Military Aircraft Operations

Images showcasing military aircraft operations, including loading and unloading cargo, refueling, and coordination on airbases. Features aircraft and military personnel.

During an agile combat employment joint force exercise, members from the 151st Air Refueling Wing unload a Polaris Military RZR from a KC-135R Stratotanker on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. This exercise will develop new operational concepts, capabilities and plans to bolster deterrence and maintain the U.S. militarys competitive advantage for the future.

A weapons loader carrying a rotary rack launcher with inert training AGM-69A short range attack missiles (SRAM) attached is parked next to a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030402-F-6809H-011. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG

AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, top, and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles sit on a cart before being loaded aboard an aircraft. A 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II aircraft is in the background. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Boeing B-29 Superfortress. U.S. four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber. Produced by Boeing between 1943 and 1946, the first prototype made its maiden flight from Boeing Field, Seattle, on 21 September 1942, entering service on 8 May 1944. It was used mainly by the United States during the last phase of World War II and the Korean War (1950-1953). It was designed with cutting-edge technology for its time, including a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled tricycle landing gear, and an analog computer-controlled fire-control system, which allowed one gunner and a fire-control officer to remotely direct four machine gun turrets. Detail of the front landing gear. South Dakota Air and Space Museum. Box Elder, South Dakota, United States.

U.S. Air Force medical team members assigned to the 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight (EAEF) participate in exercise Reliant Rumble on Camp Lemonnier (CLDJ), Djibouti, May, 04, 2022. This earthquake response exercise provides an opportunity for units across the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) and CLDJ to properly coordinate and demonstrate their key duties during and directly after an earthquake.

Romanian air force Lt. Alex Nasturel, 86th Air Bases F-16 Fighting Falcon structural repairs back shop chief (left), and 1st Lt. Jayce Webster, 52nd Mission Support Group project officer, take a photo together next to a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules at the 86th AB, Romania, April 1, 2022. Since February, the team has worked together nearly every day to coordinate logistics and support for the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Romania in support of NATO enhanced Air Policing in the region.

020612-F-8425S-007. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268 reinforced, Air Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, push an MV-22 Osprey off a cargo ship at Darwin Port, NT, Australia, April 11, 2022. VMM 268 equipment arrived in Darwin as part of the MRF-D 22 iteration.

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 11, 2024. The Marines are preparing to depart for the Big Island of Hawaii to participate in Bougainville III, a 3d LCT live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations.

041112-F-9629J-015. Base: Biggs Army Airfield State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A close-up front view of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft with the nose cone up during exercise PROUD PHANTOM. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD PHANTOM Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

Visible on the flightline are 4 KC-135R Stratotankers tail sections. The aircraft from the 380th Air Refueling Wing, Plattsburgh AFB, NY are here in support of Operation Restore Hope II. The primary mission of the 380th ARW (Deployed) is to provide air refueling support over the Atlantic to in-bound (going into Mogadishu, Somalia) and homeward-bound C-5 aircraft, which are ferrying supplies, troops and equipment. A total of 332 personnel and 12 KC-135R Stratotankers (from Plattsburgh, Griffiss AFB, NY, and Loring AFB, Maine) are deployed to Moron.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE II Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

041123-F-5040D-061. Base: Andersen Air Force Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Timothy Stawski of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Support Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, marshalls a K-loader up to a C-17 Globemaster III to down load from the aircraft during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The marshaller 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. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Members of the Polish Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Force Africa (USAFE-AF), and U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR), conduct palletized precision effects cargo training onto a Polish Air Force C-130 Hercules, November 8, 2022, in Powidz, Poland. This training is a continuation from previous iterations with U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). The U.S. and NATO allies and partners remain committed to collective defense and cooperative security throughout the European Theater. NATO allies and partners in Europe have had the palletized precision effects capability in their weapons inventory and have trained with U.S. experts since 2011.

011012-F-4406B-011. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, prepare for take off for shield and assurance missions over Europe from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 21, 2022. Aircraft and Airmen from Vermont's 158th Fighter Wing deployed to Germany for more than three months as part of ongoing NATO efforts in Europe.

DF-ST-86-12080. Country: Colombia (COL)

DF-ST-85-12967. Subject Operation/Series: CROWN DRAGONFLY Base: San Lorenzo Country: Honduras (HND)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Fla., workers prepare the WB-57F aircraft that will take photos of Space Shuttle Discovery during its launch on Return to Flight mission STS-114. NASA approved the development and implementation of the aircraft-based imaging system, known as the WB-57 Ascent Video Experiment (WAVE). The WAVE provides both ascent and entry imagery and enables better observation of the Shuttle on days of heavier cloud cover and areas obscured from ground cameras by the launch exhaust plume. WAVE comprises a 32-inch-ball turret system mounted on the nose of two WB-57 aircraft. The turret houses an optical bench, providing installation of both HDTV and infrared cameras. Optics consist of an 11-inch-diameter, 4.2 meter fixed-focal-length lens. The system can be operated in both auto track and manual modes.

Guests of the 2022 Holloman Legacy of Liberty Air Show and Open House make their way around the flightline as the Air Show begins, May 7, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The air show is the largest gathering at Holloman in the last 11 years, and the first Holloman air show in the last four years.

U.S. Air Force Col. Derek B. Routt, commander of the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, speaks to members of the New Jersey Governors cabinet at one of the unit's Aerospace Control Alert hangars in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Sept. 28, 2022. The cabinet members, members of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, and leaders from NJ DMAVA received a briefing from the Wing commander and then toured the 177th FW, viewing several operational demonstrations and trying out one of the units F-16 Fighting Falcon flight simulators.

020103-F-2034C-027. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

A U.S. Air Force Airman, 77th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, prepares a F-16C Fighting Falcon on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 17, 2022. The F-16C Fighting Falcon is a multi-capable aircraft tasked with providing combat air support to the Central Command Area of Responsibility.

On the flightline at the Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan, a 10K-At forklift unloads supplies for the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) off a KC-130/R Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352

030312-F-9528H-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Cargo is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 7, 2022. The cargo supported Saber Junction 2022, the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigades multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the unit to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Andrew Hegwood from the 37th Airlift Squadron, guides his K-loader towards the back ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The K-loader is carrying equipment to be used in an upcoming Mass Tactical Exercise (MASSTAC) CRIMSON BAYONET. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-02-01469 or search 010305-F-3329S-506). Subject Operation/Series: CRIMSON BAYONET Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Airmen assigned to the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepare to tranport 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.

Airmen at the 134th Air Refueling Wing gather in the new aircraft hangar under the first KC-135R Stratotanker to be parked in the hangar. The aircraft was moved into the hangar for the grand opening of the new $31 million facility.

011011-F-8063B-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Sailors from VAQ 132, Whidbey Island, Washington, stand by as a Navy F-14 Tomcat pilot gets out of his aircraft after arriving at the Roswell Industrial Air Center. The sailors and aircraft are part of the Command Air Group (CAG) operations deployed to support the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Teams peform Orion Parachute Test Vehicle (PTV) loading operations on July 22, 2013 in preparation for the July 24 parachute drop test at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

MASTER Sergeant Gregory King, US Air Force (USAF), (in flightsuit), 445th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Wright Patterson, AFB, Ohio, along with others move the damaged Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofan engine to an awaiting engine cart after removing it from the C-141 Starlifter, 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

A pair of UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters from the 377th Medical Company are loaded aboard a C-5 Galaxy aircraft after being used during the joint Thai-U.S. training exercise Cobra Gold '92. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '92 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

040417-F-4830F-008. Base: Lambert Iap, Saint Louis State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1ST LT. Chung, Headquarters and Service Company (H&S), 1ST Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, directs CPL. Lee, same H&S, as he drives a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV) off a C-5 Galaxy. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION LONGBALL 97-1 Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041221-F-9471G-001. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center (AATC)-KC-135 Test Detachment, working with the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Salt Lake City, Utah, test the Micro Forward Area Refueling Equipment (FARE) Kit on the KC-135R Stratotanker on Sep. 14, 2022 on Roland R. Wright Air Base, Utah. The Micro FARE kit will also assist the KC-135R with the Agile Combat Employment operating concept. Without the reliance on main operating bases refueling capabilities, this system will provide the ability to refuel anywhere in the world at any time.

Maintenance man washes the fuselage of the a C-130 Hercules flight line ramp. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-03469. Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030209-F-9528H-046. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

DF-ST-86-08023. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 730th Air Mobility Squadron load ten pallets of water, food and blankets onto a C-17 Globalmaster III aircraft here March 20. These were the first humanitarian relief supplies to be delivered to Sendai.

Airman from the 144th Fighter Wing simulate a deployment with the Prototype ACE trailer at the Fresno Air National Guard, California, June 25, 2022.

A starboard beam view of the deep submergence rescue vehicle AVALON (DSRV-2) on a trailer. The AVALON will be loaded aboard an Air Force C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 60th Military Airlift Wing (MAW-60). The AVALON is en route to Hawaii as part of a DSRV fly-away exercise to train personnel in the handling and operation of the vehicle. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

E-3 Sentry pilots assigned to Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma, pose for a photo at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, May 04, 2022, as a part of a precautionary relocation effort due to severe weather warnings around the state of Oklahoma. The E-3 Sentry/AWACS hosts an array of specialized capabilities, enabling it to detect, identify and track airborne forces far from the boundaries of the United States or other allied and partner countries while simultaneously directing friendly aircraft movements.

The crew chief of a 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron EF-111A Raven aircraft assists the aircrew as they settle into the cockpit prior to takeoff. The aircraft is one of four EF-111As being deployed to Turkey in support of Operation Provide Comfort. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Raf Upper Heyford Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

DF-ST-88-03833. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT PARTNER 87-1 Base: Chievres Air Base Country: Belgium (BEL)

020212-N-9777F-010. Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: VP-40

011011-F-4406B-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

010517-F-4338B-003. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Three Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 (VAW-112) E-2C hawkeye aircraft line the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Country: Unknown

An E-3B Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) assigned to the 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma is maintained by ground crew at Biggs Army Air Field. The AWACS will provide aerial monitoring/surveillance of incoming aircraft and missiles during the world's largest joint service, multi-national tactical air operations exercise. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD0303145 or search 970420F6655H109). Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '97 Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 184th Bomb Wing, Kansas Air National Guard, is moving from the old camouflage paint scheme to the aircraft gray paint scheme. B1-B aircraft no. 80 is being prepared, and is the last one belonging to the wing to be repainted to this scheme. Base: Mcconnell Air Force Base State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pallets of medical supplies from the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center in Pirmasens, West Germany, are loaded aboard a 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules aircraft for shipment to Bucharest, Romania. Provided by the 7th Medical Command, the supplies are part of a relief effort for citizens of that revolt-torn country. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU)

Right side rear medium shot as a Portugese Aircrew and local laborers load a vechicle onto a Portugese C-130 at the International Airport at Maputo, Mozambique, Africa on 17 March 2000. The aircraft and its crew are deployed to Maputo in support of Operation Atlas Response, a Humanitarian Aid Operation to help the people of Mozambique after severe flooding (flooding and victims not shown) displaced over a million people from their homes. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Maputo State: Inhambane Country: Mozambique (MOZ)

A C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft from the 452nd Avionics Maintenance Wing (AMW) Air Force Reserve (AFRES), March AFB, Calif, flew in relief goods. Their mission is to assist refugees who entered Zaire in massive surge to flee the civil war in Rwanda. Subject Operation/Series: Support Hope Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

DF-ST-88-03916. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SRA Jason Chaffin, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, loads an AGM-65 Maverick Missile on an A-10 Thunderbolt on Friday, April 10, 1999. The nose of the AGM-65 has a camera that the pilot (not shown) uses to guide the missile to the target. SRA Chaffin is deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, supporting NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

United States Marine Corps MV-22 in expeditionary hangar for maintenance, Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

030917-F-3488S-088. Base: Andersen Air Base Country: Guam (GUM) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Hunt, vice commander of the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, prepares for flight, ready to conduct Agile Combat Employment training in support of the DEFENDER-Europe 22 exercise, May 18, 2022, Ämari Air Base, Estonia. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a multinational training exercise designed to demonstrate USAREUR-AFs ability to aggregate US-based combat power quickly in Eastern Europe across multiple theaters in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy as well as to leverage host national capabilities to increase USAREUR-AFs operational reach.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 735th Air Mobility Squadron and the 15th Maintenance Group prepare a C-17 Globemaster III engine for installation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Aug. 19, 2022.

Flight deck crewmen aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) prepare to respot a Strike Fighter Squadron 305 (VFA-305) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. A Fighter Squadron 113 (VF-113) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is at left. Country: Caribbean Sea

Maintainers from the 151st Air Refueling Wing train with Sailors assigned the Naval Air Station about essential procedures about the KC-135R Stratotanker and an F-18 Super Hornet during an unprecedented joint exercise on Aug. 30, 2022 at Fallon, Navada. This joint force exercise incorporates more than seven military entities across three branches creating innovative operational concepts to allow quick response to an ever changing wartime horizon

The tail of the US Air Force C-17 Globemaster reaches to the stormy sky as paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade board the aircraft to conduct a parachute assault onto Juliet Drop Zone in northern Italy. This parachute assault called "Rock Drop" is a battalion sized seizure of contested territory is a joint operation between the 2-503rd Infantry (The Rock) supported by Italian Paratroopers. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the Contingency Response Force for US Army Europe, Africa and the Middle East, capable of deploying ready forces within 18 hours of notification.

Members of the Army National Guard from five states combined to form a Round Out Unit specializing in Aviation Depot Maintenance. The Army National Guard team trained soldiers from the 4th Aviation, Fort Carson, Colo, on the techniques of shrink wrapping helicopters. The wrapping protects the helicopters from corrosion during shipping. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

AIM-92 Stinger weapon and gun pod on a German Army Tiger helicopter.

Four E-3 AWACS crew members of Task Group 4.1 run toward their waiting aircraft. Commander of Task Group 4.1 scrambles the crew members to track aircraft suspected of hauling drugs. Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

An overhead left rear view of a camouflaged C-130 from the Air National Guard (aircraft #91051) as a pallet is being loaded using a 10K forklift at Entebbe International Airport. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Entebbe Country: Uganda (UGA)

050204-F-9429S-004. Base: Karshni-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB)

Japanese Air Self Defense Force cadets look at a KC-135 Stratotanker boom as part of a static display at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2022. The cadets are non-commissioned officers selected to become officers and are training to become pilots. JOEP gave the cadets insight into how the U.S. Air Force operates, strengthening interoperability between partner nations.

AIM-7F Sparrow air-to-air missiles attached to an F-15 Eagle alert aircraft parked on the flight line. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A pallet of relief supplies, mostly biscuits, are downloaded by forklift from a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 136th Airlift Wing, 181st Airlift Squadron, Dallas, Texas ANG at the airport. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Goma Country: Zaire (ZAR)

DF-ST-89-04978. Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Team Dover members walk up a C-5M Super Galaxy ramp for a religious service at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 9, 2023. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the 436th Airlift Wing Chapel team hosted 130 Team Dover members aboard a C-5 for a religious service.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jack Neilan, KC-135 Stratotanker instructor pilot assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepares for maintenance in a KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 4, 2022. Approximately 2,200 service members from the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada participated in flying, maintaining and supporting more than 90 aircraft from over 25 units during this iteration of the exercise.

Army Veterans from the 44th Engineer Battalion visit the 139th Airlift Wing, Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, Sept. 15, 2022. The visitors toured a C-130 Hercules and learned about the the mission of the 139th.

DF-ST-87-12568. Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, prepare for a mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2022. Team McChord Airmen are participating in Exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1 as part of Exercise Rainier War 22B. Exercise Rainier War is designed to evaluate and exercise Team McChords ability to generate, employ and sustain Rapid Global Mobility into and in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific areas of responsibility.

NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, Dale Earnhardt, drives a Bomb Lift Truck (Jammer) and attempts to load an AIM 120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) missile as he competes in a load crew competition at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. He was teamed up SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Reynolds, right of missile, Weapons Load Crew Member, STAFF Sergeant Gary Baker, Weapons Load Crew CHIEF, left of missile, both from the 94th Fighter Squadron, and Technical Sergeant Jason Brosam, background, of the 1ST Operations Group, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. The team finished 2nd in the load competition. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-12356. Subject Operation/Series: RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '86 Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Zachary Overbey, left, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, and Senior Airman Daniel Gasperich, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, conduct a post-flight inspection of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th AS during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 24-02 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 9, 2024. JPMRC serves as an opportunity for members of the 36th AS to improve their readiness to deploy under extreme cold-weather conditions, while simultaneously enhancing their ability to operate the C-130J in a challenging tactical environment. Air Force

A view of an AQM-37A target mounted onto the wing of an A-6E Intruder aircraft, at the Pacific Missile Test Center. Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-11687. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A B-29 Superfortress on display during the Fairchild Skyfest 2022 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, May 15, 2022. Fairchild Skyfest 2022 included the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, one of the Air Forces premier demonstration teams showcasing the capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Members of the Afghan National Police carry their gear and bags off an MV-22B Osprey after arriving at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Sept. 21. The Ospreys perform several missions a day supporting Afghan National Security and International Security Assistance Forces in Helmand province. The Osprey crews will fly all types of troops and cargo across the region, including Afghan forces, coalition troops, reconstruction supplies, and gear and equipment for troops in remote locations. ISAF leans heavily on the Osprey for operational support as its tilt rotor technology shrinks the battle space, allowing pilots to fly troops farther and faster than the other helicopters operating in the region. VMM-365 is the second squadron to fly the Osprey in support of combat operations in Afghanistan.

A Marine aircrew member from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) watches as Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU (SOC)) board an aircraft for a flight into Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352

A C-5 Galaxy from the 105th Air Guard, Stewart ANG Base, NY, off loads medical supplies using a M13K forklift at the Entebbe International Airport. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Entebbe Country: Uganda (UGA)

18th Tactical Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle aircraft are refueled from fuel bladder pits during exercise Team Spirit '81. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '81 Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isha Husainy, an avionic technician with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, assists in securing a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter after landing during Korean Marine Exercise Program (KMEP) 22-2 at the 1st Republic of Korea Marine Corps Division Base in Pohang, Republic of Korea, July 20, 2022. KMEP is a bilateral training exercise that increases interoperability and strengthens the combined capabilities of Republic of Korea Marines and U.S. Marines.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW), lifts a heavy beam for a cargo lift during exercise Steel Knight 23 at Sand Hill on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Dec. 1, 2022. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

130104-F-SL200-019: ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - Members of the 97th Air Mobility Wing at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., the Kentucky Air National Guards 123rd Contingency Response Group from Louisville, Ky., the 31st Air Defense Artillery Army Brigade from Fort Sill, Okla., and the 167th Airlift Wing from Martinsburg, W. Va., unload an M984 Wrecker from a 167th AW C-5 Galaxy on the Altus flight line Jan. 4, 2013. The units joined forces to deploy batteries of Patriot air-defense systems, more than two million pounds of equipment and about 300 personnel to Turkey in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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