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U.S. Army Capt. James Shorter, ground liaison officer,

U.S. Army Capt. James Shorter, ground liaison officer,

U.S. Army Capt. James Shorter, ground liaison officer, 354th Fighter Squadron, prepares a briefing on the status of ground forces at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squadron out... More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Seth Armstrong poses

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Seth Armstrong poses

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Seth Armstrong poses for a photo in front of an artist's rendering of the Task Force Condor insignia at Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 24, 2013. Armstron... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stores the landing gear pins in the wing panel of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 201... More

Airman 1st Class Corbin Anderson, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Corbin Anderson, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Corbin Anderson, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, marshals an A-10C Thunderbolt II onto the taxiway during a sortie surge exercise, July 24, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exe... More

A U.S. Air Force radio frequency transmission systems

A U.S. Air Force radio frequency transmission systems

A U.S. Air Force radio frequency transmission systems technician, assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing supporting Special Tactics operations, sets up a deployable communications unit at RAF Mildenhall, ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Fritz, crew chief, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, closes the fuel panel on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squa... More

An Airman assigned to the 148th Air Support Operations

An Airman assigned to the 148th Air Support Operations

An Airman assigned to the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron coordinates close air support with an Apache AH-64 during a training mission at Camp Shelby, Jan. 18, 2019. Southern Strike 19 is a total force,... More

A Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft simulates close-air

A Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft simulates close-air

A Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft simulates close-air support for U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, during a close... More

German armed forces 1st Lt. Marius Sokol, Joint Terminal

German armed forces 1st Lt. Marius Sokol, Joint Terminal

German armed forces 1st Lt. Marius Sokol, Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) from the 131st Artillery Battalion in Weiden, Germany, performs close air support training at the Warren Grove Bombing Range in ... More

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans the

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans the

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans the area for enemy threats during a training scenario a part of Ramstein Rover 2012, Sept. 11, here. During this scenario German forward air controllers, who are b... More

A pilot from the 74th Fighter Squadron waits to take

A pilot from the 74th Fighter Squadron waits to take

A pilot from the 74th Fighter Squadron waits to take off during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 24, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 74th FS brought 12 A-10s to GFW in support of a joint, large-force combat... More

Maj. Brendhan Goss, 74th Fighter Squadron assistant

Maj. Brendhan Goss, 74th Fighter Squadron assistant

Maj. Brendhan Goss, 74th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, reads a flight plan prior to departing for Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Aug. 30, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody’s A-10C... More

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, practices a call for fire during a close-air support training exercise with Spanish ... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Burdette, pilot, 354th

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Burdette, pilot, 354th

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Burdette, pilot, 354th Fighter Squadron, completes a preflight checklist at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Jan. 26, 2016. The 354th Fighter Squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Forc... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle all-weather, highly

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle all-weather, highly

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle all-weather, highly maneuverable, dual-role fighter assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, ... More

A Special Tactics operator with the 352nd Special Operations

A Special Tactics operator with the 352nd Special Operations

A Special Tactics operator with the 352nd Special Operations Wing disembarks a CV-22B Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft during MOJO field deployable communications training as part of exercise Valiant Liberty at RAF... More

An F-15E Strike Eagle based at RAF Lakenheath demonstrates

An F-15E Strike Eagle based at RAF Lakenheath demonstrates

An F-15E Strike Eagle based at RAF Lakenheath demonstrates a "show of force" to a simulated local threat while working with U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing... More

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marine observes a simulated hostile target while conducting nighttime joint terminal attack control training with a UH-1N Huey and an AH-1W Super Cobra... More

U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship from the 4th

U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship from the 4th

U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadrons performs live fire close air support during Exercise Emerald Warrior over Eglin Range, Fla., May 5, 2016. Emerald Warrior is a U.S... More

Airmen from the 74th Aircraft Maintenance unit put

Airmen from the 74th Aircraft Maintenance unit put

Airmen from the 74th Aircraft Maintenance unit put on personal protective equipment prior to an A-10C Thunderbolt II wash, Feb. 25, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. On top of their daily scheduled maintenance... More

An aerial gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron

An aerial gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron

An aerial gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron picks up a stack of 40mm rounds on a U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship to load into the 40mm cannon while providing live fire close air support ope... More

U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship aircrew with

U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship aircrew with

U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship aircrew with the 4th Special Operations Squadron lands after performing live fire close air support operations during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16 over Eglin Range, Fla., Ma... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), A-10A Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft sit parked on the Eielson AFB flight line while waiting to participate in a training exercise designed to test the units ability to rapidly deploy aircraft and personnel to any location in response to a quick notice and begin Close Air Support (CAS), Forward Air Control (FAC), Air Interdiction, and Combat Search and Rescue (SAR) operations

Two US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

A parked A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp in the

A parked A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp in the

A parked A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp in the early-morning hours at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2012. Kandahar's A-10s provide close-air support for U.S. and coalition ground troops through... More

Two F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron

Two F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron

Two F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 prepare for takeoff during Southern Frontier at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 31, 2016. The Hornet squadron performed... More

A U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller assigned

A U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller assigned

A U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Detachment 1, and U.S. Army infantrymen assigned to the 10th Mountain Division conduct close air support tra... More

Airman 1st Class Demari Carr, 23d Logistics Readiness

Airman 1st Class Demari Carr, 23d Logistics Readiness

Airman 1st Class Demari Carr, 23d Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) fuels distribution operator, catches his breath following the Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) tryouts, June 21, 2019, at Moody Air Force ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas Licking, a Forward Air

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas Licking, a Forward Air

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Thomas Licking, a Forward Air Controller with Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, participates in Close Air Support training at Delamere, Northern Territory, Austral... More

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship reconnaissance

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship reconnaissance

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship reconnaissance systems officer with the 4th Special Operations Squadron plugs in his communication equipment before performing live fire close air support operations duri... More

Senior Airman Brianna Stone, 476th Maintenance Squadron

Senior Airman Brianna Stone, 476th Maintenance Squadron

Senior Airman Brianna Stone, 476th Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, inspects the alignment of an ammunition during FT 19-04, April 19, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exercise focused on hi... More

Two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the

Two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the

Two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 1-150 Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, transport soldiers and airmen during an air insertion exercise at Fort Pickett, Va., Aug 1... More

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper helicopter assigned to Marine Light Attack Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, is used to conduct close air support operations during Integrated Tra... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Waller, a 13th Air

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Waller, a 13th Air

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Waller, a 13th Air Special Operations Squadron joint terminal attack controller out of Fort Carson, Colo., reviews a scenario with U.S. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 24th Inf... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnathan Cook, 4th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnathan Cook, 4th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnathan Cook, 4th Special Operations Squadron aerial gunner, loads 105mm ordnance onto an AC-130U Spooky during close air support training in support of exercise Southern Strike 15 (... More

A range safety officer monitors communications on the

A range safety officer monitors communications on the

A range safety officer monitors communications on the radio while special operations troops conduct close air support training during the Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Course at Yuma Proving Gro... More

An insurgent compound explodes after a U.S. Air Force

An insurgent compound explodes after a U.S. Air Force

An insurgent compound explodes after a U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer drops a 38GBU bomb on the facility in northern Bala Murghab Valley, Baghdis province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2011. The B-1 responded as a close-ai... More

A US Army (USA) OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter provides close air support (CAS) during a joint USA and Iraqi Army (IA) cordon and search operation for hidden weapon caches in Sinjar, Ninawa Province, Iraq (IRQ) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Army (USA) OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter provides close air sup...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sinjar State: Ninawa Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jacob N Bailey, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Mash, 4th Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Mash, 4th Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Mash, 4th Special Operations Squadron aerial gunner, dons an oxygen mask after fumes were detected on board an AC-130U Spooky during a close air support training flight as part... More

Aircraft from the 23d Wing conducted a surge exercise

Aircraft from the 23d Wing conducted a surge exercise

Aircraft from the 23d Wing conducted a surge exercise May 22, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exercise was conducted in order to demonstrate the wing's ability to rapidly deploy combat ready forces acros... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis on the flightline at

An F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis on the flightline at

An F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis on the flightline at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2017. New F-16s were added to Bagram’s fleet, bolstering their ability to provide close-air-support for coalition forces... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator from the

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator from the

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator from the 352nd Special Operations Wing boards a CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft belonging to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, for a personnel recovery mission du... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon performs refueling

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon performs refueling

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon performs refueling operations with a KC-10 Extender while conducting air patrols and possible air strikes in Iraqi and Syrian airspace in support of Operation Inherent Res... More

Senior Airman Joseph Aguilera, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Joseph Aguilera, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Joseph Aguilera, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, ground-guides an A-10 Thunderbolt II on the flightline here Sept. 4, for takeoff to Ramstein Rover 2012. This month-long tactical fl... More

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th

U.S. Marines with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, conduct a Fire Support Coordination Exercise during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 3-15 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms,... More

F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi on the flightline at Bagram

F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi on the flightline at Bagram

F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi on the flightline at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2017. New F-16s were added to Bagram’s fleet, bolstering their ability to provide close-air-support for coalition forces. (... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ahnun Somsy stands for a photo

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ahnun Somsy stands for a photo

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ahnun Somsy stands for a photo during exercise Fuji Viper 20-2 on Camp Fuji, Japan, Dec. 5, 2019. Fuji Viper is a regularly scheduled training evolution that allows infantry units to main... More

Capt. Jordan Duffield, a fire power control team leader

Capt. Jordan Duffield, a fire power control team leader

Capt. Jordan Duffield, a fire power control team leader with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, communicates with an F/A-18 Hornet flying above during close air support training in Lake Havasu City, Arizona... More

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller assigned

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller assigned

A U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa conducts close air support training in Djibouti, Nov. 18, 2015. Through unified action with U.S. and intern... More

Seven A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 74th Fighter

Seven A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 74th Fighter

Seven A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 74th Fighter Squadron line up at the end of the runway for final preparations before take off during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 24, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, ... More

Families and friends wait for their loved ones to exit

Families and friends wait for their loved ones to exit

Families and friends wait for their loved ones to exit a C-17 Globemaster III during a redeployment, Jan. 23, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Airmen from the 74th Fighter Squadron and 23d Maintenance Group r... More

A squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

A squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,

A squad leader with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment relays simulated target information to a Supporting Arms Virtual Trainer operator during emergency close air support training at the SAVT ... More

Special Operations troops conduct close air support

Special Operations troops conduct close air support

Special Operations troops conduct close air support training at night during the Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Course at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Nov. 2, 2020. SOTACC is a 5-week course, h... More

A CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft stationed at the

A CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft stationed at the

A CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft stationed at the 7th Special Operations Squadron lands at a landing zone marked by yellow smoke to exfiltrate U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 352nd Special... More

An aircrew member with the 7th Special Operations Squadron

An aircrew member with the 7th Special Operations Squadron

An aircrew member with the 7th Special Operations Squadron guides an MRZR onto a CV-22B Osprey after MOJO field deployable communications training with Air Force Special Tactics during exercise Valiant Liberty ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Bobby Norton, the

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Bobby Norton, the

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Bobby Norton, the superintendent of Detachment 1 of the 113th Air Support Operations Squadron, which is a unit of the 181st Intelligence Wing, observes aircraft maneuvers from ... More

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

A 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marine exits a CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), during parachute operations over King Faisal ... More

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., July 13,

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., July 13,

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., July 13, 2016– U.S. Marine Sgt. Coltin Davenport, a forward observer, uses a laser to mark a target for a close air support mission the Canadian army and the Mexican na... More

A US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 706th Fighter Squadron (FS), takes off for a Close Air Support (CAS) mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, ... More

A US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 706th Fighter Squadron (FS), takes off for a Close Air Support (CAS) mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), A-10A Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft takes off from the Eielson AFB runway while participating in a training exercise designed to test the units ability to rapidly deploy aircraft and personnel to any location in response to a quick notice and begin Close Air Support (CAS), Forward Air Control (FAC), Air Interdiction, and Combat Search and Rescue (SAR) operations

A US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the New Jersey Air National

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the New Jersey Air National

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Security Forces Squadron receive map and compass training from tactical air control party specialists at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, ... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan,

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan,

U.S. Air Force Airmen from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, perform maintenance on F-15E Strike Eagles, Sept. 30, 2011. Strike Eagles are all-weather multi-role fighters that provide close air support for coalit... More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 4th Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 4th Special Operations

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron evacuate an AC-130U Spooky after after fumes were detected during a close air support training flight as part of exercise Southern Strike 15 (SS15) at... More

A CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft, assigned to the

A CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft, assigned to the

A CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft, assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, takes off after dropping off U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 352nd Special Operations Wing for a personne... More

190328-M-QS181-0075 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2019)

190328-M-QS181-0075 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2019)

190328-M-QS181-0075 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2019) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cade Allen, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU),... More

A 500-pound bomb destroys a target during close air

A 500-pound bomb destroys a target during close air

A 500-pound bomb destroys a target during close air support training conducted by U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controllers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa in Djibouti, Nov. 18, 2015... More

190328-M-QS181-0057 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2019)

190328-M-QS181-0057 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2019)

190328-M-QS181-0057 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2019) U.S. Navy Master Chief Cory Bryan fires a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun from a UH-1Y Venom with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th ... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a show of force over

An A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a show of force over

An A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a show of force over an observation point during a combined arms maneuver live-fire exercise (CAMLFX) at the Orchard Combat Training Center (OCTC), Boise, Idaho on September 20th... More

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines call in close air support while during nighttime joint terminal attack control training with a UH-1N Huey and an AH-1W Super Cobra assigned to Ma... More

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans his

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans his

A member of the Czech Republic air force scans his sectors of fire during a forward air control training scenario a part of Ramstein Rover 2012 Sept. 11, here. During this scenario German forward air controller... More

An Airman from the 23d Security Forces Squadron (SFS)

An Airman from the 23d Security Forces Squadron (SFS)

An Airman from the 23d Security Forces Squadron (SFS) prepares to fire his M4 Carbine during a Force on Force training scenario, June 29, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. This training was held to ensure SFS ... More

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – U.S. Marine

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – U.S. Marine

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Bryan Whitlatch provides cover for Mexican sailors as they participate in a mechanized assault during the Southern California portion of Rim of ... More

A tactical air control party Airman assigned to the

A tactical air control party Airman assigned to the

A tactical air control party Airman assigned to the 113th Air Support Operations Squadron of the 181st Intelligence Wing from the Indiana Air National Guard adjusts his equipment prior to a night close air supp... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tommy Crosby, a special missions

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tommy Crosby, a special missions

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tommy Crosby, a special missions aviator with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron, waits to load a 105mm high-explosive round into a 105mm cannon on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship duri... More

A special operations troop calls in a target to aircraft

A special operations troop calls in a target to aircraft

A special operations troop calls in a target to aircraft while conducting close air support training during the Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Course at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Nov. 3, 2020... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Rinker, a 13th Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Rinker, a 13th Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Rinker, a 13th Air Special Operations Squadron joint terminal attack controller out of Fort Carson, Colo., coordinates close air support for U.S. Soldiers in the Joint Pacific Al... More

US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) Major (MAJ) Mike Lankford, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Pilot assigned to the 706th Fighter Squadron (FS) adjusts his oxygen mask in the aircraft cockpit before conducting a Close Air Support (CAS) mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) Major (MAJ) Mike Lankford, an A-10 Thunde...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ricky A. Bloom, ... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mitch Yang, Detachment (DET) 1, 4th Air Support Operations Group (ASOG), communicates with an air support aircraft during a convoy mission in northern Iraq. Due to a rise in attacks against coalition forces, SSGT Yangs tasked with coordinating close air support (CAS) for the convoy during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mitch Yang, Detachment (DET)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James A. Williams, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 227th Air Support

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 227th Air Support

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron playing as an opposing forces member engages with fellow Airmen preforming small unit tactics at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, German... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mary Howe, 4th Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mary Howe, 4th Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mary Howe, 4th Special Operations Squadron aerial gunner, prepares for a cautionary landing after fumes were detected on board an AC-130U Spooky during a close air support training ... More

A U.S. Army forward observer assigned to the 2-124th

A U.S. Army forward observer assigned to the 2-124th

A U.S. Army forward observer assigned to the 2-124th Infantry Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), operates a laser designator during close air support training in Djibouti, Nov. 18, ... More

Capt. Robert Poe, 74th Fighter Squadron chief of safety

Capt. Robert Poe, 74th Fighter Squadron chief of safety

Capt. Robert Poe, 74th Fighter Squadron chief of safety and A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot, poses for a photo, June 28, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Poe is one of the few Airmen who have earned three differen... More

The sun sets over Detachment 1 of the 113th Air Support

The sun sets over Detachment 1 of the 113th Air Support

The sun sets over Detachment 1 of the 113th Air Support Operation of the Indiana Air National Guard’s 181st Intelligence Wing prior to a night close air support training mission at Atterbury Range at the Camp A... More

Aircrew members with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron

Aircrew members with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron

Aircrew members with the 73rd Special Operations Squadron perform preflight inspections on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship prior to a live-fire training mission at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 9, 2020. The AC-13... More

Airman 1st Class Tyler Boyd, 74th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Tyler Boyd, 74th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Tyler Boyd, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, secures an aircraft panel on the side of an A-10C Thunderbolt II, Dec. 6, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody’s week-long, Phase 1, P... More

A U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller assigned

A U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller assigned

A U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Detachment 1, watches as a French Dassault Mirage conducts close air support for training on a range in Djib... More

Airman 1st Class Nathan Manzella, 74th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Nathan Manzella, 74th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Nathan Manzella, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) aerospace propulsion technician, unscrews the panel of an A-10C Thunderbolt II engine, July 16, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Airmen f... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christophe Cole a Radio

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christophe Cole a Radio

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christophe Cole a Radio Chief with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) sets up a Target Hand-Off System V.2 during a digitally assisted close air support exer... More

An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 122nd Fighter

An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 122nd Fighter

An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., performs a sharp banking maneuver, May 13, 2016, above the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, Ind. The A-10C Thunderbolt... More

Col. Benjamin Conde, left, 23d Wing vice commander,

Col. Benjamin Conde, left, 23d Wing vice commander,

Col. Benjamin Conde, left, 23d Wing vice commander, coins a Team Moody spouse during a Heart Link spouse orientation Aug. 21, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The orientation is geared toward providing all sp... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator with the

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator with the

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator with the 352nd Special Operations Wing peeks out from cover to locate an isolated person needing medical care during a training scenario as part of exercise Valiant Lib... More

Airman 1st Class Trenton Woo, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Trenton Woo, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Trenton Woo, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, inspects the underbelly of an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a sortie surge exercise, July 24, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exerci... More

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Mexican

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Mexican

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Mexican sailors converge on a building while participating in a mechanized assault during the Southern California portion of Rim of the Pacific 2016, aboard Camp Pendl... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Brown and Airman 1st

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Brown and Airman 1st

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Brown and Airman 1st Class Collin Blackburn, both aerospace propulsion technicians assigned to the 494th Aircraft Maintenance Unit out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, gui... More

A special operations troop watches a simulated target

A special operations troop watches a simulated target

A special operations troop watches a simulated target from an observation point during the Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Course at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, Nov. 4, 2020. SOTACC is a 5-week ... More

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale, Louisiana, provides close air support for training during the Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Course at Yuma... More

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) George Gagnon, Navigator, 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), checks his instruments while listening to radio communications during a USAF B-52 Stratofortress close air support mission (CAS) over Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) George Gagnon, Navigator, 40th Exped...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Richard Freeland, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California (July

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California (July

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California (July 29, 2016) – U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division prepare for a beach insert during the Southern California portion of Rim of the... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon performs refueling

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon performs refueling

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon performs refueling operations with a KC-10 Extender while conducting patrols and possible air strikes in Iraqi and Syrian airspace in support of Operation Inherent Resolve... More

Capt. Maurice Grosso, 75th Fighter Squadron A-10C

Capt. Maurice Grosso, 75th Fighter Squadron A-10C

Capt. Maurice Grosso, 75th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot, looks over paperwork prior to a sortie, Dec. 6, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody’s week-long, Phase 1, Phase 2 exercise is designe... More

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