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Air to air right side view of a flight of one F-16 Fighting Falcon and two F-15 Eagles from Luke AFB, Arizona on a training mission. (L to R) the aircraft are the flagships of 58 Tactical Training Wing (F-16), 832nd Air Division (F-15), and 405th Tactical Training Wing (F-15). Exact Date Shot Unknown

New Jersey Air National Guard aircraft fly in formation

F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the U.S. Air Force

An air-to-air left side view of two F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron in formation during a training mission

F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron taxi to

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A US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Stratotanker, 92nd Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Fairchild AFB, Washington (WA), 379th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), leads a formation composed of a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle, 391st Fighter Squadron (FS), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID), two F-16CG-40D Fighting Falcons, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy (ITA), and two Royal Air Force (RAF) GR4 Tornadoes, No. 617th Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth, United Kingdom (UK). The airframes and crews deployed to the area in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Over the Gulf of Mexico, a US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, upper right, waits while two USAF F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 58th Fighter Squadron (FS), Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, receive their gas from a KC-135R Stratotanker from MacDill AFB, Florida, during an air-to-air Weapon System Evaluation Program (WSEP) mission commonly known as Combat Archer

An air-to-air overhead view of F-111 aircraft over Sicily. The aircraft are returning to their base in England after a deployment to Turkey

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A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, foreground, maintains position as a Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft moves in to conduct an in-flight refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft refuels from a U.S. Air Force KC-10A Extender aircraft as other Tomcats fly in formation, during Operation Desert Storm. Squadrons represented by the aircraft are, from foreground: Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33), Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) and Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14)

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft, foreground, flies alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while waiting to conduct an in-flight refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea

A Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is refueled by an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outside portion of each wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the lower part of each pylon. VF-21 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62)

A Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is refueled by a U.S. Air Force KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on a combat air patrol following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outboard portion of each wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the inboard portion. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

An air-to-air left side view of a US Air Force KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling an F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143). Waiting their turns for refueling are two other F-14As, one from Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) (foreground) and another from VF-143. The F-14As are assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) is refueled by an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while on patrol during the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces following Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outside portion of its wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the bottom of the pylon. VF-14 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USDS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) extends its refueling probe after falling in behind an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to refuel while on a combat air patrol following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outboard portion of each wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the inboard portion. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

A Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is refueled by an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, left, as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft receives fuel from an Attack Squadron 85 (VA-85) KA-6D Intruder aircraft, third from left, during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft are accompanied by a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 137 (VAQ-137) EA-6B Prowler aircraft, second from right. The Navy aircraft, all part of Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1), are based aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66).

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

Scene Camera Operator: LCDR Ken Neubauer

Release Status: Released to Public

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label_outline Explore Air Force Kc 135 Stratotanker Aircraft, Lcdr Ken Neubauer, Ka 6 D Intruder Aircraft

An aerial view of the stern section of the Soviet Kiev class VSTOL aircraft carrier BAKU (CVHG 103) with a Ka-27 Helix helicopter on the left. Crewmen are also visible behind the jet blast deflectors

An Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft refuels a C-141B Starlifter aircraft (as seen from the KC-10) during the return flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to Christchurch, New Zealand. The C-141 has just completed an airdrop during Operation Deep Freeze

Flight deck crew members and ordnance crew members use an HLU-196 bomb hoist to load an AIM-7 Sparrow missile onto the pylon of an EA-6B Prowler aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)

US Navy (USN) AIRMAN (AM) Lorne Horit, of Huntsville, Michigan (MI), inspects the stabilizers of an EA-6B Prowler aircraft, assigned to the "Rooks" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Seven (VAQ-137) on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)

A flight deck crew member signals to the pilot of a Ka-27 Helix helicopter as it approaches the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) in preparation for landing aboard the vessel. The Helix is from the guided missile destroyer Admiral Vinogradov (BPD-554) which, along with the RANGER, is part of a multinational naval force participating in exercises in the region

Flight deck personnel aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) prepare an F/A-18C Hornet from the Knighthawks of Fighter Attack Squadron One Three Six (VFA-136) for a mission over Bosnia Herzegovina. The USS George Washington is commanded by CAPT Malcolm P. Branch and is operating in the Adriatic Sea in support of the NATO-led Operation Decisive Endeavor

A A-6E Intruder aircraft refuels an EA-6B Prowler aircraft during a demonstration of U.S. Navy aircraft being conducted for military officials from the People's Republic of China visiting aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). (Substandard image)

A right rear view of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 37 (VFA-37) of Carrier Wing (CVW-3) parked on the flight line. Behind the F/A-18C is an T-2C Buckeye trainer aircraft of Training Squadron 23 (VT-23)

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Fighter Attack Squadron One Nine Five (VFA-195) taxies into position, on the flight deck, onboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63)

Maintenance crewmen aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) work on an S-3 Viking aircraft, left, and an EA-6B Prowler aircraft, right, during the NATO exercise Display Determination '81

A catapult officer on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) confirms the go signal from the hook-up petty officer while preparing to launch a Strike fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft

A Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft flies over the sea during Operation Desert Shield. The aircraft is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on each wing tip. VFA-81 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60)

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