Military Aircrew Operations

Images showcasing military aircrew during various operations, including training flights, airdrops, and joint exercises, with a focus on teamwork and aerial support.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Troy Fidacaro, CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides aerial support during exercise EFES 2022 in Turkey, June 2, 2022. EFES22 is an international combined joint live-fire exercise focused on increasing force readiness, promoting stability and prosperity in the region, and interoperability between the U.S., Turkey, and allied nations.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zak Martin, a special missions aviator with 40th Helicopter Squadron from Malmstrom Air Force Base Great Falls, Montana, overlooks the training area at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Idaho, May 4, 2022. Garnet Rattler is a joint training exercise between elements of the 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force to conduct simulated sea control operations and joint time on target strikes.

DN-SC-87-06588. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Troy Fidacaro, CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides aerial support during exercise EFES 2022 in Turkey, June 2, 2022. EFES22 is an international combined joint live-fire exercise focused on increasing force readiness, promoting stability and prosperity in the region, and interoperability between the U.S., Turkey, and allied nations.

Staff Sgt. Hannah Christensen, a Crew Chief with the Iowa Air National Guards 185th Air Refueling Wingand full time student at Iowa State University, reads a book during a flight on a KC-135 May 17 2022. The 185th ARW is temporally operating out of the Topeka Regional Airport in Kansas dude to runway improvements.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, assists in the loading of two AH-64D Longbow helicopters onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft after unloading two AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters, at Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Clay Kaserne, Germany, Sept. 1, 2023. The AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter upgrade is part of the 12th CAB modernization efforts, ongoing training, and new equipment fielding.12th CAB is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's Forward Deployed Corps in Europe. They work alongside NATO Allies and regional security partners to provide combat-ready forces, execute joint and multinational training exercises, and retain command and control for all rotational and assigned units in the European Theater.

U.S, Air Force Senior Airman Dakota Davis, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130J loadmaster, inputs data onto a module at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2022, during Operation Christmas Drop 2022. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian and disaster relief mission. Each year, the USAF partners with countries in the Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility to deliver supplies to remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific.

U.S. Airmen secure a High Multipurpose Mobility Wheeled Vehicle towing a satellite transportation terminal on a C-17 Globemaster III at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, May 16, 2022. This tactical command post movement supports the 1st Theatre Sustainment Commands theater optimization strategic plan in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Culbertson, an aerial gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, participates in a training sortie on an AC-130J Ghostrider, April 27, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 4 SOS regularly performs training sorties on the AC-130J in order to ensure readiness to perform special operations missions any time, any place.

DN-SC-86-10147. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

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.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jared Lowrie, 86th Security Forces Squadron defender, coordinates a response to a simulated attack during Operation Varsity Exercise 22-2 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 28, 2022. Airmen are evaluated on readiness skills by responding toterrorism and chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear scenarios during quarterly exercises.

US Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Tara "Judy" Golden monitors a surveillance system inside an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One two Six (VAW-126) while patrolling the skies of the Persian Gulf on the last day of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The Seahawks are embarked on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 16, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Zachary Carolino, from Virginia Beach, Va., checks the vitals of Fireman Jarin Meyer, from Piqua, Ohio, in the cabin of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Chargers” of Helicopter Sea Combat squadron (HSC) 14, during a training evolution in conjunction with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and the Arleigh-burke guided missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Cardiff relays information on his radio during Exercise Arrow 22 at Niinisalo Training Area, Finland, May 6, 2022. Exercise Arrow is an annual, pre-planned, multinational exercise taking place in Finland, where visiting forces to include the U.S., U.K., Latvia, and Estonia, train together with the Finnish Defense Forces in high intensity force-on-force engagements and a live fire exercise with the purpose of increasing military readiness and developing interoperability among participating partner nations.

DF-ST-85-11713. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE DEFENDER ONE Base: Little Rock State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Air Force B-1B Lancer pilot from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, writes a message on a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) based on a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb loaded in the bomb-bay of the Lancer prior to take-off, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation .... Complete Scene Caption: An Air Force B-1B Lancer pilot from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, writes a message on a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) based on a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb loaded in the bomb-bay of the Lancer prior to take-off, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Air Force B-2 Spiri

US Navy AIRMAN Sean Williams takes a breather on the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) during a connected vertical replenishment at sea. Truman is on station in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter is visible in the background. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

U.S. Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) set up a Ground Based Operational Surveillance System (GBOSS-L) on a CH-53 Super Stallion aboard the USS Bataan (LHD-5), Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 5, 2024. The 26th MEU(SOC) continues to find innovative ways to enhance maritime domain awareness through the employment of organic sensors across all domains - land, air, and sea. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, with the embarked 26th MEU(SOC), 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. Marine Corps

A Defender assigned to the 172nd Security Forces Squadron responds in order to cordon off a simulated fire during Operation: Dustoff at Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi May 21, 2022. Operation: Dustoff was a readiness exercise that reinforced the Wing's ability to deploy, operate and defend under demanding circumstances. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Bounds.

221208-N-VS068-2077PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 8, 2022) - Cpl. Lucas Mintz, an aviation mechanic assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor (VMM) 362 (Rein.), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, performs maintenance on an MV-22 Osprey aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Dec. 8, 2022. Conducting maintenance is necessary to prevent corrosion to equipment and ensure personnel safety. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport docks USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), is on a regularly scheduled deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 3rd Fleet.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech Sgt. Michael Holcomb, 730th Air Mobility Squadron, directs a K-loader to raise parallel with the flight deck on board a C-17 Globemaster III here March 20. The supplies were hauled to Sendai Airport to be used for humanitarian assistance bringing relief to Japan after the earthquake and tsunami disaster.

A Ukrainian artilleryman trains on an M109 self-propelled howitzer at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 11, 2022. Soldiers from the U.S. and Norway trained Armed Forces of Ukraine artillerymen on the howitzers as part of security assistance packages from their respective countries.

A Jumpmaster from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School looks out the window a C-27 aircraft during free fall training at Camp Mackall, North Carolina September 22, 2022. The military free fall parachutists jumped from 7,000 feet and landed on Luzon Drop Zone.

221006-N-XB010-1003 Philippine Sea (Oct. 6, 2022) - Quartermaster 1st Class Raechel Tate, from Deltona, Fla., operates radar, radios, and navigation equipment as navigator in a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) as it disembarks from the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) well deck. New Orleans, part of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

020114-F-6988D-003. Base: Fort Dix State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Abdul Anbari, Door GUNNER, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) mans his 12.7mm M2.50 caliber machine gun aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a flight to An Nasiriya, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Airmen push cargo on to a C-17 Globemaster III during the Mobility Air Forces Exercise Nov. 15, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The C-17s and C-130 Hercules will assemble in aerial formations over the Nevada Test and Training Range to conduct air and ground operations as part of the bi-annual U.S. Air Force Weapons School MAFEX.

030723-F-1443F-016. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Wearing chemical warfare clothing, TSGT Dean Cleaveland with the 104th Tactical Fighter Group does maintenance on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during a reserve rescue exercise. Base: Phelps Collins Ang Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Maintenance is done on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during a reserve rescue exercise. Base: Phelps Collins Ang Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 9, 2013) A final checker inspects a wing on an E-2C Hawkeye from the Golden Hawks of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Bloomingdale, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, showcases a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft's flight controls with Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 28, 2022. The visit enabled U.S. and Japanese military leaders to continue building their strong relationship with one another while maintaining mutual understanding of strategically placed aviation capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.

Members of the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Detachment 1 51st Civil Engineer/Fire department and 51st Medical Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, team up during a simulated emergency landing of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The landing, with fire, smoke, and all but one aircrew member injured, was simulated during a Combat Employment Readiness Exercise held in conjunction with exercise Foal Eagle. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

The landing signal officer directs an incoming plane as observers watch from the landing signal officer's platform aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Carl Jones, 100th Maintenance Squadron sheet metaljourneyman, inspects a CV-22 Osprey aircraft shelving unit at Royal Air ForceMildenhall, England, July 19, 2022. Sheet metal Airmen maintain the structural integrityof aircraft by fortifying and repairing aircraft parts affected by environmental damage.

U.S. Army Paratroopers and International Paratroopers participate in the International Airborne Leapfest Competition in Exeter, Rhode Island, Aug. 1-10, 2022. Leapfest is the largest, longest-running, international static line parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Officer Candidate Deirdre Salvas)

35th Fighter Generation Squadron members load cargo into an MC-12 Liberty before flying to Kadena Air Base at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan.19, 2024. A U.S. Army detachment from Osan Air Base flew the 35th FGS to Kadena Air Base ahead of an agile combat employment mission.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Wood, 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, scans his sector during a mission in support of Operation Endering Freedom aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk near Kandahar, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2010. A pararescueman's primary function is as a personnel recovery specialist, with emergency medical capabilities in humanitarian and combat environments.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 18, 2012) Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Johndro assists Yeoman 2nd Class Chris Chason with donning his chemical protective garment during a general quarters drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements in the region.

Soldiers from the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), establish a forward arming and refueling point F.A.R.P) at the Millington-Memphis Airport to conduct refueling and resupply on January 13, 2024, during a Large-Scale Long-Range Air Assault into the Joint Readiness Training Center on Fort Johnson, LA. This exercise is intended to test and strengthen the unit's readiness. Close to 80 U.S. Army helicopters from Fort Campbell, KY, will stop at several locations throughout the flight path to refuel and resupply before they assault onto the training objectives at Fort Johnson, LA. There are four forward arming and refueling points (FARP): Millington, TN, Oxford, MS, Monroe, LA, and Alexandria, LA.

111211-N-PB383-232 PHILLIPINE SEA (Dec. 11, 2011) Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) Fireman Jessica Tucker conducts maintenance on a bow thruster of a landing craft, air cushion in the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18). New Orleans and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) are operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Makin Island Ready Group.

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jonatan Barns, Door GUNNER, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) mans his 12.7mm M2.50 caliber machine gun aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a flight to An Nasiriya, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Joseph Andrejack, commanding officer of the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts pre-flight checks aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, July 11, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU, under the command and control of Task Force 61/2, 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.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Bailey, an aerial combat videographer from 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, Charleston, S.C., documents Soldiers from Alpha Company,4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo., during infiltration operations from a CV-22 Osprey at Emerald Warrior 2011, Cannon AFB, N.M., March 1. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sandra Salzman, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot-physician, and Capt. Megan Kraynak, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot, adjust flight controls while flying over Germany, March 31, 2023. The training events included practicing low-level routes, airdrop capabilities and practicing various formations.

030320-F-3208M-150. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 16, 2013) Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Patrick Zembol talks on a sound-powered telephone aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting unit-level training.

711 HPW Aeromedical Students take part in CCATT Simulation Training AFRL

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load a pallet of infant formula onto a C-17 Globemaster lll aircraft assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2022. The President of the United States launched Operation Fly Formula to speed up the import of infant formula from Europe to the United States due to critical shortages there. These formulas have been prioritized because they serve a critical medical purpose and are in short supply in the United States because of the Abbott Sturgis plant closure.

Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, CHIEF of Naval Operations, discusses flight plans with the flight captain prior to taking-off for the attack aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CVA 41) for a visit. The A-6 Intruder aircraft that he will fly in is behind them. Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Army Pfc. Thurman Trader from the 688th Rapid Port Opening Element, Fort Eustis, Va., drives a forklift carrying cargo and relief supplies to board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Jan 16, 2010, as part of Operation Unified Response.

During an unprecedented joint force exercise, members from the 151st Air Refueling Wing loaded a Polaris Military Razor onto a KC-135. On August. 6, 2022 at Roland R Wright Air National Guard Base Utah. This exercise was designed to challenge the status quo and allow the U.S. military to improve their strategies against our greatest competitors.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Hynson, Staff Sgt. Joseph Todd, and Senior Airman Alishia Patricio, Avionics Communication Navigation Weapons System Technicians, perform safety wiring on station keeping equipment radom. The 166th Maintenance Group is conducting a Number Four Major Isochronal Inspection in order to maintain mission readiness.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Cline, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, inspects a B-1B Lancer after completing a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen AFB, Guam, Oct. 27, 2022. BTF missions demonstrate lethality and interoperability in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jace Tomaino, 432nd Aircraft Communications Maintenance Squadron Mission Defense Team member, checks cables in support of Red Flag 24-1 at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Feb. 8, 2024. During Red Flag 24-1, the 432nd ACMS performed simulated defensive cyber operations on a mock MQ-9 network. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Arturo Garcia, 60th Aerial Port Squadron ramp services section chief, inspects munition pallets at Travis Air Force Base, California, April 26, 2022. The United States continues to reaffirm its unwavering support for Ukraines sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Royal Malaysian Air Force Pasukan Khas Udara personnel line up in preparation to exit a C-130J Super Hercules for a search and rescue scenario during Exercise Pacific Angel at Kuantan Air Base, Malaysia, Aug. 18, 2022. Better known as PASKAU, the Pasukan Khas Udaras Combat Search and Rescue Squadron is the RMAF equivalent to the U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, or PJs.

U.S. Air. Force Senior Airman Ryan Alix, C-17A Globemaster III aircraft loadmaster assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron secures cargo at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug 23, 2022. The 816th EAS conducts rapid global mobility operations vital to the multinational coalition effort dedicated to militarily defeating ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

041118-F-9528H-015. Base: Biggs Army Air Field State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SSGT Andrew Davis, right, weapons control systems technician, and AMN Charles Park, check the electrical system on an F-106 Delta Dart aircraft during exercise Copper Flag. The aircraft is assigned to the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. Subject Operation/Series: COPPER FLAG Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221003-N-NX635-1019 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 3, 2022) U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Anthony Avila, from Los Angeles, performs maintenance on the rotor of an MH-60s Sea Hawk helicopter, from the "Screamin' Indians" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6, in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is underway preparing for an upcoming deployment.

A soldier gives instructions to U.S. Army troops of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 75th Rangers, based at Ft. Lewis, Wash, who are about to embark on Army helicopters on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) during Fleet Exercise 2-94. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EXERCISE 2-94 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

AIM-7 Sparrow Missile F-14B Tomcat US Navy

Two 510th Fighter Squadron maintenance personnel from Aviano, Italy, work on an F-16 during a multi-national exercise.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Decimomannu State: Sardinia Country: Italy (ITA)

110927-N-DR144-880PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 27, 2011) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Matthew Lyden, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Kimberly Gilliland, both assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, perform maintenance on the roto-dome gear box on an E-2C Hawkeye in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway conducting operations off the coast of Southern California.

SGT Boyle, a pararescueman with the 129th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group of the Air National Guard, prepares to jump from the troop door of an RC-130 Hercules aircraft during a practice rescue mission off the coast of California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

A crew chief of an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 observes the terrain during the Marine Forces Reserve Diversity AIMED (attract, identify, mentor, educate, develop) Officer Program (DAOP) at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 18, 2022. DAOP is about winning future battles through pursuing, encouraging, and developing the diverse talent already existent within our enlisted ranks to seek a commission and serve as a Marine Corps officer.

Members of the 50th Civil Engineering Squadron dressed in chemical warfare gear check out an F-111 aircraft during the chemical warfare exercise Salty Mace. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY MACE Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)

111211-N-DR144-113 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 11, 2011) Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, dons his flight suit before accompanying a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 on a mission aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a western Pacific deployment.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cole Pickard, a UH-1Y Venom crew chief assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, prepares linked ammunition during Jungle Warfare Exercise (JWX) 23.1 at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 16, 2023. JWX 23.1 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuvers, and fires across a distributed maritime environment.

980517-F-4116M-004. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Aeromedical Evacuation and Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) members prepare a C-130H Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, to practice emergency medical procedures at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan. 12, 2024. A CCATT consists of a physician, critical care nurse and a respiratory therapist.

An Air Force crewchief from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing, wearing a "bunny suit" to protect the intake surfaces, checks the engine intake area of a B-1B Lancer for cracks during a routine safety check on during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 28th AEW

The pilot of a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) EA-6B Prowler aircraft climbs into the plane's cockpit on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72). Country: Caribbean Sea

A civilian truck, carrying relief supplies donated by France, drives away from a group of Seabees of Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. A radio operator speaks into his handset in the foreground. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

Senior Airman Cyril McKenney,451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Detachment 1 Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility aerospace medical technician, directs CASF members as to which order to load wounded Marines onto a C-130 Hercules at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.The CASF team is responsible for taking care of patients and transporting them from the staging facility and hospital to a waiting aircraft who are then taken to the next level of medical care. Airman McKenney is deployed from the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.

A U.S. Air Force surgical team assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., treats mock patients aboard a MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft March 1, 2011, during Emerald Warrior 2011. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, multiservice exercise designed to leverage lessons learned from overseas operations.

Oberstleutnant Marco Brunhofer, Kommandofuehrer bei der Uebung Rapid Viking 2023. (vor einem Eurofighter) Keflavik Island, 03.08.2023

Staff Sgt. Bryanna Hendrickson, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons armament technician, mounts an air-to-ground bomb on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at the live ordnance loading area at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 13, 2022. These bombs were used as part of continual training for both maintainers and pilots to further their skills in projecting airpower anywhere, anytime.

An A-10A Thunderbolt II pilot dons an oxgen mask before flying a mission during CALFEX '90, a joint service, combined arms live-fire exercise. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX '90 Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 15, 2014) Lt. Casey Wiggins, from Arlington, Texas, coordinates air operations aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). Bataan is the flagship for the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

220814-N-UI066-1092 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2022) Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class Eduardo Brito, from Haracay, Venezuela, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 conducts routine maintenance on an MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter aboard aircraft Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Aug. 14, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and George H.W.Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-8

DN-ST-85-05577. Base: Naval Amphib Base, Little Creek State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A patient is carried up a ramp into a C-9A Nightingale aircraft during Exercise Tactical/Strat Med Evac. Subject Operation/Series: TAC/STRAT MED EVAC Base: Bueckeburg Country: West Germany (FRG)

011007-F-5772H-007. Complete Scene Caption: An Air Force C-17A Globemaster III crewmember prepares to hang on the up an American flag on the front bulkhead during the first Tri-Wall Aerial Delivery System (TRIADS) mission over Afghanistan. Air Force C-17's delivered Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDR) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Germany to Afghan refugees who massed inside the borders of Afghanistan. The C-17's carried more than 35,000 HDRs packed in 84 TRIAD boxes. Each box measures 80 inches tall and 48 inches square, containing 420 HDRs. The HDRs were delivered in a first of its kind, high-altitude airdrop. This is the first operational TRIAD delivery from a C-17 aircraft as well as the first combat airdrop mission performed by the C-17. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: UNDISCLOSED

Senior Airman Adrian Jarin, 18th Medical Group public health journeyman, assists Staff Sgt. Cameron Schmidt, 18th Medical Support Squadron biomedical equipment technician, with connecting power from the C-17 Globemaster III to a Negative Pressure Conex-Lite at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 21, 2022. Jarin ensured contamination protocol was followed to minimize any or all infection while Schmidt ensured the NPCL was operational.

Aboard the USS KLAKRING (FFG 42), Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Scott Blake launches an SH-60B "Sea Hawk" helicopter from flight control center. (Substandard image). Base: Uss Klakring (FFG 42)

SSGT Lynn, wearing protective clothing, works on paperwork aboard a C-9A Nightingale aircraft en route to Ramstein Air Base, Germany. SGT Lynn is taking part in a chemical warfare training exercise. Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 14, 2022) Lt.j.g. Alden Gunther, from Winchester, Virginia, conducts a spot check on the red lights aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). Dewey is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navys largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleets principal surface force.

MARINE CORPS TRAINING AREA BELLOWS, Hawaii (July 18, 2022) An Australian Army Soldier jumps out of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, Marine Air-Ground Task Force 7, during helicopter cast training in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC 2022 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2022 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

DF-ST-86-07974. Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

Airmen from the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, board a C-130 from the 40th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 25, 2022 after participating in the Raging Gunfighter exercise. Raging Gunfighter is an Air Combat Command exercise designed to simulate operating a Lead Wing from an Austere Environment. The purpose of the exercise is to prepare the 366th Fighter Wing and its Airmen for potential future operations in accordance with the National Defense Strategy.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 8, 2013) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Jason Thompson, from Ontario, Calif., assists with maintenance on a wing fold transmission of an F/A-18C Hornet from the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, ride on a CH-53E Super Stallion during a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 2022. The purpose of a MCCRE is to formally evaluate the units combat readiness in preparation for deployment.

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