Military Aircraft Operations

Dynamic images of military aircraft, highlighting fighter jets on bases with pilots and ground crew, portraying modern military readiness and technology.

A Hellenic Air Force F-16D Block 52+ with a DB-110 reconnaissance pod landing.

DF-ST-87-13465. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

040811-F-0629H-001. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

981001-F-0024F-015. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040514-F-1698M-002. Base: Lajes Field Country: Azores (AZR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

011113-F-1718K-029. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF

A Royal Air Force of Oman F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares to be refueled by a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, during exercise Accurate Test 22, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 15, 2022. The U.S. continues to prioritize Omani integration and seeks to deepen its partner ties throughout the Middle East.

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon at Natal Air Force Base, Brazil.

A right side view of a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 138 (VAQ-138) EA-6B Prowler aircraft parked on the flight line. Base: Naval Air Facility, Andrews Afb State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Hellenic Air Force F-16D Block 52+ with a DB-110 reconnaissance pod landing.

An air-to-air left side view of a Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA-136) F/A-18C Hornet aircraft over the Persian Gulf. The Hornet is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles while a Sidewinder on the wing of another Hornet is in the foreground. Country: Unknown

A 56th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, takes off on a training mission.

A F-16C of the Hellenic Air Force returning to base after a mission.

DN-ST-95-01478. Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Spanish Air Force EF-18M Hornet on the runway.

The pilot of a Dutch Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft prepares for a terrain orientation flight in support of Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Villafranca Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

EF-18M Hornet from the Spanish Air Force landing.

030318-F-9528H-026. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

020402-F-9032T-002. Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Forces in Europe F-15E taxiing at Andravida Air Base, Greece.

F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, conducted a bilateral exercise with Republic of Korea Air Force 7 June, 2022 to demonstrate the ability of the combined US-ROK forces to respond quickly to crisis events. The ROK-U.S. Alliance remains committed to peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and throughout the Indo-Pacific. The U.S. commitment to the defense of the ROK remains ironclad.

Israeli Air Force F-16 at Nevatim Air Base, Israel.

040723-F-6740T-308. Country: Unknown

T-38 Talon pilots perform their preflight inspections prior to takeoff, Jan. 26, 2011, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The T-38 Talon, a twin-jet high-altitude supersonic trainer, is a vital tool used by pilots at Whiteman AFB to conduct sorties and accumulate flight hours and training time.

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to 79th Fighter Squadron crosses the red line onto the runway before taking off at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., March 8, 2023. Pilots assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing departed for exercise Red Flag-Nellis 23-2 to participate in an advanced, innovative training environment featuring air forces and airframes from around the world to further develop their interoperability and combat skills.

An EF-18 Hornet of the Spanish Air Force taking off.

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Israeli Air Force F-16D Barak taking off, armed with JDAM bomb, Python5 and Sidewinder missiles.

An F-16 from the 13th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, takes off for an air combat mission. Subject Operation/Series: IRON FIST '95 Base: Raaf Williamstown Country: Australia (AUS)

Ein Eurofighter Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug der Luftwaffe Bundeswehr, aufgenommen aus einem Airbus A400 Transportflugzeug bei der Uebung Rapid Viking 2023. Keflavik Island 03.08.2023

An Italian Air Force Tornado ECR in flight over Italy.

McDonnell DouglasF-4E Phantom IIJet Fighter

U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler taking off during Exercise Air Defender 2023 in Hohn, Germany.

Israeli Air Force F-16D Barak armed with JDAM bomb, Python-5 and Sidewinder missiles.

DN-ST-87-04858. Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DF-ST-89-06357. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Romanian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon taking off.

1980s TWO USAF MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AV-8 SEA HARRIER V/STOL VERTICAL OR SHORT OFF AND LANDING JET MILITARY AIRCRAFT

020206-F-1631A-008. Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Tornado aircraft of the Italian Air Force taking off from Ovda Air Base, Israel

North Arabian Gulf, October 17, 2005 - An F-14D Tomcat of VF-213 Black Lions (Carrier Air Wing 8) during operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on USS Theodore Roosevelt.

Lt. Col. Joost Luijsterburg, Royal Netherlands Air Force detachment commander, Morris Air National Guard Base, waits to taxi his aircraft at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. This is the last temporary duty that the RNLAF will make with the 162nd Wing before they return to the Netherlands.

Turkish Air Force F-16 in flight over Turkey.

DF-ST-91-10785. Subject Operation/Series: RED FLAG '87 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps AV-8B in flight over the Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Rear view of a fighter plane in flight, F/A-18C Hornet, US Navy

Saab Gripen fighter jet from the Swedish airforce participating in a NATO exercise

Chilean Air Force F-16 during exercise Cruzex 2018, Brazil.

040406-F-2922M-002. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An F-15SA Strike Eagle.

September 2, 2010 - Mirage 2000C of the French Air Force off the Normandy coast in France during dissimilar air combat training with the French Navy.

T-346 trainer of the Italian Air Force.

DF-ST-86-08105. Base: Inshas Country: Egypt (EGY)

DF-ST-88-07160. Base: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Bailey, 31st Fighter Wing commander, left, flies with U.S. Air Force Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, during his final flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a visit at Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 20, 2022. While visiting Aviano AB, Harrigian completed his final flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon, toured the 606th Air Control Squadron and performed two static jumps with Pararescuemen from the 57th Rescue Squadron.

A 53rd Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle aircraft taxis to the runway to begin a mission during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

A pilot from the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing (1ST TFW) taxis his F-15C Eagle aircraft toward a runway during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DF-ST-88-01233. Subject Operation/Series: IMMEDIATE FALCON Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030513-F-1101B-007. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon taking off, Aviano, Italy.

DF-ST-88-07269. Subject Operation/Series: SABRE THUNDER Country: Spain (ESP)

041117-F-1740G-006. Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

010803-F-9631D-012. Subject Operation/Series: PATRIOT HOOK Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Brazilian Air Force A-1M during exercise Cruzex 2018, Brazil.

Zwei Eurofighter Mehrzweckkampfflugzeuge der Luftwaffe Bundeswehr, aufgenommen aus einem Airbus A400 Transportflugzeug bei der Uebung Rapid Viking 2023. Keflavik Island 03.08.2023

Bundeswehr German Air Force Tornado during a NATO maneuver Bundeswehr German Air Force Tornado during a NATO maneuver Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxFuhrmannx 21903541

Royal Thai Air Force F-5F during Exercise Cope Tiger 2016 in Thailand.

010812-F-7910D-019. Base: Buckley Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command

Capt. Jonathan Lewenthal and Capt. Eric Scheibe, AV-8B Harrier pilots with Marine Attack Squadron 231, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), fly over southern Helmand province, Afghanistan after conducting an aerial refuel Dec. 6, 2012. VMA-231 deployed to Afghanistan to provide close air support for counter-insurgency operations.

Royal Air Force EF-2000 Typhoon during Exercise Iniohos 2018, Greece.

RF-4C Phantom reconnaissance aircraft from the 152nd Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Reno, Nev., prepare for a mission during Operation Desert Shield.

F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, conducted a bilateral exercise with Republic of Korea Air Force 7 June, 2022 to demonstrate the ability of the combined US-ROK forces to respond quickly to crisis events. The ROK-U.S. Alliance remains committed to peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and throughout the Indo-Pacific. The U.S. commitment to the defense of the ROK remains ironclad.

Two F-16C Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft's from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, in flight. The aircraft's are armed with AGM-88 HARM's (high-speed anti-radiation missile), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile). Country: Unknown

A Belgian Air Force F-16A leaves for a mission.

Squadron maintenance crewmen sit on the wings of a Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft tied down on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The ROOSEVELT is on station in the eastern Mediterranean to support Operation PROVIDE COMFORT, a multinational effort to aid Kurdish refugees in southern Turkey and northern Iraq.. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt(CVN 71) Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED)

Israeli Air Force F-16I Sufa landing at Hatzerim Airbase, Israel.

DF-ST-86-09093. Country: Unknown

A air-to-air underside view of an F-101 Voodoo aircraft banking to the left in flight. The aircraft is assigned to the 107th Fighter Interceptor Group, New York Air National Guard, North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). Base: Niagara Falls Air Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A left side view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft of the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing taking off during Exercise Opportune Journey 4. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4 Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An F/A-18C Hornet on the ramp at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

F-15D Baz from the Israeli Air Force at Decimomannu Air Base, Italy.

040810-F-4490K-070. Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

070320-M-2166H-026. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: VMAQ-1

001021-N-2755R-003. Base: Uss Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

Bundeswehr Tornado during a NATO maneuver Bundeswehr Tornado during a NATO maneuver Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxFuhrmannx 21903563

030305-M-2237F-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Jaber Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

040220-F-7338M-012. Base: Gwalior Air Station Country: India (IND) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Atlantic Ocean, February 15, 2005 - An AV-8B Harrier II+ prepares for landing over the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau.

Italian Air Force EF-2000 Typhoon during NATO Baltic Air Policing, Estonia.

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18D Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 takes off during Cope North 24 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 19, 2024. Allies and partners train together during the multilateral exercise, Cope North 24, to improve shared tactics and multilateral defense capabilities. Marine Corps

April 8, 2011 - A Dutch F-16AM armed with AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles during a combat air patrol sortie in support of Operation Unified Protector over the Mediterranean Sea close to Libya.

Turkish Air Force F-4 Phantom and F-16 jets on the flight line at Lechfeld Air Base, Germany.

US Air Force Captain John Lyons, a pilot from the 23rd Fighter Squadron, takes off from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, during a Phase II Local Salty Nation exercise. Spangdahlem exercises were conducted in preparation for a Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection and a NATO Tactical Evaluation. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Italian Air Force F-2000A Typhoon aircraft at Trapani Air Base, Italy.

A member of the 493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, returns from a deployment in an F-15C. He was deployed in support of the Air Expeditionary 4-lead wing, which completed a historic first-ever deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this week. RAF Lakenheath's 48th Fighter Wing served as the AEF4-lead wing contributing leadership and the bulk of all deployed forces over the past 90 days. The AEF enforced the United Nations No-Fly/No-Drive Zone over southern Iraq, an air occupation that has continued since the end of Operation DESERT STORM. Remaining AEF 4 members and deployed F-15E Strike Eagles and F-15C Eagles are expected .... Complete Scene Caption: A member of the 493rd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, returns from a deployment in an F-15C. He was deployed in support of the Air Expeditionary 4-lead wing, which completed a historic first-ever deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base, Ki

A US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Launches at Dawn from Al Asad Air Base in Iraq's Al Anbar Province

A Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) EA-6B Prowler aircraft passes over the Saudi desert during Operation Desert Shield. VAQ-130 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67), which is operating in the Red Sea. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Finnish Air Force F-18C Hornet during the bi-annual ELITE exercise, Manching Airfield, Germany.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alex Hill, 79th Expeditionary Fighting Squadron F-16CM Fighting Falcon pilot, takes off during Operation Agile Spartan III at an undisclosed location, September 7, 2022. The 79th EFS projects airpower across their area of responsibility, supporting coalition aircraft and strengthening resolve in the region.

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