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Air Force Personnel and Aircraft Operations

Images depict U.S. Air Force personnel engaging with various aircraft, showcasing teamwork and readiness. Scenes are set at airbases with military aircraft in the background.

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, 360th Civil Affairs Brigade, are loading a Light Medium Tactical Vechicle (LMTV) inside of the C-5 Galaxy departing from John Glenn Columbus International Airport on July 18, 2022. Operation Viking is an intense joint task force exercise designed to prepare Soldiers with realistic training simulating deployment of civil affairs units in direct support of a contingency operation in Africa.

United States military personnel board an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 50th Airlift Squadron, out of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, at Tuzla Air Base in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The personnel were deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Guard. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron prepares a pallet before it is loaded onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2015. The Airman and the rest of his squadron were in the process of redeploying back to Little Rock Air Force Base after successfully completing their deployment. During their rotation as the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, the Little Rock team completed 1,850 combat sorties and moved 14,500 passengers and 17 million pounds of cargo.

Master Sgt. Kevin Nelson and Senior Airman Kyle Christenson, both crew chiefs with the 128th Air Refueling Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, move equipment to support Air Force One June 27, 2018 here. President Donald Trump transitioned through the 128 ARW en route to an event in Southeastern Wisconsin.

011214-F-4884R-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Attendees wave to a CV-22 Osprey during Friendship Festival 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan May 21, 2022. The two-day festival was an opportunity for visitors to learn more about the U.S. and Japan bilateral partnership, while strengthening the bonds between Yokota and the local communities. Yokota was able to host the event with the support of Japanese Self-Defense Force, sister services and the local community.

Members of the new Farah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) rotation arrive in Farah, including the teams executive officer, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Pete Dalve, March 3, 2010, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah, Afghanistan. Numerous section leaders for the new PRT have been in Farah for some time now assisting with the transition and making provisions for the remainder of the team. “Were excited to have boots on ground finally,” said Dalve. “Were excited to see the projects that are on-going that were stepping into. Weve got a nice structured path ahead.”

Airmen from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, gather for a group photo during wing photo day, April 2, 2022, at Moffett Air National Guard Base, California.

DF-ST-89-04117. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, arrive at a forward operating location at Wendover Air Force Base, Utah, May 20, 2022 while participating in the Raging Gunfighter exercise. Raging Gunfighter is an Air Combat Command exercise designed to simulate operating a Lead Wing from an Austere Environment. The purpose of the exercise is to prepare the 366th Fighter Wing and its Airmen for potential future operations in accordance with the National Defense Strategy

(14 April 1981) --- Astronaut John W. Young, STS-1 commander, egresses the space shuttle orbiter Columbia following her successful landing on Rogers dry lake bed on southern California's Edwards Air Force Base.

Patients are transferred from a C-130 Hercules aircraft to medical buses by 37th Aeromedical Evacuation Group members during exercise Reforger '80. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '80 Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Airmen and civilians gathered in a large flight line hangar at Travis Air Force Base, California to ask questions of the Secretary of the Air Force, Michael B. Donley and the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Roy.

Airmen assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing stand at the position of attention during a commander's call at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, April 2, 2023. Commanders Calls provide an opportunity for leaders to communicate important information to their Airmen.

U.S. Marines participate in a change of command ceremony for Marine Aircraft Group 24, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 17, 2022. Col. Brian Koch relinquished command to Col. Manlee Herrington.

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jarrod Williams, Crew CHIEF with the 100th Maintenance Squadron (MS), 100th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, works on a KC-135R Stratotanker at Borgas International Airport, Bulgaria, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Borgas International Airport Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Aboard a C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, four Canadian Forces (CAF) members killed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, are carried to a ceremony where they will receive honors during a fallen soldier ceremony performed by US and CAF members. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

386th Expeditionary Medical Squadron and 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen transport simulated victims into an ambulance while being evaluated by Wing Inspection Team members during an active shooter exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Dec. 5, 2022. First responders were able to respond to the scene within minutes of being notified and able to treat the simulated victims.

Tech. Sgt. Noah Polcar, a 154th Training Squadron loadmaster formal training unit instructor, inspects the outside of a C-130J assigned to the 62nd Airlift Squadron, Aug. 11, 2022, at Little Rock AFB, Ark. As a loadmaster for a J-model aircraft, Polcar has additional responsiblities that require his attention before flights.

Over 140 Civil Air Patrol cadets from the Georgia Wing processed through the 165th Small Air Terminal, Georgia Air National Guard, for an incentive flight on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft that departed from the Air Dominance Center flightline on July 6, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia. The cadets were here for one week for their annual encampment training which consists of leadership training and team building activities.

Elements of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); and 101st Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Abn. Div., board a plane June 27 at Campbell Army Airfield, Fort Campbell, Ky., to deploy to Europe, where they will be tasked with assuring NATO allies and deterring Russian aggression in the region.

050103-F-3798Y-138. Base: Phuket Country: Thailand (THA)

The Mid-Plains All-Star College Baseball League hosted by the City of Junction City, Kansas, visited the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, at Fort Riley, Kansas on July 16th, 2022, to learn about Army aviation and the special relationship that Junction City enjoys with its 1st Infantry Division partners. 1st CAB Soldiers taught the players about the different airframes and gave them the unique opportunity to see the aircraft up close.

Coast Guard Stations - 26-HK-333-15. Air Station New Orleans - Aerial. Hurricane Katrina

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