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Maintenance crewmen perform preflight checks on several F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during OPERATION DESERT STORM

Maintenance crewmen perform preflight checks on several F/A-18C Hornet...

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

A plane captain for Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126), performs preflight checks on the landing gear of a TA-4J Skyhawk aircraft

A plane captain for Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126), performs preflight ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jason Marzini Release Statu... More

A U.S. Air Force member deployed to the 26th Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force member deployed to the 26th Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force member deployed to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, completes the preflight checks on a U.S. Air Force HH60G Pave Hawk helicopter on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, March 7, 2013. The flight ... More

A pilot makes final preflight checks in the cockpit of an F-15DJ Eagle aircraft of the 202nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF), during the joint U.S./Japan exercise Cope North 85-4

A pilot makes final preflight checks in the cockpit of an F-15DJ Eagle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: EXERCISE COPE NORTH 85-4 Base: Nyutabaru Air Base State: Kyashu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. James R. F... More

A ground crewman makes final preflight checks on a 53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle aircraft prior to a mission during Open Gate '89. Open Gate is a Joint Chiefs of STAFF/NATO exercise designed to simulate air and sea power tactics required to keep the Straits of Gibraltar open during a crisis

A ground crewman makes final preflight checks on a 53rd Tactical Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPEN GATE '89 Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. David S. Nolan Rel... More

An EA-6B Prowler aircraft, foreground, and an F-14A Tomcat aircraft, background, undergo preflight checks on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Shield.

An EA-6B Prowler aircraft, foreground, and an F-14A Tomcat aircraft, b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS Saratoga(CV 60) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Rose S. Reynolds Release Status: Released to Public... More

SSGT Diane Cherry, left, and A1C Brook Devos, both of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron, make preflight checks in the communications compartment of an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg AFB, California

SSGT Diane Cherry, left, and A1C Brook Devos, both of the 1850th Airbo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

Plane captains for Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126), prepare for preflight checks on the TA-4J Skyhawk aircraft

Plane captains for Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126), prepare for prefligh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jason Marzini Release Statu... More

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force AIRMAN Keamon Combs, crew chief, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, performs preflight checks on an F-16 at the MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, deployed unit complex

Straight on medium shot as US Air Force AIRMAN Keamon Combs, crew chie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Douglas Lingefelt, USAF Release S... More

The crew chief of an US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea performs preflight checks as the marshal stand in front of the aircraft. From the June 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "U.S.-South Korean alliance Strong."

The crew chief of an US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assign...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Randal Sfakis, a Crew CHIEF assigned to the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England, executes preflight checks prior to launching aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Randal Sfakis, a Crew CHIEF ...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircrew, Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 (HML/A-269), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina (NC), perform preflight checks on their UH-1N Iroquois (Huey) helicopter, in Northern Kuwait during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircrew, Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

U.S. Air Force LT. COL. Brad Grambo, 55th Rescue Squadron, commander, goes through preflight checks with his co-pilot prior to conducting water landing manuevers(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Lanie McNeal) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force LT. COL. Brad Grambo, 55th Rescue Squadron, commander, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Unknown Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lanie Mcneal, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

OV-10 Bronco aircraft flight crews from the 22nd Tactical Air Support Squadron go through preflight checks prior to a mission during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85

OV-10 Bronco aircraft flight crews from the 22nd Tactical Air Support ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Kurt Vail Release Status: R... More

Two Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft are given final preflight checks as their pilots prepare for takeoff from the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4) during Operation DESERT SHIELD

Two Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft are given final preflight chec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Scott M. Allen, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

1LT Andrea Tart, an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft co-pilot with the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, makes preflight checks in the cockpit of her aircraft prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

1LT Andrea Tart, an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft co-pi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

C-2A Greyhound aircraft of Fleet Logistics Support Squadrons 24 and 40 (VR-24 and VRC-40) undergo preflight checks prior to takeoff. The VR-24 Greyhounds are the last C-2As of that squadron to leave the station following the decommissioning of VR-24, due to budgetary constraints, after 46 years of service

C-2A Greyhound aircraft of Fleet Logistics Support Squadrons 24 and 40...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Flight deck personnel and helicopter crews do final preflight checks on a MH-47D Chinook medium lift helicopter from the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) during Fleet Exercise 2-94. A MH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) command and control helicopter rest aft of the MH-47D Chinook

Flight deck personnel and helicopter crews do final preflight checks o...

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

Naval Reservist Aviation Electricians Mate Second Class (AE2) John Byrd, an air crewman with Composite Squadron Eight (VC-8), performs preflight checks on an SH-3 Sea King helicopter on the flight line

Naval Reservist Aviation Electricians Mate Second Class (AE2) John Byr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Paul J. Spiotta Release Status: ... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Aaron Schalck, Crew CHIEF, 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG), performing final preflight checks on an F-16C Fighting Falcon. The 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) is deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in support of an F-15 Eagle Weapons Training School

SENIOR AIRMAN Aaron Schalck, Crew CHIEF, 169th Fighter Wing, South Car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Burnette, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Randal Sfakis, a Crew CHIEF assigned to the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England, executes preflight checks prior to launching aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Randal Sfakis, a Crew CHIEF ...

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

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Scott Jenson (left), and USMC Captain (CPT) Shane Seadickman, Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 (HML/A-269), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina (NC), perform preflight checks on their UH-1N Iroquois (Huey) helicopter, in Northern Kuwait during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Scott Jenson (left), and USMC Capta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

On board the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LHA 4), US Marine Corps (USMC) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter Flight Crewmembers assigned to the Blackhawks (Black Hawk) of Helicopter Mine Counter Measure Squadron 15 (HM-15), perform preflight checks on their helicopter prior to conducting a mine sweeping mission. The NASSAU is currently underway in the Persian Gulf, on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO), in the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) Area Of Responsibility (AOR)

On board the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael J. Sandberg, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Soldiers with the 3rd Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment,

Soldiers with the 3rd Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment,

Soldiers with the 3rd Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment, currently attached to the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade conduct preflight checks before launching the Shadow UAS aircraft from Udairi Army Airfield Aug... More

An 8th Tactical Fighter Wing pilot makes final preflight checks in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to a mission during Exercise GUNSMOKE '85

An 8th Tactical Fighter Wing pilot makes final preflight checks in the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '85 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: U... More

Flight deck personnel and helicopter crewmen standby after completing final preflight checks on two U.S. Air Force MH-53J combat search and rescue helicopters on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-74) during Fleet Exercise 2-94. In the rear is a SH-3H Sea King helo of the ships assigned Carrier Airwing Seven (CVN-7)

Flight deck personnel and helicopter crewmen standby after completing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE 2-94 Base: USS George Washington @@(Cvn 73) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gregg L. ... More

STAFF SGT. Kirk Weinert, a member of the maintenance team from the 124th Fighter Group, Boise, Idaho, does his preflight checks on a F-4 Phantom at the Roswell Industrial Air Center during the annual air defense exercise

STAFF SGT. Kirk Weinert, a member of the maintenance team from the 124...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Sea... More

A maintenance technician from the Massachusetts Air National Guard 104th Fighter Group performs preflight checks on a US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II at to prepare the aircraft for NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs

A maintenance technician from the Massachusetts Air National Guard 104...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Bruce Sherwood Re... More

In the cockpit of a SH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the crew performs preflight checks before taking off on a familiarization flight. Assigned to the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron, North Island, California, their mission, for the Red Forces, world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise includes a search for scud missile sites on the Alamogordo bombing range

In the cockpit of a SH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the crew performs pre...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. C... More

US Navy Lieutenant Commander Mike Tluchowski and his copilot, US Navy Commander Kevin Kenny perform preflight checks before evening flight operations on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Both LCDR Tluchowski and CDR Kenny are attached to Helicopter Squadron Seven (HS 7). Truman and its battle group are participating in Exercise UNIFIED SPIRIT, a NATO led United Nations training exercise simulating peace keeping operations off the Atlantic coast

US Navy Lieutenant Commander Mike Tluchowski and his copilot, US Navy ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNIFIED SPIRIT Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jason P. Taylor, USN Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Fandrei, Crew CHIEF, 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF (Royal Air Force) Lakenheath, United Kingdom (UK), goes through preflight checks prior to the launch of a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle fighter aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Christopher Fandrei, Crew...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

U.S. Air Force 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron MAJ. Robert Novotny performs preflight checks inside the cockpit of an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Jan. 27, 2005.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Robert W. Valenca) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron MAJ. Robert Novotny ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Robert W. Valenca Release St... More

A US Navy (USN) SH-60 Seahawk of Helicopter from Anti Submarine Squadron 2 (HSL 2) takes off from the flight deck of the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) as another SH-60 Seahawk goes through its preflight checks. The LINCOLN and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW 2) are currently underway to the Western Pacific for a scheduled six-month deployment

A US Navy (USN) SH-60 Seahawk of Helicopter from Anti Submarine Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Justin R. Blake, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

Lieutenant (LT) Mark Chiffer completes preflight checks in the cockpit of his F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to takeoff

Lieutenant (LT) Mark Chiffer completes preflight checks in the cockpit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Homestead Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Sra Marvin D. Krause Release Status:... More

Flight deck crews and Army personnel do preflight checks on a U.S. Army MH-47D Chinook helicopter of the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) during Fleet Exercise 2-94

Flight deck crews and Army personnel do preflight checks on a U.S. Arm...

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

US Navy Lieutenant Roger Hartman, from Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 42 (HLS-42), Mayport Naval Station, Mayport, Florida, conducts preflight checks on his SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter prior to taking off from the flight deck of the Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate, USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG 58). The ROBERTS is patrolling in the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up

US Navy Lieutenant Roger Hartman, from Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

KC-135 pilots complete their preflight checks prior to a mission in support of NATO Operation Allied Force

KC-135 pilots complete their preflight checks prior to a mission in su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken ... More

A pilot from the 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, test his quick-don oxygen mask during preflight checks on a KC-10 Extender. The pilot and his crew are preparing to fly a mission to refuel aircraft in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A pilot from the 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, test his ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: TS... More

MASTER SGT. Bobby Bullard from HHB 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, holds a fully assembled Raven UAV(unmanned aerial vehicle) in his hands, performing visual preflight checks. The Raven is utilized for surveillance of the area of operation and is capable of providing real-time intelligence. The 101st Airborne Division is currently deployed in the Tikrit area and the northern region in support of the operation. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Teddy Wade) (Released)

MASTER SGT. Bobby Bullard from HHB 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artiller...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Fob Remagen State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operat... More

OV-10 Bronco aircraft flight crews from the 22nd Tactical Air Support Squadron go through preflight checks prior to a mission during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85

OV-10 Bronco aircraft flight crews from the 22nd Tactical Air Support ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Kurt Vail Release Status: R... More

Flight deck crewmen make final preflight checks before launching an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70)

Flight deck crewmen make final preflight checks before launching an F-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Charles R. Solseth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A plane captain for Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126), performs preflight checks on a TA-4J Skyhawk aircraft as ground crewmen look on

A plane captain for Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126), performs preflight ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jason Marzini Release Statu... More

A KC-135 pilot completes his preflight checks prior to a mission support of NATO Operation Allied Force

A KC-135 pilot completes his preflight checks prior to a mission suppo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken ... More

Preflight checks are conducted on A-7E II Corsair aircraft prior to flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60). The aircraft in the foreground is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the fuselage station and an AGM-45 Shrike missile on the right wing pylon

Preflight checks are conducted on A-7E II Corsair aircraft prior to fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 William A. Shayka Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Flight deck crewmen make final preflight checks before launching an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70)

Flight deck crewmen make final preflight checks before launching an F-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Charles R. Solseth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Flight deck crewmen make final preflight checks before launching an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70)

Flight deck crewmen make final preflight checks before launching an F-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Charles R. Solseth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

Two 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle aircraft receive final preflight checks on the flight line at Bitburg Air Base.  Another F-15 is being serviced in the foreground

Two 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle aircraft receive final p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Pilots of the 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron arrive to perform preflight checks on their F-15C Eagle aircraft prior to deploying to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Shield

Pilots of the 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron arrive to perform preflig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

Flight deck personnel and helicopter crews do final preflight checks on two U.S. Air Force MH-53J combat search and rescue helicopters as the aircraft warm engines on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) during Fleet Exercise 2-94

Flight deck personnel and helicopter crews do final preflight checks o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 34366 Base: USS George Washington @@(Cvn 73) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Gregg L. Snaza Release... More

Plane captains for Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126), perform preflight checks on the TA-4J Skyhawk aircraft

Plane captains for Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126), perform preflight ch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jason Marzini Release Statu... More

CAPT. Wenke "Wee Willy" Scott and CAPT. George "Jorge" Thomas from the 124th Fighter Group, Boise IAP, Idaho, do their preflight checks inside an F-4 Phantom prior to take-off while a crew member runs to remove the chocks at the Roswell Industrial Air Center

CAPT. Wenke "Wee Willy" Scott and CAPT. George "Jorge" Thomas from the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Sean... More

U.S. Navy fighter jets including F/A-18A Hornets (Background), F-14 Tomcats (Middle), and A-6B Prowlers (Foreground) undergo preflight checks by Sailors on the flight deck of Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier, USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62), in the Persian Gulf. The jets are being prepared to enforce the No Fly Zone over Iraq

U.S. Navy fighter jets including F/A-18A Hornets (Background), F-14 To...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Charles Neff, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

U.S. Army soldiers with 4th Platoon, Charlie Company,

U.S. Army soldiers with 4th Platoon, Charlie Company,

U.S. Army soldiers with 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 2-149th General Support Aviation Brigade, Task Force No Mercy, conduct preflight checks and maintenance on their UH-60 Black Hawk on Forward Operating Base ... More

200808-N-ML137-1003 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 8, 2020) Airman

200808-N-ML137-1003 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 8, 2020) Airman

200808-N-ML137-1003 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 8, 2020) Airman Christine Blaza, from Hawaii, assigned to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 conducts preflight checks on an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the... More

A 8th Tactical Fighter Wing pilot completes final preflight checks in the cockpit of his F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft before a mission during Exercise COPE THUNDER '84-7

A 8th Tactical Fighter Wing pilot completes final preflight checks in ...

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

AIRMAN 1ST Class Ken O'Connor, crew chief, and STAFF SGT. Jerry Goins, electronics environmentalist, both of the 53rd Fighter Squadron, stand by as COL. John Campbell, commander of the 36th Operations Group, performs preflight checks in the cockpit of his F-15C Eagle aircraft. They are participating in Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone in Bosnia and Herzegovina

AIRMAN 1ST Class Ken O'Connor, crew chief, and STAFF SGT. Jerry Goins,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Janel Schroeder... More

Left side profile medium shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Alamillo (Left), from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, performs preflight checks on a deployed F-16 Falcon at the MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Deployed Unit Complex

Left side profile medium shot as US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Alamillo (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Douglas Lingefelt, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Jonathon Guertin, U-2 aircraft Pilot, 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, waits as USAF SSGT Kitreal Taylor, Physiological Systems Technician, performs a preflight checks on his pressurized flight suit, in preparation for a mission over the no fly zone in southern Iraq. MAJ Guertin is deployed to Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Jonathon Guertin, U-2 aircraft Pilot, ...

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: TSGT Jack Braden, USAF Releas... More

U.S. Air Force LT. COL."Smokey"Robinson and CAPT. Josh Larsen, weapons officer upgrade students, perform preflight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft Globemaster during a Composite Force Operations exercise at Biggs Army Airfield, TX, on Nov. 12, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Suzanne M. Jenkins) (Released)

U.S. Air Force LT. COL."Smokey"Robinson and CAPT. Josh Larsen, weapons...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Biggs Army Airfield State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins Release Status: Rel... More

LT. Donze of the 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron does preflight checks on an F-4 Phantom II aircraft prior to starting the engine

LT. Donze of the 18th Tactical Fighter Squadron does preflight checks ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Douglas C. Gruben Release Status... More

Members of Strike-Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) speak with a pilot prior to conducting preflight checks on F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm

Members of Strike-Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) speak with a pilot prio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

STAFF SGT. Kirk Weinert, a member of the maintenance team from the 124th Fighter Group, Boise, Idaho, does his preflight checks on a F-4 Phantom at the Roswell Industrial Air Center during the annual air defense exercise

STAFF SGT. Kirk Weinert, a member of the maintenance team from the 124...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Sea... More

US Air Force Captain Brett Gallagher, a pilot from the 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, stands next to a F-15E Strike Eagle prior to preflight checks. The Strike Eagle is a two-seat fighter designed to maintain air superiority during combat. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-03278 or search 000828-F-9032T-006)

US Air Force Captain Brett Gallagher, a pilot from the 494th Fighter S...

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

First Lieutenant Joe O'Rourke, USAF, C-17A Globemaster III Co-Pilot, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, completes preflight checks of his aircraft, at Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily. Air Force members deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

First Lieutenant Joe O'Rourke, USAF, C-17A Globemaster III Co-Pilot, 1...

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

U.S. Army soldiers with 4th Platoon, Charlie Company,

U.S. Army soldiers with 4th Platoon, Charlie Company,

U.S. Army soldiers with 4th Platoon, Charlie Company, 2-149th General Support Aviation Brigade, Task Force No Mercy, conduct preflight checks and maintenance on their UH-60 Black Hawk on Forward Operating Base ... More

200812-N-ML137-1038 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 12, 2020)

200812-N-ML137-1038 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 12, 2020)

200812-N-ML137-1038 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 12, 2020) Airman Adrian Belmonte, from Glendale, California, right, and Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Robert Robertson, from Reedsburg, Wisconsin, assigned to the ... More

An 18th Tactical Fighter Wing pilot completes his final preflight checks in the cockpit before a mission during Exercise COPE THUNDER '84-7

An 18th Tactical Fighter Wing pilot completes his final preflight chec...

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

AIRMAN 1ST Class Brook Devos of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron makes preflight checks in the battle staff compartment of an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif

AIRMAN 1ST Class Brook Devos of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Scott Steward Release Status:... More

LT Cedric Walker completes preflight checks on his EA-6B Prowler aboard USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62). INDEPENDENCE is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch

LT Cedric Walker completes preflight checks on his EA-6B Prowler aboar...

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

SENIOR AIRMAN Aaron Schalck, Crew CHIEF, 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG), performing final preflight checks on an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft. The 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) is deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in support of an F-15 Eagle Weapons Training School

SENIOR AIRMAN Aaron Schalck, Crew CHIEF, 169th Fighter Wing, South Car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Burnette, USAF Release S... More

First Lieutenant Joe O'Rourke, USAF, C-17A Globemaster III Co-Pilot, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, completes preflight checks of his aircraft, at Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily. Air Force members are deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

First Lieutenant Joe O'Rourke, USAF, C-17A Globemaster III Co-Pilot, 1...

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

A pair of US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcons, 52nd Fighter Wing (FW), Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany, are held by End of Runway (EOR) crewmembers for final preflight checks, prior to deploying in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A pair of US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcons, 52nd Fighter Wi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk, 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), Patrick Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), crew performs preflight checks on their aircraft prior to flying a mission over Baghdad. The Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) unit is currently assigned to Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) HH-60G Pave Hawk, 301st Rescue Squadron (RQS), A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Lt. Cmdr. Ignacio Valadez, right, from Boston, and

Lt. Cmdr. Ignacio Valadez, right, from Boston, and

Lt. Cmdr. Ignacio Valadez, right, from Boston, and Lt. Andrew Norris, from San Antonio, both assigned to the Black Knights of Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, conduct a series of preflight checks to an SH-60 Sea... More

Pilots of the 26th Aggressor Squadron aboard five F-5E Tiger II aircraft wait for final preflight checks during Exercise COPE THUNDER '84-7

Pilots of the 26th Aggressor Squadron aboard five F-5E Tiger II aircra...

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

Flight deck crewmen make final preflight checks before launching an F-14A Tomcat aircraft during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70)

Flight deck crewmen make final preflight checks before launching an F-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Charles R. Solseth Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

SSGT Diane Cherry of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron makes preflight checks in the communications compartment of an EC-135 Stratolifter "Looking Glass" aircraft of the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, prior to a mission. Named "Glory Trip 143GB," the mission will be the first remote launch of a silo-housed Minuteman III missile by an aircraft based at Offutt. The missile will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

SSGT Diane Cherry of the 1850th Airborne Communications Squadron makes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska(NE) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Re... More

Flight deck personnel do final preflight checks on a U.S. Army MH-47D Chinook medium lift helicopter from the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment before the aircraft starts engines on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) during Fleet Exercise 2-94. Several other U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force helicopters are in the background

Flight deck personnel do final preflight checks on a U.S. Army MH-47D ...

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

Republic of Singapore Air Force Major Chee (left) and copilot Capatin Lau, perform preflight checks inside the cockpit of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft at McConnell AFB, Kansas. From AIRMAN Magazine, July 2000 article "Mission McConnell"

Republic of Singapore Air Force Major Chee (left) and copilot Capatin ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcconnell Air Force Base State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison Release Status: R... More

The hand of First Lieutenant Joe O'Rourke, USAF, C-17A Globemaster III Co-Pilot, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, as he completes preflight checks at Naval Air Station, Sigonella, Sicily. Air Force members are deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The hand of First Lieutenant Joe O'Rourke, USAF, C-17A Globemaster III...

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

On the ramp Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, two KC-10 pilots from the 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, adjust their high frequency radio during preflight checks on their KC-10 Extender. The pilots and their crew are preparing to fly a mission to refuel aircraft in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

On the ramp Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, two KC-10 pilot...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: TS... More

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) John Howland, Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California (CA), checks a Sidewinder (AIM-7F) missile during preflight checks to ensure it is hung correctly on his USN F/A-18C Hornet fighter on board the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The LINCOLN and Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) John Howland, Strike Fighter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Lewis Hunsaker, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Dan Young, Hydraulic Systems Technician, 922nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), performs preflight checks on the landing gear hydraulic system of an USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft prior to conducting a mission from Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, during Combined Task Force, Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Dan Young, Hydraulic Sys...

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 Anna Hayman, USAF Release St... More

A US Air Force (USAF) crewchief, 12th Fighter Squadron (FS), Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), in communication with the pilot, performs final preflight checks on the F-15 Eagle before launching a mission

A US Air Force (USAF) crewchief, 12th Fighter Squadron (FS), Elmendorf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircrew, Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 (HML/A-269), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina (NC), perform preflight checks on their UH-1N Iroquois (Huey) helicopter, in Northern Kuwait during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Aircrew, Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Scott Jenson (left), and USMC Captain (CPT) Shane Seadickman, Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 (HML/A-269), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina (NC), perform preflight checks on their UH-1N Iroquois (Huey) helicopter, in Northern Kuwait during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Scott Jenson (left), and USMC Capta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Woodard, flight engineer,

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Woodard, flight engineer,

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Woodard, flight engineer, deployed to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, complete the preflight checks on a U.S. Air Force HH60G Pave Hawk helicopter on Camp Bastion, Afghani... More

Ground crewmen make final preflight checks on an OA-37B Dragonfly aircraft from the 169th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, during Exercise GRANADERO I

Ground crewmen make final preflight checks on an OA-37B Dragonfly airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GRANADERO I Base: La Mesa Air Base Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Released ... More

An 8th Tactical Fighter Wing pilot completes final preflight checks in the cockpit of his F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft before a mission during Exercise COPE THUNDER '84-7

An 8th Tactical Fighter Wing pilot completes final preflight checks in...

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

Several UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters undergo preflight checks on the flight line prior to take off during Operation SAND EAGLE '88

Several UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopters undergo preflight ch...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SAND EAGLE '88 Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

AIRMAN (AN) Mary Garcia, a plane captain for Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126), performs preflight checks on a TA-4J Skyhawk aircraft

AIRMAN (AN) Mary Garcia, a plane captain for Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jason Marzini Release Statu... More

An unidentified female Naval Reservist is completing preventive maintenance and preflight checks on an SH-3 Sea King helicopter on the flight line

An unidentified female Naval Reservist is completing preventive mainte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Paul J. Spiotta Release Status: ... More

US Air Force Colonel Gary North goes through preflight checks in F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prior to flying a training mission from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The green star on the aircraft represents the Iraqi Mig-25 that he shot down. COL Gary North became the first US Air Force pilot to achieve an aerial kill in a Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH when he successfully engaged an Iraqi Mig-25 Foxbat that violated the Iraqi southern no-fly zone

US Air Force Colonel Gary North goes through preflight checks in F-16 ...

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: SSGT Andrew Jacobus, USAF Release Status:... More

Royal Air Force Group Captain Nigel M. Huckins, United Kingdom Liaison Officer to United States European Command, goes through preflight checks in the backseat of a F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft from the 48th Fighter Wing, 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, prior to departure. Group Captain Huckins was visiting the base to familiarize himself with the Wing's mission

Royal Air Force Group Captain Nigel M. Huckins, United Kingdom Liaison...

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

US Navy (USN) AIRMAN (AN) Travis Yellowhair assigned to Patrol Squadron Four (VP-4), makes preflight checks on USN P-3C Orion aircraft, on the flight line at an undisclosed location, between missions. Patrol Squadron Four is deployed a to forward location and is participating in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Navy (USN) AIRMAN (AN) Travis Yellowhair assigned to Patrol Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VP-4 Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Arlo K. Abrahamson, USN Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Randal Sfakis, a Crew CHIEF assigned to the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England, executes preflight checks on an F-15E Strike Eagle prior to launch

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Randal Sfakis, a Crew CHIEF ...

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

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) William "Animal" Cheal, 172nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Michigan Air National Guard (MANG), goes through preflight checks of an AGM-65 Maverick missile on his A-10 Thunderbolt II at a desert air base in the Arabian Gulf Region. 1LT Williams is on alert standby tasking to provide close air support to advancing coalition ground troops during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) William "Animal" Cheal, 172...

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

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brian Gillespie, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Crew CHIEF assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) performs preflight checks prior to launching his aircraft for a close air mission at Kirkuk Air Base (AB) in Northern Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Brian Gillespie, an A-10 Thund...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James A. Williams, USAF Release Status: ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II ground crew, 303rd Fighter Squadron (FS), Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri (MO), perform preflight checks on its jet prior to a nighttime take off at Kirkuk Air Base (AB) in northern Iraq. The fighter squadron is responsible for providing close air support (CAS) to ground troops throughout the northern third of the country in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II ground crew, 303rd Fighter S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT James A. Williams, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

U.S. Air Force 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron MAJ. Robert Novotny performs preflight checks on an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Jan. 27, 2005.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Robert W. Valenca) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron MAJ. Robert Novotny ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Robert W. Valenca Release St... More

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