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A newly arrived F-16CJ sits on the ramp across from a KC-10 Extender at a deployed air base in Southwest Asia. Both aircraft are assigned to the 366th Air Expeditionary Group (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

Newly arrived, an F-16CJ reaches its "final parking" on the ramp at a deployed air base in Southwest Asia. The aircraft is assigned to the 366th Air Expeditionary Group (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

Looking through the cockpit window of a KC-10 Extender at its sisters sitting across on the ramp. These KC-10 Extenders are assigned to the 366th Air Expeditionary Group deployed to Southwest Asia 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

An Air Force Crew CHIEF from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, salutes a KC-10A Extender as it departs for a refueling mission, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The K-10s refueled B-2 Spirits, B-1 Lancers and B-52 Stratofortress bombers since the beginning of the operation. 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

Working late into the night a B-52H Stratofortress (right), sits next to a KC-10A Extender on the flightline at Diego Garcia. The planes are there 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 KC-10 Extender pilot, 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, checks the days mission schedule. The pilot and crew are preparing to fly a mission to refuel aircraft 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 newly arrived F-16CJ Fighting Falcon cools off on the ramp at a deployed air base in Southwest Asia. The aircraft is assigned to the 366th Air Expeditionary Group (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 Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, a KC-10 Extender pilot and flight engineer from the 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, go over the preflight checklist. The KC-10 is preparing to fly a mission to refuel aircraft 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

Newly arrived F-16CJs sit on the ramp next to KC-10 Extenders at a deployed air base in Southwest Asia. The aircraft are newly assigned to the 366 Air Expeditionary Group (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

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

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Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Michael R. Nixon, USAF

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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

MASTER Sergeant Johnny Bartosh of the 317th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, chains down an MH-60G Pave Hawk on a ramp as Technical Sergeant Tony McGuire of the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, checks for clearance between the top of the helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

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

Aerial view of the North Ramp at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Aircraft visable on the flight line (Left to right) are Saudi Air Force 707's, US Air Force E-3 AWACS Sentrys and KC-135 Stratotankers. Personal working at the North Ramp are a part of the coalition forces of the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression

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

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)

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

Operation Ski Jump was the test taking off of a Marine Corps YAV-8B Harrier aircraft, from a specially built ramp was constructed by the Bridge Co., 8th Engineer Support Bn., 2nd Mar. Div., Fleet Marine Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Aaron Downing, deployed from the 100th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, England (ENG), stands guard after a rainstorm at Dakar International Airport (BIA), Senegal. Downing is deployed to the 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), in support of peacekeeping efforts in Liberia

Two U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles take off with full

A US Navy (USN) E-2C Hawkeye, Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126 (VAW-126 Seahawks), Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW 3), prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75) to provide Close Air Support (CAS) and conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions over Iraq in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

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