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A US Navy F-14 Tomcat breaks away from the Drogue line after taking on fuel from a KC-10 Extender during a sortie over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Tomcat is armed with two AIM 9 Sidewinder missiles, a Paveway II Laser Guided GBU-10 2,000-pound bomb, and LANTIRN Pod. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

A Navy F-14 Tomcat flies up with its refueling probe out preparing to connect with a tanker. The F-14 is armed with two AIM 9 Sidewinder missiles, a Paveway II Laser Guided GBU-10 2,000-pound bomb, and LANTIRN Pod, as it prepares for a bombing mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A Navy F-14 Tomcat flies, armed with two AIM 9 Sidewinder missiles, a Paveway II Laser Guided GBU-10 2,000-pound bomb, and LANTIRN Pod, moves in to refuel from a KC-10 Extender before proceeding on a bombing mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A lone KC-10 Extender refueling aircraft sits on the ramp in the early morning sun at its deployed base in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A specially painted US Navy F-14D Tomcat fighter, Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Blacklions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf. The Tomcat is equipped with an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod and armed with a GBU-16 1,000-pound bomb. The VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

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)

The flightdeck of a KC-10 Extender as the crew goes about the necessary duties of a refueling mission over Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A US Navy (USN) F-14B Tomcat aircraft assigned to the 'Swordsmen', of Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32), launches from the waist catapults as another Tomcat aircraft prepares to launch from the port side bow catapult on the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). The TRUMAN and embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3) are currently underway in the Persian Gulf on a six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism

Following some of the first daytime air strikes on Afghanistan, an F-14 Tomcat receives gas from a KC-135R from the 319th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG). The 319th AEG deployed to a classified location providing aerial refueling support for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A Navy F-14 Tomcat takes on fuel from a KC-10 Extender while flying a sortie over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Tomcat is carrying two 2,000-pound external fuel tanks and is armed with two AIM 9 Sidewinder missiles, and LANTIRN Pod. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael D. Gaddis, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, in flight. The aircraft is armed with AGM-88 HARM's (high-speed anti-radiation missile), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile). Another F-16 can be seen in the distance

S117E05238 - STS-117 - External Tank after separation from Atlantis during the STS-117 mission

Flight deck crewmen conduct flight operations with an F-14 Tomcat aircraft aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The F-14 is in position to be catapulted from the carrier

An F-14 "Tomcat" engages it's afterburners prior to a night launch off the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). ROOSEVELT and its embarked carrier air wing are participating in strikes missions over the former Yugoslavia in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

AMN Justin Horn (left) signals LT Ron Gorman (center) and LT. Jim Bates during flight checks of an F-14 Tomcat aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). Independence is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch

A C-5 Galaxy arrives with the early morning sun carrying 366th Air Expeditionary Wing F-16C Fighting Falcon support personnel deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

At Byrd Field (Richmond International Airport), Technical Sergeant Wilson, a crewchief for the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing, does a final operations check on an F-16C before a mission in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The 192 FW is located just outside of Richmond in Sandston, Virginia. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing take part in a mission against Iraqi targets during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and Mark 84 2,000-pound bombs.

Technical Sergeant T. J. Theis, US Air Force (USAF), fuels specialist, 96th Supply Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, attaches a hose to the R-11 fuel truck to fill it back up after refueling an aircraft on the ramp at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A view of two F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft taxiing out. The aircraft, from the 388th Tactical Fighting Wing, are carrying AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. The aircraft are involved in the Strike Command Tactical Bombing Competition between the United States and Royal Air Forces

Two F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft's from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, in flight. One of the aircraft's is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile)

Three US Air Force F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 522nd Fighter Squadron (FS), 27th Fighter Wing (FW) fly a mission in support of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002. The aircraft carry AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and SN/1387 Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP)

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