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Images from inside aircraft cockpits, capturing pilots during training and operations, featuring modern navigation equipment and military gear.

Cockpit view of US Marine Corps aviators flying a KC-130J Super Hercules over western Iraq during a combat operation

011024-F-1705S-016. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

220612-N-DW158-1026 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 12, 2022) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class James Griffin assigned to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, watches the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) carrier strike groups, steam in formation with USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during Valiant Shield 2022 (VS22). VS22 is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) focused on integration of joint training in a multi-domain environment. This training builds real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

DF-ST-88-09906. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Capt. Phillip Newman, a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules pilot from Yokota Air Base, Japan, looks out upon the Yap Islands during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 14. Airmen from the 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, come together each year as a part of a training exercise to drop thousands of pounds of donated supplies over the Micronesian Islands. This year more than 60 boxes will be dropped to 55 Island weighing in at more than 20,000 pounds.

DF-ST-87-13417. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Suwon Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040612-F-3488S-007. Complete Scene Caption: US Army (USA) MASTER Sergeant (MSG) Daniel Olivas, Operations Sergeant, Special Forces Operations (SFO), Detachment 144, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion (BN), 1ST Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), departs the aircraft during High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) training as part of Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. The Soldiers jumped from a USA UH-60 Blackhawk (Black Hawk) flown by pilots of Alpha Company (A CO), 4th Battalion, 123 Aviation Regiment (4/123 AVN), Fort Wainwright Army Post, Alaska (AK). NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among the services by and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's interests at home and abroad. More than 9,000 Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen from active duty, Reserve, and National Guard units are participating in this year's exercise. Base:

030421-F-7194F-005. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

View of the right cockpit of the F-111 MAW aircraft. Unlike most fighter aircraft of the time, the F-111 had side-by-side seating. The pilot sat on the left side, and the weapons systems officer on the right. Both had control sticks to fly the aircraft.

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, banks left over the Pacific Ocean in preparation to land at Anderson Air Force Base, Feb. 24, 2024. The strategic bomber missions offer opportunities for U.S. integration with Allies and regional partners, as well as theater familiarization for aircrew members. Air Force

041109-F-9528H-030. Base: C-17 Globemaster III Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Spencer Dewey, a pilot with the 15th Airlift Squadron, adjusts the throttle of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during flight above Missouri, Nov. 30, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing departed Joint Base Charleston to conduct off-station training in the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibilities to hone global reach and readiness capabilities.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dave Carr, a pilot with the 328th Air Refueling Squadron, New York, taxis a KC-135 Stratotanker August 29, 2022 on a flightline in the Indo-Pacific Area of Responsibility. The Stratotanker was on a mission to refuel a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon, with the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. The Poseidon is multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft, specializing in anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and search and rescue.

interior detail Prop Military Fixed Wing Boeing Aviat Airplanes B-17 Flying Fortress bomber ghost spooky cockpit

220525-N-DW158-2020 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 25, 2022) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Jeremy Valdez, from Houston, looks out the portside gunners window in an MH-60S Seahawk attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 from the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Pfeiffer, commander of Bravo Company, 1st Squadron, 214th General Support Aviation Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, flies a Ch-47 Chinook helicopter during low level flight training at Tampere, Finland, Aug. 4, 2022. . 12th Combat Aviation Brigade is one of the units to support U.S. European Command theater strategy by demonstrating U.S. commitment to European Allies and Partners and highlighting U.S. capabilities to diverse audiences. 12 CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mike Eger, a pilot with the Colorado Army Natioanl Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, left, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Troy Parmley, a pilot with the Colorado Army National Guard's D Company, 3rd Battalion, 148th Aviation Regiment, fly a UH-72 Lakota helicopter over flooded areas as part of relief and recovery operations near Fort Collins, Colo., Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. More than 750 guard members have been working with local, state and federal authorities in response to flooding in central Colorado as a result of heavy rains in the area. Colorado Guard members have evacuated about 700 people by ground and military aerial evacuations currently total 2,394.

030421-F-3408B-034. Country: Unknown

060519-N-2959L-004. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

Sgt. Daniel McKeon, U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights parachutist, looks through a window of an aircraft prior to their performance during the Joint Base Andrews 2022 Air & Space Expo at JBA, Md., Sept. 18, 2022. The Joint Base Andrews 2022 Air & Space Expo was utilized by JBA to connect with, and say "thank you" to the community, the state and the National Capital Region.

Sgt. C.J. Bowcutt, an aviation crew chief with 2-211th Aviation, Utah National Guard surveys the sagebrush steppe at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, as part of Western Strike 22, June 6, 2022. Western Strike is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th FAB, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

STAFF SGT. Ken Kirk from the Special Marine Air Ground Task Force, shoots the M40A1 sniper rifle from a helicopter. The rifle is connected to a Gyro-Stabilizer to help steady the rifle. Urban Warrior is part of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory series. Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pilot's Point Of View (PPOV), US Navy Commander Hank T. Stanley's aircraft approaches the flight deck of the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, Persian Gulf, 16 October 1997. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH' Country: Unknown

971016-F-0024F-003. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

Rear Adm. William J. Hancock, commander, Cruiser/Destroyer Group 1, sits in the rear seat of a Russian Ka-27 Helix helicopter in preparation for a demonstration ride. The helicopter, which is on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61), is based aboard the guided missile destroyer Admiral Vinogradov (BPK-554). Both the Vinogradov and RANGER are part of a multinational naval force participating in exercises in the region. Country: Northern Arabian Sea

Inspector General Z.K.H. Prince Bernhard leaves 41 armored brigade after his working visit with an Alouette helicopter to Celle airport.

020508-F-3071N-153. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

020123-F-5872L-006. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER '02 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Great Lakes Search and Rescue Detachment - 26-HK-143-138. Hurricane Katrina

Alaska Army National Guard pilots, assigned to Joint Task Force-Alaska, fly out to the villages of Golovin and Koyuk, Alaska, Sept. 27, 2022. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska National Guard photo by Pfc. Bradford Jackson)

LT. CMDR. Dan OConnell, pilot of a P-3C Orion aircraft of Patrol Squadron 68 (VP-68), looks down on the Perry class guided missile frigate that they are teamed with during a counter-narcotics flight out of Naval Air Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. Country: Caribbean Sea

980301-F-0934S-014. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pilots position a Russian MI-8 Helicopter for the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft landing with Expedition 42 commander Barry Wilmore of NASA, Alexander Samokutyaev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Elena Serova of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, March 12, 2015. NASA Astronaut Wilmore, Russian Cosmonauts Samokutyaev and Serova are returning after almost six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 41 and 42 crews.

Kite in a Bölkow BO-105C on exercise together with the royal army.

Stephen Kersey, a pilot with the Osceola Sheriffs Department, points to the gauges in his helicopter while teaching Spc. Hunter Wolfe, an Air Dense Battle Management Systems Operator with the 1-265th Air Defense Artillery. This is in preparation for Hurricane Ian in Kissimmee, Fla. Sept. 28, 2022. The gauges are used for multiple purposes and help Stephen with piloting the aircraft.

Critical Incident Stress Management - Flights - 26-HK-142-29. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-87-09670. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-194. Hurricane Katrina

Capt. Aaron Zarmbinski, 96th Bomb Squadron co-pilot, and Capt. Christopher Robertson, 96th Bomb Squadron aircraft commander, pilot a B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana during a Rim of the Pacific exercise July 21, 2022. Throughout RIMPAC 2022 96th BS aircrew flies more than 10 hours to and from California to practice aerial interdiction.

000831-N-2480M-014. Subject Operation/Series: SORBET ROYAL 2000 Base: Aksas Naval Base Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMBATCAMGRUPAC

Interior view of cockpit as LT. Lance Devin, co-pilots the C-141B, from the 438th Airlift Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, and CAPT. Eric Block as an Observer, in flight. Subject Operation/Series: TANZANIA AIRLIFT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

DA-SC-85-11805. Base: West Point State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-89-07979. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Technical Sergeant Brian Duncan looks out the paratroop door window of a C-130E Hercules aircraft from 157th Fighter Wing, 169th Operational Support Squadron "Swamp Fox", South Carolina Air National Guard. State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GULF OF ALASKA (May 10, 2021) Cmdr. Thomas Mashuda, from Pittsburgh, right, and Lt. Nikki Moyle, from Fredrick, Md., pilot an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wolf Pack” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75 over the Gulf of Alaska, May 10, 2021, in support of flight operations above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and Gulf of Alaska during Exercise Northern Edge 2021. Navy, Air Force and Marine aircraft executed flight missions during Northern Edge demonstrating seamless, joint combat capabilities. Approximately 15,000 U.S. service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. Northern Edge is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces' skills; to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures; to improve command, control, and communication r

SPECIALIST Fourth Class John J. Ortiz, enrolled in the 35K course, works on the console area of a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter at Brandt Hall. Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-06355. Base: USS Midway (CV 41) Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Erikson, KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling specialist assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, refuels a F-15E Strike Eagle, in the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility, May 5, 2022. In-flight Refueling Specialists operate a specialized boom from the back of a KC-135, which pumps thousands of gallons of jet fuel to support U.S. and partner nation forces, enabling war-winning airpower, deterrence, and stability to the region.

Radar control panel A / B from a Breguet BR1150 Atlantic (SP-13A) Maritime Patrol Flop (1969-1986).

A crewman works on the bridge of minesweeping boat 51 (MSB-51) during exercises conducted by Mine Countermeasures Task Group 1-81 (MCMTG 1-81). The task group, consisting of navy units for seven NATO countries, was formed to increase their mine countermeasures capabilities. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

041103-F-6440B-016. Base: Over Iraq Country: Iraq (IRQ)

AIRMAN Hassie Snyder operates the controls and watches from her boom station inside an Alaska Tanker Task Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as she refuels an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft in flight. Country: United States Of America (USA)

010518-N-0271M-001. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Australia (AUS)

220817-N-VH871-1060 RED SEA (Aug. 17th, 2022) Lt. j.g. Josh Fourhman, assigned the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, deployed with Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, carries out his duties as a Co-Tactical Coordinator onboard a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, Aug. 17. CTF 57 aircraft conduct missions in support of maritime operations to ensure security and stability in the Middle East region.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chad Holloway, 351st Air Refueling Wing boom operator, prepares the boom to refuel receiving aircraft over the North Sea during exercise Cobra Warrior 22, Sept. 21, 2022. The U.S. Air Force is engaged, postured, and ready with credible force to assure, deter and defend in an increasingly complex security environment.

230328-N-CJ603-1025NORFOLK (March 28, 2023) Quartermaster Seaman Donte Jones reviews the voyage management system on the bridge aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk, March 28, 2023. Wasp is underway conducting Type Commander (TYCOM) sea trials.

A 31st Rescue Squadron pararescueman looks for the drop zone out of an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing over Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 19, 2024. Pararescuemen are trained, equipped and postured to conduct full spectrum personnel recovery operations in both peacetime and combat environments.

010518-F-0697K-017. Subject Operation/Series: CONSEQUENCE ISLAND 01 Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFRC

040916-F-9429S-013. Base: Kc-135r Stratotanker Country: United States Of America (USA)

041118-F-3188G-151. Base: Over Iraq Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020411-A-9510S-011. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USSOUTHCOM

Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visits Hancock County, Mississippi - 26-HK-12-73. Hurricane Katrina

Senior Airman Jarred McGlothin, left, and Airman 1st Class Larry May perform an instrument check on a KC-135 Stratotanker April 17, 2014, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Regular instrument inspections are critical to ensure the aircraft is fit to fly. McGlothin and May are 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron instruments and flight controls systems journeymen.

Critical Incident Stress Management - Flights - 26-HK-142-32. Hurricane Katrina

Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Jeremy Stephens, aircraft commander with the 211th Rescue Squadron, scans the horizon looking for isolated flood survivors aboard an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft while assisting with hurricane relief operations in North Carolina, Sept. 17, 2018.

U.S Air Force Captain Timothy Kim, and Major Joseph Romano 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilots assigned to Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, prepare to take off from Eielson Air Force Base during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2, June 20, 2022. This exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases.

DN-ST-86-05938. Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060819-N-3946H-103. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Taylor, UH-1Y Huey aviation mechanic, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts routine maintenance on a UH-1Y Huey on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Sept. 14, 2022. HMLA-167 aviation maintenance Marines conduct routine preventative maintenance on the AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Hueys 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.

The U.S. Army Parachute Team prepares to conduct a jump demonstration 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 teams 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.

Norris Jernigan, a veteran of the original 509th Composite Group, buckles into a retired U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress, now knowns as "Doc," at Wendover Airfield, Utah, May 9, 2022. Docs Friends manages the operations of one of the only working original B-29 Superfortess. The non-profit organization was invited to fly two original 509th Composite Group members on the B-29 to honor their service and contribution to the United States.

050115-F-7823A-010. Base: Hh-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter

A view from the cockpit of a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) BAC-167 Mark 88 Strikemaster aircraft as it passes over the countryside during the joint Australian/New Zealand/US exercise Triad '84. Subject Operation/Series: TRIAD '84 Country: New Zealand (NZL)

040818-F-1279W-016. Country: Unknown

Rear Admiral Robert E. U. Kihune, commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group 5, sits in the cockpit of an Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 (VAW-112) E-2C Hawkeye aircraft. The aircraft is parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Country: Indian Ocean (IOC)

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-317. Coast Guardsmen standing in aircraft5. Hurricane Katrina

020117-A-6788L-001. Base: Hunter Army Air Field State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Southeast

Alaska Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan Haskins, a 144th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, observes Denali while returning to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during Operation Santa Claus, Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the AKANGs yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. In partnership with the Salvation Army and more than a dozen volunteers, the program delivered 1,780 pounds of gifts, backpacks, hygiene supplies, and books to 325 children in Scammon Bay.

An aerial refueling boom operator looks out the observation window of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as an aircraft approaches to be refueled during Exercise Cope Max '85. Subject Operation/Series: COPE MAX '85 Country: Unknown

Captain Don Maraska, USMC, co-pilot (left) and Sergeant Wayne, USMC, air crewman (right), Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) sits in the cockpit of a Marine KC-130 enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

A U.S. Army National Guardsman from the North Carolina Army National Guard looks out a UH-60 Black Hawk during a search and rescue exercise in Morganton, N.C., March 28, 2007. The 4-day multi-agency search and rescue exercise is involving over a dozen agencies including the North Carolina National Guard, fire departments, emergency medical services, and state leaders.

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

060218-N-8298P-001. Country: Persian Gulf Scene Major Command Shown: Naval Costal Warfare Squadron 26

An Air Force Air Liaison Officer (ALO) jumps out of a helicopter during a training exercise with members of the Ranger 1ST Battalion. Once on the ground, the ALO will direct air strikes in support of the ground forces. Country: Unknown

SULU SEA (Sept. 18, 2014) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Douglas Butts, from Magna, Utah, stands an anti-submarine tactical air controller watch in the combat information center aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60). Rodney M. Davis is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. the ship is scheduled to be decommissioned in March 2015.

Christina Bergmann, 802nd Security Forces Squadron honorary commander, operates a T-6 flight simulator during an honorary commanders program tour of the 558th Flying Training Squadron, Aug. 17, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The honorary commanders program enhances the knowledge of community leaders regarding the missions, policies, programs and people of the U.S. military, while fostering a supportive relationship between the military and the community.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zach Henderson, 384th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, does his prechecks during Operation Noble Defender (OND) at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 14, 2022. Recurring operations like Noble Defender contribute to NORAD's ongoing efforts to address current and evolving threats to North American defense and security.

030625-F-7685H-090. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Sather, Baghdad Iap Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Alaska Air National Guard Lt. Col. Michael Curry, a 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, returns to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska after transporting volunteers and gifts during Operation Santa Claus, Nov. 16, 2022. Operation Santa Claus is the AKANGs yearly community relations and support program that provides gifts to children in remote communities across the state. In partnership with the Salvation Army and more than a dozen volunteers, the program delivered 1,780 pounds of gifts, backpacks, hygiene supplies, and books to 325 children in Scammon Bay.

US Air Force Captain Grace Tiscareño-Sato, a KC-135 Stratotanker Navigator, assigned to the 96th Aerial Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, is currently deployed to the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing, Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, completes her prefilght checks prior to a mission in support of Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-303. Coast Guardsmen flying in helo over wooded area, 050929 b. Hurricane Katrina

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