Military Aircraft Cockpits

Views of various military aircraft cockpits, featuring pilots in action with instruments, controls, and bright skies, highlighting operational settings and teamwork.

Rear view of two fighter pilots in a B-1B aircraft cockpit

F3222-SPT-94-0879-6. Subject Operation/Series: TANZANIA AIRLIFT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Rear view of two fighter pilots in a B-1B aircraft cockpit

DF-ST-88-04116. Country: West Germany (FRG)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph DeFino, 961st Aircraft Maintenance Unit propulsion NCO in charge, conducts engine startups on an E-3 Sentry, assigned to the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, in preparation for readiness training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 24, 2022. Team Kadena is committed to providing world class support to enable a range of U.S. operations and exercises to strengthen regional alliances and partnerships, as well as U.S. forces readiness to respond when called upon.

US Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Bill "Holiday" Fleck assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Sqaudron One Two Six (VAW-126) patrols the skies of the Persian Gulf during the last day of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The Seahawks are embarked on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

An Aerospace Audiovisual Service photojournalist makes air-to-air photographs from the second seat of an A-37 aircraft during TEAM SPIRIT '86. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '86 Country: Unknown

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan Whitehead, 17th Special Operations Squadron AC-130J pilot, and 1st Lt. Gordon Kowalkowski, 17th Special Operations Squadron AC-130J co-pilot, prepare to take off for the training at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2022. The training demonstrates that the AC-130J is suited to support the unique mission requirements in the Indo-Pacific.

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron operates a U.S. Air Force E-3G Sentry to approach a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker to conduct aerial refueling above the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 1, 2022. The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft with an integrated battle management command and control (BMC2), surveillance, target detection, and tracking platform.

220525-N-IR734-1007 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 25, 2022) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Caleb Rausch, from Durham, North Carolina, 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.

DF-ST-87-12385. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-130 Hercules aircraft copilot and navigator use a map to check their flight route during exercise Brim Frost '81. The crew, from the 17th Tactical Airlift Squadron aircraft is assigned to participate in a container delivery system mission. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two C-130 Hercules with the Peoria Air National Guards 182nd Airlift Wing participate in integrated combat turns at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, MI, June 9, 2022. During Agile Rage 22, airmen from across the Air National Guard, to include the Idaho Air National Guards 124th Fighter Wing, came together to execute the Air Forces agile combat employment mission.

011007-F-5772H-027. Complete Scene Caption: An air-to-air view from the flightdeck of a C-17A Globemaster III as both aircraft return to Germany after the successful Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) airdrop over Afghanistan. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: UNDISCLOSED

Air Force B-1B Lancer pilots from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing pre-flight their aircraft to ensure it is ready for the next mission during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. B-1B bombers have dropped over 3.8 million pounds of weapons and over 60 percent of all Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) to date. The B-1B has flown over 120 sorties for an overall sortie rate of 93 percent Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW

040822-F-1279W-033. Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Carolyn Pushaw, a pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, flies above the Australian outback during exercise Pitch Black 22 near Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, Aug. 25, 2022. Exercise Pitch Black is the Royal Australian Air Forces largest and most complex Large Force Employment exercise. Pitch Black 2022 is being conducted at RAAF Bases Darwin, Tindal, and Amberley from 19 August to 8 September 2022. This Years exercise will host up to 2500 personnel and around 100 aircraft from 17 participating nations from around the globe.Activities such as Exercise Pitch Black recognize Australias strong relationships and the high value we place on regional security and fostering closer ties throughout the Indo-Pacific region.Exercise Pitch Black features a range of realistic, simulated threats which can be found in a modern battle-space environment and is an opportunity to test and improve our force integration utilizing one of the larg

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dylan Radka, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron, flies a mission near Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, June 30, 2022. The aircrew members also performed touch-and-go, assault landings, and combat offload maneuvers in South Carolina to sharpen their mission readiness.

DN-ST-87-03039. Country: Unknown

011129-F-1279W-002. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nicole Bain, 5th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, checks the radar in a Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk, assigned to the 99th Flying Training Squadron during a flight near Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, August 24, 2022. The radar measures the range and bearing of other aircraft in the airspace by transmitting an electromagnetic pulse at the object and listening for the echo.

Members of the 33rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, in the cockpit of an HC-130 Hercules aircraft, assist in the search for targets previously dropped about 80 miles off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. The men and aircraft are involved in Operation Cope Angel. Subject Operation/Series: COPE ANGEL Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Air Force Pararescueman Master Sgt. Jeremiah Coomer from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, documents devastated landscape while conducting search operations over the north eastern coast of main land Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi March 25, 2011. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the United States military has humanitarian assistance capabilities positioned in the affected region that are supporting emergency relief efforts at the request of the government of Japan.

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Caleb assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Miami conducts flight operations with USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 22, 2022. Mohawk is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

DF-ST-87-13425. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

TSGT Gambert of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron drops cargo from a troop door of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during tactical airdrop training. Eight air crews and two aircraft are deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Clark Air Base for the exercise. Country: Philippines (PHL)

Flyers in a Boeing (Rockwell) OV-10 Bronco from the American Air Force at the Leeuwarden Air Base during Mot & E.

220814-N-EH998-1039 BAB AL-MANDEB (Aug. 14, 2022) Lt. Gwendolyn Tibbetts stands watch during flight operations aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) in the Bab al-Mandeb, Aug. 14. Nitze is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

A U.S. Air Force pilot with the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares to fly a F-16 Fighting Falcon for the last Enhanced Air Policing mission of the deployment at 86th Air Base, Romania, July 18, 2022. The 510th EFS deployed to Romania to support the enhanced Air Policing operations over NATO airspace. The multinational NATO Alliance currently hosts more than 100 combat aircraft on alert in the region, performing 24/7 patrols along the eastern borders.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Phillip Zizzi, a pilot with the 914th Air Refueling Wing, New York, operates a KC-135 Stratotanker August 24, 2022 off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. The Stratotanker and crew landed in Oahu to refuel before flying to the United States Indo-Pacific Command Area of Responsibility.

Capt. Jacob Pomerenke, 54th Helicopter Squadron UH-1N Huey Pilot, looks outside as a UH-1N Huey banks left on April 21, 2022, in North Dakota. 54th Helicopter Squadron aircrew checked on various missile launch facilities to look for any damage due to the four feet of snow delivered to Minot and the surrounding area by Blizzard Haley.

041109-F-9629J-179. Base: Unknown Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-10407. Base: Bergstrom Afb State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1990s PILOT OF F-15 EAGLE WITH TWO OTHER USA MILITARY JET AIRPLANES IN THE FORMATION

030613-F-8688O-001. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Maj. James Rowe, an Air Force CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft pilot from the 8th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) "Black Birds," flies during a local training mission Jan. 26, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Osprey's primary mission in the 8th SOS is insertion, extraction, and re-supply of unconventional warfare forces and equipment into hostile or enemy-controlled territory using airland or airdrop procedures.

The view over the shoulder of a boom operator with the 351st Air Refueling Squadron based at RAF Mildenhall United Kingdom, looking to the rear of the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135R Stratotanker on 31 Mar 99. The receiver is an F-16C Falcon from the 52nd Fighter Wing based at Spandahlem AB Germany. It is armed with AIM-120C missiles for self protection and Highspeed Anti-Radiation Missiles to suppress anti-aircraft radar sites. This mission is in direct support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

980623-F-2907C-025. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jake Niedbalski, a pilot assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron, operates a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III above South Carolina, Feb. 8, 2023. Aircrew members assigned to the 15th AS conduct training missions to hone global reach and combat readiness to be able to respond to Air Mobility Command objectives at a moments notice.

MAJ Richard C. Prien, pilot, and CPT John F. Hozey, co-pilot, review data in the cockpit of their 71st Air Rescue Squadron (71st ARS) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant helicopter. The HH-3E is being relocated to the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force, Arizona in preparation for the 71st ARS deactiviated on June 1, 1991. The 210th Air Rescue Squadron, Air National Guard, will take over the 71st ARS Alaskan rescue missions. Country: Unknown

A view from the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 33 (VF-33) F-14A Tomcat aircraft as it approaches the Kuwaiti coastline following Operation Desert Storm. VF-33 is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66).. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Persian Gulf

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Fly Over - 26-HK-297-15. Hurricane Katrina

Aircrew from the 109th Airlift Wing prepare the LC-130 aircraft for take off at Templeton Bay, Nunavut, Canada March 14, 2023. The 109th provided heavy airlift capabilities for exercise Guerrier Nordique 2023, a joint force exercise that focuses on combat capability and lethality in the Arctic environment.

SENIOR AIRMAN Pete Hetherington, USAF, Loadmaster, 6th Airlift Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, standing in the open door of a C-141B Starlifter checking drop zone conditions before paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina make their jump. The mission called for the insertion of 1200 Airborne troops from the 82nd onto the drop zone at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The exercise, called Large Package Week involves the airdropping of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air Mobility Command units. The .... Complete Scene Caption: Senior Airman Pete Hetherington, USAF, Loadmaster, 6th Airlift Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, standing in the open door of a C-141B Starlifter checking drop zone conditions before paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina make t

U.S. Air Force Capt. Vaughn Campbell, left, and 1st Lt. Eric Rossillon, right, both KC-135 Stratotanker pilots with the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, conduct a pre-flight inspection before takeoff at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 21, 2022. Both pilots are responsible for ensuring all flying instruments are in operational condition before takeoff, and coordinating with crew chiefs and aircrew to ensure the aircraft is safe.

DF-ST-87-09700. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Navy PETTY Officer 3rd Class Michael J. Zolyniak from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 (HS-4), Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., plots a course to the survivors of a simulated F-18 crash in the desert of New Mexico during the annual air defense exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" practice in El Centro, California, Feb. 22 - Mar. 1, 2024. The Thunderbirds travel to El Centro every year to practice alongside their counterparts, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Air Force

010830-F-6184M-003. State: Tennessee (TN) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020701-F-5435R-016. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

110317-N-3154P-075: MEDITERRENEAN SEA (March 17, 2011) Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Christopher Sahagun, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, tightens the restraints inside a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the command ship of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

A KC-10A Extender aircraft refueling boom operator of the 9th Air Refueling Squadron refuels an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Theater Force Employment Exercise IV. Subject Operation/Series: THEATER FORCE EMPLOYMENT IV Country: Unknown

Russian MI-8 pilots scan the horizon for the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft in the predicted landing zone near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. The spacecraft landed with Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, along with Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev returned to Earth after having spent 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station.

980312-M-4605W-002. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE '98 Base: Wajir Country: Kenya (KEN)

A Canadian Air Force C-130 aircraft arrives at Alexandria airport, Louisiana, to participate in JRTC 01-06. The Canadian Air Force is working alongside US Air Force C-130s from the 2nd Airlift Squadron from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, to deliver personnel and supplies to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk. Subject Operation/Series: JRTC 01-06 Base: Alexandria State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-08171. Base: Naval Air Station Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

interior detail Military Jets Fixed Wing Boeing Aviat Airplanes B-52H Stratofortress bomber USAF U.S. Air Force cockpit pilots KC-135R Stratotanker tanker in-flight refueling fuel transfer

STAFF Sergeant John S. Salazar, Utah Air National Guard, boom operator on a KC-135 Stratotanker, 151st Aerial Refueling Wing, Utah ANG, Salt Lake City, Utah. Country: Unknown

US Air Force Captain Marcus Smith (Left), a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot 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 his 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)

Onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74), Aviation Ordnanceman Nick Jensen from VA-143, loads decoy flares on a US Navy F-14 Tomcat aircraft prior to flight operations. The USS JOHN C. STENNIS is deployed in the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

220922-N-XN177-1156 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2022) - Lt. Curt Knoll pilots 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.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Linda Christal, Joint Communications Support Element parachute rigger non-commissioned officer in charge, left, and Juan Serano, U.S. Special Operations Command parachute rigger technician, prepare for a freefall jump out of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 31, 2022. Joint special operations forces members assigned to USSOCOM, Special Operations Command Central and JCSE conducted an administrative non-tactical freefall operation over MacDill as part of a monthly training requirement.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Randy Semrau, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, 3rd Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, prepares for take off during Exercise GOLDEN BEE on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 26, 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.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Wilson, 22nd Airlift Squadron C-5C Super Galaxy evaluator pilot and aircraft commander, smiles during a flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base to Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 17, 2022. The 22nd AS transported the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite from Nice, France, to Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, in support of the SWOT mission.

First lieutenant kite G.H.M.s. ("Guy") Putker of 323 Squadron in the cockpit of its lockheed F-104G Starfighter. Ready for departure.

U.S. Airmen perform a freefall jump from a KC-130J Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 over Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2022. The Airmen conducted training with the U.S. Marines in order to maintain mission readiness.

DN-SC-90-03816. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

011220-F-3354H-007. Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air National Guard

Quick Reaction Alert at the Leeuwarden airbase with first lieutenant kite G.H.M.s. Poolker (born 1950) of 323 squadron.ScRamble.The kite is already in the cockpit of the Lockheed F-104G Starfighter and is ready for departure.

Pilots practice their flight skills aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft flight simulator. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LT. COL. Paul F. Antes of the 180th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, St. Joseph, Mo., flies a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft during a troop-carrying mission in support of Operation Desert Storm as a C-130 from the West Virginia Air National Guard flies off his wing.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

DN-ST-89-11355. Base: Nas, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030813-M-7837W-014. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234

Members from the Utah Air National Guards 151st Wing and Air Force Reserves 419th Fighter Wing prepare to unload an AIM 120 missile coffin from a KC-135R at Hill Air Force Base Feb. 4, 2024 as part of Exercise PERSES. Exercise PERSES is a dynamic exercise serving as a platform for exploring innovative ideas and refining communication practices in a challenging operational environment for both Utah Air and Army National Guard. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Fruner, a boom operator with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, controls the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a flyover near Cincinnati, Ohio, June 27, 2023. The flyover commemorated 100 years of the Air Forces air refueling capabilities, which deliver unrivaled rapid global reach for U.S. forces and Allies through deployment of the fleet of KC-46, KC-135 and KC-10 tankers.

041020-F-7552L-008. Base: Unknown

Staff Sgt. Hanna Pakkala, an aerospace propulsion technician with the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, runs down a technical order checklist, Jan. 17, 2023, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. A 910th Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules aircraft was grounded by an Air Mobility Command time compliance technical order on Sept. 27, 2022, while conducting an aerial spray mission at MHAFB. Pakkala was part of a maintenance recovery team dispatched by the 910th Airlift Wing to inspect and repair the C-130 for its return to service and trip home.

Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force 2LT Al-Shirhri adjusts his oxygen mask while in the cockpit of an F-5 Tiger II aircraft prior to flying a training mission. Base: Williams Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Dr. Victoria Coleman, Air Force Chief Scientist, gives a thumbs up before taking off in an F-15D Eagle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 26, 2022. Shogun Warriors were given the opportunity to ask Dr. Coleman questions, exchange strategic insights and showcase Kadenas mission operations. While here, Dr. Coleman stressed the importance of innovation within the U.S. Air Force, and recognized 18th Wing Airmen for accomplishments made toward a free and open Indo-Pacific.

DN-ST-88-01742. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lynzey Thorton, loadmaster from the 41st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., briefs Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division based at Ft. Bragg, N.C., on emergency procedures for the C-130J Hercules prior to departing Pope Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 16, 2010. Little Rock AFB is a component of Air Mobility Command. Since relief operations began Jan. 13, 2010, AMC aircraft have deliver more than 323 tons of emergency tons of cargo to Haiti. (USAF

030813-M-7837W-007. Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-234

U.S. Navy Air Crewman 2nd Class Matthew Barouh, with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, conducts a casualty evacuation drill during Exercise Shinka 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, June 24, 2022. Shinka exemplifies a shared commitment to realistic training that produces lethal, ready, and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions.

A view of the rear ejection seat in the cockpit of a Swiss-made Pilatus PC-9 aircraft that is undergoing evaluation by a U.S. Army test board. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041109-F-9528H-023. Base: C-17 Globemaster III Country: United States Of America (USA)

020813-F-4177H-007. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

Malaya Larsen from Utah Military Academy and another delegate sit in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker while visiting the Roland Wright Air National Guard Base on July 13, 2022. Since 1961, the Utah National Guard and Honorary Colonels Corps have sponsored Freedom Academy and provided a challenging and engaging environment designed to teach young leaders the importance of freedom and that leadership is essential to its survival.

Apollo 11 mission commander Neil A. Armstrong climbing out of T-38 jet upon his arrival at Patrick Air Force Base in preparation of first manned lunar landing mission, Brevard County, Florida, USA, NASA, July 9, 1969

Catalina Giraldo, from Corner Canyon High School, sits in the cockpit of an AH-64 Apache helicopter during Freedom Academy, at Camp Williams, Utah, July 14, 2022. Freedom Academy promotes the ideals and principles of the United States of America, a sense of patriotism, and motivation to actively participate in preserving our freedom.

The crew of a P-3C Orion aircraft monitors controls as the plane taxis on the runway. Base: Naval Air Station, Moffett Field State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dennis Murray, 72nd Air Base Wing E-3 Sentry pilot, looks out of an E-3 Sentry aircraft window before departure at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Annex, Texas, Aug. 29, 2022. The aircrafts crew used Kelly Field as a hub during their support at Roar by the Shore air and space expo in South Padre Island, Texas. The Sentry aircraft contains a radar with a range of more than 250 miles and can look down to detect, identify, and track enemy and friendly low-flying aircraft by eliminating ground clutter returns that confuse other radar systems.

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35A pilot waits as his aircraft is refueled during Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) training during Black Flag 22-1 at Nellis AFB, May 13, 2022. Black Flag is focused on developing and validating large force tactics and integration required to deliver combat capability and tactical advantage for the Combat Air Force to build readiness that credibly deters and successfully defeats adversaries.

United States Marine Corps aviator inside cockpit of an MV-22 Osprey, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

MAJ Bill Weller, left, and 1LT Doug Morse, right, 23rd Bombardment Squadron, pilot a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft close to the ground to avoid radar detection during the Strategic Air Command exercise Giant Warrior '89. Subject Operation/Series: GIANT WARRIOR '89 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airman Ryan Lockhart, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs the loading of a generator into the cabin of a C-17 in preparation for its departure on a humanitarian mission to Japan Mar. 12, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The plane will visit various Air Force bases in Japan during its mission to provide support for Japan relief efforts in the wake of tsunami and earthquake damage there.

Military pilot in the cockpit of a jet aircraft Military pilot in the cockpit of a jet aircraft. Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlexanderxStrelax 10775143

040422-F-9072P-003. Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

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