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The US Air Force flagships of the 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, fly over the skies of northern Germany. Spangdahlem AB consists of two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, and the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 Thunderbolt II. The A-10 is the lead aircraft followed by three F-16C Falcons

The US Air Force F-16C Falcon, flagship of the 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flies in the skies over northern Germany. Spangdahlem AB consists of two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons. It's also home to the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Not shown)

The US Air Force F-16C, flagship of the 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, fly the skies over central Europe. Spangdahlem AB consists of two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons. It's also home to the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Not shown)

The US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, flagship of the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flies in the skies over northern Germany. Spangdahlem AB consists of the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 aircraft and two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, which fly the F-16C Falcon (Not shown)

The US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, flagship of the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany flies over the Mosel River in central Germany. Spangdahlem AB consists of the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 aircraft, and two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, which fly the F-16C Falcon (Not shown)

The US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, flagship of the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flies in the skies over northern Germany. Spangdahlem AB consists of the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 aircraft and two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, which fly the F-16C Falcon (Not shown). The armament shown under the wings, from top to bottom, are a ALQ-119 ECM pod, the AGM-65B Maverick, four Mk 83 1000 pound general-purpose bombs, another AGM-65B and two AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles

An air-to-air right underside view of a 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to Hahn Air Base, Germany. The aircraft is armed with Mark 84 2000-pound practice bombs and is en route to the Bardenas Reales Air-to-Ground Bombing Range in Northern Spain. The 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron is deployed to Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, for annual weapons training

Three F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft's from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, come side to side with a KC-135 refueling tanker from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, a reserve unit at March Air Reserve Base, California, during a LOCAL SALTY NATION exercise at Spangdahlem. About 20 52nd Fighter Wing spouses and family members flew on two refueling flights offered by the Reserve

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, approaches the runway at Royal Air Force Lakenheath for landing while A-10 Thunderbolts from 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, await take off in the Aircraft hold area

The US Air Force flagships of the 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, fly over Hohenzollern Castle (Burg Hohenzollern) in northern Germany. Spangdahlem Air Base consists of two F-16 squadrons, the 22nd and 23rd Fighter Squadrons, and the 81st Fighter Squadron, which flies the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Three F-16c Falcons lead the formation followed by the A-10

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Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Blake R. Borsic, USAF

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The A-10 Thunderbolt has excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. Called the “Warthog” for its aggressive look and often painted with teeth on the nose cone, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the U.S. Air Force’s primary low-altitude close air support aircraft best known for its GAU-8 Avenger 30mm Gatling gun designed to fire armor-piercing depleted uranium and high explosive incendiary rounds. In the 1970s the threat of Soviet armored forces and all-weather attack operations had become more serious. Six companies submitted aircraft proposals, with Northrop and Fairchild-Republic selected to build prototypes: the YA-9A and YA-10A, respectively. General Electric and Philco-Ford were selected to build and test GAU-8 cannon prototypes. First A-10 was delivered to the U.S. Air Force on 30 March 1976. By 1984, 715 airplanes had been built.

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STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Vincent Scott and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Vamal Taylor, weapons loaders from the 522nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico, load a Mark 82, 500-pound bomb onto an F-16 Falcon fighter at Eielson AFB, Alaska, in support of exercise Northern Edge 2002

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Younce takes a drink of water after competing in the weapons competition phase of DEFENDER CHALLENGE 87. The competition offers security police squadrons from Military Airlift Command the opportunity to compete in areas that include w

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pulls away from a KC-10 Extender aircraft after an aerial refueling mission over the skies of Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom on Nov. 18, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Erik Gudmundson) (Released)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, in flight. The aircraft is armed with AGM-88 HARM's (high-speed anti-radiation missile), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile). Another F-16 can be seen in the distance

A-7B Corsair II aircraft in the hangar bay of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). The aircraft are assigned to Light Attack Squadrons 203, 204, and 205 (VA-203, 204, 205)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Eric Armentrout, Pilot, 71st Fighter Squadron (FS), 1ST Operation Group (OG), 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), signal to his crew chief during the engine start sequence of his F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft prior to flying a sortie from Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA), as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, which is direct US military operations in support of homeland defense efforts

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

Aircraft and maintenance personnel from the 39th and 40th Airlift Squadrons, Dyess AFB, TX, prepare to participate in the operation.(Exact date unknown)

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II, 442nd Fighter Wing (FW), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO), pilot taxis into position for a hot refuel of his aircraft

A US Air Force F-16 Falcon from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, is the first U.S. warplane to touch Slovak soil after touching down at Malacky Air Base, Slovakia. Colonel Richard Reynolds, Spangdahlem's 23rd Fighter Squadron Commander, landed the plane April 1. More than 200 Spangdahlem Airmen (Not Shown) are deployed to Malacky for a two-week training exercise, named Lion's Claw, that is giving U.S. and Slovak Air Forces an opportunity to share tactics, techniques and procedures

A hand sketched illustration by: US Air Force (USAF) Art Collection. Artist: Michael Coakes. Artwork:"F-16"

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