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Straight on medium close-up shot as US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Scott Lodge connects a weapons test set to an AGM-154A Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW). SSGT Lodge is a Munitions System specialists assigned to the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, is the first Air Force F-16 unit to implement the Joint Stand-off Weapon (JSOW) system. Munition system personnel at Shaw Air Force Base, are currently being certified on the new weapons system

The 510th Aircraft Maintenance Unit from Aviano Air

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A1C Lillian Smith and SRA Jeff Holder, of the 20th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, secure a Mk-82 bomb to a bomb jammer for transportation to a B-52H "Stratofortress" (not shown). B-52s, B-1s, KC-135s and personnel (not shown) from throughout the Air Force are deployed to RAF Fairford to support NATO Operation Allied Force

A1C Lilian Smith performs maintenance on a B-52H weapons pylon at Royal Air Force Fairford, England on May 4, 1999. Smith is a member of a weapons load team from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and is forward deployed to RAF Fairford in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

SSGT Timothy Vance secures a Mk-82 bomb onto a B-52H Stratofortress at RAF Fairford, England. Vance is assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and is deployed to RAF Fairford as part of the 2nd Air Expeditionary Group supporting NATO Operation Allied Force

A B-52H Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, trails a drag chute upon landing at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, United Kingdom. The 2nd Bomb Wing forward deployed 5 aircraft on October 11, 1998, to RAF Fairford in support of possible NATO air strikes against Serbian targets

B-1B Lancers, from the 28th Bomb Wing Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, sit on the ramp at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom. B-1B Lancers have deployed to RAF Fairford to support NATO Operation Allied Force

SRA Jeff Holder guides a Mk-82 bomb as it is raised into B-52H Stratofortress at RAF Fairford, England. Holder is assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and is deployed to RAF Fairford as part of the 2nd Air Expeditionary Group supporting NATO Operation Allied Force

A bomb loading team from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, download Mark-82 gravity bombs with two MHU-83 B/E Lift Trucks, from a B-1B Lancer (partially shown) at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom. The B-1B is a long-range strategic bomber capable of flying intercontinental missions and penetrating present and future sophisticated enemy defenses. Five Lancers are forward deployed to the U.K., in support of NATO Operation Allied Force in the former republic of Yugoslavia

A conventional bomb module (CBM) with MK-82 bombs sits on a loader before being loaded into one of the bomb bays of the B-1B Lancer in preparation for a mission to support DESERT FOX

A B-52H Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, landing at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom. The 2nd Bomb Wing forward deployed 5 aircraft on October 11, 1998, to RAF Fairford in support of possible NATO air strikes against Serbian targets

A1C Lillian Smith prepares a Mk-82 bomb for loading onto a B-52H Stratofortress (not shown) at RAF Fairford, England. Smith is assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and is deployed to RAF Fairford as part of the 2nd Air Expeditionary Group supporting NATO Operation Allied Force

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Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE

Base: Raf Fairford

State: Gloucestershire

Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jim Howard

Release Status: Released to Public

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A detailed view of the weapons load of an F-16C Falcon from the 52nd Fighter Wing based at Spandahlem AB Germany as it takes on fuel from a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135R Stratotanker (not shown) from RAF Mildenhall United Kingdom on 31 Mar 99. While patroling the skies over Kosovo during Operation Allied Force, it is armed with AIM-120C missiles on the two outboard stations for self protection and Highspeed Anti Radiation Missiles on the inboard station to suppress anti-aircraft radar sites

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

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 171st Air Refueling Wing of the Pennsylvania Air National Gaurd, heads a line up of tankers on the ramp at RAF Lakenheath United Kingdom on March 28, 1999. The Pennsylvania ANG aircraft temporarily assigned to the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, was diverted to Lakenheath due to adverse winds at Mildenhall. This mission is in direct support of NATO Operation Allied Force

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Troy Drasher assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea makes final adjustments on the TER-9A Triple Ejector Rack mounted under the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The rack is loaded with MK-82 500-pound general-purpose bombs. The image is from the June 2000, AIRMAN Magazine article "A Year to Remember"

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Emmanuel Smith a Ammunition Maintenance Technician, assembles a back side panel on a GBU-15, 2000-pound precision-guided munitions, while deployed with the 3rd Air Expeditionary Group at at Kwang-Ju Air Base, Republic of Korea, on September 9, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Steven R. Nabor) (Released)

Engineers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy lower and

U.S. Air Force Crew CHIEF SSGT Jason Martin crouches down on the left wing and performs a pre-flight inspection of an A-10 Thunderbolt II, April 5, 1999. Martin of Sacramento, California, assigned to the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spandahelm Air Base, Germany, is deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle pilot performs a pre-flight inspection of his aircraft before flying a mission against targets in Yugoslavia (not shown), April 19, 1999. Members of the 494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, are deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. This image was shot through a Starlight System

A happy US Air Force F-15 pilot gives the thumbs up after he receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker (Not shown) during a mission in the European Theatre supporting Operation Allied Force

US Navy (USN) Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class (AO3) Andy Mills, Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Two (VFA-192) makes final adjustments on the MK-82 500-pound bomb attached to the wing pylon of a USN F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, on the flight deck of Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

Aviation Ordnancemen load Rockeye cluster bombs on to the wing of an F/A-18 "Hornet". The men are stationed on board the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71), which is deployed to the Adriatic in support of NATO-led Operation Allied Force. (Duplicate image, see also DD-SD-00-02619 or search 990412-N-6240R-006)

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)

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