Military Aircraft Operations

Dynamic images of military aircraft in operation, including maintenance and missions, showcasing aviation in the military context.

Light reflects off rain on the tarmac early in the morning at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Oct. 2, 2022. Remnants of Hurricane Ian passed through the area creating long periods of showers during the wings October unit training assembly.

050205-F-9429S-012. Base: Karshni-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB)

041021-F-9429S-010. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS OUTLOOK 2004 Base: Phelps-Collins Angb, Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-130J assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, TX, takes off from McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va., during an inter-fly training event with the 130th Airlift Wing, Feb. 8, 2024. The 130th AW and the 317th AW have partnered in training. Air National Guard

970227-F-0994L-518. Complete Scene Caption: A van backs up to a C-130 Hercules signifying the beginning of a mission between Aeromedical Evacuation personnel and the 61st Airlift Squadron (AS) from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas at Tuzla Air Base (AB), Bosnia. The 61st Green Hornets fly and maintain their C-130's while deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany, for a 100 day Temporary Duty (TDY) tour assisting Operation JOINT GUARD (previously Operation Joint Endeavor). Flying C-130 Hercules every day to the Former Yugoslav region (primarily Tuzla) they pick up and deliver cargo and passengers in support of JOINT GUARD. Tuzla is the dispersion and collection point for supplies, vehicles and personnel. JOINT GUARD is the multi-national peacekeeping mission that provides a climate of stability in the war-torn land of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Members from the 62nd Air Mobility Wing, McChord AFB, Wash., de-ice the wings of a Russian IL-76 from the Tver Military Transportation Air Base located near Moscow, Russia prior to its departure for McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., where the air crews will rendezvous with Russian soldiers during Peacekeeper '95. Subject Operation/Series: PEACEKEEPER '95 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, taxis on the flightline upon arrival at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska in support of Operation Noble Defender 22-4.2, Sept. 12, 2022. The operation demonstrates the ability to launch at a moments notice from dispersed air and maritime locations to defend Northern approaches in multiple regions of the continent across all domains, displaying resilience in the face of multiple and complex threats.

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prepairs to leave Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, for Operation GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE a multinational mission to aid starving refugees in Zaire. Subject Operation/Series: GUARDIAN ASSISTANCE Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., stands tall in the hatch of a Hight Mobility Artillery Rocket System vehicle and directs the driver off the tarmac on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 26, 2022. The HIMARS were participating in a training event with Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

Light reflects off rain on the tarmac early in the morning at the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Oct. 2, 2022. Remnants of Hurricane Ian passed through the area creating long periods of showers during the wings October unit training assembly.

221102-N-IJ992-1044 NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Nov. 2, 2022) A Sailor assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 4, waits to launch a P-8 Poseidon aircraft Naval Air Station Sigonella, Nov. 2, 2022. NAS Sigonellas strategic location enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required, ensuring security and stability in Europe, Africa and central command.

U.S. Air Force Col. Corey Simmons, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, performs a pre-flight check outside a C-17 Globemaster III before his final flight at Travis Air Force Base, July 22, 2022. A final flight, also known as a "fini flight," is an Air Force tradition typically marking an aircrew members departure from the his or her unit or the last time flying a specific aircraft. Simmons and his family arrived at Travis AFB July 2020 and will depart to Scott AFB, Illinois, July 2022.

A maintainer, assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron, after its return from a Bomber Task Force deployment to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Nov. 19, 2022. The U.S. Air Force routinely deploys a variety of aircraft and units throughout the Indo-Pacific in support of geographic combatant command objectives and training.

The crew chief of a C-130 Hercules aircraft carries a pair of wheel chocks down the rear ramp of his aircraft after its arrival in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. A KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft is in the background. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division board a Military Airlift Command (MAC) C-141 Starlifter aircraft during Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)

020612-F-8425S-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

1st Special Operations Wing Air Commandos prepare to evacuate AC-130J Ghostrider gunships at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 27, 2022. Hurlburt Field leadership directed the evacuation of aircraft before the landfall of Hurricane Ian out of an abundance of caution.

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 91st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, prepares to provide fuel to an HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 9, 2023. The Stratotanker extends the range of the HC-130J aircraft, enabling the aircraft to fly into austere areas during combat search and rescue operations.

A US Marine C-130J Hercules Readies to Launch from Al Asad Air Base in Iraq's Anbar Province

000924-N-1523C-002. Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC REACH 2000 Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

120424-N-FE250-123BAHRAIN (April 24, 2012) Sailors assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 53 guide a pallet aboard a C-130 Hercules. VR-53 provides logistics support for commands conducting maritime security operation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

Airmen assigned to MacDill Air Force Base conduct hot pit refueling for a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing during an Agile Combat Employment capstone exercise at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee, Aug. 25, 2022. The ACE concept underpins the Air Forces ability to mitigate the risks of adversarial technological advances through maneuverability and speed to prevail in conflict. The capstone exercise included 72-hours of continuous air refueling operations and a historic 56-hour KC-135 flight in a simulated contested environment focused on a notional theater of operations.

DF-ST-86-11694. Base: Dobbins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An airman waits beside an engine starter unit as a fireman stands by during the start up of the No. 1 engine of a 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft. Originally, the Starlifter, was badly damaged during a landing mishap in January 1987 and is currently in the final stages of repair before its eventual return to the United States. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-88-10405. Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

220706-N-EE352-2002 PEARL HARBOR (July 6, 2022) A U.S. Navy airman directs a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

Marines with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, wait to load evacuees onto a KC-130J Hercules in Djerba, Tunisia, March 5, 2011. 26th MEU was directed by the Department of Defense to help evacuate Egyptians, who fled to the Tunisian border from Libya, get back to Egypt.

DN-ST-85-03940. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

The flight line looks, and feels, otherworldly when the temperature drops to -42ºF in Interior Alaska, Eielson Air Force Base, Jan. 9, 2020. Standing on alert 24/7/365, the Airmen of the 168th Wing are always ready in the toughest weather that Interior Alaska can throw at them.

030420-F-6809H-015. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG

DF-ST-85-04210. Subject Operation/Series: PITCH BLACK Base: Darwin State: Northern Territory Country: Australia (AUS)

DF-ST-89-06743. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, receives fuel from a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a routine Bomber Task Force mission over the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 19, 2024. BTF missions provide opportunities to train and work with Allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises. Air Force

A B-52H Stratofortress is loaded with AGM-86B Air-Launch Cruise Missiles during Prairie Vigilance, an exercise conducted by the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Sept. 16, 2022. The ALCMs are unloaded from the aircraft prior to their take-off. Prairie Vigilance tests the 5th BWs ability to conduct strategic-bomber readiness operations.

An Italian Air Force KC-767A tanker at Pratica di Mare Air Base, Italy.

With the sun on the horizon, US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 321st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), sit on an apron at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

The aircrew of a C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, 731st Airlift Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado waits for takeoff clearance from Redding Municipal Airport, Calif. The aircraft, one of two from the 731st Airlift Squadron was joined by two more C-130s from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing at Channel Islands. They worked with the U.S. Forest Service and Fire Protection air tankers and ground crews fighting some of northern California's lightning caused fires which lit up the landscape on Aug 11 1996 by providing aerial fire suppression using the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS).Published in AIRMAN Magazine, December 1996. Exact Date .... Complete Scene Caption: The aircrew of a C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing, 731st Airlift Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado waits for takeoff clearance from Redding Municipal Airport, Calif. The aircraft, one of two from the 731st Airlift Squadron was joined by two more C-130s fr

A wide angle left side view of a US Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Pre-flight mission checks are performed on the aircraft before it takes off from the air base. Joint Task Force 95-3 involved each branch of the armed services and all major units of the US Atlantic Command.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: JOINT TASK FORCE 95-3 Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Tech. Sgt. Brian Gates, instructor loadmaster assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, conducts preflight checks on a C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prior to a bi-lateral jump training with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Airborne Brigade, April 19, 2022. The goal of this event is to improve interoperability between the USAF and JGSDF by defense and information exchanges to deepen mutual understanding of each unit, and to further cement the U.S. and Japanese alliance. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

Airmen from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron load aid and supplies onto a C-130 Hercules in support of humanitarian relief efforts in Pakistan Aug. 20, 2010, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 914th Air Refueling Wing, NY, prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker for takeoff August 29, 2022 on the flightline at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Stratotanker and crew were on a temporary deployment to support the Pacific Air Forces with refueling capabilities.

Master Sgt. Nicholas Ruhland, a crew chief with the 914th Air Refueling Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York, inspects the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker prior to takeoff August 25, 2022 on Oahu, Hawaii. The Stratotanker and crew stopped in Oahu to refuel before heading to the INDO-PACOM Area of Responsibility to develop working relationships with Pacific Air Forces.

A Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft at RAF Brize Norton, England.

Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, an E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft is prepared to participate in Operation NOBLE DEFENDER at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 26, 2023. From January 21-31, 2023, NORAD conducted a dynamic force employment operation, Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, across the North American Arctic and the east coast of the United States. The operation demonstrated NORAD's air capabilities, readiness and will to defend Canada and the United States in the challenging Arctic environment. NORAD is a binational Canadian and United States command that employed a network of aerial, ground-based and space-based capabilities, as well as military aircraft. These assets are controlled by sophisticated command and control networks to deter, detect and defend against aerial threats that originate outside or within North American airspace.

A left front view of an FB-111A aircraft of the 715th Bombardment Squadron parked on the fog-shrouded flight line the Strategic Air Command bomb competition Proud Shield. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD SHIELD Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-85-04952. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Camp San Luis Obispo State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A 63rd Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft sits up on jack stands while undergoing repairs on its main landing gear. The landing gear was lost when the aircraft skidded off the end of the runway at Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station, Okinawa, Japan, on January 13, 1987. The aircraft, which also sustained extensive damage to its fuselage and right wing, was returned to flyable condition at Iwakuni and then flown to Yokota for further work. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

An M-2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle of the 24th Infantry Division approaches the cargo ramp of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 436th Airlift Wing. It and other equipment are being loaded aboard during an operational readiness inspection taking place in support of the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '92. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Air Force EC-130 Hercules receives fuel from the boom of a 100th Air Expeditionary Wing KC-135 Stratotanker, from Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall, while on a mission in support of Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

011021-F-9232S-015. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Airmen from McConnell Air Force Bases Agile Combat Employment office prepare to hot pit refuel a KC-46 Pegasus using the Versatile Integrating Partner Equipment Refueling (VIPER) kit for the first time at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 7, 2022. Visiting aircraft, working in conjunction with local Kadena-based assets, regularly conduct missions to enhance our operational readiness to defend Japan and ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Staff Sgt. Lynzey Thorton, 41st Airlift Squadron Loadmaster, guides a Humvee into the back of a C-130J Jan. 14 at the Biloxi-Gulfport International Airport, Miss., as part of their mission to deliver equipment and personnel to support the Haitian relief effort.The aircraft launched from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., near midnight Jan. 13, loaded personnel and equipment before dawn at Biloxi-Gulfport International Airport, Miss., and delivered them to the Port-au-Prince International Airport, Haiti, the morning of Jan. 14. (USAF

A C-17 Globemaster III is inspected while the sun rises at Naval Station Rota, Spain, April 4, 2022. As NAVSTA Rotas only Air Mobility Command presence, the 725th AMS provides command and control, maintenance and air transportation support for all U.S. Transportation Command aircraft transiting through the base.

051003-A-2403G-015. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 709TH MP BN, 527TH MP CO.

Technical Sergeant Bill Dimsdale (foreground), crew chief, and STAFF Sergeant James McMillan, flight engineer for the 169th Operations Support Flight (OSF), install engine intake covers on the ramp at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. The 169th OSF is assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Air National Guard Station in South Carolina. During this five-day mission, this crew will make two trips to Soto Cano AB, Honduras. They will deliver much needed water purification units, food, and medical supplies to assist local civilians affected from the aftermath of Hurricane Mitch. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Service members participate in a joint force exercise on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The exercise provided an opportunity for cross-platform familiarization training for fuels and crew chiefs who were able to get first-hand experience with multiple platforms they usually would not obtain at their home station.

The Orion team prepares the parachute test vehicle for the final drop test which will qualify Orion's parachutes for human flight on Sept. 10, 2018...On September 12, 2018 an Orion test capsule will be dropped from a C-17 aircraft at an altitude of more than six miles to verify the spacecrafts complex system of 11 parachutes, cannon-like mortars, and pyrotechnic devices work in sequence to slow the capsules descent for a safe landing on Earth.

040526-F-7169B-007. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Elements of the 7th Light Infantry Division drive M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) into the hold of a 60th Military Aircraft Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft bound for Panama. Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A fuel truck belonging to the U.S. Air Force 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron sits next to a C-130 prior to refueling on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 18, 2022. Different aircraft require different types of fuel.

A forklift backs away from the front cargo ramp of a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5A Galaxy aircraft after picking up a container. The container holds some of the equipment brought by a United Nations-sponsored assistance group. The group, made up of 28 civil engineers from two Royal Australian Army units, has been sent to aid Namibia in its transition to independence from South Africa. The group was flown to Namibia aboard a C-5A Galaxy aircraft of the 60th Military Airlift Wing. Base: Windhoek Country: Namibia (NAM)

Ground crew members load cargo into a KC-10A Extender aircraft for deployment to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION DESERT SHIELD Base: Loring Air Force Base State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-90-04281. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

041021-F-9429S-009. Subject Operation/Series: CRISIS OUTLOOK 2004 Base: Phelps-Collins Angb, Alpena State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Crew CHIEF, SRA Dan Reedy, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, sprays a steaming mist of De-icing solution onto the fuselage of a KC-10 "Extender" from the 605th Aerial Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. Freezing temperature at 4 Wing Cold Lake required this servicing for the joint exercise, that will test the response of the air intercept and air defense capabilities of the American and Canadian Forces, supporting the mission of NORAD (North American Air Defense command). Subject Operation/Series: AMALGAM WARRIOR Base: Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN)

DF-ST-86-07946. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

DF-ST-86-10359. Subject Operation/Series: CORAL SEA 85 Base: Raaf Amberly State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 93rd Air Refueling Wing lands on the runway while participating in Relampago VII, an exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sept. 5, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. The U.S. is providing provide eight F-16s and two KC-135s to support this training. South Carolina is Colombias State Partner in the State Partnership Program.

030905-F-2021H-003. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., delivers cargo and relief supplies in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 17, 2010. The C-17 crew is assigned to the the 729th Airlift Squadron, March ARB, Calif.

A C-130 Hercules prepares to depart a dirt landing zone in the Zabul Province of Afghanistan.Airmen from the 807th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, Forward Operating Base Lagman, made sure the dirt landing zone was safe for the cargo carrying C-130 Hercules to land and depart and provided the aircrew with any pertinent information via radio communications. The aircrew was delivering needed cargo for one of the nearby military outposts.

A Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft approaches the refueling drogue trailing behind an Air Force KC-10A Extender aircraft while on patrol in the Persian Gulf region following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm. VF-14 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, preps for takeoff on the flight line at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Feb. 29, 2024. The KC-135 has served as a core air refueling asset of the U.S. Air Force for over 60 years, providing global reach capabilities for NATO and allied aircraft. To clarify though this aircraft has the Air Mobility Command lettering on its tail, it is now under the command of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and the 100th ARW. Air Force

An Airman assigned to the 60th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspects the engines of a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, August 10, 2022, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The C-5 flew to Al Dhafra to redeploy four General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones.

A crewman lowers the nose ramp of an 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The Galaxy will carry equipment deployed during Operation Desert Storm back to the U.S. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy(ITA)

020522-F-6911G-005. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

020103-F-2034C-022. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Thumrait Air Base Country: Oman (OMN) Scene Major Command Shown: 405th Air Expeditionary Wing

KC-135R Stratotanker from the 100th Aerial Refueling Wing based at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom, participate in the NATO Exercise STRONG RESOLVE 98. Using Sola Air Station, Norway, as home base, the 351st Aerial Refueling Squadron tankers fly missions supporting NATO aircraft. The Follow Me truck leads this tanker, El Diablo, to a parking area. Subject Operation/Series: STRONG RESOLVE 98 Base: Sola Air Base Country: Norway (NOR)

A U.S. Air Force EQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle waits for its takeoff time before its first launch from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 27, 2010. The EQ-4 carries the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), which acts as a persistent gateway, bridging diverse tactical data links and voice communications to improve battlefield communications.

011103-F-0073C-031. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Randall Yamada, 204 Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals a Tunner 60K Loader to the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III before takeoff during Exercise Global Dexterity 2022 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 4, 2022. The Royal Australian Air Force visited JBPHH to join both active duty and National Guard C-17s for training missions around the Hawaiian Islands to develop tactical airlift and airdrop capabilities.

Palletized cargo is offloaded from a USAF C-130, and onto a K-Loader, during an Engine Running Off Load (EROL) by Team Tuzla members on the tarmac at Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina, during Operation Joint Endeavor. Operation Joint Endeavor is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

A 39th Military Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules aircraft carrrying members of Detachment 3, 5th Weather Squadron, takes off, bound for the drop zone into which the detachment will parachute. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 211th Rescue Squadron and 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron load relief supplies bound for Bethel Sept. 29, 2022, on an HC-130J Combat King II. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by David Bedard)

E-2C HawkeyeUSS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)US Navy

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) taxis on the flight line before ground threat reaction drills in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 6, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

030313-F-5795G-005. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A ground crewman prepares an F-15 Eagle aircraft for flight during Reforger-Crested Cap II. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGERCRESTED CAP II Base: Bremgarten Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Aerial view of the Roswell Training Site during the operational assessment for the B-1B bomber. Subject Operation/Series: Dakota Challenge 94 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040901-F-1279W-016. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

DF-ST-86-10043. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-5M Super Galaxy sits on jacks during a number three main landing gear strut repack at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Oct. 6, 2022. Hydraulic system maintainers assigned to the 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron removed and replaced internal seals as part of the repack procedure.

A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 124th Fighter Wing perform live fire exercises at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range in northern Michigan, June 8, 2022. The GAGR provides over 147,000 acres of joint tactical air and ground training space for various military and paramilitary forces.

An Airman assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing conducts inprocess procedures on a KC-46A Pegasus on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 20, 2022. The arrival of the KC-46 on Joint Base MDL reinforces the role of the installation in enabling global reach. The 305th and 514th Air Mobility Wings operate and maintain the aircraft with installation support from the 87th Air Base Wing.

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