Military Aircraft Refueling and Loading

Images depict military aircraft undergoing maintenance and refueling operations, with personnel and equipment involved in loading cargo and munitions. The mood is technical and operational.

January 14, 2010 - A Humvee is rapidly deployed from a 41st Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules during an engine running off-load at the Port-au-Prince International Airport, Haiti.

040826-F-2233S-014. Base: Middletown State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Northrop Grumman (Fairchild) A-10 Thunderbolt from the American Air Force is tanked during Mot & E at the Leeuwarden airbase.

DF-ST-89-05915. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

011010-F-4406B-036. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

An Air Force photographer, lower left, from the 1365th Audio Visual Squadron documents members of the 1ST Mobile Aerial Port Squadron pushing a pallet from a K-Loader onto the cargo ramp of a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The cargo is being loaded in preparation for a mass airdrop exercise. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Mi-17 helicopter is loaded on to a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 9, 2022.The C-17 was carrying an Mi-17 Helicopter that the Department of Defense is delivering to aid Ukrainian troop movement around the battlefield.

A ground crew member uses a forklift to unload material from a C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 435th Air Wing. The aircraft has also transported 362nd Airlift Control Element (ALCE) personnel along with personnel from the 4th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron in advance of a humanitarian airlift which will be delivering 50,000 meals ready to eat (MREs) to refugees displaced by war. Base: Zagreb Country: Croatia (CRO)

A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher assigned to Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, loads onto a KC-130J Super Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, while conducting a loading and unloading training event during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 5, 2022. HIMARS Marines and Marine aircrew routinely train to conduct HIMARS rapid insertion missions, facilitating the expedient and efficient execution of the mission.

A K-loader transports an M-551 Sheridan light tank to the rear ramp of a 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The U.S. Air Force Airlift Center is conducting tests to certify the airdrop, formation-flying and low-level flight capabilities of Galaxy aircraft. Earlier tests were suspended in 1973 when wing-strength problems were discovered in Galaxy aircraft. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

January 14, 2010 - A Humvee is rapidly deployed from a 41st Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules during an engine running off-load at the Port-au-Prince International Airport, Haiti.

020514-F-4300H-002. Subject Operation/Series: HUNGARIAN RESPONSE 2002 Base: Kesckemet Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN)

031219-F-9629J-005. Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U. S. Air Force Airmen from the 124th Maintenace Squadron, Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Boise, Idaho perform Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training while conducting maintenance on a U. S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft also from the 124th Fighter Wing, during Agile Rage 22, Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., June 16, 2022. Exercises like Agile Rage 22 are re-defining Air Force Command & Control operations, shifting focus to decentralized command and control for distributed operations. ACE is the ability to project combat power anytime, anywhere, while remaining operationally unpredictable to complicate an adversary's decision making process.

U.S. Marines with Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, Marine Forces Reserve, prepare an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to be loaded onto a KC-130J Super Hercules, assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, while conducting a HIMARS rapid insertion training event during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 2022. Kilo Battery conducted their annual training with WTI 2-22, enabling their Marines, and the aircrew training with WTI, to conduct a complex training evolution and certify that they are fully mission capable.

040403-F-0675P-026. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

010924-F-3961R-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Oman (OMN)

Forklifts are used to reload a C-130 with supplies at Aerodrom Split, for another airland mission to Sarajevo. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Split Country: Croatia (HRV)

A view of Durandal Concrete Penetration Missiles mounted on an F-111 aircraft. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SRA Darron L. Saunders of the 37th Component Repair Squadron monitors the testing of a J-79 turbojet engine at the squadron's engine test cell. Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040629-F-4338B-010. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

British military members prepared to unload supplies and materials onto a pallet held by a forklift during JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Split Country: Croatia (HRV)

240209-N-ML137-1001 ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Feb. 9, 2024) U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 153 (VMGR-153) and U.S. Air Force air transportation specialists assigned to the 734th Air Mobility Squadron (734 AMS) load pallets of donated books from the Ayuda Foundation bound for Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia onto a KC-130 Hercules, attached to VMGR-153, at Andersen Air Force Base, Feb. 9. Joint Region Marianas coordinated the delivery of school books, which were donated through Pedro C. Lujan Elementary School via the Ayuda Foundation. The 30th Naval Construction Regiment, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, 734th AMS, VMGR-153, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, Yap State Department of Education, Yap State Department of Youth and Civic Affairs, and U.S. Army Pacific's Federated States of Micronesia Oceania Engagement Team supported the effort. Navy

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Williams, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, oversees cargo being unloaded from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron, as part of Northern Edge 23-2 on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, June 28, 2023. NE 23-2 is a first of its kind test of command and control capabilities throughout the region for a Joint, Multinational exercise event.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jose Martinez, avionics technician, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, troubleshoots the blade fold system on a CH-53K King Stallion on Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina June 22, 2022. HMH-461 aviation maintenance Marines go through vigorous training and testing to ensure that aircraft aboard MCAS New River are ready to fly and support all missions safely.

Several M-151 light utility vehicles, each loaded with its accessory equipment, are lined up for loading aboard a 438th Military Airlift Wing C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The vehicles and other cargo are to be flown to Bogota, Colombia, as part of Operation Pour Over, a U.S. attempt to aid the Colombian government in its battle against drug traffickers. Subject Operation/Series: POUR OVER Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) primary mirror arrives onboard a C-17 for coating in the Ames N-211 Vacuum Chamber.

During Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1 on Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, C-141 Starlifter aircrafts, from the 621st Air Mobility Operations Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, are loaded with cargo to be air dropped at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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.

DF-ST-87-13350. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Team Minot Airmen load weapons into a B-52H Stratofortress during Exercise Prairie Vigilance, Nov. 4, 2022, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Prairie Vigilance tests the 5th Bomb Wings ability to conduct strategic-bomber readiness operations.

A Soviet technician works on a MiG-29A Fulcrum aircraft as it receives fuel from an IL-76MD Candid-B aircraft. The aircraft has stopped at the base while en route to an air show in Canada. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, prepare a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for an aerial insertion during exercise Typhoon Crossbow 23.1 on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 4, 2022. This exercise demonstrated 3d Marine Divisions ability to quickly deploy long-range precision fires capability to key maritime terrain across the Indo-Pacific region.

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 349th Air Mobility Wing, Soldiers from the California Army Guard's 49th Military Police Brigade, and Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing offload a vehicle during Exercise Nexus Rising at Moffett Air National Guard Base, California, June 5, 2022. Nexus Rising is three-day joint combat readiness exercise that challenges Airmen and Soldiers to effectively deploy and operate in a contested, degraded environment.

011219-F-3517L-003. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Egg Harbor State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A right side view of the new USAF C-17 transport aircraft parked on the tarmac. U.S. Marine Corps vehicles are parked next to the aircraft awaiting loading operations to begin. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jesse Ballard, 48th Maintenance Group loading standardization crew chief, prepares to load a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition onto an F-15E Strike Eagle at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 7, 2022. The 48th Fighter Wing participated in exercise Atlantic Thunder, a joint bilateral exercise aimed to neutralize surface maritime threats while demonstrating the flexibility of the joint force.

F-4 Phantom II aircraft are refueled on the flight line prior to take off. The aircraft are assigned to the 51st Tactical Fighter Wing participating in the joint Australia/New Zealand/US Exercise PITCH BLACK '84. Subject Operation/Series: PITCH BLACK '84 Base: Raaf Darwin State: Northern Territory Country: Australia (AUS)

000926-N-3442W-002. Base: Uss George Washington (CVN 73) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Equipment for the 90th Fighter Squadron is unloaded on a cargo loader at the rear of a C-5 Galaxy. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '96 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

DF-ST-86-10040. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Wisconsin Air National Guard guardsman unloads smoke rockets from a truck and places them in rocket pods. These pods are used on the OA-37 Dragonfly aircraft. Base: Madison State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Patrick Fotz, 36th Fighter Squadron, guides a Paveway III laser guided bomb (GBU-24) onto an MJ1 Weapons Lift truck which is driven by US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Adam Wright, 36th Fighter Squadron, during the Operational Readiness Inspection at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron prepare to load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules for its departure in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 23, 2011. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.

Munitions personnel, on a B-52 pylon maintenance/loading stand, from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, prepare to attach a pylon loaded with AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missiles onto a B-52H bomber in support of the joint military exercise GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98. Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL GUARDIAN '98 Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marines from Alpha Company, 2d Light Armored Vehicle Company, attached to the Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), prepare their Light Armor Vehicle (LAV)-25 to conduct a patrol around Khandahar International Airport during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. One Marine at the ready manning the 7.62 mm machine gun atop the M242 25mm chain gun in the turret. In the background is the Khandahar control tower with "Texas 17," the Marine call sign for the area. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: 26th MEU (SOC)

U.S. Navy Electronic Attack Squadron 130 plane captains work to repair a mid-air fuel replenishing pod on a EA-18G Growler during the Red Flag 22-2 exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2022. The VAQ-130 Zappers squadron is composed of specialized variants of the F-18F Super Hornet, which includes tactical jamming capabilities and advanced radar suites to help other squadrons protect against adversary electronic warfare and retain communication abilities in contested environments. Red Flag-Alaska is the only exercise of its kind that provides allied nations and joint-partner forces the opportunity to see mock combat and high operational working tempo in a simulated deployed environment.

A ground crew member attaches a tow bar to an F-15D Eagle aircraft to roll the aircraft into a tab-vee shelter. The aircraft is assigned to the 1ST Tactical Fighter Wing involved in Exercise Sidewinder II. Subject Operation/Series: SIDEWINDER II Base: Amsterdam Country: Holland / Netherlands (HOL)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Haden Fullam, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs pre-flight checks in San Marcos, Texas, May 29, 2022. As commander, Fullam is responsible for oversight of the 11-man team, as well as ensuring execution of the teams mission.

DF-ST-85-11847. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET CARD Base: Norvenick Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

An M998 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle carrying a tube-launched, optically tracked, wire guided (TOW) missile launcher is loaded into a C-130E Hercules aircraft for sequential heavy airdrop practice by the 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

220423-N-MZ836-1065 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 23, 2022) - Marines and Sailors maneuver an MV-22 Osprey, attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, during flight operations aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) April 23, 2022. Kearsarge, flagship of the Kearsarge ARG/MEU team, is on a scheduled deployment under the command and control of Task Force 61/2 while operating in U.S. Sixth Fleet in support of U.S., Allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa.

U.S. Air Force maintainers assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepare an F-22 Raptor for takeoff, Oct. 18, 2022 at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands. The 90th EFS conducted agile combat employment (ACE) and integrated with Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs and U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing in RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Continued collaboration and integration on ACE alongside our RNLAF counterparts and other NATO Allies improves the resilience and survivability of coalition airpower.

DF-ST-88-03418. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-SC-85-03207. Country: Unknown

Armament specialists from the 18th Aircraft Generation Squadron load a Sidewinder (AIM-9) missile onto the wing pylon of an F-15 Eagle aircraft during the joint US/ Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '84. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea

Ordnancemen of the Air Force Reserve's 944th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron remove an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile from an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during a training exercise. The men are wearing nuclear-biological-chemical warfare gear. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-5A Galaxy, from 105th Airlift Wing, Stewart ANGB, Newburgh, New York, prepares to unfold its ramp so its cargo can be unload at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, 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

STAFF SGT. Penland, 317th Field Maintenance Squadron, prepares to move a C-130 Hercules aircraft engine into place for mounting during Exercise Market Square III. Subject Operation/Series: MARKET SQUARE III Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020709-F-8425S-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

060919-N-4238B-072. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Jason Walters loads an AGM-86B air-cruise launch trainer missile onto a B-52H Stratofortess Feb. 26, 2014, at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. As part of Air Force Global Strike Command, load crews work endlessly to preserve our nation's security by providing combat-ready forces for nuclear deterrence and global strike operations. Walters is a 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew member.

U.S. Air Force 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight Airmen help U.S. Navy Electronic Attack Squadron 130 plane captains gas up an external fuel tank for a EA-18G Growler prior to a training sortie as part of the Red Flag 22-2 exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2022. The VAQ-130 Zappers squadron is composed of specialized variants of the F-18F Super Hornet, which includes tactical jamming capabilities and advanced radar suites to help other squadrons protect against adversary electronic warfare and retain communication abilities in contested environments. Red Flag-Alaska is the only exercise of its kind that provides allied nations and joint-partner forces the opportunity to see mock combat and high operational working tempo in a simulated deployed environment.

MASTER Sergeant Gregory King, US Air Force (USAF), (in light suit), 445th Aircrat Generation Squadron (AGS), Wright Patterson, Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio, and Technical Sergeant Glenn Holly, USAF, 62nd AGS, McChord AFB, Washington, along with two others move the damaged Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turboan engine to an awaiting engine cart ater removing it rom the C-141 Starliter, on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support o the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),.... Complete Scene Caption: MASTER Sergeant Gregory King, US Air Force (USAF), (in flight suit), 445th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Wright Patterson, Air Force Base (AFB), Ohio, and Technical Sergeant Glenn Holly, USAF, 62nd AGS, McChord AFB, Washington, along with two others move the damaged Pratt &

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman James Mullen (right) from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing operates a jammer vehicle loading a GBU-12 Paveway II onto an F-16C Fighting Falcon assisted by Master Sgt. Keith Williams (center) and Airman 1st Class Andrew Finnegan (left) during day one of the annual load crew competition on Jan. 9 at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J. Mullen, Williams, and Finnegan are aircraft armament systems specialists assigned to the 177th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

DF-ST-87-11665. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '86 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Weapons Load Crew Airmen from 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron compete against one another to see who can load an asset faster at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 22, 2022. This competition allows Airmen to see how fast they can perform the task in a high stress environment.

An HV-2 Silkworm anti-ship missile left behind by retreating Iraqi troops sits on a flatbed trailer as captured equipment and ordnance are prepared for shipment following Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Kuwait(KWT)

The missile crew from the 416th Bomb Wing, position an Air-Launched Cruise Missiles for mounting to the pylon of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft. Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force personnel offload equipment at Flyvestation. Personnel and aircraft from the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, along with members of the 110th Air Control Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, deployed to participate with Danish forces. The three week exercise tested the effectiveness of both Danish and American air defenses. F-15 and F-16 Fighters from the 22nd and 53rd Fighters Squadrons flew three sorties daily, consisting of air to air and air to ground missions. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL WEAPONRY '95 Base: Flyvestation State: Karup Country: Denmark (DNK)

041028-F-2621S-010. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-12604. Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

United Nations forces unload the last pallet of relief supplies from a Ramstein Air Base, Germany, C-130 Hercules aircraft marking the end of the humanitarian airlift Operation PROVIDE PROMISE. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

Tech. Sgt. Dustin Hallett, aircraft structural specialist from the 127th Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, removes wing panels on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a Phase 1 inspection on Dec. 9, 2022. Airmen of the 127th Maintenance Squadron phase crew are tasked to perform detailed inspections to make sure this complex jet remains air ready.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Smith, Maintenance Special Operations Integrated Communication and Navigations Systems journeyman, with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, inspects a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft engine after relocating to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during Hurricane Ian Sept. 28, 2022. The 88th Air Base Wing Airmen provided strength through support as aircraft and aircrews from installations affected by the hurricane arrived seeking safety.

Evaluators from the 51st Munitions Squadron inspect a GBU-54 for technical accuracy during the annual Load Crew Competition at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 19, 2024. As part of the process to determine the winning group, inspections are conducted to ensure technical accuracy. These competitions refine Airmens skills and problem-solving capabilities, ensuring they are at the top of their game when executing their mission.

DF-ST-85-11837. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET CARD Base: Norvenick Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

061216-N-5758H-114. Base: Al Taqaddum Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Christopher Cardona, Textron weapons loading technician, right, and Ruben Carrodegua, lineman, refuel an AT-6E Wolverine at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, May 10, 2022. The 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, worked with partner nations in completing a capstone event for an experiment involving the AT-6E Wolverine and the Airborne Extensible Relay Over-Horizon Network. For the capstone, the team conducted flights and worked with joint terminal attack controllers.

U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, perform sling load training with a UH-60L Black Hawk, Army Aviation Flight Facility (Loc. 1), Eastover, South Carolina, Jun. 7, 2020.

DF-ST-88-06803. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Iwakuni Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Itinger, an airframes mechanic with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533, poses for a photo while inside an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 8, 2022. U.S. Marines with VMFA(AW)-533 received an opportunity to participate in an incentive flight aboard F/A-18D Hornet aircraft as a way to increase unit morale.

Litening targeting pod on a Royal Air Force Tornado jet.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zarate, 325th Munitions Squadron precision guided missiles crew chief, screws down cables on an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range, Air-to-Air missiles at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 5, 2022. The 325th MUNS prepared the munitions for the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Groups Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 22.08. WSEPs are formal, two-week evaluation exercises designed to test a squadrons capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions.

DF-ST-85-13499. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 85-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

041026-M-3843C-040. Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

Airman Makennah Sawyer, 97th Training Squadron loadmaster student, directs a forklift offloading cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III while being evaluated by Tech Sgt. Jacob Wright, 58th Airlift Squadron loadmaster evaluator, at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field, Texas, April 27, 2022. The 97th Air Mobility Wing deployed C-17s, aircrew and support personnel from Altus Air Force Base, Okla. to Kelly Field, as part of Task Force Red Mammoth, which ensures the unit can provide global reach for combat and contingency operations while continuing training in a mobile environment.

070111-A-5332O-016. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

030321-F-9629J-008. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE and RSO&I Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DF-ST-85-01341. Subject Operation/Series: AIR WARRIOR Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050210-F-9429S-031. Base: Karshi-Khanabad Air Base Country: Uzbekistan (UZB)

A portable satellite dish and communications van are part of the Central Communications Center deployed to Pope AFB, NC. in support of Operation Uphold Democracy on 23 Sept. 94. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 234, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve begin onloading a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) onto a C-130J Hercules during a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration, also known as a HIRAIN, during exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Eielson Air Force, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2024. The HIRAIN training demonstrated Marine Forces Reserves ability to rapidly deploy the HIMARS to meet and deter any threats in any environment, including harsh arctic environments. Arctic Edge 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Marine Corps

110518-N-GL340-085ARABIAN GULF (May 18, 2011) Sailors assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 perform maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and will be conducting close-air support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

U.S. Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and U.S. Soldiers load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, June 7, 2022. The 41st AES transports cargo to regions around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

The 2K12 Kub (NATO reporting name: SA-6 Gainful) mobile surface-to-air missile system is a Soviet low to medium-level air defence system, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic.

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ken Marowski, with the 439th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Westover Air Reserve Base (ARB), Massachusetts prepares an aviation fuel pump at Moron Air Base, Spain in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Todd Chapman, 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Sqaudron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, does a routine check of an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-02-01374 or search 001212-F-0751D-004). Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

A trailer unloaded from a 317th Tactical Airlift Wing C-130E Hercules aircraft is pulled to the hitch on the back of an MW-20BFL forklift during the U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) exercise Display Determination '89. Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '89 Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Members assigned to the 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron offload space equipment from a C-5C Super Galaxy to a 60K-Loader at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Oct. 16, 2022. The 30th LRS assisted in the offloading of the international satellite as part of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission.

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