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Two F-15C Strike Eagle aircraft from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia take off from Azraq Air Base, Jordan to fly training sorties during the Air Power Expeditionary Force operation. 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

Two F-15C Strike Eagle aircraft from the 94th Fighter Squadron, Langle...

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

Captain Tony Valenti, Captain Reid Murphy, Captain Scott Bommer and Captain Ronny Munsour, all F-15 Eagle pilots with the 159th Fighter Group, New Orleans, LA have a mission briefing prior to flying other sorties as part of Roving Sands '96, the US military's largest annual joint air defense training exercise

Captain Tony Valenti, Captain Reid Murphy, Captain Scott Bommer and Ca...

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

From a hot pit refueling point an Air Force fuels journeyman from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing fuels a B-52H bomber during Operation Enduring Freedom. The aircraft is being readied for a combat mission over Afghanistan. . Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support...

From a hot pit refueling point an Air Force fuels journeyman from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: From a hot pit refueling point an Air Force fuels journeyman from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing fuels a B-52H bomber during O... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jeff Mintzlaff (left), Commander, 30th Airlift Squadron (AS), Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan, gives a farewell salute as his USAF C-9A Nightingale aircraft taxis out for the final time on Sunday. USAF LTC Minzlaff flew the last of his four airplanes to the"boneyard"at Davis Monthan, Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ). The C-9 served as the premiere medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) aircraft for the Air Force for 35 years was retired this year. In 2002, the 30th AS flew 1,280 sorties with over 3,200 flying hours, airlifting more than 10,300 patients and passengers

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jeff Mintzlaff (left), Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

Military student pilots with Detachment 24, conduct

Military student pilots with Detachment 24, conduct

Military student pilots with Detachment 24, conduct preflight check list for a T-6B Texan II flight during the Pilot Training Next program March 5, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The PTN progr... More

Airman 1st Class Trenton Woo, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Trenton Woo, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Trenton Woo, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, inspects the underbelly of an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a sortie surge exercise, July 24, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exerci... More

Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Operations Group

Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Operations Group

Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Operations Group conduct an integrated combat turn to test their capability to land, refuel, weapons reload and take off at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, J... More

SGT. Robert D. Gray guides a 31st Tactical Fighter Wing F-100 Super Sabre aircraft into its fortified parking place, following a close air support mission over South Vietnam. Wing pilots flew 23,069 sorties since deploying to Vietnam one year ago

SGT. Robert D. Gray guides a 31st Tactical Fighter Wing F-100 Super Sa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tuy Hoa Air Base Country: Viet Nam (VNM) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

Captain (CPT) Steve Lisi, 71st Tactical Control Flight, defends a communication control site during a simulated chemical attack in support of Exercise CORONET STROKE'88. The objectives of the exercise are to establish and maintain a netted tactical air control system, set up a composite air surveillance system, and control sorties flown by various aircraft to test their combat capabilities under difficult field conditions. CORONET STROKE'88 represents the largest single-service netting of tactical communication in Air Force history

Captain (CPT) Steve Lisi, 71st Tactical Control Flight, defends a comm...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Kelvin Davis Release Status: Release... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Othello Bland, front, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Shawn E. Ott track aircraft on a monitor screen inside a radar van during Exercise CORONET STROKE'88. The objectives of the exercise are to establish and maintain a netted tactical air control system, set up a composite air surveillance system, and control sorties flown by various aircraft to test their combat capabilities under difficult field conditions. CORONET STROKE'88 represents the largest single-service netting of tactical communication in Air Force history

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Othello Bland, front, and AIRMAN First Class (A1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Monroe State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lem Robson Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Danish F-16 pilots prepare for flight by dressing in essential life support equipment. Personnel and aircraft from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, along with members of the 110th Air Control Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, deployed to participate with Danish forces. The three week exercise tested the effectiveness of both Danish and American air defenses. F-15 and F-16 Fighters from the 22nd and 53rd Fighter Squadrons flew three sorties daily, consisting of air to air and air to ground missions. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Danish F-16 pilots prepare for flight by dressing in essential life su...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL WEAPONRY '95 Base: Flyvestation State: Karup Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. G. D. Robinso... More

A French C-130 from Ancona, Italy taxies on the runway at Sarajevo Airport. It is delivering the last pallet which will be part of the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony. The longest humanitarian airlift in history is ending. During the past three and one half years the operation has provided 160,000 metric tons of supplies in 12,900 sorties involving 21 nations

A French C-130 from Ancona, Italy taxies on the runway at Sarajevo Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Diane S. Robinson Release ... More

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Oshaugnessy, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, awaits permission to launch his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco. The 555th Fighter Squadron is Flying 90 sorties in Exercise AFRICAN EAGLE, a bi-annual exercise designed to practice dissimilar air to air training with the Royal Moroccan Air Force

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Terrence Oshaugnessy, 555th Fighter Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AFRICAN EAGLE Base: Sidi Slimane Air Base Country: Morocco (MAR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Delia A. Castillo, USAF Release ... More

An Air Force load crewmember from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, maneuvers an MHU-83 C/E Munitions Loader with a 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) based on a Mk-84 bomb to be loaded on a B-1B Lancer during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ...

An Air Force load crewmember from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, man...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force load crewmember from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, maneuvers an MHU-83 C/E Munitions Loader with a 2,000-pound ... 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

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Audra Currell, 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID), connects a fuel line to a 391st Fighter Squadron (FS) USAF F-15 Eagle fighter during a hot pit refueling. The 391st Fighter Squadron (FS), are attempting to break the record for sorties flown by one squadron and over a three day period, with 96 sorties per day. (SUBSTANDARD)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Audra Currell, 366th Aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christopher L. Gish, USAF Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Jason Boyer of the 9th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), double checks his paper work between sorties, while deployed to Kunsan Air Base (AB) Republic of Korea (ROK)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Jason Boyer of the 9th Expe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Alan Port, USAF Release Status: Re... More

Crew chiefs assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft

Crew chiefs assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft

Crew chiefs assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct maintenance on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during a phase inspection on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The 455th EAMXS a... More

Col. Joel Carey, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing vice

Col. Joel Carey, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing vice

Col. Joel Carey, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander (left ), shakes hands with Brig. Gen. John Dolan, 451st AEW commander and F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot(right), to congratulate Dolan for completing his... More

Airman 1st Class Corbin Anderson, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Corbin Anderson, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Corbin Anderson, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, marshals an A-10C Thunderbolt II onto the taxiway during a sortie surge exercise, July 24, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exe... More

Crew chiefs prepare to launch a F-15E Strike Eagle,

Crew chiefs prepare to launch a F-15E Strike Eagle,

Crew chiefs prepare to launch a F-15E Strike Eagle, Jan. 9, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The jet is assigned to the Aircraft Maintenance Unit deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo... More

An MQ-9 Reaper sits in a hangar prior to having the

An MQ-9 Reaper sits in a hangar prior to having the

An MQ-9 Reaper sits in a hangar prior to having the wings put on at Holloman Air Force Base, Oct. 13, 2015. Putting the wings on the MQ-9 is a tedious process which involves aligning pins perfectly to ensure th... More

The crew of a UH-1N Huey utility helicopter from Detachment

The crew of a UH-1N Huey utility helicopter from Detachment

The crew of a UH-1N Huey utility helicopter from Detachment A, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, surveys for enemy activity while providing simulated close air support for M... More

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy (center),

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy (center),

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy (center), Detachment 24 instructor pilot, assists a student pilot with his preflight check list on a T-6B Texan II before a training flight during the Pilot Training N... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, the Pacific

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, the Pacific

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacob Impellizzeri, the Pacific Air Forces’ F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team commander, throws up the “wood” hand signal prior to a demonstration flight during family day at Tsuiki A... More

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy (right),

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy (right),

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy (right), Detachment 24 instructor pilot, and U.S. Navy Ensign Christopher Kucynski, student pilot, review preflight check list on a T-6B Texan II before a training fli... More

The air crew of an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft, background, which functions as the backup command and control post of Strategic Air Command (SAC), poses for a group photograph prior to a mission. In the event that SAC's underground command center was destroyed by enemy attack, the crew of the flying command center, code-named Looking Glass, would assume all functions from the air. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS

The air crew of an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft, background, which fun...

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

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Rick Villanweal plots interceptor tracks on a screen inside the command center during Exercise CORONET STROKE'88. The objectives of the exercise are to establish and maintain a netted tactical air control system, set up a composite air surveillance system, and control sorties flown by various aircraft to test their combat capabilities under difficult field conditions. CORONET STROKE'88 represents the largest single-service netting of tactical communication in Air Force history

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Rick Villanweal plots interceptor tracks on a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Kelvin Davis Release Status: Rel... More

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England comes in for a landing at RAF Lakenheath. The 494th FS flew 48 sorties on this particular day, in an effort to reach a three-day goal of 150 sorties

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

Air Force weapons loaders from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, use MJ-1B Munitions Loader to load Mk-82 500-pound bombs onto a B-52H Stratofortress, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), ...

Air Force weapons loaders from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, use MJ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Air Force weapons loaders from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, use MJ-1B Munitions Loader to load Mk-82 500-pound bombs onto a... More

With a B-52 Stratofortress as a backdrop, an Air Force Load crewmember from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, maneuvers an MHU-83C/E Munitions Loader to load munitions on a B-1B Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in ...

With a B-52 Stratofortress as a backdrop, an Air Force Load crewmember...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: With a B-52 Stratofortress as a backdrop, an Air Force Load crewmember from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, maneuvers an MHU-8... More

An Air Force load crew from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepare GBU-32, a 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) to be loaded on a B-1B Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on ...

An Air Force load crew from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepare G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force load crew from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepare GBU-32, a 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) ... More

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, conducts a post flight inspection on a B-1B Lancer bomber, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, conducts ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Release Statu... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Richard Ottens gives instruction on which taxiway is to be taken for todays mission. He is a member of the 107th Fighter Squadron (FS) and the mission is fly combat sorties in direct support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Richard Ottens gives ins...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Glenn Wilkewitz, USAF Release Status: Released... More

After completing a sortie in support of Operation Inherent

After completing a sortie in support of Operation Inherent

After completing a sortie in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, an F-22 Raptor taxis across a runway at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 11, 2016. OIR has been the most precise air campaign i... More

One of 14 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

One of 14 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

One of 14 U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, shortly after sunrise Jan. 17, 2015, in transit to Hickam Air Force Base, H... More

SSGT Donald Anderson, boom operator for emergency refueling operations, stands by prior to a flight in an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named Looking Glass. The aircraft acts as the backup command and control post for the Strategic Air Command's (SAC) underground command center. Its crew would assume all functions in the event that SAC's underground center was destroyed by enemy attack. Three Looking Glass sorties are flown daily by the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) and the 4th ACCS

SSGT Donald Anderson, boom operator for emergency refueling operations...

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

Pilots from the 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron (19th TFS) take part in a briefing prior to a competition in which they will attempt to break the record for the total number of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft sorties flown in one day. The 19th TFS pilots pl

Pilots from the 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron (19th TFS) take part in...

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: SSGT Lemuel Casillas, USAF Release... More

An AIRMAN makes an entry on an aircraft status board during a competition in which 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron (19th TFS) pilots and members of the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Unit will attempt to break the record for the total number of F-16 sorties flo

An AIRMAN makes an entry on an aircraft status board during a competit...

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: SSGT Lemuel Casillas, USAF Release... More

A close-up view of the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (19th AMU) sign, showing sorties flown by 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron (19th TFS) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft. Squadron pilots and members of the 19th AMU took part in the competition to break th

A close-up view of the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (19th AMU) sign,...

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: SSGT Lemuel Casillas, USAF Release... More

A silhouette of two US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Lakenheath Royal Air Force, England, in flight with sunset in background. The aircraft are flying sorties in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

A silhouette of two US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Conrad M. Evans Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

Using time between sorties to catch up on paperwork, US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Jason Via, crewchief with the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, relaxes on an aircraft ladder while updating the aircraft logbook. The 555th Fighter Squadron deployed to Slovakia with 220 personnel from Aviano for weapons training at the range in Kuchnya, located just outside Bratislava, the capital of the Republic of Slovakia

Using time between sorties to catch up on paperwork, US Air Force SENI...

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

An Air Force Engine SPECIALIST from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, conducts routine maintenance on an air turbine starter for the B-1B Lancer bomber, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)...

An Air Force Engine SPECIALIST from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force Engine Specialist from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, conducts routine maintenance on an air turbine starter for... More

As Marines patrol the area, in the foreground is the ruin of a Soviet surface to air missile (SAM) site destroyed by coaliton air sorties, possibly an SA-3 launch ramp. It is located near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The image taken during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

As Marines patrol the area, in the foreground is the ruin of a Soviet ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

A view of a Soviet surface to air missile (SAM) site which was destroyed by coaliton air sorties. It is located near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Image taken during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of a Soviet surface to air missile (SAM) site which was destroy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Cam... More

With Mount Fuji in the background, US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jeff Mintzlaff, Commander, 30th Airlift Squadron (AS), Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan, conducts a pre-flight check on his USAF C-9A Nightingale aircraft for the final time this Sunday morning. The USAF C-9 served as the premiere medical evacuation aircraft for the Air Force for 35 years was retired in July 2003. LTC Minzlaff will fly the plane to the "boneyard" at Davis- Monthan, Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ), for retirement. In 2002 the 30th AS flew 1,280 sorties with over 3,200 flying hours, airlifting more than 10,300 patients and passengers with this model of aircraft in the Pacific Region

With Mount Fuji in the background, US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Allen Specht, 30th Airlift Squadron (AS), Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan, walks toward his USAF C-9A Nightingale aircraft for the final time on this Sunday. The USAF C-9 served as the premiere medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) aircraft for the Air Force for 35 years was retired in July. The plane will go to the"boneyard"at Davis- Monthan, Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ). In 2002 the 30th AS flew 1,280 sorties with over 3,200 flying hours, airlifting more than 10,300 patients and passengers with this model of aircraft in the Pacific Region

US Air Force (USAF) First Lieutenant (1LT) Allen Specht, 30th Airlift ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

Members of the Pakistan Military as well as civilians and U.S. Military personnel unload supplies from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in preparation for a relief sortie. U.S. aircrews pull multiple sorties a day in support of the relief efforts. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Christopher Admire) (Released)

Members of the Pakistan Military as well as civilians and U.S. Militar...

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

Two Pakistani civilians with the assistance of a crane load, retrieve relief supplies from a truck enroute to areas hard hit by the earthquake. Civilian cargo trucks are helping to lift some of the strain of the aircrews that are pulling multiple sorties a day. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Christopher Admire) (Released)

Two Pakistani civilians with the assistance of a crane load, retrieve ...

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

An A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot prepares to taxi an A-10

An A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot prepares to taxi an A-10

An A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot prepares to taxi an A-10 during a sortie surge exercise, July 24, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exercise was conducted to determine Airmen's abilities to perform effective... More

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy (right),

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy (right),

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy (right), Detachment 24 instructor pilot, and U.S. Navy Ensign Christopher Kucynski, student pilot, review preflight check list on a T-6B Texan II before a training fli... More

Sergeant (SGT) Ray Hurmon receives a message in the control center during a simulated chemical attack in support of Exercise CORONET STROKE'88. The objectives of the exercise are to establish and maintain a netted tactical air control system, set up a composite air surveillance system, and control sorties flown by various aircraft to test their combat capabilities under difficult field conditions. CORONET STROKE'88 represents the largest single-service netting of tactical communication in Air Force history

Sergeant (SGT) Ray Hurmon receives a message in the control center dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Kelvin Davis Release Status: Release... More

An aerial view of the 507th Tactical Control Wing field headquarters during Exercise CORONET STROKE'88. The objectives of the exercise are to establish and maintain a netted tactical air control system, set up a composite air surveillance system, and control sorties flown by various aircraft to test their combat capabilities under difficult field conditions. CORONET STROKE'88 represents the largest single-service netting of tactical communications in Air Force history

An aerial view of the 507th Tactical Control Wing field headquarters d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET STROKE Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, services a hydraulic line on a B-1B Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, services ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Release ... More

Members of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) have lunch at an observation post site where Marines were dispatched to destroy unexploded munitions dropped by coalition air sorties near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Members of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) have lunch at an observation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow ... More

[Hurricane Dolly] Welasco,TX, July 24, 2008 -- Four Black hawks from the Texas Army National Guard arrive at the Mid-Valley Airport in this Hildago County community. They immediately commenced flying operational sorties over the counties hit by Hurricane Dolly. Barry Bahler/FEMA

[Hurricane Dolly] Welasco,TX, July 24, 2008 -- Four Black hawks from ...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Driving the Night Away - A man sitting in the driver's seat of a bus

Driving the Night Away - A man sitting in the driver's seat of a bus

Airman 1st Class Stephen Lucero spends part of the long desert night waiting to provide transportation to about 25 E-3 Sentry air crew members, Oct. 7, 2008. Lucero, deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, is a v... More

Operations Group by the Numbers

Operations Group by the Numbers

The men and women of the 6th AMW are a force capable of rapidly projecting air refueling power anywhere in the world. We are organized into five unique groups to carry out our mission to be America’s premier mo... More

Detachment 24 student pilots train on a virtual reality

Detachment 24 student pilots train on a virtual reality

Detachment 24 student pilots train on a virtual reality flight simulator as part of the Pilot Training Next program March 5, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The PTN program is part of Air Educa... More

Detachment 24 student pilots train on a virtual reality

Detachment 24 student pilots train on a virtual reality

Detachment 24 student pilots train on a virtual reality flight simulator as part of the Pilot Training Next program March 5, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The PTN program is part of Air Educa... More

The crew of the Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Fighting Falcon

The crew of the Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Fighting Falcon

The crew of the Pacific Air Forces' F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team prepare an F-16 before a demonstration during the Tsuiki Air Festival at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Nov. 25, 2018. The team includes a ha... More

Sergeant (SGT) Jeff Hooks, 507th Tactical Air Control Center Squadron, works on a switch board during Exercise CORONET STROKE'88. The objectives of the exercise are to establish and maintain a netted tactical air control system, set up a composite air surveillance system, and control sorties flown by various aircraft to test their combat capabilities under difficult field conditions. CORONET STROKE'88 represents the largest single-service netting of tactical communication in Air Force history

Sergeant (SGT) Jeff Hooks, 507th Tactical Air Control Center Squadron,...

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: AMN Kelvin Davis Release Status: R... More

An air to air left underside view of two US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Lakenheath Royal Air Force, England. The aircraft are flying sorties in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

An air to air left underside view of two US Air Force F-15E Strike Eag...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Conrad M. Evans Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

STAFF SGT. Randy Troutman, a member of the 53rd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, performs a basic postflight inspection on the engines of an F-15 Eagle. The three week exercise began 26 Aug 1995 and tested the effectiveness of both Danish and American air defenses. F-15 and F-16 Fighters from the 22nd and 53rd Fighter Squadrons flew three sorties daily, consisting of air to air and air to ground missions. Exact Date Shot Unknown

STAFF SGT. Randy Troutman, a member of the 53rd Fighter Squadron, 52nd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL WEAPONRY '95 Base: Flyvestation State: Karup Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. M. E. Licoris... More

STAFF SGT. Jacob Manning, F-16 Crew CHIEF, 22nd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany connects a fuel line to an F-16 Fighting Falcon. The three week exercise began 26 Aug 1995 and tested the effectiveness of both Danish and American air defenses. F-15 and F-16 Fighters from the 22nd and 53rd Fighter Squadrons flew three sorties daily, consisting of air to air and air to ground missions. Exact Date Shot Unknown

STAFF SGT. Jacob Manning, F-16 Crew CHIEF, 22nd Fighter Squadron, Span...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL WEAPONRY '95 Base: Flyvestation State: Karup Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Jeffrey Al... More

Aerospace control includes missions such as this U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon, carrying an Aim-9 Sidewinder missile, and Royal Jordanian Air Force F-1 Mirage flying over Iraq. These sorties are designed to gain control over an aerospace environment. Published in AIRMAN Magazine October 1996

Aerospace control includes missions such as this U.S. F-16 Fighting Fa...

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

Members of the 393rd Bomb Squadron use an MB-2 Tow Tractor to push a B-2 Spirit Bomber back to a hangar to conduct post flight maintenance checks upon its return after successfully performing combat sorties on day 30 of NATO Operation Allied Force

Members of the 393rd Bomb Squadron use an MB-2 Tow Tractor to push a B...

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

Members of the 393rd Bomb Squadron use an MB-2 Tow Tractor to push a B-2 Spirit Bomber back to a hangar to conduct post flight maintenance checks upon its return after successfully performing combat sorties on day 30 of NATO Operation Allied Force

Members of the 393rd Bomb Squadron use an MB-2 Tow Tractor to push a B...

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

US Air Force Captain Dough Downey, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, performs a prefilght check of his F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before launch at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco. The 555th Fighter Squadron is Flying 90 sorties in supoprt of Exercise AFRICAN EAGLE a bi-annual exercise designed to practice dissimilar air to air training with the Royal Moroccan Air Force

US Air Force Captain Dough Downey, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AFRICAN EAGLE Base: Sidi Slimane Air Base Country: Morocco (MAR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Delia A. Castillo, USAF Release ... More

An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing delivers a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb, with a JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) attachment, for loading into a B-1 Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The B-1 can hold 24- 2,000-pound bombs in its three bomb bays. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda ...

An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing deliv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing delivers a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb, with a JDAM (Joint Direct... More

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, conducts a post flight inspection of the wing on a B-1B Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism ...

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, conducts ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, conducts a post flight inspection of the wing on a B-1B Lancer bom... More

An Air Force Load crewmember from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, deals with the humid heat as she maneuvers an MHU-83C/E Munitions Loader to load munitions on a B-1 bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global ...

An Air Force Load crewmember from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, dea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force Load crewmember from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, deals with the humid heat as she maneuvers an MHU-83C/E Muni... More

Members of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) eat lunch at an observation post site where US Marines were dispatched to destroy unexploded munitions dropped by coalition air sorties near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Members of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) eat lunch at an observation p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow ... More

A view of a Soviet surface to air missile site, possibly an SA-5, destroyed by coaliton air sorties, and is located near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Image taken during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of a Soviet surface to air missile site, possibly an SA-5, dest...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow ... More

A view of a Soviet surface to air missile site, possibly an SA-5, destroyed by coaliton air sorties, and is located near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Image taken during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of a Soviet surface to air missile site, possibly an SA-5, dest...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) sit at sunrise and awaits their next training sorties at a forward deployed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 379t...

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

Three US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Strike Eagle pilots from Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK) with the 19th Fighter Squadron (FS) walk toward their aircraft to fly sorties with the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Gwalior Air Force Station (AFS), India (IND)

Three US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Strike Eagle pilots from Elmendorf Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gwalior Air Station Country: India (IND) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Keith Brown, USAF Release Status: Released... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Danielle Schwamb assists USAF Major (MAJ) Jay Hallenbeck with his flight gear before he starts his second flight today. Both are with the 391st Fighter Squadron (FS), Bold Tigers, 366th Fighter Wing (FW), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID). The Bold Tigers are attempting to break the record for most sorties flown by one squadron over a three-day period, they will attempt to fly 96 sorties per day

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Danielle Schwamb assists USAF ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Christopher Campbell, USAF Re... More

380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen

380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen

380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen complete pushups while an E-3 Sentry departs and completes a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed ... More

U.S. Air Force Capt., Alexander Rindo (left), Detachment

U.S. Air Force Capt., Alexander Rindo (left), Detachment

U.S. Air Force Capt., Alexander Rindo (left), Detachment 24 student instructor pilot, watches as 1st Lt. Jacob Jenkins, student pilot, trains on a virtual reality flight simulator as part of the Pilot Training ... More

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 taxi to

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 taxi to

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 taxi to the runway during the Pilot Training Next program March 5, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The PTN program is part of Air Education and Traini... More

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy, Detachment

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy, Detachment

U.S. Marine Corps. Maj. Matthew Krivohlavy, Detachment 24 instructor pilot, and U.S. Navy Ensign Christopher Kucynski, student pilot, review preflight check list on a T-6B Texan II before a training flight duri... More

Detachment 24 student pilots train on a virtual reality

Detachment 24 student pilots train on a virtual reality

Detachment 24 student pilots train on a virtual reality flight simulator as part of the Pilot Training Next program March 5, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The PTN program is part of Air Educa... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Joseph C. Thobald, left, and Sergeant (SGT) Ronald K. Sonsteng check filters in a satellite communication van during Exercise CORONET STROKE'88. The objectives of the exercise are to establish and maintain a netted tactical air control system, set up a composite air surveillance system, and control sorties flown by various aircraft to test their combat capabilities under difficult field conditions. CORONET STROKE'88 represents the largest single-service netting of tactical communication in Air Force history

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Joseph C. Thobald, left, and Sergeant (SGT) Rona...

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: SSGT Lem Robson Release Status: Re... More

Weapons controller First Lieutenant (1LT) Michelle J. Pool, 726th Tactical Control Squadron, works an OJ-108 radar scope during Exercise CORONET STROKE'88. The objectives of the exercise are to establish and maintain a netted tactical air control system, set up a composite air surveillance system, and control sorties flown by various aircraft to test their combat capabilities under difficult field conditions. CORONET STROKE'88 represents the largest single-service netting of tactical communication in Air Force history

Weapons controller First Lieutenant (1LT) Michelle J. Pool, 726th Tact...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lem Robson Release Status: Rele... More

An air to air right underside view of two US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Lakenheath Royal Air Force, England. The aircraft are flying sorties in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

An air to air right underside view of two US Air Force F-15E Strike Ea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: SRA Conrad M. Evans Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

A close-up view of the Air Land Air Drop patch as it is worn by a German flier on his way to participate in the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony. The longest humanitarian airlift in history is ending. During the past three and one half years the operation has provided 160,000 metric tons of supplies in 12,900 sorties involving 21 nations

A close-up view of the Air Land Air Drop patch as it is worn by a Germ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Diane S. Robinson Release ... More

The last pallet of supplies is off-loaded from a French C-130 from Ancona, Italy as part of the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony. The longest humanitarian airlift in history is ending. During the past three and one half years the operation has provided 160,000 metric tons of supplies in 12,900 sorties involving 21 nations

The last pallet of supplies is off-loaded from a French C-130 from Anc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Diane S. Robinson Release ... More

The flight crew of a B-2 Spirit Bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing performs an engine warm-up prior to departure from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, to perform combat sorties on day 31 of NATO Operation Allied Force

The flight crew of a B-2 Spirit Bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing perfor...

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

Flying day and night sorties from Aviano Air Base, the F-16 Falcon aircrews had to locate and authenticate the survivors, and coordinate their pickup with the 83rd Combat Search And Rescue Squadron (CSAR)

Flying day and night sorties from Aviano Air Base, the F-16 Falcon air...

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: TSGT Dave Ahlschwede Release Stat... More

Air Force crewchiefs from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, service a B-1B Lancer bomber engine during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Air Force crewchiefs from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, service a B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Shane Cuomo, USAF Release ... More

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, Diego Garcia, marshals a KC-10A Extender into its parking spot during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The KC-10A completed over 300 sorties while offloading 30 million pounds of fuel in the first 30 days of combat. The KC-10A has the capability to refuel the full spectrum of U.S. and Allied fighters, bombers, and mobility aircraft using either centerline drogue or a fly-by-wire boom system. 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 crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, Diego Gar...

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

A member of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) stands inside of an observation post site where US Marines were dispatched to destroy unexploded munitions dropped by coalition air sorties near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A member of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) stands inside of an observat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Brian "Bluto" Schubert, with the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), F-15E Strike Eagle Weapons Systems Officer (WSO), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom, pre-flights his fighter prior to flying sorties 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, with the 49...

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

Three US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), South Carolina (SC), Air National Guard (ANG), line-up to takeoff for a combat sorties, the flight line at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Three US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Edward E. Snyder, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Air Force (USAF) munitions personnel assigned to the 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at a forward deployed location work on guided munitions on the pylon of an USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon. The Falcon has an AIM-120A Advanced Medium Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) a fixed to the wing tip. The 410th AEW prepare the aircraft for take off for sorties on A-Day, the commencement of the air war for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, at a forward location

US Air Force (USAF) munitions personnel assigned to the 410th Air Expe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis Iii, USAF Relea... More

A US Air Force (USAF) C-9A Nightingale aircraft, 30th Airlift Squadron (AS), Yokota Air Base (AB), Japan, takes off for the final time on it's way to the "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ). The aircraft, which has served as the premiere medical evacuation aircraft for the Air Force for 35 years, was retired in July 2003. In 2002 the 30th AS flew 1,280 sorties with over 3,200 flying hours, airlifting more than 10,300 patients and passengers with this aircraft

A US Air Force (USAF) C-9A Nightingale aircraft, 30th Airlift Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to P... More

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Group prepare to marshal out USAF F-15E Strike Eagle fighters, 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, from their revetments for sorties at Kwang-Ju Air Base, Republic of Korea on Sept. 7, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sergeant Corey A. Clements) (Released)

U.S. Air Force crew chiefs assigned to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Group...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kwang-Ju Air Base State: Jeollanam-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Corey A. Clements, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

U.S. Air Force Capt., Alexander Rindo (left), Detachment

U.S. Air Force Capt., Alexander Rindo (left), Detachment

U.S. Air Force Capt., Alexander Rindo (left), Detachment 24 student instructor pilot, watches as 1st Lt. Jacob Jenkins, student pilot, trains on a virtual reality flight simulator as part of the Pilot Training ... More

Senior Airman Jordan Lawson, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Jordan Lawson, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Jordan Lawson, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, performs maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a sortie surge exercise, July 24, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exercise w... More

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