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A right underside view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) in the unique black tail paint of "The Jolly Rogers" climbing out after taking off for a training sortie

A right underside view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky Release Status... More

STAFF Sergeant, Kenneth Kisner (left), dedicated crew chief, and AIRMAN, Mario Sales (right), crew chief, 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, check one of the four General Electric brand F-101/102 turbine jet engines of their unit's B-1B Lancer. In 12 hours this aircraft "Hellion" will be the lead aircraft in a two ship formation that will launch on a non-stop around the world sortie, that will include five in-flight refuelings, and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

STAFF Sergeant, Kenneth Kisner (left), dedicated crew chief, and AIRMA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, retracts its landing gear during a take-off for an exercise sortie. Global Guardian is designed to exercise the ability of USSTRATCOM and its component forces to effectively deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed by the National Command Authority

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Candace Hitchcock signals to F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot US Air Force Captain Frazier Prescot. The aircraft will be flying a mission that breaks the sortie mission record for the most flying hours within three days

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Candace Hitchcock signals to F-15 Eagl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Three AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW) are staged in one of many weapons bays below deck, awaiting transportation up to the flight deck to F/A-18s onboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The JSOW is a precision-guided weapon that will allow naval aircraft to attack targets at increased standoff distances, greatly increasing aircraft survivability. It is usable in adverse weather conditions and will give aircrews the ability to attack multiple targets in a single sortie. In the background are three GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound bombs

Three AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW) are staged in one of many ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jose Cordero, USN Release Status: Released to Publi... More

United States Air Force AIRMAN First Class John Bolz looks on as the pilot cycles the aircraft through the ground check before launching for the day's first sortie. Training Exercise Iron Claw, Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia, 11 September 2000

United States Air Force AIRMAN First Class John Bolz looks on as the p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRON CLAW Base: Kuchyna Air Base Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua Release Status: Released to... More

US Air Force Brigadier General Bob DuLaney, co-commander for coalition forces assigned to Operation NORTHERN WATCH, and his "co-pilot" Stanley prepare to launch in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The real mission of the sortie is to educate the children of America on the mission being preformed here at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey

US Air Force Brigadier General Bob DuLaney, co-commander for coalition...

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 Kimberlie E Drews, USAF Relea... More

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Claus Fausting, Aircraft Armament Systems Craftsman for the 555th Fighter Squadron prepares a pylon to receive practice munitions for another sortie at Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia. The 555th is in Slovakia for a weapons training deployment

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Claus Fausting, Aircraft Armament Systems ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

First Lieutenant Brent Reinhardt, USAF, the F-16D Fighting Falcon pilot looks around the ramp before taxiing to take off on a training sortie. The 421st Fighter Squadron F-16's diverted to the Utah Air National Guard base due to an accident at Hill AFB; an F-16C crashed after the nose-gear tire blew during a high-speed takeoff

First Lieutenant Brent Reinhardt, USAF, the F-16D Fighting Falcon pilo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mark Savage, ... More

Air Force B-1B Lancer pilots from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing pre-flight their aircraft to ensure it is ready for the next mission during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. B-1B bombers have dropped over 3.8 million pounds of weapons and over 60 percent of all Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) to date. The B-1B has flown over 120 sorties for an overall sortie rate of 93 percent Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Air Force B-1B Lancer pilots from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing pre-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW Scene ... More

Members from the 389th Fighter Squadron (FS), recover an F-16 Falcon to its revetment on it's return from a sortie, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Members from the 389th Fighter Squadron (FS), recover an F-16 Falcon t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Gaddis, USAF Releas... More

An F-16 Falcon from the 389th Fighter Squadron (FS) comes to a stop after taxiing up to a final inspection before departing on a combat sortie, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

An F-16 Falcon from the 389th Fighter Squadron (FS) comes to a stop af...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Gaddis, USAF Releas... More

A United States Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom, rolls down a taxiway prior to taking to the East Anglian skies for a mission-essential training sortie in support of United States European Command (USEUCOM) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commitments

A United States Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF Release Status: R... More

A US Navy (USN) EA-6B Prowler connects with a refueling feed-basket while air-to-air refueling, during a sortie in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

A US Navy (USN) EA-6B Prowler connects with a refueling feed-basket wh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Anna Hayman, USAF Release Status:... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Strike Eagle fighter from Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia, takes-on fuel from a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker from Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, during a sortie in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Strike Eagle fighter from Langley Air Forc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shannon Collins, USAF Release Sta... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Bryce "Bullet" Silver, right, with the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), an F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and CAPT Brian "Bluto" Schubert, a Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), from Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, check their aircraft prior to a sortie against the South African Air Force (SAAF), 2 Squadron Flying Cheetahs at Air Force Base (AFB) Louis Trichardt

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Bryce "Bullet" Silver, right, with ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Louis Trichardt Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Cesar Rodriguez, USAF Re... More

After burners blazing, a US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 22nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany, launches on a sortie in support of local Exercise Operation Winter Chill 2002

After burners blazing, a US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 52d FW Scene Camera Operator: TSGT B... More

US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Patrick Manning, talks to the pilot of a B-1Lancer bomber as they prepare to launch a sortie in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM at a forward operating location

US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Patrick Mannin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jocelyn Rich, USAF Release St... More

A US Air Force (USAF) E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft assigned to the 128th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron (EACCS) takes off for a combat sortie over Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Syst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); AIM-9 Sidewinders Missiles; GBU-12 500-pound bombs, and a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), in flight over the skies of Iraq on a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 494t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Air Force Maj. Peter Milohnic watches as USAF Capt Jonathan Gration, breaks away in his USAF F-15C Eagle fighter as he prepares to enter the landing pattern on their return to home base after training sortie over the Atlantic Ocean during the Eagle's last week of flying under the 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va., on Sept. 22, 2004. Both aircraft are carrying AIM-9M Sidewinder missile and AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). After Oct. 1st, the 27th FS will officially migrate from an F-15 squadron to the first operational F/A-22 Raptor squadron currently due to arrive in mid 2005. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Ben Bloker) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Peter Milohnic watches as USAF Capt Jonathan Grati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Jason Orban, a weapons loader assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va., updates the forms of an F-15C Eagle aircraft prior to a sortie during Exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 9, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Ben Bloker) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Jason Orban, a weapons loader assigned to th...

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 Ben Boker, USAF Release Status: R... More

Lt. Col. Dave DeAngelis, an F-35 Lightning II pilot

Lt. Col. Dave DeAngelis, an F-35 Lightning II pilot

Lt. Col. Dave DeAngelis, an F-35 Lightning II pilot assigned to the 419th Operations Group, prepares for flight May 22 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The flight in aircraft 5079 was the 3,000th operational F-35 ... More

U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft pilots

U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft pilots

U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft pilots assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron fly a low-level tactical airlift sortie during Thracian Summer 2020 in Bulgaria, Aug. 14, 2020. Tactical airlift sortie... More

Airman 1st Class Michael Wilkins, a crew chief assigned

Airman 1st Class Michael Wilkins, a crew chief assigned

Airman 1st Class Michael Wilkins, a crew chief assigned to the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares to launch an F-35 Lightning II aircraft, number 5079, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 22. In addition to... More

NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 4, 2019) USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)

NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 4, 2019) USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)

NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 4, 2019) USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) (back) leaves Naval Station Norfolk in preparation of hurricane Dorian. This departure follows the announcement of Sortie Condition Alpha by Commander, ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Craig Reinwald, 435th Contingency

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Craig Reinwald, 435th Contingency

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Craig Reinwald, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency air traffic controller, observes a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on its approach to the Poroyna Highway landing zone du... More

Lt. Col. James Sage talks to maintainers while F-22s

Lt. Col. James Sage talks to maintainers while F-22s

Lt. Col. James Sage talks to maintainers while F-22s flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force's 19th Fighter Squadron prepare to take off during an early mor... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 36th Fighter

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 36th Fighter

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron taxis to the runway for a training mission while an A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 25th Fighter Squadron takes off during Exercise Beverly Herd 17-1 a... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon disconnects from a KC-10 Extender

An F-16 Fighting Falcon disconnects from a KC-10 Extender

An F-16 Fighting Falcon disconnects from a KC-10 Extender after receiving fuel over Iraq, Dec. 25, 2016. F-16s are providing precision guided close air support during Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inheren... 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

The flight crew of a 32nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-10A Extender aircraft participates in a bombing sortie during Proud Shield '92, a Strategic Air Command bombing and navigation competition

The flight crew of a 32nd Air Refueling Squadron KC-10A Extender aircr...

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: TSGT Scott Stewart Release Status:... More

Two pilots from the 53rd Fighter Squadron receive an intelligence briefing prior to a night sortie during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

Two pilots from the 53rd Fighter Squadron receive an intelligence brie...

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: TECH. SGT David Mcleod Relea... More

Brig. GEN. Ron Henderson, Commander, 7th Wing (ACC), Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, briefs media about exercise CORONET BAT, a non-stop around the world sortie of two B-1B Lancer bombers, that will include five in-flight refuelings, and three no-drop bombing exercises. This mission when completed will establish the first (unofficial) world record in the weight category

Brig. GEN. Ron Henderson, Commander, 7th Wing (ACC), Dyess Air Force B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

STAFF Sergeant, Kenneth Kisner (left), dedicated crew chief, and AIRMAN Mario Sales, crew chief, 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, inspect the intake duct for two of the four General Electric brand F-101-102 turbine jet engines of their unit's B-1B Lancer. In 12 hours this aircraft "Hellion" will be the lead aircraft in a two ship formation that will launch on a non-stop around the world sortie, that will include five in-flight refuelings, and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

STAFF Sergeant, Kenneth Kisner (left), dedicated crew chief, and AIRMA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

A row of B-1B Lancers of the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas stand ready for launch in 12 hours for a non-stop around the world sortie that will include five in-flight refuelings and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

A row of B-1B Lancers of the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

Night preparation of B-1B Lancer bomber hours before crews of the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, launch on a non-stop around the world sortie, that will include five in-flight refuelings, and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category. The aircraft is connected to an underground supply of electrical energy and compressed air

Night preparation of B-1B Lancer bomber hours before crews of the 9th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

A 68th Fighter Squadron F-16 from Moody AFB, GA, leads two Royal Jordanian Air Force F-1 Mirages, one painted gray and the other a desert camouflage, on a training sortie over the desert in Jordan near the Iraqi border. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine August 1996

A 68th Fighter Squadron F-16 from Moody AFB, GA, leads two Royal Jorda...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

MAJ Frank Cavuoti (left) from Garden City, New York, and CPT Mike Ouelette (right) from Bolton, Conneticut, both B-2 pilots assigned to the 394th Bomb Wing, plan their sortie. They are in the "Vault" a secure underground mission planning facility where B-2 crews receive all their mission data and plan how they will complete their mission. Global Guardian is designed to exercise the ability of USSTRATCOM and its component forces to effectively deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed by the National Command Authority. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY

MAJ Frank Cavuoti (left) from Garden City, New York, and CPT Mike Ouel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

F-15C Eagle pilot Captain (CAPT) Marcus Gregory assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron (FS), signs the aircraft forms after returning from an Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 sortie

F-15C Eagle pilot Captain (CAPT) Marcus Gregory assigned to the 44th F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came... More

A United States Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom, returns from a mission-essential training sortie in support of United States European Command (USEUCOM) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commitments

A United States Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle from the 493rd Fighter Sq...

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

United States Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom, roll down the taxiway prior to taking to the East Anglian skies for a mission-essential training sortie in support of United States European Command (USEUCOM) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commitments

United States Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF Release Status: R... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter from the Toledo Air National Guard (ANG), Ohio, flies away after refueling from a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker from Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota, during a sortie in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter from the Toledo A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shannon Collins, USAF Release Sta... More

Deployed to Sardinia, US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF Joshua Stephens assist the 31st Fighter Wing (FW) Commander Brigadier General (BGEN) Mike Worden pre-flight his aircraft before launching on a sortie

Deployed to Sardinia, US Air Force (USAF) Crew CHIEF Joshua Stephens a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Two US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighters take-off from the Aviano Air Base (AB) runway on a training sortie

Two US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighters take-off from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G.L. Freeman, USAF Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Corie Hudson, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO), drives an MHU-83C/E Munitions Loading System carrying with a GBU-32 (2,000-pound) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM). The JADM will uploaded into an aircraft for a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Corie Hudson, 509th Aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, is refueled by a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) during a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 494t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kandess Johnson (right) a first station Air Operations Technician and USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Cory Langel, Airborne Intelligence Technician monitor consoles aboard a USAF E-8C Joint Surveillance Tracking Acquisition Reconnaissance System (JSTARS) aircraft assigned to the 128th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron (EACCS), during a combat sortie over Iraq, flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kandess Johnson (right) a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II , USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Guadalupe Acosta (left), Crew CHIEF, 1ST Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 1ST Maintenance Group (MXG), 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), and another maintenance technician perform a final pre-flight check on a USAF 71st Fighter Squadron (FS), 1ST Operations Group (OG), 1ST FW, F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft prior to its flying a sortie from Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA), as part of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, which is direct US military operations in support of homeland defense efforts

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Guadalupe Acosta (left), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status:... More

U.S. Air Force 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, STAFF SGT. Robert Stroud, crew chief, pushes back the RQ-1 Predator after a sortie at Balad Air Base Iraq, on Sept. 15, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, STAFF SGT. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Rob Jensen, USAF Release Status... More

New Mexico Air National Guard 150th Fighter Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Falcon fighter aircraft, piloted by CAPT. Paul Wells and LT. COL. Francis Carillo, fly the first sortie during Exercise Salitre 2004, at Los Condores Air Base, Iquique, Chile, on Sept. 27, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT.Matthew Lohr) (RELEASED)

New Mexico Air National Guard 150th Fighter Wing, Kirtland Air Force B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SALITRE 2004 Base: Los Condores Air Base State: Tarapaca Region Country: Chile (CHL) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Matth... More

F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, assigned to the 121st Fighter Squadron, District of Columbia Air National Guard, sits on the flight line before an early morning sortie during Phase 1 of an Operational Readiness Exercise at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on Nov. 21, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by Dennis Young) (Released)

F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, assigned to the 121st Fighter Squadron,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dennis Young, USAF Release Statu... More

Members of the Pakistan Military as well as civilians and US Military personnel load supplies onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in preparation for a relief sortie. Many times every able body helps out to both load and unload the helicopters going out and coming back. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Christopher Admire) (Released)

Members of the Pakistan Military as well as civilians and US Military ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Islamabad Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Major Command Shown: NORHEAST Scene Camera Operator: SPC Christopher Admire, USA Release Status: Release... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul Willett, 51st Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul Willett, 51st Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul Willett, 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, cleans the inside of the canopy on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Osan Air Base, South Korea, June 9, 2016. Willett cleaned t... More

A Sailor from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima

A Sailor from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima

A Sailor from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) loads supplies prior to the ship getting underway. The ship sortied as a precaution in advance of Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Offi... More

U. S. Air Force Col. David Brynteson, 332nd Expeditionary

U. S. Air Force Col. David Brynteson, 332nd Expeditionary

U. S. Air Force Col. David Brynteson, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group commander, prepares for his fini flight Jan. 27, 2016, in Southwest Asia. Brynteson has been commanding here for four months leading co... More

Staff Sgt. Nathan Rogers, 774th Expeditionary Airlift

Staff Sgt. Nathan Rogers, 774th Expeditionary Airlift

Staff Sgt. Nathan Rogers, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, reviews a cargo manifest at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, during a multi-leg sortie to locations throughout... More

A Mississippi Air National Guardsman works on an aircraft before a sortie during the reconnaissance Exercise PHOTO FINISH '85

A Mississippi Air National Guardsman works on an aircraft before a sor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOTO FINISH '85 Base: Mcclellan Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera ... More

An F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, lands after performing a sortie against targets in Iraq and Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm.

An F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 388th Tactical Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Marvin D. Lynchard Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

LT. Shaffer of the 53rd Fighter Squadron is assisted by a crew chief as he straps himself into the cockpit of his F-15C Eagle aircraft prior to a sortie in support of Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

LT. Shaffer of the 53rd Fighter Squadron is assisted by a crew chief a...

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: TECH. SGT. David Mcleod Rele... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Jerry Robinson, a crew chief with the 53rd Fighter Squadron, checks his F-15C Eagle aircraft for stress cracks after completing a sortie in support of Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

AIRMAN 1ST Class Jerry Robinson, a crew chief with the 53rd Fighter Sq...

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

An Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) A-6E Intruder aircraft ascends after taking off from NAS, Fallon. The aircraft, armed with Mark 76 practice bombs and an inert-AGM-88 HARM missile, will be taking part in a training sortie against a simulated radar threat environment

An Attack Squadron 65 (VA-65) A-6E Intruder aircraft ascends after tak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce R. Trombecky Release Statu... More

A right front view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) lifting off runway 05 carrying Mark 76 practice bombs for a training sortie flight over the Dare County Bombing Range

A right front view of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 41 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bruce Trombecky Release Status... More

CPL. Pierre Brisson, a crew chief from the 3rd Fighter Wing, Canadian Air Force, awaits the departure of his CF-18 fighter aircraft for a mission profile sortie during the competition

CPL. Pierre Brisson, a crew chief from the 3rd Fighter Wing, Canadian ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '94 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

B-1B Lancers of the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, stand ready for launch in 12 hours for a non-stop around the world sortie that will include five in-flight refuelings and three "no-drop" bombing exercises. When completed this will establish the first (unofficial) world record in this weight category

B-1B Lancers of the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, st...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET BAT Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT... More

An F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 389th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho takes off from Azaraq Air Base, Jordan. The plane had just arrived and was quick loaded with munitions for another sortie. The plane will be participating in the Air Power Expeditionary Force. An ancillary mission of the Force is to assist US Air Force and other multinational forces operating in Saudi Arabia and other nearby countries patrol the no-fly zone over southern Iraq

An F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 389th Fighter Squadron, Mou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR POWER EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Base: Azraq Air Base Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Paul R. Caron Release ... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Mark Cusimano an F-15 Eagle crew chief with the 159th Fighter Group, New Orleans, LA, refills the aircraft liquid oxygen (LOX) prior to another mission sortie during Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise

SENIOR AIRMAN Mark Cusimano an F-15 Eagle crew chief with the 159th Fi...

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

CAPT Tandy Efferson, an F-16 fighting Falcon pilot from Shaw Air Force Base, looks over his preflight check list prior to boarding and taking off on his sortie during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH enforces the United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 that establishes a no-fly zone over Southern Iraq below the 32nd parallel

CAPT Tandy Efferson, an F-16 fighting Falcon pilot from Shaw Air Force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Frank Rizzo, USAF Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, retracts its nose gear during a take-off for an exercise sortie. Global Guardian is designed to exercise the ability of USSTRATCOM and its component forces to effectively deter a military attack against the United States and employ forces as directed by the National Command Authority

A B-2 Spirit stealth bomber of the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Win...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Oper... More

Medium long shot, front view, a KC-135 Stratotanker follows a lead vehicle back to the Alpha ramp at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, for a regeneration sortie and aircrew servicing. The base is continuing its participation in an Operational Readiness Inspection on April 11, 2000

Medium long shot, front view, a KC-135 Stratotanker follows a lead veh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Paul Holcomb Release Sta... More

United States Air Force Captain Dave "FAHM" O'Malley, 510th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, gives the famous "Buzzard Claw" as he taxis by in an F-16C Fighting Falcon in route to the arm/de-arm area before launching for the day's first sortie. Training Exercise Iron Claw, Kuchyna AB, Slovakia, 11 September 2000

United States Air Force Captain Dave "FAHM" O'Malley, 510th Fighter Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRON CLAW Base: Kuchyna Air Base Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua Release Status: Released to... More

A United States Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon, 510th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, lifts-off as it heads to the range for the day's first sortie. Training Exercise Iron Claw, Kuchyna AB, Slovakia, 11 September 2000

A United States Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon, 510th Fighter Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRON CLAW Base: Kuchyna Air Base Country: Slovakia (SVK) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mitch Fuqua Release Status: Released to... More

A fourship formation of 482nd Fighter Wing / 93rd Fighter Squadron Lockheed F-16C Fighting Falcons based at Homestead Air Reserve Station flying a training sortie near the Southern Flordia coastline

A fourship formation of 482nd Fighter Wing / 93rd Fighter Squadron Loc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Homestead Air Reserve Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 482nd Fighter Wing Scene Ca... More

Crewchiefs from the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, getting an F-16D Fighting Falcon ready to launch on a training sortie. The F-16's were diverted to the Utah Air National Guard base due to an accident at Hill AFB; an F-16C crashed after the nose-gear tire blew during a high-speed takeoff

Crewchiefs from the 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Mark Savage, ... More

A Navy FA-18 Hornet breaks away from the drogue chute of a KC-10 Extender after taking on fuel during a sortie over Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Hornet is carrying an external fuel tank, LANTIRN Pods and armed with three GBU-12 laser guided bombs and two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

A Navy FA-18 Hornet breaks away from the drogue chute of a KC-10 Exten...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael D. Gaddis, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

An Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, takes off in full after-burner for a combat mission over Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. B-1B bombers have dropped over 3.8 million pounds of weapons and over 60 percent of all Joint Direct Attack Munitions to date and flown over 120 sorties for an overall sortie rate of 93 percent. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

An Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW Scene ... More

Upon returning from an Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 sortie, F-15C Eagle pilot Captain (CAPT) Marcus Gregory assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron (FS), debriefs the aircraft's maintenance condition with his crew chief, AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Michael Hernandez

Upon returning from an Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 sortie, F-15C Eagle pi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came... More

A US Navy (USN) EA-6B Prowler refuels from an air refueling tanker during a sortie support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

A US Navy (USN) EA-6B Prowler refuels from an air refueling tanker dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Anna Hayman, USAF Release Status:... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Brian "Bluto" Schubert, 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), F-15E Strike Eagle Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, checks his aircraft prior to a sortie against the South African Air Force (SAAF), 2 Squadron Flying Cheetahs at Air Force Base (AFB) Louis Trichardt

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Brian "Bluto" Schubert, 494th Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Louis Trichardt Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Cesar Rodriguez, USAF Re... More

A British (UK) Royal Air Force (RAF) MR. Mk 2 Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft assigned to the 51 Squadron, sits on the tarmac prior to a sortie from Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, during Combined Task Force, Operation NORTHERN WATCH

A British (UK) Royal Air Force (RAF) MR. Mk 2 Nimrod maritime patrol a...

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

The tail section of a US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) is silhouetted against the rising sun while awaiting the next training sortie at a forward deployed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The tail section of a US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), prepares to taxi out for the next combat sortie. The 157th EFS deployed from the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing (FW). In the foreground a load of iron bombs wait to be loaded

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 157th Expeditionary Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Edward E. Snyder, USAF Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN Brandon McCormick (foreground), a F-15 Eagle aircraft Crew CHIEF assigned to the 18th Air Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 18th Wing (WG), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, provides assistance to his Pilot, USAF Lieutenant Colonel (LTC Jeff Gustafson, 44th Operations Officer, as the two wait for the aircraft to be towed into a harden aircraft shelter following an exercise sortie, during the Wing's weeklong Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN Brandon McCormick (foreground), a F-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Richard Freeland, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

A Royal Air Force (RAF) (British) G-4 Tornado aircraft is refueled by a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), using the aircrafts Multi-Point Refueling System (MPRS), during a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A Royal Air Force (RAF) (British) G-4 Tornado aircraft is refueled by ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Crosby, a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft co-pilot from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), 380th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), gives a thumbs up sign during a sortie over Afghanistan (AFG) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF)

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Crosby, a USAF KC-135 Strat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Shaun Withers, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

During a reconnaissance sortie, civil air patrol (CAP) aircrews photograph possible signs of pollution near a refinery at Sabine Lake, Texas (TX)

During a reconnaissance sortie, civil air patrol (CAP) aircrews photog...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Houston State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Mine Sweep Ship MSC UKUSHIMA (686) sits moored at Sasebo Harbor, Japan, as Typhoon Shanshan approaches the area. Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo set Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness (TCCOR) 1-E (emergency) as the storm made landfall fifteen miles west of the base with wind gusts reaching 75 mph. U.S. Navy ships sortie out of the area to avoid damage from the incoming typhoon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Ryan C. McGinley) (Released)

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Mine Sweep Ship MSC UKUSHIMA ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fleet Actvities Sasebo Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Ryan C. Mcginley, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jon Brown, an F-16 Fighting Falcon

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jon Brown, an F-16 Fighting Falcon

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jon Brown, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, speaks with Airman 1st Class Jason Watson, a 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Aug. 19, 2015, prior to the launch of a RED FLAG-Alask... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits on the flightline after

An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits on the flightline after

An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits on the flightline after a sortie during a two-day surge exercise at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 5, 2016. During surge operations, the 35th Fighter Wing demonstrated their ability ... More

A tugboat helps the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason

A tugboat helps the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason

A tugboat helps the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) into the harbor at Naval Station Norfolk ahead of Hurricane Irene. Vice Adm. Daniel Holloway, commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet, ordered all shi... More

First Lt. Matthew Sanders, 421st Expeditionary Fighter

First Lt. Matthew Sanders, 421st Expeditionary Fighter

First Lt. Matthew Sanders, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, steps to an F-16 Fighting Falcon before a combat sortie at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2016. Airmen assigned to the 421st EFS, ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Caleb Hargrove, 86th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Caleb Hargrove, 86th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Caleb Hargrove, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron unilateral airlift training specialist, secures a parachute to a container delivery system during Thracian Summer 2020 at Plovdi... More

F-22s flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th

F-22s flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th

F-22s flown by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron and the active duty Air Force's 19th Fighter Squadron take off during an early morning 14-ship sortie rotation. The squadrons launched and r... More

Airmen from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

Airmen from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

Airmen from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron set up a C-130J Super Hercules for an aeromedical evacuation mission at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 6, 2015. The Airmen were training to be ready to res... More

Capt. Michael Bakke, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

Capt. Michael Bakke, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

Capt. Michael Bakke, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, performs a visual check with night vision goggles at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, before returning to Bagram A... More

Fred Cavanaugh, Advanced Development Plan Program manager for the SR-71 Blackbird, presents a photo of the aircraft to COL Terry and COL Baker of the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. The presentation was made at the completion of the SR-71's 1,000th sortie

Fred Cavanaugh, Advanced Development Plan Program manager for the SR-7...

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

A U.S. Air Force fuels specialist from the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, England, Air Force Base, La., replenishes the fuel tank on an A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft prior to a sortie in support of Operation Desert Storm. The Thunderbolt II is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles mounted under the wing.

A U.S. Air Force fuels specialist from the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing,...

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

Dutch air force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft sit on the ramp waiting to be launched on their afternoon sortie in support of Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dutch air force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft sit on the ramp waiting ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Villafranca Air Base Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Chris Putman Release Status: Release... More

Technicians make final checks on an F-15C Eagle aircraft as LT. Shaffer of the 53rd Fighter Squadron prepares to start the engines prior to a sortie during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina

Technicians make final checks on an F-15C Eagle aircraft as LT. Shaffe...

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: TECH. SGT. David Mcleod Rele... More

An F-16 "Falcon" fighter, Tail number 369, assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC flies a sortie during the Operational Readiness Inspection

An F-16 "Falcon" fighter, Tail number 369, assigned to the 79th Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Scott Reed Release Status: Rel... More

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