Military Aircraft Operations

Images showcasing military personnel engaged in aircraft maintenance, inspection, and flight preparation. The mood reflects focus and professionalism in aviation settings.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Mckinney, an MV-22B crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, inspects an MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Sept. 19, 2022. VMM-162 prepared personnel and aircraft in support of a Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. VMM-162 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

030727-F-6449C-029. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anabel Del Valle, 325th Fighter Wing public affairs journeyman, poses for a photo on the flight line during Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 22.12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 16, 2022. WSEP-E 22.12 is a formal, two-week evaluation exercise designed to test a squadrons capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anabel Del Valle, 325th Fighter Wing public affairs journeyman, poses for a photo on the flight line during Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 22.12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 16, 2022. WSEP-E 22.12 is a formal, two-week evaluation exercise designed to test a squadrons capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions.

041109-F-7709W-124. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

960903-F-2829R-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

041018-F-8992T-002. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Fox Sports celebrity Howie Long and Captain Joe Kilkenny, Commander Carrier AirWing THREE, observe flight deck operations on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). The Fox Sports host will be taping the NFL Pre-Game show aired on the FOX Network. TRUMAN is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf. Base: Uss Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Chief Master Sgt. James Buongiovanni, the 124th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent, lifts a duct hose from a ground support heater at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Nov. 19, 2022. The heater was being used to defrost an A-10 Thunderbolt II in preparation for a flight.

SENIOR AIRMAN Vikki Bruemmer, US Air Force (USAF), loadmaster, 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina, directs a K-loader at the back of the C-17A Globemaster III at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Sicily. Air Force members deployed to NAS Sigonella in support of 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

030319-F-5040D-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

030131-F-5712B-002. Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Philip Conte, 535th Airlift Squadron pilot, gestures a Hawaiian shaka from the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III on the flight line at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 4, 2022. Exercise Global Dexterity is designed to prepare the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force for combined action in wartime, peacetime, and humanitarian operations throughout the Indo-Pacific.

DF-ST-85-09865. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Base: Vieques Island State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Navy LT Greg Sullivan, catapult officer from the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61), practices a "launch" with the pilot of a restored B-25 Mitchell bomber. The bomber and other B-25s are at North Island to practice for a re-enactment of the April 18, 1942, raid of B-25s, the "Doolittle Raiders," launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first U.S. attack on Japan's homeland during World War II. The re-enactment will take place April 21, 1992, from the RANGER near San Diego. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Expedition 4 crew member Daniel W. Bursch arrives at KSC in a T-38 jet trainer. He and other crew members Commander Yuri Onufrienko and astronaut Carl E. Walz will be traveling on Space Shuttle Endeavour - mission STS-108 - to replace the Expedition 3 crew. Top priorities for the STS-108 (UF-1) mission of Endeavour are rotation of the International Space Station Expedition Three and Expedition Four crews, bringing water, equipment and supplies to the station in the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, and completion of spacewalk and robotics tasks. The mission crew comprises Commander Dominic L. Gorie, Pilot Mark E. Kelly and Mission Specialists Linda A. Godwin and Daniel M. Tani. Liftoff is scheduled for 7 41 p.m. EST

Onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74), Lieutenant Steve Rochna, of VF-143, checks a (AIM-9) Sidewinder missile during a pre-flight inspection of his F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. The Nuclear powered aircraft carrier is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

DF-ST-86-09726. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

DF-ST-86-04919. Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST VIII Base: Tahkli Air Base Country: Thailand (THA)

A airman from the 337th Military Airlift Squadron (337th MAS), U.S. Air Force Reserve, watches as donated medical supplies are loaded aboard his aircraft. A crew from the 337th MAS will fly the supplies to Prague, Czechoslovakia, where they will be turned over to the Czech government for distribution. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany(DEU)

CAPT. Mike Roberts sits in the cockpit of his 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. CAPT. Roberts was one of eight Air Force pilots shot down and captured by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. He endured six weeks of interrogations and torture before being released.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Torrejon Air Base Country: Spain(ESP)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Kirmse, a student pilot assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, conducts preflight checks prior to launch during Coronet Cactus, March 31, 2023, at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The annual training event deploys members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to another environment in order to familiarize them with accomplishing mission objectives in an unfamiliar location.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Dawn M. DeVerna directs a restored B-25 Mitchell bomber to a parking spot on the air field. The bomber and other B-25s are at North Island to practice for a re-enactment of the April 18, 1942, raid of B-25s, the "Doolittle Raiders," launched from the aircraft carrier USS HORNET (CV-8) in the first U.S. attack on Japan's homeland during World War II. The re-enactment will take place April 21, 1992, from the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61) near San Diego. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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040924-F-2390B-006. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Emily Thompson, 4th Fighter Squadron pilot, conducts refueling operations on an F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 4th FS, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2024. Agile Combat Employment exercises strengthen multi-capable Airmen operations to significantly reduce maintenance turnaround in a contested environment. Air Force

DF-ST-90-02086. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-87-09785. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Ms. Julie Turner, Congressional Aide to Congressman Charlie Stenholm, steps down off the ladder after her flight on a B-1 aircraft at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Portrait of MASTER SGT. John Malecha, C-130 Flight Engineer. MASTER SGT. Malecha is assigned to the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, St. Paul, Minn. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-89-06333. Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Basan, from Miami, Florida, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief and instructor for Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), awaits takeoff to support a joint air-to-ground missile testing at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 19, 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.

Senior Airman Alexzandar Sanchez, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics technician, completes a hot-pit refueling on an F-15 Eagle at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 14, 2022. Airmen from the 44th AMU, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 67th AMU worked in unison to complete hot-pit refueling for several F-15s, ensuring Kadenas capability to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

DF-ST-88-05736. Country: Guatemala (GTM)

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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Shannon Kunz, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167, inspects an aircraft at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 8, 2022. HMLA-167 trained with U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Air National Guard units during joint exercise Northern Strike 22-2. HMLA-167 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Senior Airman Joeyfel Abayon, a 36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a pre-flight inspection on a B-52 Stratofortress March 21, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The U.S. Pacific Command has maintained a rotational strategic bomber presence in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region for more than a decade.

DF-ST-87-07422. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER '86-1 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

061116-N-4776G-405. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

040204-F-9105A-004. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

010412-N-7575B-002. Base: Uss Constellation (CV 64) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Constellation (CV 64)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johnathan Troke, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 KC-130J Super Hercules loadmaster, watches a French Air Force Transall C-160 preform an aerial demonstration for the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN) over Djibouti, Jan. 14, 2023. The IHEDN is a prestigious French military college dedicated to research, education and the promotion of expertise towards defence matters.

A flight deck crew member shouts instructions across the flight deck as another crew member stands by aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62). The carrier is underway in the gulf during Operation Southern Watch, a multinational effort establishing a no-fly zone for Iraqi aircraft south of the 32nd parallel in Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

U.S. European Command started supporting the mission to provide fire retardant to Israel after its government requested help from the U.S. Department of State to control and extinguish wildfires near Haifa.

DA-SC-86-04496. Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN)

A forward shot of a United Nations ground crew member as he sits in the cab of a forklift. The silhouette of another ground crew member can be seen in the foreground directing the forklift driver. The men are unloading humanitarian relief supplies in Sarajevo. This three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume its missions after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

View of a flight deck crewman aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66). Base: USS America (CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. David Heine, an Electronic Communication Systems operator with the 193rd Special Operations Group, guides the final EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft training flight as the mission chief in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17, 2022. Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing brought to a close a 54-year chapter in unit history as one of the three Commando Solo aircraft delivered its final broadcast during the Lancaster Community Days Air Show event.

220831-N-KL637-1081 ADRIATIC SEA (Aug. 31, 2022) Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, commander, Carrier Strike Group 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG), left, frocks Cmdr. Miles Alvarez, assigned to the GHWBCSG, during a promotion ceremony celebrating Alvarezs promotion to the rank of commander, Aug. 31, 2022. The GHWBCSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

970621-N-4724B-004. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1)

Loadmaster TSGT Barbie Mundt on a C-130 Hercules assigned to the 136th Airlift Wing, 181st Airlift Squadron, Dallas, Texas ANG at Moi International Airport. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

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.

Glider Pilot in Training Getting Ready for Take-Off, Page Field, Parris Island, South Carolina, USA, Alfred T. Palmer for Office of War Information, May 1942

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cole Scooter Burton, an F-35A Lightning II pilot assigned to the 495th Fighter Squadron, performs preflight checks ahead of a training mission during exercise Poseidons Rage 22 at Souda Air Base, Greece, July 11, 2022. PR22 focuses on the partnership between the USAF and Hellenic Air Force in order to validate F-35 and F-15E deployment capabilities and is the first iteration to feature the F-35 at Souda AB.

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

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sean Keely, 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing, prepares his F-16 fighter jet to depart Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina to an alternate airfield September 29, 2022. The temporary relocation is a safety precaution ahead of the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Ian. The aircraft will return to South Carolina and resume their normal flight training operations just as soon as conditions allow.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ricardo Aguilera, an air transportation journeyman with the 156th Contingency Response Group, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, operates a 10K all-terrain forklift at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, May 14, 2022. Aguilera was recognized as an outstanding performer in the 156th Wing.

Airman 1st Class John Esquivel, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, takes a break while servicing a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 21, 2022. Esquivel is responsible for inspecting the F-16 and ensuring it is mission-ready to launch.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, prepare jump packs for an airborne operation at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on 10 Sept. 2022. The unit conducted non-tactical airborne operations at the Army Aviation Facility in order to maintain mission readiness and proficiency among their paratroopers with the assistance of two CH-47s out of Virginia.The Army Aviation Facility was created through a MILCON effort valued at 11.7 million dollars and made possible by the joint effort of ASA Fort Dix and the U.S. Marine Corps Marine Aircraft Group 49. The 2100 square foot building is host to an Army Ramp Management Area which provides a wide range of capabilities for both fixed and rotary wing aircraft such as the C-130, CH-47S, and UH-60S.

Staff Sgt. William Lawson, Pararescuemen, 129th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron cares for a wounded Afghan National Army Soldier, Hemland Province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Lawson will provide care to the injured soldier until they can safely deliver him to a hospital.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Pilot Mark Kelly takes his turn in an M-113, which is an armored personnel carrier. Behind him can be seen Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak and Thomas Reiter from Germany, who represents the European Space Agency. The STS-121 crew is taking turns driving the M-113 as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training from the pad and a simulated countdown. Mission STS-121 is designated for launch on July 1.

A student enrolled in the Air Training Command undergraduate navigator course is seated in the cockpit of a T-37 training aircraft prior to making a flight. Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-11672. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Wayne Shrock, an Oak Hill, Ohio native, aviation ordnance technician with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 20, 2024. MWX is the culminating event for SLTE 2-24 that improves U.S. and allied service members operational capabilities and lethality as a MAGTF. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force Capt. Carl Swat” Painter IV, 79th Fighter Squadron (FS) fighter pilot, and his wife sit atop an F-16C Fighting Falcon on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct 27, 2022. The 79th FS partnered with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to deter Iran, compete strategically, and counter violent extremist organizations.

040901-F-0017C-082. Base: Kwang Ju Air Base State: Jeollanam-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

SRA John McKullit operates the fuel gauges used for a hot-pit refueling of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise Team Spirit '82. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Conrad Kerr, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, looks into a CH-53K King Stallion at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Aug. 17, 2022. This was the first time the Marine Corps deployed the King Stallion in an exercise. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

040413-F-2922M-001. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

980227-F-4116M-014. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

020404-F-7964B-019. Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

030403-M-3022S-005. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Members of a Strategic Air Command alert crew race for their B-52 Stratofortress aircraft during a base alert exercise. Base: Carswell Air Force Base State: Texas(TX) Country: United States Of America(USA)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Anita West-Werner, 512th Operations Group, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, poses for a photo on the steps of a C-5M Super Galaxy June 7, 2022. West-Werner flew her final flight after 26 years with the 512th AW. West-Werner's next assignment is at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, where she'll be the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Director of the Air Force Crisis Action Team.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jordan Langston, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, conducts refueling preparations at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 6, 2024. Airmen with the 388th Fighter Wing conducted an Agile Combat Employment rapid refueling and cold integrated combat turn exercise with the supervision of refueling and munitions loading experts. Exercises like these strengthen multi-capable Airmen operations to significantly reduce maintenance turnaround in a contested environment. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Keelan, 43d Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, changes the tire of an F-22 Raptor at Savannah Hilton Head International Airport, May 5, 2022. The 325th Fighter Wing sent more than 200 personnel and 22 aircraft to participate in Sentry Savannah, a near-peer training exercise hosted by the Air National Guards Air Dominance Center.

U.S. Air Force SSgt. Andrew Chase, 909th ARS boom operator, delivers fuel to an F-15C Eagle during a flight over the Pacific Ocean in support of exercise Keen Sword 23, Nov. 17, 2022. Bilateral exercises allow U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces to work together across a variety of areas to enhance interoperability and readiness.

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Jonas, the 374th Operations Support Squadrons survival, evasion, resistance and escape operations NCO in charge, jumps out of a C-130 Hercules while flying over Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2016. During the high-altitude, low-opening airdrop, Jonas jumped from 10,000 feet and parachuted to the base.

JSC2007-E-06400 (1 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Tracy E. Caldwell, STS-118 mission specialist, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet from Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

DF-ST-85-01330. Subject Operation/Series: AIR WARRIOR Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Sondergard, 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs pre-flight checks on a KC-10 extender at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on Oct. 10, 2022. Sondergard received brain surgery to remove an arteriovenous malformation, and later suffered losses to both memory, speech, and motor skills due to a stroke. Recovered, Sondergard returned to his duties as a Crew Chief and hobby as an avid powerlifter.

220419-N-GP384-1060 IONIAN SEA (April. 19, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Paul Moiter, from Kenmore, Washington, assigned to the Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, chains down a BRU-32 bomb rack in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), April 19, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

DN-SC-86-05706. Base: USS Saratoga (CV 60) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Senior Airman Chyron Talley, 820th RED HORSE Squadron heavy equipment operator, operates a compaction roller at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 31, 2022. The 820th RHS is a self-sufficient civil engineer and logistics unit capable of providing rapid response and independent operations in remote, high-threat environments to support worldwide contingencies and special operations.

"Aviation cadet fills out light data on yellow sheet while instructor looks on by SNJ at Naval Air Station.". 1939 - 1958.

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Andrew Vandengerg, 44th Ammunition Unit fighter craft integrated avionics apprentice, works on an F-15 Eagle during the RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1 exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 17, 2022. I liked being out on the flightline, learning how to adapt to an unfamiliar area. It's the same mission just in a new location.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Miguel Monzon, a crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 Detachment A, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, from Azusa, California, washes a UH-1Y Venom during exercise Gunslinger 22 at Salina, Kansas on June 20, 2022. Routine aircraft maintenance is required to ensure the aircraft is operating within optimal flight conditions.

220624-N-UL352-1047 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 24, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Jonathon Emmet, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, removes blade fold pylons from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), June 24, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security.

U.S. Air Force Crew CHIEF, SENIOR AIRMAN Luis Robledo, marshalls out a departing KC-135 Stratotanker on March 26th, 1999. SRA Robledo is deployed to Moron AB, Spain, in support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil from the 92nd (AGS) Aircraft Generation Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

A U.S. Air Force pilot of an F-15C Eagle with the 131st Fighter Squadron greets Staff Sgt. Evan Boulais, 104th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, both assigned to Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, before takeoff during Checkered Flag 22-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 12, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 22-2 iteration of the exercise was held May 9-20, 2022.

EAGLE LAKE, Texas An agent from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration visits with cadets at the Texas Challenge Academy to talk about the dangers of illicit drug use, especially the current threat of fentanyl poisoning in illicit drugs during a semesterly visit to the school Sept. 9, 2022, in Eagle Lake, Texas. The Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force partners with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration twice a year to host a presentation from a DEA Agent at each semester of the Texas Challenge Academy to provide updated information, statistics and warnings to the cadets regarding illicit drug use, overdose deaths and the dangers of illicit drugs pose to the cadets, their friends and thier loved ones. (National Guard photo by Army Sgt. Christina Clardy)

DF-ST-87-03866. Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-10251. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Billy Day, an Apple Valley, California native, UH-1Y Venom crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3D Marine Aircraft Wing, poses for a photo during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise as part of Service Level Training Exercise 2-24 at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 20, 2024. MWX is the culminating event for SLTE 2-24 that improves U.S. and allied service members operational capabilities and lethality as a MAGTF. Marine Corps

The pilot of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter waits for his helicopter to be loaded with patients during a medical evacuation exercise, part of PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Trey” Rawls, commander of Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, prepares to fly an F-35A Lightning II from the 60th Fighter Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 23, 2022. AFOTEC is responsible for assessing new capabilities, weapons, software and weapons system support in an operationally representative environment.

030320-F-9528H-018. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

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