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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 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

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 Navy FA-18 Hornet breaks away from the drogue chute of a KC-10 Extender after taking on fuel during a sortie over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Hornet is carrying an external fuel tank, LANTIRN Pods and armed with three GBU-12 laser guided bombs and two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. 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/A-18 Hornet connects with the drogue chute and takes on fuel from a KC-10 Extender while flying a sortie over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Hornet is carrying an external fuel tank, a LANTIRN Pod and armed with three GBU-12 laser guided bombs. 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/A-18 Hornet, armed with two AIM 9L Sidewinder missiles on the wing tips and two GBU 16 1,000-pound Paveway II Laser Guided Bombs, patrols the skies 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

Two Navy F/A-18 Hornets patrol the skies over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Both carry external fuel tanks and are armed with Paveway II laser guided GBU-16 1,000-pound bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. 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 KC-10 Extender Flight Engineer, 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, calculates take off and landing data for his aircraft. The Flight Engineer and his crew are preparing to fly a mission to refuel two B-52H Stratofortress 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

SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Nolan, USAF, 660th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Travis AFB, California, turns off a switch while performing a fuel test on a KC-10 Extender refueling aircraft. The aircraft and personnel are deployed to a 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 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

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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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US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Derek Warren, with the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), secures the lanyard on a Guided Bomb Unit-12 (GBU-12) Paveway II on a pylon during a Quarterly Weapons Load Competition

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Christopher Redmond, from the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs swaying to a Guided Bomb Unit 12 (GBU-12) Paveway II laer-guided weapon on an A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during the Load Crew of the Quarter competition at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on Jan. 10, 2005. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Christina D. Kinsey) (Released)

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

A Navy F-35C Lightning II is drogue refueled by a KC-10A

A US Air Force (USAF) F/A-22 Raptor flown by USAF Major (MAJ) David Thole, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES), Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), breaks away after completing a training mission with a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon, flown by USAF MAJ Alex Grynkewich, 53rd Test and Evaluation Group (TEG), Nellis AFB, NV

At an entrance to Interstate Highway 70 (I-70), a member of the Glenwood Springs Police Department brief members of the 220th Military Police (MP) Company, Colorado Army National Guard (COARNG) on the Coal Seam Fires. The 220th MP will set up security access control points along the perimeter including I-70. The Coal Seam Fire started sometime in the mid-1970s as an underground fire burned along a rich vein of coal. Occassionally the fire breaks through to the surface. At this time it had burned 7,300 acres, damaged an estimated 40 structures, and caused the evacuation of 2,000 residents

Vicki Paisley, ships sponsor, breaks a bottle of champagne across the bow of the Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CHICAGO (SSN 721) at the conclusion of the launch ceremony. Vice Admiral Nils Thunman, Deputy CHIEF of Naval Operations, Submarine Warfare, stands in the background center

A row of US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), armed with Advance Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and GBU-12 500-pound Paveway II Laser Guided Bombs, prepare for a mission while deployed at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

Over the Middle East, an US Marine Corps (USMC) F/A-18 Hornet, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-115 (VMFA-115), Silver Eagles, Beaufort, South Carolina (SC), prepares to connect for refueling operations with a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135R Stratotanker, 163rd Air Refueling Wing, 196th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Grizzlies, March Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The F-18 is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles (wing tips), a GBU-12 (left), and a MK-83 1,000 lbs Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roy Eberle, US Air Force (USAF), makes a temporary patch on an engine cowling, while in the background, SSGT Matthew Allen, USAF, and AIRMAN First Class Luis Noriega, USAF, install a starter motor in the Pratt & Whitney F11-P-100 engine of the C-17A Globemaster III. All are with the 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, 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...

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16J Fighting Falcon fighter from the 78th Fighter Squadron (FS), carries a Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) system and is fitted with AIM-9 Sidewinders, AGM-88 HARM (mid-wing) and AIM-120 AMRAAM Slammer missiles on its wingtips, flies near the Iraqi border in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

Somewhere over the Philippine Sea a US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102), Diamondbacks, Naval Air Station (NAS) Atsugi, Japan (JPN), breaks the sound barrier during a fly-by over the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) [not shown]

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