The shadow of the sun passes over the moon above shipping
The shadow of the sun passes over the moon above shipping containers and bomb shelters at Bagram Air Field Dec. 10.
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (Location 2), Donaldson Center, Greenville, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of touris... More
Two KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to McConnell Air
Two KC-135 Stratotankers assigned to McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. approach each other prior to air refueling training during the solar eclipse Aug. 21, 2017, in the path of totality. The KC-135 has been the b... More
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (Location 2), Donaldson Center, Greenville, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of touris... More
Sgt. Kate Bolcar, a native of Budd Lake, New Jersey,
Sgt. Kate Bolcar, a native of Budd Lake, New Jersey, and vocalist for the Big 5 Band, of the 101st Airborne Division Band, performs at Hopkinsville, Kentucky’s Summer Salute Festival, Aug. 19. The band performs... More
A view of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse from the South
A view of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse from the South Carolina Air National Guard's fighter ramp at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of ... More
PORTLAND, Ore. (Aug. 21, 2017) Sailors assigned to
PORTLAND, Ore. (Aug. 21, 2017) Sailors assigned to the USS Frank Cable (AS 40), view the solar eclipse aboard the ship, Aug. 21. Frank Cable, currently in Portland, Ore. for a scheduled dry-dock phase maintenan... More
A solar eclipse appears over Rosecrans Air National
A solar eclipse appears over Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., Aug 21, 2017. The eclipse could be seen from West to East across the United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt.... More
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (Location 2), Donaldson Center, Greenville, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of touris... More
Sailors assigned to the Navy's Ceremonial Guard conduct
Sailors assigned to the Navy's Ceremonial Guard conduct training at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling during the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. Established in 1931, the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard is the ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Chinook crewmembers watch the eclipse
Coast Guard Cutter Chinook crewmembers watch the eclipse off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 21, 2017. Crews assisted the College of Charleston and NASA launch a balloon to gather eclipse data. Ph... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Blair, a
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Blair, a photojournalist with the 87th Air Base Wing, takes photos of maintenance airmen during a partial solar eclipse over Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. ... More
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (Location 2), Donaldson Center, Greenville, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of touris... More
The solar eclipse was viewed by civilians, Soldiers
The solar eclipse was viewed by civilians, Soldiers and Airmen of the Arkansas National Guard at the Joint Force Headquarters building at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center, in North Little Rock, Ark. on Aug... More
A view of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse from the South
A view of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse from the South Carolina Air National Guard's fighter ramp at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of ... More
NASA Eclipse, Dryden history gallery
EC97-44357-10 The Kelly Space and Technology (KST)/USAF/NASA Eclipse project's modified QF-106 is shown under tow on the project's first tethered flight on December 20, 1997. The successful 18-minute-long fligh... More
Dale Austin, a safety officer on Fort Jackson, peers
Dale Austin, a safety officer on Fort Jackson, peers up into the cloudy sky to view the total solar eclipse Monday at Hilton Field. Crowds were drenched by sudden storms but kept looking up to see the moon pass... More
The sun eclipses the moon over a row of B-Huts Dec.
The sun eclipses the moon over a row of B-Huts Dec. 10.
Minnesota Army National Guard 34th "Red Bull" Infantry
Minnesota Army National Guard 34th "Red Bull" Infantry Division service members enjoyed the lunar eclipse from Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, Dec. 10, 2011.
Vlad Kovalevsky takes photos of the solar eclipse on
Vlad Kovalevsky takes photos of the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, at the Lake Barkley Dam tailwater area. Kovalevsky traveled from Canada to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipse.
A view of the 2017 total solar eclipse from the South
A view of the 2017 total solar eclipse from the South Carolina Air National Guard's fighter ramp at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of ... More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the South Carolina Army National
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard and state agencies view the solar eclipse at South Carolina Emergency Management Division, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected t... More
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (Location 2), Donaldson Center, Greenville, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of touris... More
A view of the 2017 total solar eclipse from the South
A view of the 2017 total solar eclipse from the South Carolina Air National Guard's fighter ramp at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of ... More
A U.S. Air Force airman from the New Jersey Air National
A U.S. Air Force airman from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing watches a partial eclipse over Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 21, 2017. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes betw... More
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (Location 2), Donaldson Center, Greenville, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of touris... More
PORTLAND, Ore. (Aug. 21, 2017) Sailors, Military Sealift
PORTLAND, Ore. (Aug. 21, 2017) Sailors, Military Sealift Command civilian mariners and Vigor Industrial shipyard employees view the solar eclipse aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), Aug. 21. Fr... More
NASA Eclipse, Dryden history gallery
EC97-44159-8 Shot of the QF-106 aircraft in flight with the landing gear deployed. August 1997 NASA Photo / Carla Thomas Eclipse Project Description NASA Identifier: 305504main_EC97-44159-8
Sunrise on the day of the Great American Eclipse near
Sunrise on the day of the Great American Eclipse near Linn, Missouri. The clear sky provided hope that the total eclipse would be visible when it arrived at 1:14 p.m. (U.S. Army photo by Paul Levesque)
Alvin Lavoie sets up photographic equipment near Linn,
Alvin Lavoie sets up photographic equipment near Linn, Missouri, in preparation for the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. (Photo by Dan Bailey)
A view of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse from the South
A view of the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse from the South Carolina Air National Guard's fighter ramp at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of ... More
NASA Eclipse, Dryden history gallery
EC98-44471-1 The F-18 simulator cockpit was used for the F-106 simulation and Eclipse Tow Launch Demonstration project. In this project to demonstrate a reusable launch vehicle, a modified F-106 was towed aloft... More
NASA Eclipse, Dryden history gallery
EC97-44357-13 TOW LAUNCH DEMONSTRATION - The Kelly Space & Technology (KST)/USAF/NASA Eclipse project's modified QF-106 climbs out under tow by a USAF C-141A on the project's first tethered flight on December 2... More
NASA Eclipse, Dryden history gallery
EC97-44357-9 OFF THE GROUND - The Kelly Space & Technology (KST)/USAF/NASA Eclipse project's modified QF-106 lifts off under tow on the project's first tethered flight on December 20, 1997. The successful 18-mi... More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the South Carolina Army National
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the South Carolina Army National Guard and state agencies view the solar eclipse at South Carolina Emergency Management Division, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected t... More
2nd Lt. Katie Rettinger, an Air Force Specialized
2nd Lt. Katie Rettinger, an Air Force Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 18-10 student, and classmates escaped their instructor pilots for a bit to check out the solar eclipse at Vance Air Force Bas... More
Sergeant First Class John Folco III, a native of Marysville,
Sergeant First Class John Folco III, a native of Marysville, Michigan, and the Big 5 Band’s noncommissioned officer-in-charge, plays the saxophone during the band’s performance at Hopkinsville Kentucky’s Summer... More
U.S. Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National
U.S. Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard view the solar eclipse at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of tourists to ... More
Personnel gather outside of Building 400, Monday, Aug.
Personnel gather outside of Building 400, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, to view the solar eclipse. The partial eclipse over Colorado dimmed the sky and reached approximately 90 pe... More
The solar eclipse was viewed by civilians, Soldiers
The solar eclipse was viewed by civilians, Soldiers and Airmen of the Arkansas National Guard at the Joint Force Headquarters building at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center, in North Little Rock, Ark. on Aug... More
Paul Levesque gives the thumbs-up by a poster that
Paul Levesque gives the thumbs-up by a poster that was a Christmas present after returning home from Linn, Missouri, to view the Great American Eclipse. The verdict: Everyone should view a total eclipse at leas... More
The 50th Space Wing wants its Airmen to know the importance
The 50th Space Wing wants its Airmen to know the importance of the eclipse, which took place Aug. 21, 2017.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Douglas Shaffer, an anesthesiologist
U.S. Air Force Capt. Douglas Shaffer, an anesthesiologist with the 910th Medical Squadron, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, observes through eclipse glasses as the moon passes in front of the sun during a ... More
The Minuteman statue outside Patriot Hall at the Air
The Minuteman statue outside Patriot Hall at the Air National Guard’s I.G. Brown Training and Education Center dons a pair of eclipse glasses, June 22, 2017, to emphasize the need for safe viewing of the coming... More
A U.S. Air Force airman from the New Jersey Air National
A U.S. Air Force airman from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing watches a partial eclipse over Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Aug. 21, 2017. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes betw... More
The solar eclipse was viewed by civilians, Soldiers
The solar eclipse was viewed by civilians, Soldiers and Airmen of the Arkansas National Guard at the Joint Force Headquarters building at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center, in North Little Rock, Ark. on Aug... More
A partial eclipse is seen through the clouds over Luke
A partial eclipse is seen through the clouds over Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Aug. 21, 2017. The base saw approximately 62 percent obscurity during the illuminating event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham)
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (Location 2), Donaldson Center, Greenville, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of touris... More
The sun eclipses the moon over Disney Drive at Bagram
The sun eclipses the moon over Disney Drive at Bagram Air Field Dec. 10.
Minnesota Army National Guard 34th "Red Bull" Infantry
Minnesota Army National Guard 34th "Red Bull" Infantry Division service members enjoyed the lunar eclipse from Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, Dec. 10, 2011.
Eclipse at Detroit Dam - A series of pictures of the sun during a sola...
Eclipse from Detroit Dam
Black Knights don't stop for Sun
A1C Andrew Barido, a guidance and control specialist from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Knight Aircraft Maintenance Unit (left), conducts inspections on a C-130J Hercules as A1C Landon Moore, a crew ch... More
A herd of cows on a farm near Linn, Missouri, seem
A herd of cows on a farm near Linn, Missouri, seem unaware that an eclipse will occur later that day. The high clouds in the background lifted before the eclipse began. (U.S. Army photo by Paul Levesque)
NASA Eclipse, Dryden history gallery
EC97-44357-9 OFF THE GROUND - The Kelly Space & Technology (KST)/USAF/NASA Eclipse project's modified QF-106 lifts off under tow on the project's first tethered flight on December 20, 1997. The successful 18-mi... More
U.S. Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National
U.S. Airmen assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard view the solar eclipse at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of tourists to ... More
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard
View of the solar eclipse from the S.C. National Guard Army Aviation Support Facility (Location 2), Donaldson Center, Greenville, S.C., Aug. 21, 2017. This historic event is expected to bring millions of touris... More
A solar eclipse appears over Rosecrans Air National
A solar eclipse appears over Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Mo., Aug 21, 2017. The eclipse could be seen from West to East across the United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt.... More
A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon from the New
A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing is lit up by the sun at the beginning of a partial solar eclipse on Oct. 23, 2014 at Atlantic City Air National... More
The moon is seen after the lunar eclipse recedes over
The moon is seen after the lunar eclipse recedes over Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 27, 2018. During this phase, Earth's umbra, or shadow's dark core, starts moving away from the moon's surface and the moo... More
Members of the South Carolina National Guard test their
Members of the South Carolina National Guard test their solar eclipse safety glasses August 9, 2017, in Columbia, South Carolina. The glasses were distributed by the South Carolina National Guard Safety Office ... More
A photo of the base flag was taken at the regional
A photo of the base flag was taken at the regional point of totality causing Eclipse-shaped sunbursts to appear during the solar eclipse Aug. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)