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CAPT. Mike Boyington, a KC-135 pilot from the 434th Air Refueling Wing, AFRES, Grissom AFB, Indiana, performs flight operations in preparation for the refueling of a C-5 "Galaxy" supporting the operation

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Bryce Silver, an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, with the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), from Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England and South African Air Force (SAAF) Major General (MGEN) LaBuschagne, the Director of Force Preparation Planning staff, mid-air refuel with a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), RAF Mildenhall, England

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Bryce "Bullet" Silver, right, with the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and CAPT Brian "Bluto" Schubert, a Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), from Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, check their aircraft prior to a sortie against the South African Air Force (SAAF), 2 Squadron Flying Cheetahs at Air Force Base (AFB) Louis Trichardt

STAFF SGT. Lance Dahz, KC-135 tail boom operator, 434th Air Refueling Wing, AFRES, Grissom AFB, Indiana, guides a C-5 "Galaxy" in for refueling as both aircraft support the operation

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Scott Notestine, (Pilot) and USAF Second Lieutenant (2LT) Patrick Kelly (Co-Pilot) both assigned to the 900th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), Ohio (OH), Air National Guard (ANG) man their positions aboard their USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force LT. GEN. Mike Ryan speaks to participants of the rescue of CAPT. Scott F. O'Grady. CAPT. O'Grady's F-16 Fighting Falcon was shot down over Bosnia on June 2, 1995, while he was flying in support of Operation Deny Flight. After 6 days of evasion he was rescued by US Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, deployed from the USS KEARSAGE (LHD-3).(Exact date unknown)

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Tom Clayton (pilot) and USAF Major (MAJ) Dave Deames, both assigned to the 300th Air Lift Squadron (AS), pilot their USAF C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, towards the extended refueling probe of a USAF Ohio Air National Guard (OHANG) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 121st Air Refueling Wing (ARW), during a refueling mission near Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC)

Three brothers, US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Mike Kensickin (foreground) a F-15C Eagle aircraft pilot assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron; US Navy (USN) Lieutenant (LT) Steve Kensick, an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22 (VFA-22), and USAF CPT Dave Kensick, an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing (FW); fly their respective aircraft while participating in exercise Combat Archer, a Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) hosted by the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron located at Tyndall, AFB, Florida (FL)

US Air Force CAPT. Matthew Wonnacott, left, and US Air Force CAPT. Carroll Decker, both from the 35th Medical Group, Misawa, Japan, evaluate US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Leroy Sullivan, 35th Supply Squadron, Misawa, Japan, during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise (CERE) at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The exercise tested the wing's ability to execute its mission under simulated combat conditions

CAPT. Mike Boyington, pilot, and CAPT. Dave Fite, co-pilot, perform flight duties while preparing for a refueling mission in support of the operation. The flight crew and their KC-135 are from the 434th Air Refueling Wing, AFRES, Grissom AFB, Indiana

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Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE

Base: Moron

Country: Spain (ESP)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Janel Schroeder

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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10/12/1992
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Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Co-Pilot of the RCAF CP-140 Aurora (P-3 Orion) aircraft, 407th Maritime Patrol Squadron, 19th Wing, Comax, British Columbia, looks for signs of submarines after taking off from Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam. The CP-140 Aurora (P-3 Orion) aircraft are used on long distance surveillance, interdiction missions and submarine warfare. The aircraft and crew are participating in the Joint exercise TANDEM THRUST 2003. The exercise is a joint endeavor including forces from the US, Canada, and Australia

Pilot MAJ Bob Aboe and co-pilot 1LT John Burda of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prepare for a flight in an EC-135C Stratolifter advanced airborne command post aircraft (AABNCP).

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fight Falcon aircraft Crew CHIEF assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard (ANG), prepares to launch his aircraft Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL) while performing alert duties at Detachment 1, in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE

With F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 148th Fighter Wing in the background, MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Daniel Toay, USAF, 148th Maintenance Squadron, Minnesota Air National Guard, stands vigilant outside one of the Wing's restricted areas on September 27, 2001. MSGT Toay volunteered to perform additional duties as a security augmentee in addition to his normal Maintenance responsibilities. MSGT Toay is one of approximately 25 members of the unit augmenting existing security forces at the 148th Fighter Wing in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE

CPT Dave Elliott stands in front of an Italian-built SIAI-Marchetti S-211 trainer aircraft which he flies as an exchange pilot with the Singapore air force

Marines from Detachment One Communications company

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Jason Arnott, crew chief and STAFF SGT. Eric Shaw, flight engineer, 55th Rescue Squadron, on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter, spot for the pilot and co-pilot as they prepare to land on the U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Henry J. Kaiser class fleet USNS RAPPAHANNOCK replenishment oiler (T-A) 204) in the Pacific Ocean, on Sept. 15, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Lanie McNeal) (RELEASED)

Major (MAJ) Tom Alicata (left), USAF, Pilot, and MAJ Tony Piso, USAF, Co-Pilot, 76th Airlift Squadron (AS), Ramstein Air Base, Germany, call for weather update before takeoff in a VC-9C Nightingale

Rwandan refugees curiously observe cargo off-load operations of a C-141 Starlifter aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif

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mike boyington mike boyington pilot dave fite dave fite co pilot duties flight duties mission operation crew flight crew afres grissom afb grissom afb military operations refueling captain air force base high resolution sra janel schroeder military pilots military aircraft us national archives kc 135