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Staff Sgt. Conrad Nelson, tactical aircraft maintenance

Airman 1st Class Victor Ortiz, 113th Wing Maintenance

An F-15E Strike Eagle, assigned to the 332nd Air

A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet refuels from a Royal Australian

A South Carolina Air National Guard F-16D Fighting

U.S. Air Force Maj. Cody “Shiv” Wilton, A-10 Thunderbolt

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Fighter

An air-to-air left underside view of two 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) F-15C Eagle aircraft carrying a full load of AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles. Members of the 32nd TFS are piloting the aircraft during a Zulu alert mission designed to protect Northern NATO nations from possible attack. The 32nd TFS is the only USAF squadron to bear the official crest of the Queen of the Netherlands painted on the side of its F-15C fighter aircraft

An F-16c Fighting Falcon from the 113th Fighter Wing

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A TA-4J aircraft of Composite Fighter Squadron 13 (VFC-13) on the flight line

An A-4F Skyhawk aircraft of Composite Fighter Squadron 13 (VFC-13), used for adversary training, prepares to land

Two TA-4J Skyhawk aircraft from Composite Fighter Squadron 12 (VFC-12) take off side-by-side

Composite Fighter Squadron 12 (VFC-12) A-4F Skyhawk aircraft take off

An A-4F Skyhawk aircraft from Composite Fighter Squadron 12 (VFC-12) retracts its landing gear after takeoff

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) stands on the flight line

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 13th Fighter Squadron,

A Composite Fighter Squadron 12 (VFC-12) A-4F Skyhawk aircraft is readied for takeoff

Fighter Squadron 1 (VF-1) flight crews service their F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight line

A TA-4J aircraft of Composite Fighter Squadron 13 (VFC-13) on the flight line

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Angelo Romano

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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01/08/1988
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label_outline Explore Composite Fighter Squadron, Vfc, Angelo Romano

A underside view of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Four (VX-4)

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Two Two (VFA-122) catapults off the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74). The STENNIS is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting carrier qualifications

Captain (CPT), John Andress, USMC, F-18D Hornet aircraft pilot assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA adjusts his oxygen mask in preparation for a mission during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules assigned

A Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) F-14A Tomcat aircraft prepares to catch the arresting wire as it comes in for a landing on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) during flight operations aboard the vessel

A right rear view of a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft assigned to the Naval Air Warfare Center's aircraft division parked on the flight line

A close-up of two C-5s on the flight line, soon to be on their way to Mogadishu, Somalia

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 Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is readied for launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Timothy J. Wrighton (left), Commander, 452nd Air Mobility Wing; USAF Major (MAJ) Tim Harris; Mr. Johnny Grant, Honorary Mayor of Hollywood, creator of the Hollywood Walk of Fame; USAF Major General (MGEN) James P. Czekanski, Commander, 4TH Air Force and Mr. Mike Tillemann, Hollywood Films National, pose for a photograph in front of a USAF C-141B Starlifter aircraft, on the flight line at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA). Mr. Grant presented MGEN Czekanski with videotapes of Oscar nominated movies to be flown overseas for the entertainment of American troops deployed in Afghanistan

The Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Mystic (DSRV 1) is carefully loaded onto a Russian-built An-124 Condor (Antonov) by Sailors assigned to the US Navy's Deep Submergence Unit (DSU) and the aircraft's crew. The An-124 is owned and operated by the Volga-Dnepr Group based in Russia. The Mystic and 13 members of her crew are being flown to the Republic of Korea to participate in Exercise Pacific Reach. The exercise improves submarine rescue capabilities and fosters a familiarization between different nations with submarine rescue techniques

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft of the Naval Strike Warfare School stands on the flight line prior to a mission

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