Military Aircraft Maintenance

Photos of military personnel conducting maintenance on various aircraft, including F-35 and F-22, highlighting teamwork and operational readiness.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Hodge evaluates Airmen assigned to the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, as they load an AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missile while competing in a timed F-22 Raptor load crew competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 7, 2022. Load crew competitions provide the 3rd Maintenance Groups weapons loaders an opportunity to showcase their speed and efficiency, while honing teamwork as an integral component of the U.S. Air Forces Fly, Fight, Win mantra. Hodge is from Charlotte, N.C.

011102-F-4406B-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

A crew chief with the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron, prepares an F-35 Lightning II for refueling during Agile Tiger at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 5, 2022. Exercise Agile Tiger gives us the opportunity to practice operational unpredictability, while assuring our partners and Allies that we are postured to execute nuclear operations and global strike anytime, anywhere.

DF-ST-86-12884. Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Heims, left, assigned to the 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, utilizes a Portable Maintenance Aide while competing in a timed F-22 Raptor load crew competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 7, 2022. Load crew competitions provide the 3rd Maintenance Groups weapons loaders an opportunity to showcase their speed and efficiency, while honing teamwork as an integral component of the U.S. Air Forces Fly, Fight, Win mantra. Heims is from Clarksville, Tenn.

040802-F-1351B-026. Base: Taji Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Gleason-Pritts, 74th Fighter Generation Squadron load crew member, works on a missile at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Jan. 5, 2024. Efficient and safe weapon-loading procedures are crucial to getting jets in the air to accomplish the mission.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeffrey Batres, UH-1Y Huey crew chief, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts maintenance on a corrosion cart 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.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Carlos Reyes, 75th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew chief, loads weapons onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a third quarter load crew competition at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Oct. 7, 2022. During these quarterly competitions, participants are required to do a uniform inspection, take a written exam and perform loading duties.

040923-F-3983J-014. Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Hodge evaluates Airmen assigned to the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, as they load an AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missile while competing in a timed F-22 Raptor load crew competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 7, 2022. Load crew competitions provide the 3rd Maintenance Groups weapons loaders an opportunity to showcase their speed and efficiency, while honing teamwork as an integral component of the U.S. Air Forces Fly, Fight, Win mantra. Hodge is from Charlotte, N.C.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Travis Allen, a MV-22B tiltrotor mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, monitors a propeller as it is moved 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.

Master Sgt. Keith Hardy, phase work leader, and Staff Sgt. Julia Dunham, aircraft mechanic, both from the 127th Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, repack the brake and wheel assembly strut on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a Phase 1 inspection on Dec. 9, 2022. Airmen of the 127th Maintenance Squadron phase crew are tasked to perform detailed inspections to make sure this complex jet remains air ready.

041103-F-0782R-009. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021004-F-1131H-025. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

020115-F-3838S-001. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

070126-A-6656Q-004. Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

041030-F-6440B-006. Base: Unknown

Staff Sgt. Ashley Truitt, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Blue, secures the GBU-12s fuse during the squadrons weapons load competition July 29 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Blue (F-16) team battled the Red (F-15) team for weapons loadcrew supremacy during the quarterly competition. The Red team claimed victory this quarter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

011105-F-4406B-016. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

DF-ST-86-09377. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '85 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Sabolic, 22nd Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects a KC-46A Pegasus engine Aug. 30, 2022, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. After an aircraft lands, maintenance personnel perform inspections on various parts of the aircraft to ensure there is no damage from the flight. Airmen and KC-46 Pegasuses from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, are conducting Air Mobility Commands Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 to evaluate the aircraft under stressed conditions.

United States Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Joseph Roach, Armament Systems journeyman, 510th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, secures a BDU-50 (Bomb Dummy Unit) after uploading onto an F-16C Fighting Falcon in preparation for the day's final sortie. Training Exercise Iron Claw, Kuchyna AB, Slovakia, 12 September 2000. Subject Operation/Series: IRON CLAW Base: Kuchyna Air Base Country: Slovakia (SVK)

Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Sleyko, a Porter, Texas native and indirect fire infantryman platoon sergeant with 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division (3/4 ABCT) checks the small deflection changes his Soldiers have made during training in preparation for Mortar Training and Evaluation Program (MorTEP) qualifications, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 23, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to V Corps, Americas forward deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces; execute joint, bilateral and multinational training exercises; and provides command and control for rotational and assigned units in the European theater.

020913-M-0175R-011. Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Major Command Shown: 24th MEU (SOC)

Maintainance crews from the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis Mothan Air Force Base, Arizona, work into the night to replace a C-130 engine on their airplane, deployed to Aviano Air Base Italy. The squadron is deployed in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

040315-F-0848C-002. Subject Operation/Series: POLAR FORCE 04-4 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041031-F-9927R-004. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Polish soldier looks inside an M88 Hercules Recovery Vehicle during a class on sustainment taught by senior noncommissioned officers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, as a part of the Abrams Operations Summit at Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, April 26, 2022. Working alongside Allies in the European theater remains an integral part of demonstrating alliance readiness, interoperability, and capability.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bryan Saydeh, a data systems administrator with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force UNITAS LXIII, washes a joint light tactical vehicle aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during exercise UNITAS LXIII, in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 9, 2022. UNITAS is the worlds longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability, and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility. Saydeh is a native of Cleveland, Ohio.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Lovingshimer, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepares an oxygen line inside a C-17 Globemaster III at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2022. The 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 88th Medical Group Critical Care Air Transport Team conducted the training, simulating a live-flight environment where Airmen learn to prepare for challenges such as turbulence, changes in temperatures and air pressure, as they care for critically ill patients.

021031-F-4649H-074. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Airman Carmello Alaniz, 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron, prepares an F-22 Raptor during the units weapons load competition July 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two teams competed to see who could load an AIM-120, an AIM-9 onto their F-22 the fastest and with the fewest errors. The winner will be announced at the units quarterly awards ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cody Cunningham, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) operator with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, performs a simulated reload on a HIMARS during exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 23, 2024. These training maneuvers, highlighting HIMARS capabilities, enhance collaboration and ensure preparedness for challenges posed by arctic conditions. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Marine Corps

MM2 (SS) Joe Hackett inspects the MK 48 ADCAP torpedo for proper alignment as it enters the torpedo tube during exercise RIMPAC '98. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

020919- F-7449W-001. Base: Waterkloof Air Force Base State: Pretoria Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

220804-N-XB010-1002 PHILLIPINE SEA (Aug. 4, 2022) - Lance Corporal Adrian Jasso, from Porterville, Calif., attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), performs maintenance on a UY-1Z Cobra helicopter in the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) hangar bay. 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.

U.S. Air Force Col. Randy D. Schwinler, Commander 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, reattaches a canister, used for fire suppression, back to the wall of a KC-135 Stratotanker, July 9, 2022. Schwinler conducted a pre-flight check to ensure safety of the aircraft prior to it being used for a flight.

Pararescueman US Air Force Technical Sergeant John Saftner (left) and US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Larry Hiyakumoto load the RAM-Z Rescue package into the back of an MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft. The RAM-Z has a rubber Zodiac inflatible boat with outboard motor and a complete medical kit that is parachuted into the water. (Duplicate image, also see DF-SD-02-05992 or 001130-F-8708H-018)The 129th is preparing to conduct a training rescue operation in the Pacific Ocean. The 129th is one of only three Rescue units in the ANG, and the only one on the west coast. Base: Moffett Federal Air Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Airman Richard Peterson, propulsion technician with the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, works on one of the new replacement props for a C-130H at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, October 20, 2022. Replacing these props allows the squadron to continue its mission in generating the right effects, at the right place and the right time, in both contested and austere environments.

Members of the 442d Logistics Readines Squadron's vehicle operations flight trained on lifting a stranded car onto a flatbed and towing a simulated fuel truck May 25, 2022, on Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The training was provided by Mr. Nicholas Turpin, the 100 LRS vehicle operations training manager.

020502-F-7203T-001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2002 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

070109-A-5332O-146. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030209-F-9528H-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

120601-N-XO436-165 RED SEA (June 1, 2012) Gunner's Mate Seaman Joshua Linker performs maintenance on an MK-38 25 mm machine system aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44). Gunston Hall is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Gunston Hall, with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

050110-F-8769K-006. Base: Davis Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060507-A-6365W-006. Base: Forward Operating Base Remagen State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040407-F-2922M-003. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030412-F-3715H-001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

030404-F-1389C-001. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG

020603-F-9753B-002. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

030828-M-7837W-013. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

221012-N-KU796-1035 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 12, 2022) U.S. Navy Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Cody Roach, from Hamlin W.Va., top, and Aviation Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Daniel Foote Owens, from Los Angeles, perform maintenance on a helicopter rescue hoist in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Strike Group is underway preparing for an upcoming deployment.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Miner (left), a loadmaster assigned to the 43rd Operational Support Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C., assists U.S. Army Specialists Jordan Markelwitz (right) and Daniel Rocco, 11th Quartermaster, 189th Combat Sustainment Support Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.,with the load plan of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., before an airdrop mission in support of Operation Unified Response, Jan. 21, 2010. The aircrew, assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C., delivered 40 container delivery system bundles totaling 67,800 lbs. of MREs and bottled water.

STAFF Sergeant Matthew Allen, US Air Force (USAF), (right), and AIRMAN First Class Luis Noriega, USAF, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, work on an engine starter motor for a C-17A Globemaster III, on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Technical Sergeant Lavern Pieper, from the 31st RED HORSE Flight, Camp Darby, Italy, replaces parts on an air compressor. The 31st RED HORSE Flight provides a highly mobile civil engineer response force to support contingency and special operations worldwide. The primary mission is to set-up field and contingency operations to support large-scale missions. Activities include heavy damage repair, barebase development and heavy engineering operations. The 31st RED HORSE Flight possess special capabilities, such as water-well drilling, explosive demolition, quarry operations, concrete mobile operations, material testing, expedient facility erection, and concrete and asphalt paving. Base: Camp Darby, Livorno State: Toscana Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Zakeria Qasemi, 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, drains hydraulic fluid from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 4, 2022. RF-A 22-1 is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions primarily out of Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

DF-ST-85-11272. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '85 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group Expeditionary Depot Maintenance team replace the wings on an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 357th Fighter Generation Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 11, 2022. Due to the extensive in-depth work required to complete a wing swap, skilled professionals from the 309th AMXG Expeditionary Depot forward deployed to DM for this major component maintenance.

011118-F-4406B-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

030903-M-7837W-033. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Haley Chandler, aviation maintainer from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, removes access panels on a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter during a blade folding exercise held at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2022. Blade folding operations allow 3-142nd AHB the ability to easily transport Army helicopters. The 3-142nd AHB, attached to the 36th CAB, provides Army aviation operations and support to the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission, which is to advise, assist, and enable partnered forces in the enduring defeat of ISIS.

000906-N-9271Z-007. Subject Operation/Series: TRUBO PATRIOT Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FLTCOMBATCAMGRUPAC

030421-F-5855M-079. Base: Kirkuk Country: Iraq (IRQ)

010726-F-1845T-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRRE/CERE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DN-ST-89-07368. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '88 Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Curtis, 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron crew chief, pulls chalks from an F-22 Raptor to prepare for launch, at Łask Air Base, Poland, Aug. 16, 2022. The 90th EFS forward deployed to Łask Air Base, Poland to bolster NATOs collective defense posture through Air Shielding.

070320-M-2166H-051. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: VMAQ-1

U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Christopher Benford, 113th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, services the constant speed drive after a replacement on an F-16 aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Nov. 3, 2022. The F-16 is serviced to ensure that fluid levels are correct.

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Danicka Jensen, a Crew CHIEF (left) and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Broxon, check the clearance on a tow bar attached to an F-16 Falcon assigned to the 366th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), deployed at a forward base in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

DF-ST-85-01331. Subject Operation/Series: AIR WARRIOR Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020410-F-6911G-004. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

041109-F-4300B-410. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020927-F-4649H-019. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Tech. Sgt. Sean Stalnaker and Staff Sgt. Austin Duvverly, Air National Guard Airmen with the 165th Air Terminal Operations Center at Savannah Air National Guard Base, prepare 38,000 pounds of meals-ready-to-eat, Sept. 26, 2017, to send as air cargo to disaster areas from Hurricanes Maria and Irma at Savannah Air National Guard Base in Georgia. The group of more than 16 Airmen are working around the clock on 12-hour shifts for handling air cargo.

011102-F-4406B-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Air Force SSGT James Burton (forward) and SSGT Jimmy Paz move an engine for installation in an F-16 Fighting Falcon on April 7, 1999. Burton, of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Paz, of New Orleans, Lousiana, are deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the 23rd Fighter Squadron, Spandahelm Air Base, Germany, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Inspectors MASTER SGT. Robert Horten (seated on the aircraft steps) and CAPT. Bryan White, from the 2nd Airlift Squadron, annotate records of 41st Airlift Squadron aircraft during the 23rd Wing's Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-11254. Base: Mcclellan Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221106-A-RY768-1018 MANAMA, Bahrain (Nov. 6, 2022) Machinist's Mate Fireman Brady Hayes conducts maintenance on the mine countermeasures ship USS Gladiator (MCM 11), Nov. 6, while pierside in Manama, Bahrain. Gladiator is forward-deployed to U.S. 5th Fleet to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from across the globe arrive at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, to compete in Hawgsmoke 2022, Sept 7, 2022. Hawgsmoke is a biennial USAF bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery competition for A-10 Thunderbolt II units which provides unique training.

A view inside the well deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LAH 4), US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Tank Platoon, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), remove the tie-down chains from the rear of a USMC M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT), enroute to participate in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4)

070123-N-3038W-038. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Airman 1st Class Addison Jones, 510th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, left, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Sagaysay, 510th FGS weapons load crew chief, secure an inert munition onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during the 3rd quarter Rapid Aircraft Generation and Employment (RAGE) event at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Oct. 14, 2022. The weapons load crews competed head-to-head and were tasked to load an F-16 with an inert guided bomb unit-31v3 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), a MK-84 Low Drag and one AIM-9L/M Sidewinder in the shortest possible amount of time.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Evelyn Rodriguez, a telephone systems/personal computer repairer with Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, installs communications equipment on a Bandvagn 206 tracked vehicle in Setermoen, Norway on Dec. 4, 2022. This communications upgrade enables U.S. Forces to better communicate during operations and exercises as well as set the groundwork for advanced communications capabilities with NATO Allies in the future.

030311-M-2900S-107. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

021008-F-4649H-001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

STAFF Sergeant Roy Eberle, US Air Force (USAF), 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, makes a temporary patch on the cowling of the Pratt & Whitney F11-P-100 engine of the C-17A Globemaster III, on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

US Air Force Major Floyd Hancock, an F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot from the 122nd Fighter Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard, performs preflight requirements on his aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. MAJ Hancock is a part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines load palletized cartons of Meals-Ready-to-Eat (MRE) onto a USMC KC-130 Hercules aircraft, on the flight line at Jalibah Air Base (AB), Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Jalibah Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

990123-N-5491S-006. Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Adriatic Sea

DF-ST-89-00143. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Corp Lance Cpl. Daniel Serrano assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) - 764, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing supervises refuel on the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA July 21, 2022.His efforts were part of the first ever refuel of the MQ-9 Reaper using a Forward Area refueling Point in an austere environment.

980622-F-9580Z-051. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Joaquin Granado, a strategic aircraft maintenance specialist assigned to March Air Force Base, Calif., inspecting the landing gear of a KC-10 Extender prior to a RODEO 92 tanker competition mission. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO 92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caleb Garland and Airman 1st Class William Malley, 1st Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanics, prepare a new piece of equipment to be placed in an air compression cart during the Red Flag 22-3 exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 14, 2022. Air compression carts are used in the pre-flight preparation for F-22 Raptors, and other aircraft, by maintaining and repairing the suspension.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hynson, Staff Sgt. Joseph Todd, and Senior Airman Alishia Patricio, Avionics Communication Navigation Weapons System Technicians, perform safety wiring on station keeping equipment radom. The 166th Maintenance Group is conducting a Number Four Major Isochronal Inspection in order to maintain mission readiness.

DF-ST-86-08666. Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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