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A UH-1N Iroquois with the 459th Airlift Squadron flies
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A No. 37 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force pilot
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The 179th Airlift Wing conducts a five ship formation
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The 179th Airlift Wing conducts a five ship formation
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U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
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U.S. Marine Captains Sean Elliott (left) and Orlando
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An AV-8B Harrier belonging to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,
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U.S. Army maintenance technician Chief Warrant Officer
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U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat
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Two KC-130J Hercules tankers with Special-Purpose Marine
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A four-ship formation of F-35As from the 388th Fighter
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The 179th Airlift Wing conducts a five ship formation
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Two Naval Aviators operate the controls of a KC-130J
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The 179th Airlift Wing conducts a five ship formation
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The 179th Airlift Wing conducts a five ship formation
The 179th Airlift Wing conducts a five ship formation flight using five of their eight C-130H Hercules to conduct coordinated airdrops, April 26, 2018. As the unit's first five ship formation since the conversi... More
U.S. Army Instructor pilot Chief Warrant Officer 2
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An EA-6B Prowler, belonging to 2nd Marine Aircraft
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The Marines of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Training
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Pilots of a UH-1N Iroquois with the 459th Airlift Squadron
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Airmen from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
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An AV-8B Harrier, belonging to 2nd Marine Aircraft
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U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
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A No. 40 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H(NZ)
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160420-N-BJ294-032 NORFOLK (Apr. 20, 2016) MH-53E Sea
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Pilots assigned to the 85th Flying Training Squadron,
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A KC-130J Hercules tanker with Special-Purpose Marine
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U.S. Army maintenance technician Chief Warrant Officer
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A No. 40 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force loadmaster
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Artwork: "A-37 Formation Flight, Peoria". Artist: Joseph Burlini
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Members of the 459th Airlift Squadron perform a pre-flight
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Members of the 459th Airlift Squadron take off in an
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U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
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The 179th Airlift Wing conducts a five ship formation
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Two KC-130J Hercules tankers with Special-Purpose Marine
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An AV-8B Harrier, belonging to 2nd Marine Aircraft
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A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J
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The 179th Airlift Wing conducts a five ship formation
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Seven EA-6B Prowlers fly in a needle formation over
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A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron combat
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Tech. Sgt. Christopher Rector, 459th Airlift Squadron
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U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group members
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A C-130J Super Hercules with the 36th Airlift Squadron
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A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J
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Parachutes deploy after pallets are dropped from a
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A No. 40 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130H(NZ)
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A No. 37 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force pilot
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Seven EA-6B Prowlers fly in a vee formation over Marine
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U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron and
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Multiple C-130J Super Hercules aircraft with the 36th
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A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J
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An EA-6B Prowler, belonging to 2nd Marine Aircraft
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A U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J
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Aircraft from the 36th and 459th Airlift Squadron sit
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A UH-1N Iroquois with the 459th Airlift Squadron takes
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U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron and
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Tech. Sgt. Michael Wright, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N
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