Aerial Missions and Combat Readiness

Captures pilots preparing for missions with aircraft, emphasizing readiness and coordination for combat sorties.

Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk
Joint Readiness Training Center at Ft. Polk
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U.S. Army Soldiers compete in the Best Medic Competition for Medical Readiness Command, East on Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Nov. 7, 2022. The competition included a 4-mile road march, nighttime land navigation, daytime land navigation, a stress shoot and a health service support brief on the second day.
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Two Northrop Grumman (Fairchild) A-10 Thunderbolts, from the American Air Force during Mot & E at the Leeuwarden Air Base.
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Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training work on equipment and vehicles on North Post on Sept. 10, 2022, at the installation as the sun sets for the day. The troops were on post for weekend training. During September 2022, thousands of troops trained at Fort McCoy for institutional training and extended combat and weekend training. Fort McCoy's motto is to be the Total Force Training Center.”
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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 10, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman John Shettler observes Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Fernando Jimenez direct an aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.
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111210-N-QO773-022 NORFOLK (Dec. 10, 2011) Family members of Sailors take photos of MH-60S Sea Hawks, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, as they fly in formation over Naval Station Norfolk during a homecoming ceremony for the squadron. HSC-9 completed its first combat deployment embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he joined National Interagency Fire Center and Bureau of Land Management personnel at a media briefing on summer's wildfire control efforts
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A Marine jogs on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS RALEIGH (LPD-1). An Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship is in the background. The ships and their embarked Marines are at sea in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Northern Arabian Sea
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Beautiful view from a Hawk setup at the 3rd group of arms guided weapons in Blomberg, West Germany.
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Soldiers from Hunter Army Airfield, G.A., conduct a training flight over Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., May 20, 2022.The training provided soldiers with additional flight hours as well as an opportunity to view the depot from a birds eye view.
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Two sailors aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) wait for early evening underway replenishment to begin during operation Northern Wedding. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION NORTHERN WEDDING Country: Unknown
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France, Brittany, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon on 2022-03-30. Students from the Ecole Militaire Interarmes (EMIA), the military academy responsible for training army officers recruited internally, i.e. from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and other ranks, take part in a training course at Fort de Penthievre, a fortified structure on the Quiberon peninsula that has become a training base. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Saint-Pierre-Quiberon le 2022-03-30. Les eleves de l' ecole militaire interarmes ( EMIA ), l' ecole militaire chargee de la formation des officiers de l' armee de Terre issus du recrutement interne, c'est-a-dire issus des rangs des sous-officiers et des militaires du rang, participe a un stage d'aguerrissment au Fort de Penthievre, un ouvrage fortifie sur la presqu'ile de Quiberon devenu une base d'entrainement. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.
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220728-N-MU675-1126 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2022) U.S. Marines, assigned to the "Black Knights" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, exercise on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.
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U.S. Marines prepare to compete in the 13th Annual Recon Challenge at Red Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 29, 2022. The Recon Challenge consists of a 25-mile hike on Camp Pendleton that involves a kilometer open-ocean swim, underwater knot tying, casualty evacuation drills, and live-fire marksmanship drills. Participants in the Recon Challenge wear the names of fallen Reconnaissance Marines on their packs to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Andrew Cortez)
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The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard, the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Brass Band, and the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Cuthbert Pattillo and Lt. Gen. Charles Pattillo in Section 75 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Sept. 14, 2022.Twin brothers, Maj. Gen. and Lt. Gen. Pattillo enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces in November 1942. During World War II, both flew with the Eighth Air Forces 352nd Fighter Group, protecting bombers and attacking ground targets. Maj. Gen. Pattillo flew 135 combat missions before being shot down and captured by the Germans. He remained a POW until the end of the war.Both were released from active duty following World War II but were later recalled in early 1948, serving with the 31st Fighter Group. Later, both served with the with the 36th Tactical Wing at Furstenfeldbruck Air Base in Germany. While in Europe, both helped form and flew in the U.S
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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Memorial to the Battle of the Little Bighorn (June 25-26, 1876), which engaged combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, who defeated the five companies of the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry Regiment under Custer's command. Obelisk at the top of the hill at sunset. State of Montana. United States.
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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 3rd Wing conduct a foreign object and debris walk at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 3, 2022. The Airmen conducted the FOD walk to remove debris that could potentially damage aircraft and hinder mission readiness.
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Paratroopers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for Operation Falcon Blitz on Fort Bragg, NC, Jan. 27, 2023. Paratroopers will conduct an airborne operation in order to enhance brigade readiness and lethality.
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Group portrait of Swat officers standing in circle, aiming guns
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Maj. Gen. James R. Sears Jr., Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, and members of the U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service watch hot air balloons take flight during the Balloon Fiesta at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oct. 1, 2022. While there, Sears flew in a balloon commemorating the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force.
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120114-N-MJ645-171PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 14, 2012) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) test the ship's countermeasure wash down system. The countermeasure wash down system is used to minimize the effects of chemical, biological and radiological exposure.
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Navy SEALs breaking through enemy fire on a boat, with black smoke in background.
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Airmen from the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., perform a foreign object debris walk on the flightline July 29, 2015. Because of the Airmens efforts to keep the flightline free of FOD, Travis AFB has gone 2,555 days without major damage to an aircraft - helping to ensure mission readiness and lower maintenance costs.
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A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron Shooters” performs pre-flight checks in a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon before taking off at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 10, 2022. The 20th Fighter Wing is capable of meeting operational requirements worldwide by maintaining combat readiness.
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Soldiers and Katusa's conduct an M4 range on Camp Yongsan-Casey, September 9th 2022.The M4 carbine is a 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated,b magazine-fed, carbine developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened version of the M16A2 assault rifle.
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9/11/02 A Service Service ERT (emergency Response Team), watches on the roof of the Pentagon on the monring of September 11, 02.
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110106-N-7981E-019 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 6, 2011) Sailors prepare a .50-caliber machine gun mount for a familiarization fire exercise on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
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March 22, 2013 "The President was visiting the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu, and others. When the President asked a question about the cityscape in the background, the sunlight lit up his hands adding another dimension to this photograph."
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981009-M-3661W-002. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR)
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Marines of the Mariniers Connection Service during exercises.
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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 3rd Wing conduct a foreign object and debris walk at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 3, 2022. The Airmen conducted the FOD walk to remove debris that could potentially damage aircraft and hinder mission readiness.
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Metal silhouettes of First World War soldiers, West Mersea, Mersea Island, Essex, England, UK
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1940's reenactor looks out of window on Pearl Harbor Day Troop train reenactment from Los Angeles Union Station to San Diego
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Airman 1st Class Matthew Gerner, a crew chief assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, prepares to launch out an F-35 Lightning II for Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 18, 2022. The 388th FW is one of more that 30 units from across the Department of Defense participating in RF-N 22-3.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 11, 2013) Sailors participate in flight deck barricade drills aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting Precision Approach Landing System (PALS) and flight deck certifications.
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70th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution