U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Bryson and another
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Bryson and another airman push a heater cart out of the path of an RC-135 Rivet Joint while preparing the aircraft for launch Feb. 3 at Offutt Air Force Base Neb. Additional m... More
Airman Patrick Mahon, 55th Maintenance Group, disinfects
Airman Patrick Mahon, 55th Maintenance Group, disinfects the cockpit of RC-135 Rivet Joint on the flight line April 28, 2020 here. The 55th MXG built cleaning kits for each aircraft and worked alongside the 55t... More
Staff Sgt. Riley Neads, Airman First Class Kejion
Staff Sgt. Riley Neads, Airman First Class Kejion Madden-Vaughn and Airman First Class Clinton Woods III, crew chiefs with the 55th Maintenance Group, move a ground power unit while preparing to launch a RC-135... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Riley Neads, left, and
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Riley Neads, left, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Kindig, right, operate air cannons from deicing trucks to blow snow off of an OC-135 Open Skies aircraft Feb. 3 at Offutt Ai... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Riley Neads operates an
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Riley Neads operates an air cannon from a deicing truck to blow snow off of the wing of an OC-135 Open Skies aircraft Feb. 3 at Offutt Air Force Base Neb. Additional maintenance tim... More
Holocaust survivor Ernest Simon and members of Team
Holocaust survivor Ernest Simon and members of Team Mildenhall pose for a photo at a U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint at RAF Mildenhall, England, April 30, 2019. Simon was born in Austria in 1930 and fled to E... More
An Offutt-based RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint aircraft takes-off
An Offutt-based RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint aircraft takes-off during Global Thunder 17, U.S. Strategic Command’s annual command post and field training exercise, Oct. 30, 2016, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The ex... More
Team Offutt Airmen board an RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint
Team Offutt Airmen board an RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint aircraft during Global Thunder 17, U.S. Strategic Command’s annual command post and field training exercise, Oct. 30, 2016, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The ... More
Crew chiefs from the 83rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit,
Crew chiefs from the 83rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 55 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron move aerospace ground equipment while preparing an RC-135 Rivet Joint for launch Feb. 3 at Offutt Air Force Base Neb. Additi... More
Holocaust survivor Ernest Simon greets U.S. Air Force
Holocaust survivor Ernest Simon greets U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Cottrill, 95th Reconnaissance Squadron commander, on the flight line at RAF Mildenhall, England, April 30, 2019. Simon was born in Austria... More
An Offutt-based RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint aircraft taxis
An Offutt-based RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint aircraft taxis out of its parking spot during Global Thunder 17, U.S. Strategic Command’s annual command post and field training exercise, Oct. 30, 2016, at Offutt Air For... More
Offutt Airmen launch an RC-135 Rivet Joint in response
Offutt Airmen launch an RC-135 Rivet Joint in response to threats of flooding near the southeast side of Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska March 16, 2019. The state of Nebraska is experiencing widespread flooding... More
Offutt Airmen launch an RC-135 Rivet Joint in response
Offutt Airmen launch an RC-135 Rivet Joint in response to threats of flooding near the southeast side of Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska March 16, 2019. The state of Nebraska is experiencing widespread flooding... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Kindig operates an
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Kindig operates an air cannon from a deicing truck to blow snow off the wing of an OC-135 Open Skies aircraft Feb. 3 at Offutt Air Force Base Neb. Additional maintenance time i... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vincent Vasquez, left, U.S.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vincent Vasquez, left, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan Scott and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Bryson, right, standby while preparing an RC-135 Rivet Joint for launch Feb. ... More
Staff Sgt. Riley Neads, a crew chief with the 55th
Staff Sgt. Riley Neads, a crew chief with the 55th Maintenance Group, prepares to launch an RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint aircraft during Global Thunder 17, U.S. Strategic Command’s annual command post and field train... More
Airman First Class Kejion Madden-Vaughn (left) and
Airman First Class Kejion Madden-Vaughn (left) and Staff Sgt. Riley Neads (right), crew chiefs with the 55th Maintenance Group, prepare to launch an RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint aircraft during Global Thunder 17, U.S... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Kindig, left, and
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Kindig, left, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Riley Neads, right, operate air cannons from deicing trucks to blow snow off of an OC-135 Open Skies aircraft Feb. 3 at Offutt Ai... More
An Offutt-based RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint climbs into
An Offutt-based RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint climbs into the air during Global Thunder 17, U.S. Strategic Command’s annual command post and field training exercise, Oct. 30, 2016, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The e... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Kindig operates an
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Kindig operates an air cannon from a deicing truck to blow snow off the wing of an OC-135 Open Skies aircraft Feb. 3 at Offutt Air Force Base Neb. Additional maintenance time i... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vincent Vasquez, left, U.S.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vincent Vasquez, left, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan Scott, background, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Bryson, right, standby while preparing an RC-135 Rivet Joint fo... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Kindig climbs into
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Kindig climbs into the bucket of a deicing truck boom Feb. 3 at Offutt Air Force Base Neb. The equipment is used to blow accumulated snow off of aircraft and to spray a deicing... More
A RC-135 Rivet Joint from the 379th Air Expeditionary
A RC-135 Rivet Joint from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing prepares to move onto the runway before a mission Oct. 21, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The RC-135 Rivet Joint is a reconnaissance aircraft that ... More