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Tail flash of a KG-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, U. K., on the flightline at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N. C., during RODEO 92

Tail flash of a KG-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

A technician services the tailplane of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron, 100th Air Refueling Wing. The tail has the new boxed "D" tail flash that was adopted as a tribute to the planes that flew over the skies of England during World War II

A technician services the tailplane of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Kevin Hoeth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Thomas J. Keck (left), Commander, 8th Air Force is presented a wooden"tail flash"commemorative trophy by USAF Colonel Tony A. Imondi, Commander, 2nd Bomb Wing (BW) after completing his final flight or "fini flight," at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA). LGNE Keck is retiring after a career spanning 33 years with more than 4,600 flying hours, including 866 combat hours

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Thomas J. Keck (left), C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rebecca Luquin, USAF Release S... More

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker of the 168th Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker of the 168th Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker of the 168th Maintenance Group adds Fairbanks, Alaska to the wing's flagship KC-135 Stratotanker and installs the new Polar Bear design on the tail flash dedicated to Fairbanks, Alaska... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

A tail flash on a US AIr Force KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 92nd Aerial Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington, at Moron Air Base, Spain to continue aerial refueling operations in support of Operation Phoenix Duke II

A tail flash on a US AIr Force KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 92nd Aeri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX DUKE II Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Rel... More

A tail flash of a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 92nd Aerial Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Washington, at Moron Air Base, Spain, to continue aerial refueling operations in support of Operation Phoenix Duke II

A tail flash of a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 92nd Aeri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX DUKEII Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann, USAF Rele... More

Tech. Sgt. Adrian Sauceda, 19th Maintenance Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Adrian Sauceda, 19th Maintenance Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Adrian Sauceda, 19th Maintenance Squadron NCO in charge of corrosion control, prints out a vinyl sticker Oct. 26, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The vinyl sticker will be used to test the ... More

An underside view of an F-16D Falcon. The tail flash shows a "WEREWOLVE" , the mascot for the 69th Fighter Squadron. Visible on the underside is an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, fuel tanks and a LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation Targeting Infrared, Night) system

An underside view of an F-16D Falcon. The tail flash shows a "WEREWOLV...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

U.S. Air Force MASTER SGT. Wesley Salter, 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands by the tail flash of an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft during Exercise William Tell 2004 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., on Nov. 10, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Robert W. Valenca) (Released)

U.S. Air Force MASTER SGT. Wesley Salter, 366th Aircraft Maintenance S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. Robert W. Valenca Release ... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

Nebraska Air National Guard (NEANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Toby Harm, 155th Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Lincoln Municipal Airport (AP), Lincoln, Nebraska (NE), replaces the tail flash on the tail fin of a NEANG 155th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft, that was hit and damaged by a lightning strike

Nebraska Air National Guard (NEANG) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Toby Harm, 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Lee Straube, USAF Release St... More

Right side profile medium shot of the tail section on a US Air Force C-130H from the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, West Virginia, with new tail flash. PHOTO taken during the Rodeo 2000 held at Pope AFB, NC., 7-14 May 2000. Other C-130's pictured are from Korea and Egypt respectively

Right side profile medium shot of the tail section on a US Air Force C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR MOBILITY COMMAND RODEO 2000 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) ... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb Sawyer of the 168th Maintenance Group adds Fairbanks, Alaska to the wing's flagship KC-135 Stratotanker and installs the new Polar Bear design on the tail fl... More

A close-up view of the tail section of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron, 100th Air Refueling Wing, showing the new boxed "D" tail flash that was adopted as a tribute to the planes that flew over the skies of England during World War II

A close-up view of the tail section of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. Kevin Hoeth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

The Tail Flash on a parked US Air Force (USAF) 463rd Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), Arkansas (AR), C-130 Hercules aircraft after it arrived at McChord AFB, Washington (WA), to participate in the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition

The Tail Flash on a parked US Air Force (USAF) 463rd Airlift Group, Li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lance Cheung, USAF Release Sta... More

Tail flash of the a C-141 Starlifter, 452nd Air Mobility Wing (AMW), March Air Reserve Base, California, parked on the thick ice covering the Ross Sea during a resupply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, as part of Operation DEEP FREEZE

Tail flash of the a C-141 Starlifter, 452nd Air Mobility Wing (AMW), M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2002 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC Scene Camera Operator: MSGT... More

The tail flash of a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 125th Fighter Squadron (FS), 138th Fighter Wing (FW), Oklahoma (OK), Air National Guard (ANG)

The tail flash of a F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 125th Fight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tulsa International Airport State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Preston Chasteen, USAF Rele... More

A C-5 Galaxy displays its tail flash (tail stripe) indicating its from the 9th Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. It landed at Viru Viru International Airport, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, in support of NEW HORIZONS BOLIVIA 99. "NEW HORIZONS BOLIVIA 99 is part of a series of military exercises to provide civic assistance, build military partnerships, and improve the quality of life for people in Central and South America and the Caribbean."

A C-5 Galaxy displays its tail flash (tail stripe) indicating its from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS BOLIVIA 99 Base: Viru Viru State: Santa Cruz Country: Bolivia (BOL) Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM Scen... More

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb Sawyer of the 168th Maintenance Group adds Fairbanks, Alaska to the wing's flagship KC-135 Stratotanker and installs the new Polar Bear design on the tail fl... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

Brig. Gen. Darrin Slaten, commander of the 176th Wing,

Brig. Gen. Darrin Slaten, commander of the 176th Wing,

Brig. Gen. Darrin Slaten, commander of the 176th Wing, speaks of the new tail flash on the C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squadron on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, O... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb Sawyer of the 168th Maintenance Group adds Fairbanks, Alaska to the wing's flagship KC-135 Stratotanker and installs the new Polar Bear design on the tail fl... More

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb Sawyer of the 168th Maintenance Group adds Fairbanks, Alaska to the wing's flagship KC-135 Stratotanker and installs the new Polar Bear design on the tail fl... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

Staff Sgt. Darryl McRae, 19th Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Darryl McRae, 19th Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Darryl McRae, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, applies two airdrop parachutes to the new 314th Airlift Wing tail flash design on a C-130J Oct. 26, 2017, a... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing and the Regular Air Force’s 3rd Wing witnessed the unveiling of a new tail flash on the C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squ... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

Retired Master Sgt. Don Frederick, a prior CATM instructor

Retired Master Sgt. Don Frederick, a prior CATM instructor

Retired Master Sgt. Don Frederick, a prior CATM instructor with the 176th Security Forces Squadron, awaits the unveiling of a new tail flash here Oct. 1, 2018 on the C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 176th ... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing was unveiled showcasing a new tail flash on the wing’s aircraft, Oct. 15, 2020. A polar bear stands strong on the wing’s tail flash represen... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing was unveiled showcasing a new tail flash on the wing’s aircraft, Oct. 15, 2020. A polar bear stands strong on the wing’s tail flash represen... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing was unveiled showcasing a new tail flash on the wing’s aircraft, Oct. 15, 2020. A polar bear stands strong on the wing’s tail flash represen... More

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker and Airman 1st Class Caleb Sawyer of the 168th Maintenance Group adds Fairbanks, Alaska to the wing's flagship KC-135 Stratotanker and installs the new Polar Bear design on the tail fl... More

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing and the Regular Air Force’s 3rd Wing witnessed the unveiling of a new tail flash on the C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squ... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing

Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing and the Regular Air Force’s 3rd Wing witnessed the unveiling of a new tail flash on the C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 176th Wing’s 144th Airlift Squ... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing was unveiled showcasing a new tail flash on the wing’s aircraft, Oct. 15, 2020. A polar bear stands strong on the wing’s tail flash represen... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

Airman 1st Class Abbey Miller, Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker,

Airman 1st Class Abbey Miller, Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker,

Airman 1st Class Abbey Miller, Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barker, Col. Richard Adams, 168th Wing Commander, Chief Master Sgt. Teresa Renson, 168th Wing Command Chief, and Senior Airman Joshua Fine (left to right), tak... More

A U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Hornet assigned to Fixed Marine

A U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Hornet assigned to Fixed Marine

A U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Hornet assigned to Fixed Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, taxis past a Republic of Singapore Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, June... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

Airmen from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron corrosion control flight finish applying vinyl decals to the 314th Airlift Wing C-130J tail flash Oct. 26, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The new ta... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing was unveiled showcasing a new tail flash on the wing’s aircraft, Oct. 15, 2020. A polar bear stands strong on the wing’s tail flash represen... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard finished with Major League Baseball’s 2019 World Series Champion, Washington Nationals logo painted as the tail flash is outside the... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing was unveiled showcasing a new tail flash on the wing’s aircraft, Oct. 15, 2020. A polar bear stands strong on the wing’s tail flash represen... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Corrosion Control Paint Barn complete a custom paint scheme for the 49th Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon Flagship on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The process consi... More

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