Cockpit Operations and Training

Images of military pilots in cockpits engaged in training exercises, featuring detailed interior shots of various aircraft and operational activities.

Pilots inside the cockpit of an Italian Navy AW101 assault helicopter.
Pilots inside the cockpit of an Italian Navy AW101 assault helicopter.
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U.S. Air Force Capt. Meghan Griffin, a pilot assigned to the 317th Airlift Squadron, waves to Oregon International Air Show spectators from a C-17 Globemaster III, May 21, in Hillsboro, Oregon. The mission of the Oregon International Air Show is to not only promote aviation and involve the community, but also to honor the military and military veterans.
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SGT. Larry Long T/Troop, 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) working in the cockpit of a UH-60A Black Hawk (Blackhawk). Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Steven Hernandez, 355th Wing security manager, takes a photo of mountains while flying on an HH-60G Pave Hawk during its final flight before retiring to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 21, 2022. The pilots for the HH-60G Pave Hawks final flight were U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Sheets, 355th Wing vice commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Andrew Fink, 355th Wing detachment director of operations at Nellis Air Force Base.
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Helmets and flight gear of Hellenic Air Force pilots.
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Vitaliy Benz, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot assigned to 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, flies a C-17 over the coast of Qatar, April 15, 2022. The 816th EAS deployed with the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) to deliver airpower through cargo and personnel support for U.S. and partner nation forces within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and other AORs as needed.
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Senior Airman Jewell Mayer, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster with the 172nd Airlift Wing, Jackson, Mississippi, observes exterior conditions above Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, July 12, 2022. Members of the 183rd Airlift Squadron, 172nd Maintenance Group, and the 186th Air Refueling Wing recently returned from Hawaii after taking part in training that flexed the skills required to keep the 172nd Airlift Wings global mission running smoothly. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Bounds.
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The pilot of a P-3B Orion aircraft of Naval Air Reserve Patrol Squadron 68 (VP-68) signals to a plane director, as he prepares to take off for Valkenburg, Holland. VP-68 is in Rota for active duty training. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)
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Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visits Hancock County, Mississippi - 26-HK-12-21. Hurricane Katrina
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Pvt. 1st Class Kyle Smith and Pvt. 1st Class Nicholas Pinedo, newly qualified 15T Helicopter Repairers, sit harnessed on the ramp of a CH-47F Chinook during an orientation flight with Company H. Recruit Sustainment Program, Illinois Army National Guard June 11.
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030904-F-3886C-003. Base: Graff Ignatievo Air Base State: Plovdiv Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
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Members of Patrol Squadron 31 (VP-31) monitor controls in the cockpit of a P-3C Orion aircraft during a training exercise. Base: Naval Air Station, Moffett Field State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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030911-F-7709W-002. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM
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U.S. Army Parachute Team members prepare to jump at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, California, Sept. 24, 2022. Nicknamed the Golden Knights in 1962, Golden” signifies the gold medals the team won in international competitions, and Knights” alludes to the team’s ambition to conquer the skies. The Golden Knights perform in more than 100 events per year. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win,” reflects the Marine Corps’ ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.
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A U.S. Navy HH-60 Blackhawk from HS-11, NAS Jacksonville, FL drops off relief supplies to those in need on January 16, 2010 in Port Au Prince, Haiti as part of the Haiti earthquake relief effort.
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A Special Tactics Airman assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, Detachment 1, also known as Deployment Cell or D-Cell, is airlifted on an Alaska Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk from the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion to Camp Mad Bull for a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 10, 2023. Based out of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, D-Cell consists of 54 members across 15 job codes forming four agile teams, whose primary role is to bare base - to rapidly turn undeveloped locations into fully functional bases. The unit visited Alaska to train and test their capabilities in an arctic environment.
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-111. Hurricane Katrina
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Material from Vice Admiral Allen - VIP Tours - 26-HK-375-105. Hurricane Katrina
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Spouses of 129th Rescue Wing members participate in a Spouse Flight around the San Francisco Bay Area aboard the HC-130J Combat King II, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., Sept. 11, 2022
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-166. Hurricane Katrina
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030404-F-7194F-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
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An F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 22nd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany is shown with the earth below him as he does an afterburner vertical take off. The three week exercise began on 26 Aug 1995 and is designed to test the effectiveness of both Danish and American air defenses. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL WEAPONRY '95 Base: Flyvestation State: Karup Country: Denmark (DNK)
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030221-F-3961R-023. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2003 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Dominique Cooper, a 517th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, flies over Mt. Denali in a C-17 assigned to the 3rd Wing during Polar Force 22-4 over south-central Alaska, March 31, 2022. This is the first Polar Force to be led by the 3rd Wing, with the primary focus on developing Agile Combat Employment and the U.S. Pacific Air Forces ability to fight in a contested, anti-access area denial environment. Operationalizing readiness-enhancing concepts like ACE is critical to ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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120831-N-AW702-003JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2012) Lt. Stephen Bruner and Lt. Cmdr. John Currie man the flight simulator at the Naval AIr Station Jacksonville P-8A Integrated Training Center. Flight crew and mission specialists are assigned to the Naval Air Station Jacksonville P-8A Integrated Training Center where they undertake classroom instruction as well as full-motion, simulated exercises that present the highest degree of realism. The Navy's replacement platform for the P-3C, the P-8A Poseidon, is designed to secure the Navy's future in long-range maritime patrol capability, while transforming how the Navy's maritime patrol and reconnaissance force will man, train, operate and deploy. The P-8A provides more combat capability from a smaller force and less infrastructure while focusing on worldwide responsiveness and interoperability with traditional manned forces and evolving unmanned sensors.
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Members of the 27th Marine Regiment are transported to a landing zone aboard a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 (HMM-164) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter. The Marines are participating in exercise Gallant Eagle '86. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Mark Wulf, 17th Special Operations Squadron weapons system operator, prepares the weapons on a 16th Special Operations Squadron AC-130J Ghostrider gunship on Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 25, 2022. The 27th Special Operations Wing partnered with Sam Eckholm, multimedia content creator, to showcase the wing's readiness and relevancy in future conflicts.
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U.S. Air Force Major Jimmy Simon, C-17 Globemaster III pilot, assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron awaits confirmation to taxi during a mission generation exercise at Joint Base Charleston, SC, Jan. 5, 2023. This mission generation exercise kicks off Mobility Guardian 23 and involved the launch of 24 C-17s for the largest-ever show-of-force formation flight over Charleston Harbor. After the flyover, the formation dispersed to sharpen agile combat employment concepts that leverage rapid mobility to maximize lethality.
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220619-N-VH871-1086 5th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 19th, 2022) Lt. Josh Schuh, right, assigned to the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, deployed with Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, shows Royal Navy Leading Seaman Robert Oates the flight station of a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, June 19. CTF 57 aircraft conduct missions in support of maritime operations to ensure security and stability in the Middle East region.
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Flyer (left) and army airer (right) in a Bölkow B-105C Helicopter of 299 Squadron near Blomberg, West Germany. Flyer is second lieutenant H. (Hajo) Veenstra and the army airkeeper is reserve first lieutenant J.P.M. Filling.
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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Mejia, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, checks deployment of a refueling pod during exercise Kodiak Mace 22 near Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, May 11, 2022. This annual exercise is designed to develop unit-level skills, work with joint forces, and maintain a high level of squadron readiness.
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US Navy Lieutenant David Ditallo, Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 37 (HSL-37), puts on his flight gloves as he prepares to preflight his SH-60B Seahawk helicopter for a night mission off the coast of Iquique, Chile, while embarked aboard USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) during Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57)
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Commander Dan Taylor - Rescue - 26-HK-281-89. Hurricane Katrina
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Still and Video camera crews spent July 1, 2009 documenting: A Day in the Life of the Air Education And Traning Command Units at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.Master Sgt. Jay Lane, 342nd Training Squadron pararescue jumper, goes out in a backward leaping positin freefall jump out of the 58th Special Operations Squadron C-130. (
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An Airman from the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Special Tactics Squadron search for flood victims from a helicopter in Eastern Kentucky on July 30, 2022. In response to devastating flooding, the unit coordinated 29 rotary-wing relief missions, rescued 19 people and two dogs, and recovered four bodies. Their command-and-control efforts also facilitated the assistance or recovery of 40 people.
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A U.S. Marine Corps Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, transports ammunition to support an upcoming range during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corp Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms on June 4, 2022. The 13th MEU is currently conducting RUT exercise to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEUs command, air, ground, and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nations crisis response needs during its upcoming overseas deployment.
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GULF OF MEXICO - Sgt. Rico Rodriguez, A flight engineer with Florida National Guards Detachment 1, Company H, 171st Aviation, assists Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) with efforts to seek out, photograph and report product of the oil spill approaching the Gulf Shore coastline. Rodriguezs unit provides air support with their C-23 “Sherpa” aircraft, flying along the coast and circling to locate product and expedite the efforts of skimming and booming along affected areas.
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A pilot on a flight backhand during an exercise on board an aircraft of the Italian Airforce. In the background the Alps. 1970
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U.S. Navy sailors with the U.S. Navy Parachute Team, nicknamed the Leap Frogs, conduct an aerial demonstration from a U.S. Army C-147A at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California, Sept. 24, 2022. The Leap Frogs Navy Parachute Team is made up of active-duty Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen and support personnel. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.
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Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-40. Hurricane Katrina
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Katrina Response Ops - Coast Guard Air Station - Clearwater, Florida - 26-HK-163-119. Hurricane Katrina
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U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Pennsylvania National Guard offered civilian employers of Guardsmen and Reservists an opportunity to visit Fort Indiantown Gap to get a first-hand look at what their employees do when away for drill, training or deployments. The event, called a Boss Lift, was held in conjunction with the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve.
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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ciera White, an intelligence officer assigned to the 71st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, flies in a HC-130J Combat King II over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during a sortie for RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2, June 17, 2022. The JPARC airspace covers more than 77,000 square miles and provides a realistic training environment, allowing Airmen to train for full spectrum engagements, ranging from individual skills to complex, large-scale joint engagements.
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Ukrainian children observe the cockpit of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey during a tour of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 8, 2022. USS Kearsarge conducted a scheduled port visit in Riga. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.
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KAIKOURA, New Zealand (Nov. 18, 2016) Cmdr. Timothy LaBenz, right, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), and Kaikoura Mayor Winston Gray, survey the damage to local infrastructure in a MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) squadron 73, attached to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102). Sampson, at the request of the government of New Zealand, remains off the coast of New Zealands South Island to offer assistance to those affected by the recent earthquake.
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A Denver Broncos cheerleader sits inside a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Army Aviation on Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., July 8, 2022. Members from the Denver Broncos learned about various aircraft while visiting Army Aviation.
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-82. Hurricane Katrina
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Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-120-63. Hurricane Katrina
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ICP Documentation Profile - Electronic Systems Support Unit New Orleans - 26-HK-162-6. Hurricane Katrina
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Salvage Engineering Response Team - Various Operations - 26-HK-358-39. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue members look through the window of a Blackhawk helicopter, searching for residents in areas flooded by Hurricane Katriana. The call was one of many where an emergency call was in the system and the rescuers where checking the location. They found two people stranded and picked them up. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA
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USAA employees take photos while in the cockpit of a 433rd Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy May 17, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The visit from USAA included a briefing on wing capabilities, a tour of the C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and a virtual reality training demonstration.
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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chad Riddlebaugh and Sgt. 1st Class Ty Kettenhofen, parachutists of the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, speak before preparing to jump into the San Antonio Country Club, Apr. 3, 2022. The Golden Knights are one of three of the Department of Defenses aerial demonstration teams, alongside the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Sergio Barron, an aviation electronics technician assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, works on a MH-60S helicopter at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, August 23, 2022. The Team Andersen Linebacker of the Week recognizes outstanding enlisted, officer, civilian and total force personnel who have had an impact on achieving Team Andersens mission, vision and priorities.
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Stephen Sullivan, the Chief Financial Officer and Director for Resources, Installations, and Materiel for the Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve, participates in an aerial tour of the installation April 26, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of an official visit with Fort McCoy Garrison officials. Sullivan visited Fort McCoy from April 25-27 to learn more about the installation and see facilities throughout the post. The visit included an initial overview briefing by Garrison Commander Col. Michael Poss with other members of the Fort McCoy Garrison command team as well as several Fort McCoy workforce leaders and members. The visit also included tours of barracks buildings and dining facilities used for the Operation Allies Welcome mission at Fort McCoy between Aug. 15, 2021, and Feb. 15, 2022. And Sullivan received an aerial tour aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk that showed him the entire installation from north to south and in between.