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Air crew members aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named the Looking Glass monitor information for the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during a flight. In the event that SAC's underground command center was destroyed by enemy attack, the crew of the flying command center 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

Air crew members aboard an EC-135 Stratolifter aircraft code-named the...

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

The interface control officer and control technician work on a radar scope in the message processing 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

The interface control officer and control technician work on a radar s...

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

SGT. Thomas Crawford and STAFF SGT. Derick Clark, F-16 Crew Chiefs, and TECH. SGT. Earl Ballenger, F-16 weapons specialist from the 13th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, remove a practice missile for later sorties

SGT. Thomas Crawford and STAFF SGT. Derick Clark, F-16 Crew Chiefs, an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRON FIST '95 Base: Raaf Williamstown Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Steve Thurow Release Status: Relea... More

As the last official act during the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony, General-Division Perret, the French High Level Working Group (HLWG) representative shakes hands with Mr. Sergio Demello, the Assistant United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees after presenting the final HLWG letter. 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

As the last official act during the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian A...

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

During the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony, the French Joint Air Operations Commander from Ancona, Italy salutes and reports "Mission complete" to General-Division Perret, the French High Level Working Group (HLWG) representative. The last pallet of supplies has just been delivered. 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

During the Sarajevo Air Bridge Humanitarian Aid termination ceremony, ...

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

United States Air Force Captain Dave "FAHM" O' Malley, 510th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, dployed from Aviano Air Base, Itialy, in an F-16C Fighting Falcon prior to launching for the day's first training sorties. Training Exercise Iron Claw, Kuchyna AB, Slovakia, 11 September 2000

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

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 crew chief from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, takes a breather before the launch of anF-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco. The 555th 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

A crew chief from the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy...

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 preps a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) based on a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb for loading into 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 weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing preps...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing preps a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) based on a BLU-109... More

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing services a B-1B Lancer 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

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

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 B-1B Lancer pilot from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, writes a message on a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) based on a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb loaded in the bomb-bay of the Lancer prior to take-off, 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 B-1B Lancer pilot from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force B-1B Lancer pilot from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, writes a message on a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) ... 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

US Air Force (USAF) munitions personnel assigned to the 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at a forward deployed location use an MJ-1B Munitions Loader as they fix a GBU-12 Paveway II to an USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon. The guidance system is not yet attached to the munitions. 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

US Air Force (USAF) munitions personnel assigned to the 410th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at a forward deployed location use an MJ-1B Munitions Loader as they fix a GBU-12 Paveway II to an USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon. The guidance system is not yet attached to the munitions. 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) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft receives fuel from the extended refueling probe on a USAF KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) during a recent mission over Iraq. Coalition aircraft average 40 combat sorties daily in the skies over Iraq in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft receives fuel from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Erik Gudmundson, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... 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 Agressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, shortly after sunrise Jan. 17, 2015, in transit to Hickam Air Force Base, Ha... More

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 prepare

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 prepare

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 prepare to 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... More

Pilots of 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 plan

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

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 view of the deployment area for the 21st Aircraft Maintenance Unit and 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron 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

A view of the deployment area for the 21st Aircraft Maintenance Unit a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Savannah Field Training Center State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lem Robson Release Status... More

American F-15s and F-16s fly together as they approach the air field. Personnel and aircraft from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, along with members of the 110th Air Control Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard participate with Danish forces. 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

American F-15s and F-16s fly together as they approach the air field. ...

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

Air Force personnel offload equipment at Flyvestation. 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 Fighters Squadrons flew three sorties daily, consisting of air to air and air to ground missions. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Air Force personnel offload equipment at Flyvestation. Personnel and a...

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

An F-16 Falcon from the 68th Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, GA is refueled in front of the hangar at the end of the day to be ready for the next day's sorties

An F-16 Falcon from the 68th Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE II Base: Azraq Country: Jordan (JOR) Scene Camera Operator: Sr. AIRMAN Nicole Snell Release Status: ... More

Technical Sergeant Bob Fort, Air Traffic Controller, Oregon Air National Guard clears aircraft for the day's first sorties. Training Exercise IRON CLAW, Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia (SVK), 13 September 2000

Technical Sergeant Bob Fort, Air Traffic Controller, Oregon Air Nation...

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, USAF Release Status: Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) maintenance personnel prepare a row of F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft for sorties during Operational Readiness Exercise Sea Lion 02-01 at Shaw AFB, South Carolina (SC)

US Air Force (USAF) maintenance personnel prepare a row of F-16CJ Figh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command Scene Camer... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (ECES), upload GBU-31 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) onto a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, as they prepare for the largest bombing sorties conducted by coalition forces since the beginning of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Civil En...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Janice H. Cannon, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (ECES), prepare B-52H Stratofortress aircraft and KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for their missions, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, as they prepare for the largest bombing sorties conducted by coalition forces since the beginning of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Civil En...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Janice H. Cannon, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Roger Boles and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Samuel Turmen from the 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), 366th Fighter Wing (FW), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID), marshal out fighter aircraft for their morning sorties during an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Roger Boles and STAFF Sergeant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSG... More

US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the Oklahoma Air National Guard Base (OKANG), at Tulsa, Oklahoma (OK), power up to take final sorties in support of exercise Coronet White

US Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the Okl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tulsa State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC/ANG Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Preston Chaste... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Derik Anderson, 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho (ID), checks for moving aircraft across the ramp before launching his jet. 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) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Derik Anderson, 366th Air...

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

A U.S. soldier hands supplies from a CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter, to a Pakistani soldier at the landing zone. Some landing zones are fixed sites such as an airfield, other times the landing zone might be on the side of a hill or a river bed. U.S. aircrews pull multiple sorties a day in support of the relief efforts. (U.S. Army photo by SPC. Christopher Admire) (Released)

A U.S. soldier hands supplies from a CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter, t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rawala Kot Country: Pakistan (PAK) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: SPC Ch... More

Senior Airman Travon Taylor, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance

Senior Airman Travon Taylor, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance

Senior Airman Travon Taylor, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief, connects a fuel hose to an F-15E Strike Eagle, Jan. 9, 2017, in Southwest Asia. The 332nd EMXS crew chiefs are in charge of main... 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

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jacob Jenkins (right), student

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jacob Jenkins (right), student

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jacob Jenkins (right), student pilot, trains 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... More

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 prepare

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 prepare

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 prepare to 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... 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

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

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

Airmen from the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron affix the left wing onto an MQ-9 Reaper at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 13, 2015. The MQ-9 provides a unique capability to perform strike, coordination,... 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

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

Weather officers CPT Ivan Friend, left, and CPT Alan Haberecht, along with engineer CPT George Auten pose for a photograph aboard 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

Weather officers CPT Ivan Friend, left, and CPT Alan Haberecht, along ...

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

Aviation Structural Mechanic H (Hydraulics) 2nd Class Almanzas, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 34 (VAQ-34) checks for hydraulic leaks on an A-3 Skywarrior aircraft between sorties during the US 3rd Fleet North Pacific Exercise (NORPACEX). The joint Air Force and Navy exercise not only provides training for fighter pilots and tactical controllers, but also tests the ability of those services to operate together for the defense of Alaska

Aviation Structural Mechanic H (Hydraulics) 2nd Class Almanzas, Tactic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT W. Thornton Release Status: Relea... More

A radio tower is silhouetted against the sky 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

A radio tower is silhouetted against the sky during Exercise Coronet S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CORONET STROKE '88 Base: Travis Field, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

The previous day's reporting figures, total sorties, which fires, number of pounds of retardant and hours flown are discussed at a brief

The previous day's reporting figures, total sorties, which fires, numb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Channel Islands Ang Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Jim Helton Release Status: ... More

An air to air right side view of three US Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons of the 510th Fighter Squadron, return home from a training mission. The aircraft are flying sorties in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina.(Exact date unknown)

An air to air right side view of three US Air Force F-16C Fighting Fal...

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: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release... More

Two US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Lakenheath Royal Air Force, England, refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker. The aircraft are flying sorties in support of the enforcement of a NATO no fly zone over Bosnia-Herzegovina

Two US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron, ...

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

An air to air rear 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 rear 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

Left side profile medium aerial shot of a USAF F-16C from the 13th Fighter Squadron as it flies a training sortie past Mount Fuji, Japan. With most of the Wing deployed, training sorties becomes a top priority to keep pilots' skills honed. This image is seen in the November 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

Left side profile medium aerial shot of a USAF F-16C from the 13th Fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David Nolan, USAF Release Status: Released to Public C... More

US Air Force Crew CHIEF from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco. The 555th Fighter Squadron is Flying 90 sorties in Support 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 Crew CHIEF from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Ba...

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, checks a Mk-82 500-pound bomb prior to loading it onto a B-52 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 ...

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, checks a Mk-82 500-pound bomb prior to loading it onto a B-52... More

Members of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) scan the area, around a Soviet surface-to-air missile (SAM) site destroyed by coalition air sorties, in order to locate unexploded munitions. This site is near their observation post, near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

Members of the Anti-Taliban Forces (ATF) scan the area, around a Sovie...

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

Senior Airman Daniel Hawley, an MQ-9 Reaper crew chief

Senior Airman Daniel Hawley, an MQ-9 Reaper crew chief

Senior Airman Daniel Hawley, an MQ-9 Reaper crew chief with the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs a pre-flight inspection at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 13, 2015. Pre-flight inspections ensur... More

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

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

U.S. Air Force Capt., Alexander Rindo (right), 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

Airman 1st Class Kezrion Mims, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Kezrion Mims, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Kezrion Mims, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew cheif, inspects the landing gear of an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a sortie surge exercise, July 24, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exe... More

U.S. Marine Corps. 2nd Lt. Alex Mrak, Detachment 24

U.S. Marine Corps. 2nd Lt. Alex Mrak, Detachment 24

U.S. Marine Corps. 2nd Lt. Alex Mrak, Detachment 24 student pilot, puts on his gear before his solo flight during the Pilot Training Next program March 5, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The PT... 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, executes an aerobatic maneuver during family day at Tsuiki Air Base, Japan, Nov. 24, 2018. Imp... 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

Senior Airman Mitch Yuncker, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Mitch Yuncker, 75th Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Mitch Yuncker, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit assistant dedicated crew chief, inspects the panel of an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a sortie surge exercise, July 24, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, ... 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

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Michele Adam, left, and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Jaymes Allen give first aid to the victim of a simulated chemical attack 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

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Michele Adam, left, and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) ...

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

A Danish F-16 takes off. Personnel and aircraft from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, along with members of the 110th Air Control Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard 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 Fighters Squadrons flew three sorties daily, consisting of air to air and air to ground missions. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A Danish F-16 takes off. Personnel and aircraft from the 52nd Fighter ...

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

Paper flags representing six participating nations are attached to the last pallet of supplies 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

Paper flags representing six participating nations are attached to the...

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

An F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England takes off from 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, 48th Fighter W...

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

An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing preps a 2,000-pound bomb for loading into a B-1 Spirit 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 weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing preps...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Seen in the green glow of a night scope Air Force Engine Specialists from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, work with a flashlight to change out a generator on 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 ...

Seen in the green glow of a night scope Air Force Engine Specialists f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Seen in the green glow of a night scope Air Force Engine Specialists from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, work with a flashlig... More

An Air Force Crew CHIEF from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, checks the auxiliary power unit on 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

An Air Force Crew CHIEF from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, checks t...

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

Air Force Metals Technicians from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, cut a washer off a B-1B bomber landing gear 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 Metals Technicians from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, cut...

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

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

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

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

A Soviet surface to air missile site (SAM), possibly an S-125 "Newa" (SA-3 "Goa"), destroyed by coaliton air sorties. It is located near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Image taken during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A Soviet surface to air missile site (SAM), possibly an S-125 "Newa" (...

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

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

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (ECES), prepare a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft armed with GBU-31 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, as they prepare for the largest bombing sorties conducted by coalition forces since the beginning of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the 40th Expeditionary Civil En...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Janice H. Cannon, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... 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. The 30th AS flew 1,280 sorties with over 3,200 flying hours, airlifting more than 10,300 patients and passengers with this type 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 2nd Lt. Andrew Molique, Detachment 24

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Andrew Molique, Detachment 24

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Andrew Molique, Detachment 24 student pilot, puts on his gear before his solo flight during the Pilot Training Next program March 5, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The P... 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

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 prepare

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 prepare

Military student pilots with Detachment 24 prepare to 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... 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

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

Brig. Gen. Charles Corcoran, 380th Air Expeditionary

Brig. Gen. Charles Corcoran, 380th Air Expeditionary

Brig. Gen. Charles Corcoran, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander and F-22 Raptor pilot, taxis across a flight line after successfully completing 1000 flight hours in the F-22 at an undisclosed location in So... More

Sgt. Travis P. Trahan, a UH-1N Huey crew chief with

Sgt. Travis P. Trahan, a UH-1N Huey crew chief with

Sgt. Travis P. Trahan, a UH-1N Huey crew chief with Detachment A, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 49, checks his map during a simulated close air support mission at Fort Irwin... More

U.S. Marine Corps. 2nd Lt. Alex Mrak, Detachment 24

U.S. Marine Corps. 2nd Lt. Alex Mrak, Detachment 24

U.S. Marine Corps. 2nd Lt. Alex Mrak, Detachment 24 student pilot, puts on his gear before his solo flight during the Pilot Training Next program March 5, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The PT... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Umino, a Pacific Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Umino, a Pacific Air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Megan Umino, a Pacific Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon Demonstration Team electrical and environmental systems craftsman, installs a screw after an F-16 Demo Team practice at Nyutabar... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jacob Jenkins, student pilot,

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jacob Jenkins, student pilot,

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jacob Jenkins, student pilot, trains 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 pro... More

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Andrew Molique (left), and U.S.

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Andrew Molique (left), and U.S.

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Andrew Molique (left), and U.S. Marine Corps. 2nd Lt. Alex Mrak (center), both student pilots, receive a pre-flight briefing from U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Wilhelm, Detachment 24 instru... More

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