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US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Matthew Garrison (Pilot), is aided by USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mike Heywood, as he straps into the cockpit of his USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), during Exercise Combat Hammer, a Weapon System Evaluation Program conducted at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah (UT). Both 1LT Garrison and A1C Heywood are assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Andersen, left and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Anthony Kuhn, from the 27th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM), download a white phosphorus rocket from an F-16C Fighting Falcon during Air Warrior II, an Air Combat Command (ACC) exercise, at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA)

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Andy "Pablo" Shurtleff and First Lieutenant (1LT) Brian "Frodo" Wood, F-15C Eagle pilots from the 94th Fighter Squadron (FS) "Spads", Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA), fly over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission in support of the Air-to-Air Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP), at Tyndall AFB, Florida (FL)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Guadalupe Acosta (right), Crew CHIEF, 1ST Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 1ST Maintenance Group (MXG), 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), and another maintenance technician perform a final pre-flight check on a USAF 71st Fighter Squadron (FS), 1ST Operations Group (OG), 1ST FW, F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft prior to its 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

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Shayne Sullivan, 522nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico (NM), gets out of his F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter after landing at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal (PRT) and is greeted by SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jason Hagen, 65th Operations Support Squadron (OSS) and MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Kurt Bergmark, 65th Communications Squadron (CS)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Guadalupe Acosta (left), Crew CHIEF, 1ST Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 1ST Maintenance Group (MXG), 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), and another maintenance technician perform a final pre-flight check on a USAF 71st Fighter Squadron (FS), 1ST Operations Group (OG), 1ST FW, F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft prior to its 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

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Armstrong, a crew chief, helps Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) James E. Brown, an F-117 Nighthawk fighter pilot, both assigned to the 8th Fighter Squadron (FS), 49th Fighter Wing (FW), Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico, prepare for departure from Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Scott McCormrick, USAF, (left), and STAFF Sergeant Joseph Clark, USAF, 437th Maintenance Squadron, and A1C Frank Shoaf, USAF, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, consult the TO (Technical Order) before working on an aircraft, during their deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, from Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Thomas Corell (right), a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft crew chief with the 308th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMXU), 56th Fighter Wing (FW), marshalls his aircraft during a routine training mission at Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ). The mission of the 56th FW is to train F-16 pilots and crew chiefs while providing agile combat support to aerospace expeditionary forces

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Matthew Garrison (Pilot), is aided by USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Mike Heywood, as he straps into the cockpit of his USAF F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada (NV), during Exercise Combat Hammer, a Weapon System Evaluation Program conducted at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah (UT). Both 1LT Garrison and A1C Heywood are assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC)

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Base: Nellis Air Force Base

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Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert W. Valenca, USAF

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First Lieutenant (1LT) Victor Haynes, 20th Military Airlift Squadron, checks a map while piloting a Military Airlift Command transport aircraft to the next location of Pope John Paul II's US visit. During the pope's visit, vehicle transportation and security is being provided under VOLANT SILVER, a joint Military Airlift Command/Secret Service operation

US Air Force (USAF) pilot Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos flies an A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft down the runway during a Heritage Flight. The Heritage Flight was part of the Airpower over Hampton Roads show at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

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US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU), perform maintenance on an USAF F-15 Eagle aircraft, during Exercise COPE TIGER 2003, at Korat, Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB), Thailand. Cope Tiger is an annual multinational exercise in the Asia-Pacific region that promotes closer relations and enables air force units it the region to sharpen air combat skill and participate interoperability with US Forces

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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

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR Airmen (SRA) James Kaufman (left) looks on as USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Fredieu (center) and USAF SRA Patrick Winter, set up a microwave module outdoor unit at Lager Aulenbach Germany, during Exercise COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2002. All are assigned to the 31st Communications Squadron (CS)

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