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A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14), Tophatters, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), conducts a mission over e Persian Gulf region. The Hornet is armed wi an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on e wingtip and a couple of GBU-12 500-pound bombs, plus an AGM-65 Maverick missile on e pylon. Tucked under e intake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod. Also under e fuselage, a 370-gallon External Fuel Tank. The VFA-14 is currently embarked aboard e USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14), Tophatters, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, More

SGT. Ronald L. Panhorst, a photo system sensor specialist, checks for leaks in the refrigerator section of the AAQ-10 forward-looking infrared radar (FLIR) system of an aircraft during Jaguar Bite '89, a joint Army-Air Force exercise conducted by the U.S. Special Operations Command

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JAGUAR BITE '89 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op More

AIRMAN First Class Thomas Biscoglio from the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, inspects the intake of an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to a training mission. Under the intake a LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night) Navigation Pod AN/AAQ-13 (right of nose gear) and a Targeting Pod AN/AAQ-14 (left of nose gear). The F16's were diverted to the Utah Air National Guard base due to an accident at Hill AFB; an F-16C crashed after the nose-gear tire blew during a high-speed takeoff

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mark Savage, More

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, 391st Fighter Squadron (Bold Tigers), prepares to connect with the boom and refuel from a KC-10A Extender, 763d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Strike Eagle is armed with AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile) (outside), GBU-16 (CCG MAU-169 computer control group, MK-83 1,000-pound bomb, MXU-667 tail) (left), AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles (inside of pylons), and an extra wing fuel pod. Under the left engine is the AN/AAQ-14 Targeting Pod (part of the LANTIRN system). Air Force jets are currently conducting bombing raids against Taliban positions in Afghanistan. In response to the terrorist...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, 391st Fighter Squadron (Bold Tigers), prepares to connect with the boom and refuel from a KC-10A E More

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, sitting on the RAF Lakenheath tarmac. The Eagle is carrying two 600 gallon fuel tanks, an AAQ-13 Navigation Pod (left), an SUU-20 Practice Bomb Adapter, an AAQ-14 Targeting Pod, and an AIM-120A Advance Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The AAQ-13 and AAQ-14 are part of the LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) system

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA James L. Ha More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier jet, Marine Attack Squadron-513 (VMA-513), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona (AZ), takes off from Bagram Air Base (AB), Afghanistan. The Harrier is carrying a Guided Bomb Unit (GBU)-16 and an AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening II Targeting Pod. US Marines are currently deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co More

A pair of US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcons, 174th Fighter Wing (FW), New York Air National Guard (NYANG), Syracuse, New York (NY), in flight over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Falcons are armed with AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) on each wing tip, a pair of GBU-12 500-pound bombs (left), a pair of 370-gallon tanks, and a GBU-31 (Guided Bomb Unit) BLU-109 (Bomb Live Unit) JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition). The Falcon on the right also has a AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening AT targeting pod under the intake

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 174th Fighter Wing (FW), New York Air National Guard (NYANG), Syracuse, New York (NY), in flight over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Falcon is armed with AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) on each wing tip, a pair of GBU-12 500-pound bombs (left), a pair of 370-gallon tanks, and a GBU-31 (Guided Bomb Unit) BLU-109 (Bomb Live Unit) JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition). It also has a AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening AT targeting pod under the intake

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 174th Fighter Wing (FW), New York Air National Guard (NYANG), Syracuse, New York (NY), in flight over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Falcon is armed with AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) on each wing tip, a pair of GBU-12 500-pound bombs (left), a 370-gallon tank. It also has a AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening AT targeting pod under the intake

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 174th Fighter Wing (FW), New York Air National Guard (NYANG), Syracuse, New York (NY), in flight over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Falcon is armed with AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) on each wing tip, a pair of GBU-12 500-pound bombs (left), a 370-gallon tank. It also has a AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening AT targeting pod under the intake

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 174th Fighter Wing (FW), New York Air National Guard (NYANG), Syracuse, New York (NY), in flight over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Falcon is armed with AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) on each wing tip, a pair of GBU-12 500-pound bombs (left), a pair of 370-gallon tanks, and a GBU-31 (Guided Bomb Unit) BLU-109 (Bomb Live Unit) JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition). It also has a AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening AT targeting pod under the intake

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle fighter, 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID), piloted by USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Stephen Rusin and Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) USAF Major (MAJ) Timothy Lewis, receives fuel from a tanker above Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Strike Eagle is armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, and GBU-16 1,000-pound bombs. It is also equipped with an AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING AT targeting pod

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Strike Eagle fighter, 335th Fighter Squadron (FS), 4th Fighter Wing (FW), Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), receives fuel through the boom of a USAF KC-10A Extender cargo/tanker, 763rd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), Al Dhafra Air Base (AB), United Arab Emirates (UAE), during a combat mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Eagle is carrying an AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) [left], a pair of AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles, four Guided Bomb Unit (GBU)-12 500-lbs bombs, an AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING AT targeting pod, and an AIM-120C AMRAAM [right]

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee O. Tucker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An Indiana Air National Guard (INANG) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, 122nd Fighter Wing (FW), Blacksnakes, Fort Wayne International Airport (IAP), Indiana (IN), flies through the sky over Iraq (IRQ) during a combat mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Falcon is equipped with an AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) [left wing tip], a pair of Guided Bomb Unit (GBU)-12 500-lbs bombs, an AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING AT targeting pod, and an AIM-120A AMRAAM [right wing tip]

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lee O. Tucker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An overhead aerial view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), launches flares somewhere over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Falcon has a weapons compliment of two AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) on the wing tips, four Guided Bomb Units -12 (GBU-12) under the wings, and under the fuselage is the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING AT targeting pod

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

An overhead aerial view of a US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), Balad Air Base (AB), Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq (IRQ), banking to the right launches a flare somewhere over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Falcon has a weapons compliment of two AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) on the wing tips, four Guided Bomb Units -12 (GBU-12) under the wings, and under the fuselage is the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING AT targeting pod

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

Aerial of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., over Iraq operating in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on Sept. 3, 2004. The Strike Eagle is armed with AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles, GBU-12 500-lb bombs, and equipped with a AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING AT targeting pod. The Strike Eagle just finished refueling, note that the fuel receptacle cover is open. Both aircraft where operating in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER Sergeant Shaun Withers) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Shaun Withers, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A U.S. Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle, 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing, deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., receives fuel from a USAF KC-10 Extender cargo/tanker over a lake in Iraq on Sept. 3, 2004. The Strike Eagle is armed with AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles, GBU-12 500-lb bombs, and equipped with a AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING AT targeting pod. Both aircraft where operating in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER Sergeant Shaun Withers) (Released)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Shaun Withers, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Horne figher, Srike Figher Squadron 94 (VFA-94), Mighy Shrikes, Naval Air Saion (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), refuels from a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Exender cargo anker while conducing a mission over he Persian Gulf. The Horne is armed wih an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on he wingip and a couple of 500-pound bombs. Tucked under he inake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Aliude Navigaion and Targeing InfraRed for Nigh) pod. Also on a pylon, a 370-gallon Exernal Fuel Tank. The VFA-94 is currenly embarked aboard he USN Aircraf Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimiz Carrier Srike Group is currenly on a regularly scheduled deploymen in suppor of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (VFA-94), Mighty Shrikes, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, Ca More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41), Black Aces, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf. The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wingtip and an AGM-65 Maverick missile on the pylon. Tucked under the intake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod. Also under the fuselage, a 370-gallon External Fuel Tank. The VFA-41 is currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Tabor, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (VFA-94), Mighty Shrikes, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), banks away from a US Air Force (USAF) KC-10 Extender cargo tanker [not shown] after conducting aerial refueling during a mission over the Persian Gulf region. The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wingtip and a couple of 500-pound bombs. Tucked under the intake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod. Also on a pylon and under the fuselage, 370-gallon External Fuel Tanks. The VFA-94 is currently embarked aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F/A-18C Hornet fighter, Strike Fighter Squadron 94 (VFA-94), Mighty Shrikes, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, Ca More

A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41), Black Aces, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), conducts a mission over Persian Gulf. The Hornet is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on wingtip and an AGM-65 Maverick missile on pylon and a GBU-12 500-pound bombs on or pylons. Tucked under intake is an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod. Also under fuselage, a 370-gallon External Fuel Tank. The VFA-41 is currently embarked aboard USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41), Black Aces, Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, Californ More

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Blacklions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), banks with its tailhook lowered in preparation for landing after conducting a mission over the Mediterranean Sea. The Tomcat is equipped with an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod on the pylon. The VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), are currently embarked aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Scott Timmester, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P More

A specially painted US Navy F-14D Tomcat fighter, Fighter Squadron 213 (VF-213), Blacklions, Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia (VA), conducts a mission over the Persian Gulf. The Tomcat is equipped with an AAQ-14 LANTIRN (Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night) pod and armed with a GBU-16 1,000-pound bomb. The VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Scott Timmester, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files