Airman 1st Class George Phillips, 325th Logistics Readiness
Airman 1st Class George Phillips, 325th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution apprentice, holds the installation flag aloft before passing it to Senior Airman Arielle Ortiz, 43rd Auxiliary Maintenance... More
Pictured is a unit patch on the flight suit of U.S.
Pictured is a unit patch on the flight suit of U.S. Air Force Col. Nicholas Reed with the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, commander, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. Reed, and multiple other pi... More
A QF-16 drone taxis back to the 82nd Aerial Targets
A QF-16 drone taxis back to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1 ramp, after its first flight at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 10, 2017. The QF-16 has been flying at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida si... More
One of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron’s QF-4s sits
One of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron’s QF-4s sits on the drone runway prior to takeoff May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This unmanned QF-4 was used as a full-scale target and shot down by a pilot from t... More
A PAE maintainer directs an unmanned QF-4 down the
A PAE maintainer directs an unmanned QF-4 down the drone runway for takeoff May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This QF-4 was used as a full-scale target and shot down by a pilot from the 177th Fighter Wing,... More
Lt. Col. Ronald King (right), the 82nd Aerial Targets
Lt. Col. Ronald King (right), the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1 commander, and John Anderson (left), the 82nd ATRS, Det. 1 maintenance lead, perform a pre-flight inspection on a QF-16 drone before flight... More
A QF-16 drone sits on the flightline before its first
A QF-16 drone sits on the flightline before its first flight at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 10, 2017. Lt. Col. Ronald King, the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1 commander, piloted the drone during t... More
An Unmanned QF-16 aircraft prepares to participate
An Unmanned QF-16 aircraft prepares to participate in a graduation exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., May 14. The graduation exercise tests the aircraft’s capabilities and connectivity to the White San... More
A PAE maintainer from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron
A PAE maintainer from the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron prepares a BQM-167 for launch May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This subscale target is used for live weapons system evaluations and testing. The 82nd... More
Retired Lt. Col. Thomas Mudge, a ground controller
Retired Lt. Col. Thomas Mudge, a ground controller for the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, remotely pilots a QF-4 during a Combat Archer mission May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The unmanned QF-4 was used a... More
The sun rises over an F-18 Hornet from Oceana Naval
The sun rises over an F-18 Hornet from Oceana Naval Air Station, Va., on the Tyndall flight line July 24. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Javier Cruz/Released)
A QF-16 assigned to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron
A QF-16 assigned to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron aircraft taxies the runway for takeoff at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. The host unit, the 325th Fighter Wing, partnered with the commandin... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Winslow, 82nd Aerial
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Winslow, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, commander, taxies a QF-16 aircraft for takeoff at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. Wilson piloted the aircraft to Shaw Air Fo... More
A PAE maintainer performs maintenance checks in the
A PAE maintainer performs maintenance checks in the cockpit of a QF-4 prior to takeoff on the drone runway May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This unmanned QF-4 was used as a full-scale target and shot down... More
Lt. Col. Ryan Inman, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron commander,
Lt. Col. Ryan Inman, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron commander, flies a QF-16 across the horizon May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The QF-16 is a Full Scale Aerial Target that has been modified to be flown wi... More
Lt. Col. Ronald King, the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron,
Lt. Col. Ronald King, the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1 commander, prepares for the first QF-16 drone flight at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., on Feb. 10, 2017. The QF-16 has been flying at Tyndall Air F... More
A QF-16 drone flies over Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.,
A QF-16 drone flies over Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., on Feb. 10, 2017. Lt. Col. Ronald King, the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1 commander, piloted the drone during the first flight at Holloman since th... More
Maintainers with PAE prepare a QF-4 for takeoff on
Maintainers with PAE prepare a QF-4 for takeoff on the drone runway May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This unmanned QF-4 was used as a full-scale target and shot down by a pilot from the 177th Fighter Wing... More
An Unmanned QF-16 aircraft launches for a graduation
An Unmanned QF-16 aircraft launches for a graduation exercise at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., May 14. The graduation exercise tests the aircraft’s capabilities and connectivity to the White Sands Test System... More
A PAE maintainer removes an engine inlet screen from
A PAE maintainer removes an engine inlet screen from a QF-4 prior to takeoff on the drone runway May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This unmanned QF-4 was used as a full-scale target and shot down by a pilo... More
Lt. Col. Ryan Inman, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron commander,
Lt. Col. Ryan Inman, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron commander, takes off from the runway in a QF-16 May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The QF-16 is a Full Scale Aerial Target that has been modified to be flow... More
Lt. Col. Ronald King (left), the 82nd Aerial Targets
Lt. Col. Ronald King (left), the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1 commander, and John Anderson (right), the 82nd ATRS, Det. 1 maintenance lead, perform a pre-flight inspection on a QF-16 drone before flight... More
Four BQM-167s rest on their launch rails, positioned
Four BQM-167s rest on their launch rails, positioned toward the Gulf of Mexico prior to launch May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This subscale target is used for live weapon system evaluations and testing.... More
Tyndall Airmen load a C-17 Globemaster III with cargo
Tyndall Airmen load a C-17 Globemaster III with cargo necessary for the first-ever F-22 training deployment to Europe at Tyndall. The deployment is in direct support to the European Reassurance Initiative and w... More
Airman 1st Class Brandon Zakari, 325th Operations Support
Airman 1st Class Brandon Zakari, 325th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control apprentice, gathers the installation flag as it is lowered during a retreat ceremony honoring the 9th Chief Master Sergeant... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Winslow, 82nd Aerial
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Winslow, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, commander, Michael Reeves, left, and Michael Seemuth, right, with the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, contractors, perform pre-flight checks a... More
U.S. Air Force civilians Robert Bliven and Andrew Bakios,
U.S. Air Force civilians Robert Bliven and Andrew Bakios, 567th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Squadron perform maintenance on the first QF-16 being regenerated at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Re... More
A C-17 Globemaster III filled with Airmen and cargo
A C-17 Globemaster III filled with Airmen and cargo from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., taxis on the Tyndall flightline. The cargo and Airmen will be part of the first-ever F-22 Raptor deployment to Europe that ... More
Lt. Col. Todd Houchins, 53rd Test Support Squadron
Lt. Col. Todd Houchins, 53rd Test Support Squadron commander, pilots the last 82nd Aerial Target Squadron QF-4 Phantom on Tyndall Air Force Base during the final takeoff, July 24. A small crowd of QF-4 civilian... More
Pictured is a unit patch on the flight suit of U.S.
Pictured is a unit patch on the flight suit of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Winslow with the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, commander, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. Reed, along with multip... More
One of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron’s QF-4s takes
One of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron’s QF-4s takes off down the drone runway May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This unmanned QF-4 was used as a full-scale target and shot down by a pilot from the 177th F... More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Winslow, 82nd Aerial
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Winslow, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, commander, taxies a QF-16 aircraft for takeoff at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 21, 2020. Wilson piloted the aircraft to Shaw Air Fo... More
Lt. Col. Todd Houchins, 53rd Test Support Squadron
Lt. Col. Todd Houchins, 53rd Test Support Squadron commander, pilots the last 82nd Aerial Target Squadron QF-4 Phantom on Tyndall Air Force Base during the final take off, July 24. The QF-4 Phantom will travel ... More
Tyndall Airmen load a C-17 Globemaster III with cargo
Tyndall Airmen load a C-17 Globemaster III with cargo necessary for the first-ever F-22 training deployment to Europe at Tyndall. The deployment is in direct support to the European Reassurance Initiative and w... More
Lt. Col. Todd Houchins, 53rd Test Support Squadron
Lt. Col. Todd Houchins, 53rd Test Support Squadron commander, pilots the last 82nd Aerial Target Squadron QF-4 Phantom on Tyndall Air Force Base during the final take off, July 24. The QF-4 Phantom will travel ... More
A QF-16 drone flies over Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.,
A QF-16 drone flies over Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., on Feb. 10, 2017. Lt. Col. Ronald King, the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron, Det. 1 commander, piloted the drone during the first flight at Holloman since th... More
One of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron’s QF-4s sits
One of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron’s QF-4s sits on the drone runway prior to takeoff May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This unmanned QF-4 was used as a full-scale target and shot down by a pilot from t... More
A BQM-167 launches over the Gulf of Mexico May 12 at
A BQM-167 launches over the Gulf of Mexico May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. This subscale target is used for live weapon system evaluations and testing. The 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron operates QF-4, QF-... More
Lt. Col. Alec "Bulldog" Spencer, SEEK EAGLE Weapons
Lt. Col. Alec "Bulldog" Spencer, SEEK EAGLE Weapons Certification Division Chief, Mr. Gerrold Heikkinen, QF-16 Pilot and Capt. Spencer "Memphis" Bell, 40th Flight Test Squadron F-16 Experimental Test Pilot, tal... More
Airmen and cargo from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.,
Airmen and cargo from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., pack into a C-17 Globemaster III as it taxis on the Tyndall flightline. The supplies and Airmen will be part of the first-ever F-22 Raptor deployment to Europ... More
Lt. Col. Todd Houchins, 53rd Test Support Squadron
Lt. Col. Todd Houchins, 53rd Test Support Squadron commander, pilots the last 82nd Aerial Target Squadron QF-4 Phantom on Tyndall Air Force Base during the final take off, July 24. The QF-4 Phantom will travel ... More
Retired Col. Vincent Farrell, an 82nd Aerial Targets
Retired Col. Vincent Farrell, an 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron pilot, navigates a QF-4 for takeoff May 12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The 82nd ATRS operates QF-4, QF-16 and BQM-167 targets to provide manned ... More