Aircraft Inspections and Operations

Military personnel inspecting and operating various aircraft, showcasing technical responsibilities and crew readiness in aviation environments.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne making helicopter tour of Lake Tahoe area with Forest Service personnel during visit to Nevada to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

DN-ST-87-00340. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030422-F-4806N-003. Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020412-A-8359B-090. Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

STAFF SGT. Sheppard inspects a tail rotor servo of a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363 (HMH-363) CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) during Operation Deny Flight. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea

DF-ST-86-12809. Subject Operation/Series: COPE MAX 85 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A US Air Force F-15E Eagle fighter pilot from the 494th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England, does a pre-flight check on his aircraft and the air to surface missile prior to NATO air strikes on Serbian targets surrounding Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne making helicopter tour of Lake Tahoe area with Forest Service personnel during visit to Nevada to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

Soldiers with the U.S. Army Parachute Team prepare to jump into Altus Air Force Base, Okla. during the Red River Thunder Open House and Airshow, Oct. 1, 2022. During the airshow, the team conducted a parachute demonstration to connect the Army with the American public and enhance the Armys recruiting efforts.

020927-F-4649H-011. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Exercise of the Search and Rescue (SAR), Leeuwarden airbase. A crashed kite Dobbert in a dinghy in the Wadden Sea after he managed to settle in safety with a parachute. The SAR helicopter is on site and saved the unfortunate kite.

031031-A-6774R-054. Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-11248. Country: Ecuador (ECU)

SGT Ricardo Abrego Jr. vehicle Operations CHIEF of the 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance sits in his Marine Light Armored Vehicle-Command and Control (LAV-C2) during DEEP STRIKE 97. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP STRIKE '97 Base: Needles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220630-N-CY569-1048 ADRIATIC SEA (June 30, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Luis Barrongutierrez, from Hilton Head, South Carolina, assigned to the Proud Warriors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, screws a bolt into an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), June 30, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 7, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Lanya Johnson, right, from Indianapolis, and Aviation Machinists Mate Airman David Lopez, from San Diego, conduct maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Raptors" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

221006-N-XB010-1002 Philippine Sea (Oct. 6, 2022) - Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Kienan Gutierrez, from Coos Bay, Ore., performs a coms check in preparation for disembarking from the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) well deck on a landing craft air cushion (LCAC). New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

240214-N-FY193-1037 NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 14, 2024) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Joshua Haefeli, a native of Reno, troubleshoots the primary computer of a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Feb. 14, 2024. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently underway conducting flight deck certification as part of the basic phase. (

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne making helicopter tour of Lake Tahoe area with Forest Service personnel during visit to Nevada to participate in the annual Lake Tahoe Restoration Summit, where he joined federal, state, local, tribal leaders in the environmental forum

A female sailor attached to the ground support unit of Antarctica Development Squadron Six (VXE-6) inspects the radar antenna of a C-130 Hercules aircraft after its arrival at the airfield. Country: Antarctica (ATA)

Aircraft Navigator at Dover Air Force Base. Aircraft Navigator at Dover Air Force Base. "Dover AFB, Del.An aircraft navigator performs duties on board the 20th Military Airlift Squadron's C-141 during a mission."

001018-N-1407C-001. Base: Uss Supply (AOE 6)

DN-ST-88-02058. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-315. Coast Guardsmen standing in aircraft3. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure a propeller onto a MV-22 Osprey in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 16, 2022. The Marines replaced the propeller of the MV-22 Osprey to ensure flight readiness. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, MSGT Mike Carrol of the 170th Air Refueling Group, New Jersey National Guard, is in position to lower a boom for a refueling mission. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020606-F-5646C-004. Base: Malstrom Air Force Base State: Montana (MT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020516-F-1644L-007. Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

LT Robin A. Erichsen, one of four catapult officers on the auxiliary aircraft landing training ship USS FORRESTAL (AVT-59), scans the flight deck during flight operations. Erichesen, a naval flight officer with over 3,700 flight hours, is the first female catapult officer in the Navy. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-162. Hurricane Katrina

A squadron mechanic performs maintenance on an aircraft on board the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) during Fleet Exercise 2-94. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE 2-94 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

S65-18733 (23 March 1965) --- Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom (left) and John W. Young are shown aboard a helicopter after being retrieved from their spacecraft following the Gemini-Titan 3 flight.

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 31, 2022) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Rigoberto Sandoval, from Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, stands as a safety observer while an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Raptors of helicopter maritime strike squadron (HSM) 71, prepares to take off during flight operations aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101). Gridley is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

011016-N-0715P-008. Base: Crowley 450-10 Barge Scene Major Command Shown: CINCPACFLT

Marine Lieutenant Pilot by Power Towing Airplane for Glider, Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina, USA, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, May 1942

970629-N-3962B-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1)

020328-F-2902B-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

A crewman, wearing an oxygen breathing apparatus (OBA), attaches a hose to a fire plug during a fire fighting drill on the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197). The ship is underway during its 1991 West African Training Cruise. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

110927-N-FI736-226ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 27, 2011) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jody Powell ensures a ladder well is clear during a visit, board, search and seizure training exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). Arleigh Burke is participating in Exercise Joint Warrior 2011-2. Joint Warrior serves as a certifying event for ships deploying with coalition forces in future operations.

SGT Tony Hughes, 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, looks out the door of an HC-130 Hercules aircraft prior to his jump during SAREX '80. Base: March Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041112-F-9528H-013. Base: C-130 Hercules

PEARL HARBOR (July 25, 2022) A Mexican Explosive Ordnance Disposal team of the Mexican Naval Infantry conducts counter-improvised explosive device training on a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Here, the Soldier discovers a cache of weapons and explosives in the vehicle. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal New Zealand Air Force photo by Cpl. Dillon Anderson)

221007-N-TT639-1059 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 7, 2022) - Electricians Mate 2nd Class Justin Diniro, from Hackensack, New Jersey, dons a firefighting mask during a general quarters drill aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) Oct. 7, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

040406-F-6849F-010. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules loadmaster assigned to 37 Squadron, RAAF Base Richmond, Australia, prepares to perform a cargo drop in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 over the Joint-Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Alaska, Aug. 11, 2022. International participation is a traditional part of RF-A and includes allies from various countries such as New Zealand, Japan, Australia, and others.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fernando de Leon, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron fuel systems craftsman, uses lacing cords to secure an F1 fuel cell at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, May 17, 2022. The F1 fuel cell holds jet fuel within the F-16 and can also cauterize small abrasions and puncture sites if damaged.

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jayme Vonlienen performs a maintenance check on the radome of a F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz is on deployment in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

CAPT. Morris C. Foote, commanding officer of the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG-47), surveys the sea around his ship from the bridge. The TICONDEROGA is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Country: Unknown

US Navy Commander Dennis Murphy, Commanding Officer of the fast attack submarine TUCSON (SSN 770) takes a peek at potential targets through his periscope while off the coast of Chile during Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Tucson (SSN 770)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helicopter pilot Bill Martin, a URS Federal Technical Services in the agency's Aircraft Operations, ensures all is clear before taking off during a training exercise.The activity taking place in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 turn-basin parking lot was only one of several drills. It was part of a new training program that was developed by Kennedy's Fire Rescue department along with NASA Aircraft Operations to sharpen the skills needed to help rescue personnel learn how to collaborate with helicopter pilots in taking injured patients to hospitals as quickly as possible.

220722-N-XN177-2017 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 22, 2022) - U.S. Marines discuss flight deck operations aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), July 22, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

DF-ST-87-13378. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephen McCrory, 60th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, prepares to marshal simulated patients on litters while wearing an aircrew chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear ensemble as part of a training requirement before a flight during Exercise Golden Bee at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2022. Exercise Golden Bee is a joint readiness exercise designed to provide training integration and rehearse strategic and operational objectives in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-148. Coast Guard personnel in aircraft2. Hurricane Katrina

Pararescueman MSGT Rick Weaver conducts CH-47 familiarization training for members of the A-10 recovery team who will be lowered to areas previously inaccessible by foot. Base: Gold Dust Peak State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010122-F-5009P-001. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy Hospitalman First Class Bert Bath from Echo Company Fourth Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, Anchorage, Alaska, dressed in diving gear, signals OK prior to dropping into the waters during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Country: United States Of America (USA)

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-104. AIRSTA OPS--Coast Guardsman packing gear in building (2). Hurricane Katrina

CPL J. N. Boykin checks and lubricates a cable connection on top of this Douglas C-117 aircraft, No. 833 in preparation for its retirement flight. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

Squadron members work on an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft of Strike Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) in the hangar bay of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during FLEET EX '90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

220922-N-XN177-1046 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2022) - Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Bryce Nelson, from Santi, California adjusts his goggles while flying in an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 Sept 22, 2022. HSC-23 is embarked aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7). Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

220916-N-VS068-1094PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 16, 2022) - Sailors remove netting from a palette during an ammunition onload evolution on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Sept. 16. Aviation Ordnancemen operate and handle aviation ordnance equipment and are responsible for the stowage and loading of munitions and small arms. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of USS Makin Island and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is underway conducting integrated training operations with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 3rd Fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

030413-F-9528H-043. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Exploration Ground Systems recovery team, along with the U.S. Navy, practice keeping an Orion test article under control as part of Underway Recovery Test-7. The testing is one in a series of tests to verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean following deep space exploration missions.

030412-F-9528H-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 30, 2013) Operations Specialist Seaman Timothy Baker dons a firefighting helmet during a general quarters drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106). Stockdale is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

220712-N-OZ224-1078 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 12, 2022) - Lt. j.g. Christian Castro, a Naval Flight Officer assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, runs through drill procedures during a flight for Homeland Defense (HLD) and Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 12. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Island and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-101. Hurricane Katrina

980624-F-9580Z-003. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220904-N-EL850-1019 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 6, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Micheal Julian, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 46, removes tip caps from an MH-60R Sea Hawk Helicopter aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sep. 6, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group 10 and the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFO-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, VAW-121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and HSM-46. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Robert Cudd, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from B Company, 2nd Battalion (General Support), 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Falcon, prepares his equipment prior to a personnel and equipment movement mission, Aug. 31, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 9, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Adrianne Foggetti, from Huntington Beach, California, right, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brendan Merrill, from Adrian, Michigan, treat a simulated patient during a crash and salvage drill near the pilot house aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) while underway for Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

A U.S. Air Force pilots helmet is cleaned and repaired by 92nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Airmen at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 3, 2022. AFE ensures mission readiness and safety by thoroughly examining and repairing essential gear.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Corcoran, CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 366, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts preflight checks for a M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun on a CH-53E Super Stallion on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2022. HMH-366 aviation maintenance Marines conduct routine preventative maintenance on CH-53E Super Stallion to ensure a constant state of readiness. MCAS New River provides aviation support, force protection, infrastructure, and community services to promote the readiness, sustainment and quality of life for II Marine Expeditionary Force and other military forces, tenant commands, personnel and their families.

ARABIAN GULF (June 5, 2013) Sailors undergo stretcher bearer training during a medical emergency drill aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61). Monterey is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Boatswain's mates aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) prepare a manila highline rig to transfer an officer to the ammunition ship USS SANTA BARBARA (AE 28) during an underway replenishment. Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

030218-F-3961R-002. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2003 Country: Unknown

US Navy AIRMAN Levi Chambers attaches a fuel sensing cable to an E2-C Hawkeye aircraft from Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Six (VAW-126) prior to fueling on the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman is on its maiden deployment transiting to the Mediterranean Sea. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

220524-N-TT639-1056 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 24, 2022) - Lt. j.g. Zachary Aldrich, left, receives his new collar devices from Capt. Joel Lang, commanding officer of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), during a promotion ceremony in an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, May 24, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

060506-N-0490C-008. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Capt. Jeremy Shamblee, right, the first-in class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) executive officer, explains flight operations to Rep. Ted Deutch congressional delegate for Floridas 22nd district, on the flight deck, Sept. 18, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

Staff Sgt. Schnathan Johnson, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team chief, tightens a bolt of a GBU-12 munition during Combat Hammer at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, June 7, 2022. Combat Hammer was an exercise that encompassed end-to-end evaluations from units across the wing, assessing proficiency across the board.

220514-N-DW158-1030 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 14, 2022) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Airman Keith Williams, left, and Aviation Boatswains Mate (Handling) Airman Charles Cuevas operate an aircraft elevator on the flight deck of the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a replenishment-at-sea. During the evolution, USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) transported cargo to Ronald Reagan via vertical and connected replenishment. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Air Force Cadet Haley Brunkal, U.S. Air Force Academy Wings of Blue demonstration team member, removes her helmet while riding on a C-17 Globemaster III May 13, 2022, over Travis Air Force Base, California. The demonstration team performed for audiences during Travis AFBs Wings Over Solano air show and open house.

A self of CMDR. John Leenhouts, shot as he pilots an A-7E Corsair aircraft over the Saudi desert during low-level training. Leenhouts, a member of Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72), is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is on station in the Red Sea in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

The Alaska Air National Guard, 168th Wing invited the Eielson and the Fairbanks Civil Air Patrol Squadron cadets to tour the KC-135 Stratotanker and learn about the 168th Wings air refueling and aeromedical evacuation missions.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adrian Foster and Airman 1st Class Kyle Netanel, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs, inspect an F-15C/D Eagle system at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 12, 2022. The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield.

020126-F-1851B-003. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Coast Guard Cutters - Northland (WMEC 904) - 26-HK-76-129. CGC Northland ops--Coast Guardsman walking on bridge of civilian ship--051710. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-88-03409. Base: South Pole

Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Operator 1ST Class Jacobs, left, Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class M. Kilpatrick, center, and Aviation Electronics Technician 1ST Class Apostilico pause in the cabin of a P-3B Orion aircraft of Naval Air Reserve Patrol Squadron 68 (VP-68). Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

A commander from the 82nd Airborne Division speaks with an injured paratrooper after his transfer from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to a medical bus that will take them to the hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The injuries occurred during Exercise Gallant Eagle airdrop in a California desert. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

990325-N-4912M-008. Base: USS Hartford (SSN 768)

011106-F-2034C-016. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-19. 050927-C-9155P-079. Hurricane Katrina

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