USS George H.W. Bush

Maintenance crews perform preflight checks with F-22 Raptors
49th Fighter Wing Maintenance crews work their end of runway checks with F-22 Raptor crews prior to takeoff at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

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"Signaling: A Multifaceted Language of Communication" From ancient statues to maritime flags, it has been an integral part of human communication throughout history. The Buddha statue from 1790 stands tall, its serene expression signaling inner peace and enlightenment. Meanwhile, the thunderous roar of an A10 Thunderbolt II taxiing down Bagram Air Field signals power and military might. In a quaint antiques shop in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, figurines of Chairman Mao catch the eye - their presence serving as a signal to China's complex political history. Similarly, Utagawa Kuniyoshi's masterpiece "Nichiren Calming the Storm" depicts a powerful message through artistry - illustrating how even nature can be tamed by faith. Nature itself is not exempt from signaling either. In the Rocky Mountains of Montana, a white-tailed deer raises its tail high to alert fellow deer about potential danger nearby. This instinctual signal ensures their safety in the vast wilderness. Religious symbolism also plays a significant role in signaling. The standing Buddha statue emanates tranquility and spiritual guidance while Rogier Van der Weyden's painting "Christ Appearing to His Mother" conveys divine reassurance during times of hardship. Maritime communication relies on signal flags like those representing numbers or letters. These international code signals enable sailors worldwide to convey vital information across language barriers with just a few colorful banners fluttering in the wind. Artistic expressions further enrich our understanding as Abraham Govaerts' "Rocky Landscape with Saint Francis" transports us into a world where nature becomes both backdrop and messenger for religious devotion. On another note entirely, Kitagawa Utamaro's "Lovers in an Upstairs Room, " taken from The Poem of the Pillow series, subtly signals intimacy and desire within Japanese culture.