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CPT Tim Kline, aboard an F-15A Eagle aircraft, prepares for flight during Exercise Sidewinder II. The pilot is from the 71st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing

CPT Tim Kline, aboard an F-15A Eagle aircraft, prepares for flight dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SIDEWINDER II Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released t... More

A pilot and copilot from the 2nd Bombardment Wing, wearing full chemical-biological warfare gear, take their positions in the cockpit of a B52G Stratofortress aircraft during an operational readiness inspection by the Strategic Air Command Inspector General Team

A pilot and copilot from the 2nd Bombardment Wing, wearing full chemic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Phil Schmitten Release Status... More

A view from the cockpit as a Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft makes a right turn in a low-level flight during the ninth annual international airlift competition Airlift Rodeo '87. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A view from the cockpit as a Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT RODEO '87 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

Sergeant (SGT) Randy Cook from the 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron checks the controls of an F-15 Eagle aircraft after a sortie. The squadron is participating in AMALGAM WARRIOR 88, the largest air defense exercise of the year designed to afford units

Sergeant (SGT) Randy Cook from the 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR 88 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

An aircrewman prepares to check a fluid level in the landing gear compartment of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft during the Strategic Air Command's bombing/navigation competition Proud Shield '88

An aircrewman prepares to check a fluid level in the landing gear comp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD '88 Base: Minot Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A1C Chris H. Luckie adjusts the throttle on the pump engine aboard an aircraft refueling truck during the NATO exercise Tactical Fighter Weaponry '89

A1C Chris H. Luckie adjusts the throttle on the pump engine aboard an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY '89 Base: Karup Air Base Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Louis Briscese Release ... More

1LT Troy Waddell, the co-pilot of a 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron (345th TAS) C-130 Hercules aircraft, adjusts the speed of an engine during a "Tac Trainer" mission. The 345th TAS deployed to South Korea from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to conduct terrain-following navigation and tactical air drop training missions

1LT Troy Waddell, the co-pilot of a 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron (3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

LT. CMDR. E.F. Atchison waves to the crowd from the cockpit of his A-6E Intruder aircraft upon his arrival on base. Members of Carrier Air Wing 3 and Carrier Air Wing 17 are returning home after serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm

LT. CMDR. E.F. Atchison waves to the crowd from the cockpit of his A-6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A flight crewman aboard a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 9 (HS-9) SH-3H Sea King helicopter looks out a window during a flight off of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the northeastern Mediterranean to support Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq

A flight crewman aboard a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 9 (HS-9) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: JO1(Sw) Gregg L. Snaza Release Status: Released to Pub... More

A refueling specialist, in a KC-10 Extender aircraft refueling position, transfers fuel to a F-117 Stealth fighter. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A refueling specialist, in a KC-10 Extender aircraft refueling positio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

United States Air Force Major General Joseph H. Wehrle Jr., Commander 3rd Air Force and Commander of Joint Task Force Operation Atlas Response, surveys flood damage in the Machanga district south of Beira, Mozambique. Wehrle flew aboard an HH-60G "Pave Hawk" from the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, on a mission to Machanga where citizens continue to deal with problems caused by recent flooding. To date, Task Force aircraft participating in Operation Atlas Response have delivered more than 71 tons of humanitarian relief supplies on 102 flights to more than 20 locations 16 March 2000

United States Air Force Major General Joseph H. Wehrle Jr., Commander ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Machanga State: Sofala Country: Mozambique (MOZ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force Major Jeff Waldman, Pilot, and US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Larry Rohekohr, co-pilot, from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Field, fly an MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft above the Pacific Ocean during a training rescue operation. The 129th is one of only three Rescue units in the ANG, and the only one on the west coast

US Air Force Major Jeff Waldman, Pilot, and US Air Force Lieutenant Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Andrew Hughan, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Brigadier General Steve Vonderheide, Commander of the 152nd Air Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, sits behind the pilot of an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft during a Scathe View Mission part of Exercise NORNTHERN EDGE 2001. The Scathe View program allows aircraft to acquire imagery up to 17,000 ft off the ground and can instantly transmit the imagery to ground forces

Brigadier General Steve Vonderheide, Commander of the 152nd Air Wing, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Craig Clapper Relea... More

Lieutenant Commander Gary Herbert (Hometown: Centreville, Virginia), an E-2C Hawkeye Aircraft commander assigned to VAW-125 (Airborne Early Warning) Squadron, Norfolk Virginia, confirms navigational waypoints near Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS) during DESERT RESCUE IX. Desert Rescue is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon NAS, Nevada

Lieutenant Commander Gary Herbert (Hometown: Centreville, Virginia), a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Comm... More

A pilot assigned to the 120th Fighter Wing, Montana Air National Guard (ANG) climbs the ladder to his F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to a training mission at Great Falls Air Port, Montana (MT)

A pilot assigned to the 120th Fighter Wing, Montana Air National Guard...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Great Falls State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Montana Air National Guard Scene Camera Opera... More

An USAF instructor pilot sits in the cockpit of an USAF T-38 Talon aircraft from 560th Flying Training Squadron, on the flight line at Randolph AFB, TX

An USAF instructor pilot sits in the cockpit of an USAF T-38 Talon air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeffrey Allen, USAF Release Status... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) John Grimes, KC-10 Extender aircraft Pilot assigned to the 186th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), goes through his in-flight checklist during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) John Grimes, KC-10 Extender aircraft P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

U.S. Air Force 1ST LT. Greg Somborn, Co-Pilot, 19th Air Refueling Group, 99th Air Refueling Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga., checking the instrument panel on a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler aircraft, on Oct. 20, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Bradley A. Lail) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force 1ST LT. Greg Somborn, Co-Pilot, 19th Air Refueling Grou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: AMN Bradley A. Lail Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Todd Giggy, an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot from the 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepares to take off for a mission during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 18, 2004. Keen Sword is designed to further increase the defensive readiness of Japanese and American forces through training in air, ground, and sea operation. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force CAPT. Todd Giggy, an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hyakuri Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

U.S. Air Force MAJ. GEN. William Hodges (left), Director, Global Reach Programs from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., is given a tour inside the cockpit of a C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft by COL. Ti Vining (right), 314th Ailft Wing Vice Commander, during his visit at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., on Jan. 11, 2005. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Roxanne Zellmer) (Released)

U.S. Air Force MAJ. GEN. William Hodges (left), Director, Global Reach...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Roxanne Zellmer, USAF Release... More

Onboard the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76), USN (brown shirt) Plane Captains assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22 (VFA-22) certify that their F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is ready for launch during flight operations. The REAGAN and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are currently deployed to the Persian Gulf, as part of a routine rotation of US Maritime Forces conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in support of the global war on terrorism

Onboard the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Aaron Burden, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Capt. James Brophy, left, and 1st Lt. David Bick fly

Capt. James Brophy, left, and 1st Lt. David Bick fly

Capt. James Brophy, left, and 1st Lt. David Bick fly a modified KC-130J Super Hercules at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 2, 2014. The aircraft is equipped with a Harvest Hercules Airborne We... More

Detroit Tigers visit Selfridge

Detroit Tigers visit Selfridge

SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich.-- Detroit Tiger Matt Boyd experiences the A-10 Thunderbolt II training simulator at Selfridge. Members of the Detroit Tigers baseball team visit with Citizen-Airmen fro... More

The 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard responds

The 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard responds

The 179th Airlift Wing, Ohio Air National Guard responds to Hurricane Maria relief efforts Sept. 29, 2017. The aircraft took off from Mansfield, Ohio this today to provide airlift support relief efforts in the ... More

Capt. Jon, a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot prepares to exit

Capt. Jon, a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot prepares to exit

Capt. Jon, a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot prepares to exit his aircraft during his final flight with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 12, 2017. U-2's are routinely flo... More

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilots, assigned

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilots, assigned

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilots, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, wait on the ramp to start takeoff procedures at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, Jan. 25, 2018. The C-17 is capable of r... More

Close up of Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Randy Petyak, USAF, Commander, 25tht Fighter Wing, Osan AB, Korea as he sits in the cockpit of his USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during an exercise at Osan AB

Close up of Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Randy Petyak, USAF, Commander, 25...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Johnny Saldivar, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A view of the pilot from inside the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft, as two A-7 aircraft are visible through the canopy. The aircraft are from Light Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) assigned aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66)

A view of the pilot from inside the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: W. M. Welch Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The pilot of a 26th Aggressor Squadron F-5E Tiger II aircraft signals by hand prior to takeoff during Exercise COPE THUNDER '84-7

The pilot of a 26th Aggressor Squadron F-5E Tiger II aircraft signals ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '84-7 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Perez Releas... More

A KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling boom operator of the 9th Air Refueling Squadron refuels an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Theater Force Employment Exercise IV

A KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling boom operator of the 9th Air Refu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THEATER FORCE EMPLOYMENT IV Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Schading Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A flight-line support technician checks out the controls in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft

A flight-line support technician checks out the controls in the cockpi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Pilots conduct a preflight check of a C-130 Hercules aircraft before taking off in support of Operation Desert Shield

Pilots conduct a preflight check of a C-130 Hercules aircraft before t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

1LT Mark Morris, a navigator with the 38th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, evaluates the performance of student pilots MAJ Richard Davis and CPT Chris Hofstad as the trainees fly a mission over Texas in a 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing RC-135 Stratolifter aircraft

1LT Mark Morris, a navigator with the 38th Strategic Reconnaissance Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The pilot of an A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing of England Air Force Base, La., communicates with his crew chief following a mission during Operation Desert Storm.

The pilot of an A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the 23rd Tac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Prentes Tramble Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Brig. GEN. John Brooks, Aircraft Commander and the Commander of the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany completes the combat exit checklist as the C-130 transport aircraft leaves Bosnian airspace as (left to right) Captain Kyle Reid and STAFF SGT. Richard Davis look on. The general was flying with these members of the 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. who are providing inter-theater transport capability to the former Yugoslavia region in support of the operation

Brig. GEN. John Brooks, Aircraft Commander and the Commander of the 86...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. David W. Richards Release Status: Released t... More

LCDR Bryan Kust sits in a F/A-18 Hornet flight simulator aboard the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). Independence is forward deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch

LCDR Bryan Kust sits in a F/A-18 Hornet flight simulator aboard the ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Chris Howell Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A close up view from inside the cockpit of a US Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft as USAF Lieutenant Colonel Michael Kock from the 28th Bomb Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas maneuvers the aircraft into refueling position with a waiting KC-135 Stratotanker refueling boom. From AIRMAN Magazine, August 2000 article "One Hot Bomber."

A close up view from inside the cockpit of a US Air Force B-1B Lancer ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung Release Status: Released... More

Aircraft crewmembers from the 731st Airlift Squadron (AS), Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, go over the drop procedures and coordinates. Reserve and active duty C-130's at Ramstein Air Base (AB) participate in a mass tactical exercise that will air drop in excess 140 tons of cargo and over 520 US Army Combat Paratroopers from Vinceza, Italy

Aircraft crewmembers from the 731st Airlift Squadron (AS), Peterson Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Justi... More

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) C-130E Hercules aircraft Pilot, assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron (AS), 43 Airlift Wing (AW), is seated at the cockpit controls of his aircraft, during a mission flow in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) C-130E Hercules aircraft Pilot, as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bethann Hunt, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Inside the US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress bomber, USAF Major (MAJ) Jeffrey (left), Aircraft Commander, and USAF MAJ Gregory, Pilot, 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), perform final pre-flight checks prior to a mission against Iraqi targets, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Inside the US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress bomber, USAF Major...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Cesar Rodriguez, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Joshua Johnson, Pilot, 79th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), prepares for an in-flight refueling from an USAF KC-10A Extender advanced tanker / cargo aircraft during an aerial sortie on the northern California coastline

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Joshua Johnson, Pilot, 79th Air Refuel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Leeann Sunn-Wagner, USAF Releas... More

A U.S. Air Force aerospace ground equipment SENIOR AIRMAN refuels a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, on Jan. 18, 2005, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Scott T. Sturkol) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force aerospace ground equipment SENIOR AIRMAN refuels a C-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Karshi-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott T.Sturkol, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

1st Lt. Benjamin Boyle, Navigator with the 164th Airlift

1st Lt. Benjamin Boyle, Navigator with the 164th Airlift

1st Lt. Benjamin Boyle, Navigator with the 164th Airlift Squadron, practices the decontamination process during a readiness exercise May 18, 2019, at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio. Throughout the exer... More

U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Neil Hede, commander

U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Neil Hede, commander

U.S. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Neil Hede, commander of the 327th Airlift Squadron, performs preflight checklist before a training mission at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Jan. 28, 2016. The final two-hour ... More

The 37th Tactical Aircraft Squadron, in their chemical warfare gear, flies a C-130 Hercules aircraft to Wunstdorf German Air Force Base, West Germany, during exercise Reforger '80

The 37th Tactical Aircraft Squadron, in their chemical warfare gear, f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Luxembourg International Airport Country: Luxembourg (LUX) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Robert Wickley Rel... More

A view of the cockpit of a KC-10A Extender aircraft during take-off. The aircraft is being used during exercise Ocean Venture '82

A view of the cockpit of a KC-10A Extender aircraft during take-off. T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

Captain Reid Murphy, an F-15 Eagle pilot from the 159th Fighter Group, New Orleans, LA in the cockpit of his aircraft, waits for the signal from his crew chief to start the engines to fly another sortie during Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise

Captain Reid Murphy, an F-15 Eagle pilot from the 159th Fighter Group,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '96 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

United States Air Force Captain Mike Irwin, a Pilot with the 50th Airlift Squadron out of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, flies a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Captain Irwin and his crew will be delivering personnel, equipment and supplies (not shown) to Tuzla Air Base in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in support of Operation Joint Guard

United States Air Force Captain Mike Irwin, a Pilot with the 50th Airl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Paul R. Caron Release S... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Roderick Farris, a fuels distribution specialist from the 48th Supply Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, adjusts the fuel pump throttle on an R11 Oshkosh refueler. SRA Farris must monitor the pounds per square inch (p.s.i.'s) while refueling the aircraft

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Roderick Farris, a fuels distribution speci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

US Air Force Major Floyd Hancock, an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot from the 122nd Fighter Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, performs his preflight check list prior to a mission at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. MAJ Hancock is a part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Air Force Major Floyd Hancock, an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Sean M. Worrell, USAF Re... More

United States Air Force Captain Mike Wollet, left, Captain Jay Clark, center, Major Dean Steele, fly a C-17 Globemaster aircraft loaded with humanitarian earthquake relief cargo bound for India

United States Air Force Captain Mike Wollet, left, Captain Jay Clark, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Stan Parker Release Status: Released to P... More

The pilot of a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 35th Fighter Squadron "Pantons", Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, gives the "Panton" sign prior to taxiing to takeoff for a simulated battle in the Korea province during the 8th Fighter Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The 8th Fighter Wing personnel are being evaluated on their wartime capabilities as well as their ability to survive and operate during their ORI

The pilot of a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 35th Fighter Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

An air-to-air view from the flightdeck of a C-17A Globemaster III as both aircraft return to Germany after the successful Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) airdrop over Afghanistan. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Oration ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first orational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission...

An air-to-air view from the flightdeck of a C-17A Globemaster III as b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An air-to-air view from the flightdeck of a C-17A Globemaster III as both aircraft return to Germany after the successful Tri-Wa... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Taylor, USAF, 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), deices the area over fuselage where the wings meet of a C-141B Starlifter on the flightline at McGuire AFB, New Jersey, after the first snow of the winter season

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Taylor, USAF, 305th Aircraft Generatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Scene Camera Opera... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Grant W. Spesard, KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft Pilot assigned to the 108th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), performs a cockpit preflight checklist before taking off for a mission in support of Exercise COPE TIGER '02 at Wing 1 Air Base Korat AB, Thailand. Cope Tiger is an annual, multi-national exercise in the Asia-Pacific region which promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skills and practice interoperability with US Forces

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Grant W. Spesard, KC-135E Stratotanker...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER '02 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Ope... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Albert Griffiths, 177th Fighter Wing (FW), Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), completes a stray voltage check on a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, at Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (NJ). USAF personnel from the 177th FW are deployed in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Albert Griffiths, 177th Fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Egg Harbor State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Tom ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Mike Shreves (Pilot) and USAF First Lieutenant (1LT) Cory Irwin, (Co-Pilot), both assigned to the 76th Airlift Squadron (AS) performs a preflight inspection inside the cockpit of their USAF C-21 Lear Jet aircraft prior to taking off for a mission at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Mike Shreves (Pilot) and USAF First ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT P. J. Farlin, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Abigail Albert, 75th Airlift Squadron performs pre-flight checks in the cockpit of her C-9 Nightingale aircraft before taking off for a medical evacuation flight at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF)

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Abigail Albert, 75th Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Felicia R. Haecker, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Abigail Albert, 75th Airlift Squadron performs pre-flight checks in the cockpit of her C-9 Nightingale aircraft before taking off for a medical evacuation flight at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF)

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Abigail Albert, 75th Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress aircraft Co-pilot, assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), man's his position in the cockpit as he maneuvers the aircraft into position to conduct aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) B-52H Stratofortress aircraft Co-p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Richard Freeland, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Rob Hyee, B-52H Stratofortress long range bomber aircraft pilot, Commander, 23rd Bomb Squadron (BS), 5th Operations Group (OG), 5th Bomb Wing (BW), Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota (ND), performs final pre-flight checks inside the cockpit of his B-52H prior to departing Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) to fly back to the Bomber Forward Operating Location (BFOL), operated by the 36th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam (GU). CPT Hyee and his crew evacuated Guam because it was threatened by Typhoon Sudal

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Rob Hyee, B-52H Stratofor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Michael Dey, CIV, USAF Release Status: R... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Carmilla Tatel, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft Pilot assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom, sets the manual pressure control knob located on the over head panel during the interior inspections her aircraft prior to take off

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Carmilla Tatel, a KC-135 Stratotanke...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeanette Copeland, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Daniel James III, takes the controls on the flight deck of a Boeing 707-300 Survelliance Aircraft assigned to the 116th Air Control Wing (ACW). General James visited the 116th ACW in order to fly a training mission with the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) unit

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Daniel James III, takes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Tom Mckenzie, USAF Release Status: Released to Publ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) David H. Peeler, Commanding Officer, Marine Aircraft Group Three One (MAG-31), gives a thumbs up for the cockpit of his F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, before executing his final flight as a member of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three One Two (VMFA-312) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) David H. Peeler, Commanding Offic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Leslie J. Gosnell, USMC Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Tom Stewart (left), a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot with the 308th Fighter Squadron (FS), 56th Fighter Wing (FW), conduct preflight check inside the cockpit of his aircraft before a 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) Major (MAJ) Tom Stewart (left), a USAF F-16 Fighti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Angela Clemens, USAF Release Status:... More

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Brian Chewning, a loadmaster from the 57th Weapons Squadron, prepares his C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft before a mission during a Composite Force Operations (CFO) exercise at Biggs Army Air Field, Texas, on Nov. 18, 2004. The CFO phase of the U.S. Air Force Mobility Weapons School/ Weapons Instructor Courses employs a realistic scenario requiring the students to plan and execute airdrop, air land and air refueling operations in a dynamic, mature theater. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Matthew Hannen) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Brian Chewning, a loadmaster from the 57th W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Biggs Army Air Field State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: ... More

Texas Air National Guard (TXANG) Major (MAJ) Jim Richburg (right), Mission Support SPECIALIST, 147th Fighter Wing (FW), TXANG, Ellington Field, Texas (TX), explains to USAF Colonel (COL) Earl Bell, CHIEF, National Guard Bureau-Domestic Operations (NGB J3) Counterdrug Division, what kinds of support the RC-26B Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft provided to the Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts before a flight over New Orleans to survey the damage

Texas Air National Guard (TXANG) Major (MAJ) Jim Richburg (right), Mis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Montgomery State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cheryl Hackley, USAF Release Status: Released... More

060922-N-0573T-002 (Sept. 22, 2006)US Navy (USN) LT. j.g. Dylan Schoo of Training Squadron 21 (VT-21) and Training Air Wing 2 (TRAWING-2), Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas (TX), performs a pre-flight inspection of his USN T-45 Goshawk aircraft on the flight line at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida (FL). LT. j.g Schoo is one of 24 student aviators from TRAWING-2 that completed their aircraft carrier qualifications training onboard (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71).(U.S. Navy official photo by LT. j.g. Lee Thackston) (Released)

060922-N-0573T-002 (Sept. 22, 2006)US Navy (USN) LT. j.g. Dylan Schoo ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas Cecil Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LTJG Lee Thackston, USN Release Status: Relea... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ben Hough, pilot, Marine Light

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ben Hough, pilot, Marine Light

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ben Hough, pilot, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, examines the inner components of an AH-1Z Viper at Marine Corp... More

Cpl. Luke Somers links a power cord to an F-35B Lightning

Cpl. Luke Somers links a power cord to an F-35B Lightning

Cpl. Luke Somers links a power cord to an F-35B Lightning II aircraft in preparation for a weapons functional test during Exercise Steel Knight at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Califor... More

The crew in the cockpit of a B-52H Superfortress aircraft fly toward Darwin, Australia, where they will participate in Glad Customer '82 exercises

The crew in the cockpit of a B-52H Superfortress aircraft fly toward D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLAD CUSTOMER '82 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Alex R. Taningco Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

An air-to-air left side view of the nose of a B-1 bomber aircraft

An air-to-air left side view of the nose of a B-1 bomber aircraft

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bill Thompson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The pilot and copilot of a 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, C-130E Hercules aircraft wait for permission to take off during an airdrop exercise

The pilot and copilot of a 21st Tactical Airlift Squadron, 374th Tacti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David N. Craft Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Major General (MGEN) Donald D. Brown, commander 22nd Air Force, and Brigadier General (BGEN) Chung Young Joo, chief of staff, C-3 operations for the Korean army, examine the cockpit of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT'86

Major General (MGEN) Donald D. Brown, commander 22nd Air Force, and Br...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Kurt Vail Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

TSGT Gambert of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron drops cargo from a troop door of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during tactical airdrop training. Eight air crews and two aircraft are deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Clark Air Base for the exercise

TSGT Gambert of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron drops cargo from a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Ferguson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aviation Electrician's Mate 1ST Class Dayne C.M. Beckford, left, a flight engineer with Patrol Squadron 56 (VP-56) monitors some of the in-flight systems aboard a P-3C Orion aircraft. VP-56 is based at Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida

Aviation Electrician's Mate 1ST Class Dayne C.M. Beckford, left, a fli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dante Deangelis Release S... More

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN John Murphy, a Crew CHIEF from the 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, performs post-flight procedures in the cockpit of a USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Reconnaissance aircraft at the base, on October 26th, 2000. SRA Murphy is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN John Murphy, a Crew CHIEF from the 363rd Ex...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTEHRN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lori M. Stewart, USAF Re... More

At the flight engineer station on the flightdeck, STAFF Sergeant Richard Torgeson, USAF, guidance and control systems specialist, 62nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, prepares for an engine test run on a C-141 after making repairs. Many Air Force personnel are deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily

At the flight engineer station on the flightdeck, STAFF Sergeant Richa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

CHIEF Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3) John Anderson, USA, Platoon Leader (Co-pilot), starts his pre-flight checks of the US Army UH-60 Black Hawk. The soldiers are participating in Operation RESCUE AIR. This Joint exercise between the United States Army, Bravo Company, 2-224th Aviation Battalion, Task Force Pegasus, Comanche Base, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Portuguese Army is designed to familiarize soldiers with the Black Hawk and other aircraft they may use during combat

CHIEF Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3) John Anderson, USA, Platoon Leader (Co-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESCUE AIR Base: Camp Visoko Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA David Miler, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Shawn Brown, F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft Crew CHIEF, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), wears a communication headset as he coordinates launch operations at Incirlik, Air Base, Turkey, while deployed there in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Shawn Brown, F-15E Strike Ea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Rel... More

The flight crew of a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A "Globemaster III" aircraft assigned to the 17th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), perform pre-flight cockpit checks on the flight line at Rhein-Main Air Base (AB), Germany, before taking for their 1,000th combat mission in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Pictured are USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Paul Wittsack (pilot), USAF Major (MAJ) Edward Fleuren (co-pilot), and USAF MAJ Jeffery Meyers (Navigator)

The flight crew of a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A "Globemaster III" aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF... More

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot assigned to the 131st Fighter Wing (FW), Missouri (MO) Air National Guard (ANG), signals from the cockpit of his aircraft before takeoff for the Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise DESERT RESCUE X, at Lambert International Airport (IAP), St. Louis, MO

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE X Base: Lambert Iap, Saint Louis State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Scott Notestine, KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft Pilot assigned to the 900th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), Ohio (OH), Air National Guard (ANG) watches from the cockpit of his aircraft as a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft taxis past, while deployed to Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Scott Notestine, KC-135 Stratotanker...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA James Harper, USAF Release St... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft Pilot assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), 20th Fighter Wing (FW), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), sits in the cockpit of his aircraft during a refueling mission flown in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft Pilot assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SRA James Harper, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

The crew of a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft conduct a preflight mission briefing in the cockpit of their aircraft, prior to takeoff from Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany. Pictured left-to-right, Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Norman Schnelle; MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Mike Rowell; Captain (CPT) Ryan Woerner; and Colonel (COL), Erwin F. Lessel III, Commander, 86th Airlift Wing (AW)

The crew of a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft conduct a pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT John P. Snow, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ryan Williams (left) and USAF TSGT Sean O'Brien, both Crew Chiefs assigned to the Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) perform an engine run operations check, from the cockpit of a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, during routine maintenance operations at a forward deployed operating base, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ryan Williams (left) and...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kevin A. Camara, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Rick Kelley (Co-Pilot) prepares for flight inside of the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 108th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), New Jersey (NJ) Air National Guard (ANG), on the flight line at McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), NJ

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Rick Kelley (Co-Pilot) prepares for ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael O'Hagan, USAF Release ... More

Aboard a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, Pilot First Lieutenant (1LT) Erick Turasz, left and Boom Operator STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Fatone from the 91st Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) wait for fighter aircraft to air-to-air refuel

Aboard a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, Pilot First...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chad Chisholm, USAF Release Sta... More

Maryland Air National Guard LT. COL. Bucher in the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft for a final flight at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Md., on Oct.13, 2004, (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Chris Schepers) (Released)

Maryland Air National Guard LT. COL. Bucher in the cockpit of an A-10 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Warlfied Angb State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Chris Schepers Release Status: Released ... More

A U.S. Navy instructor pilot and a student pilot prepare to take off from their T-45A Goshawk trainer aircraft for a training mission onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) on Oct. 17, 2006. The REAGAN is currently conducting training squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class (AW/SW) Aaron Burden) (Released)

A U.S. Navy instructor pilot and a student pilot prepare to take off f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Aaron Burden, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force WC-130J Weatherbird aircraft

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force WC-130J Weatherbird aircraft

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force WC-130J Weatherbird aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron looks out the cockpit window during a flight into Hurricane Hermine Sept. 1, 2016. Hurricane Hermi... More

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2018) - Royal Australian Air

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2018) - Royal Australian Air

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2018) - Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant Daniel Saunders, a load master aboard a C-27 Spartan aircraft, monitors activity during a supply drop drill, Feb. 21. Cope North enhances mult... More

The crew in the cockpit of a B-52H Superfortress aircraft fly toward Darwin, Australia, where they will participate in Glad Customer '82 exercises

The crew in the cockpit of a B-52H Superfortress aircraft fly toward D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLAD CUSTOMER '82 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Alex R. Taningco Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Lance M. Hornbuckle, 32nd Aerial Refueling Squadron, operates the fuel boom on board a KC-10 Extender aircraft during an inflight refueling with a 33rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The aircraft are participating in Exercise IMMEDIATE FALCON'86

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Lance M. Hornbuckle, 32nd Aerial Refueling S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IMMEDIATE FALCON Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A plane captain checks the cockpit of an EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 140 (VAQ-140) on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

A plane captain checks the cockpit of an EA-6B Prowler aircraft from T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bonaccorso Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

MAJ Sam Via and CPT Chuck Simpson, weapon systems officer, 2874th Test Squadron, Sacramento Air Logistics Center, prepare to take a recently repaired F-111 aircraft on a test flight. Squadron members test refurbished aircraft to make certain that the planes are ready for return to regular duty

MAJ Sam Via and CPT Chuck Simpson, weapon systems officer, 2874th Test...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcclellan Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dennis Mahoney Release Status: Re... More

STAFF SGT. Eulalio Maynes, crew chief with the 336th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, cleans the multiple purpose displays in the cockpit of a 4th Tactical Fighter Wing F-15E Eagle aircraft during Operation Desert Shield

STAFF SGT. Eulalio Maynes, crew chief with the 336th Aircraft Maintena...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Rose Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public ... More

LT. COL. George London, 6517th Test and Evaluation Squadron, sits in the cockpit of a C-17 aircraft. London piloted the C-17 on its inaugural flight from the Douglas Aircraft Co. facility in Long Beach, Calif., to Edwards

LT. COL. George London, 6517th Test and Evaluation Squadron, sits in t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Michael Haggerty Release Stat... More

LCDR El "Elk" Kules sits in the cockpit of his A-6E Intruder aircraft after landing on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) during Fleet Exercise 2-94

LCDR El "Elk" Kules sits in the cockpit of his A-6E Intruder aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE 2-94 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gregg Snaza Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Crewmembers conduct pre-flight checks inside the aircraft during the 21st AF STANEVAL. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Crewmembers conduct pre-flight checks inside the aircraft during the 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Jon K. Scudder Release Statu... More

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