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Military Fighter Jets On Tarmac

A collection of modern military fighter jets including F-15s and F-16s on runways or tarmacs, showcasing sleek designs, gray tones, and various airbases.

F-16D Falcon from the Republic of Singapore Air Force.

Members from the 80th Fighter Generation Squadron provide maintenance support for the departure of an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron, during Cobra Gold 24 exercise at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 29 Feb. 2024. F-16s assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron operated alongside allies and partner nations in a scenario designed to test the interoperability of multinational assets and enhance the combined forces ability to respond rapidly and effectively to future crises. Air Force

Atlantic Ocean, June 9, 2005 - An AV-8B Harrier prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5).

A Spanish Air Force F/A-18B Hornet on a Red Flag mission.

Italian Air Force Tornado IDS taking off.

Lt. Col. Joost Luijsterburg, Royal Netherlands Air Force detachment commander, Morris Air National Guard Base, gets situated in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. This is the last temporary duty that the RNLAF will make with the 162nd Wing before they return to the Netherlands.

An F-15 Eagle, with the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana, flies over the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 914th Air Refueling Wing, New York, July 10, 2022 over Southeastern United States. The 159th FW is nicknamed the Bayou Militia, which is displayed on the F-15s tail.

A U.S. Air Force F-16C fighter jet prepares to touch down at Leeuwarden Air Base, The Netherlands.

Hellenic Air Force F-16 during Exercise Iniohos 2018, Greece.

A US Marine Corps (USMC) EA-6B Prowler aircraft assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron Three (VMAQ-3), prepares for take off at Korat, Royal Thai Air Force Base (RTAFB) Thailand, during Exercise COPE TIGER 2003. Cope Tiger is an annual multinational exercise in the Asia-Pacific region that promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the region to sharpen air combat skill and practice interoperability with US Forces. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2003 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

020327-F-4814D-062. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Bundeswehr Tornado German Air Force during a NATO maneuver Bundeswehr Tornado German Air Force during a NATO maneuver Copyright: xZoonar.com/ThomasxFuhrmannx 21903561

981001-F-0024F-006. Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

An F-14 Hornet from Fighter Squadron Thirty-Two (VF-32), "Swordsmen", launches from a waist catapult on the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) with a banner in tow to be used for a target exercise. TRUMAN is on station in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH establishes a southern no fly zone over Iraq and extends to the borders to just south of Baghdad, capital city of Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

DM-SD-03-06144. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 99 Base: Raaf Base State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

An F-15 Eagle from the 44th Fighter Squadron takes off during a routine sortie mission. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

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

A Spanish Air Force EF-18A+ returns to Florennes Air Base, Belgium.

DA-ST-85-01522. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET PACKER Base: Gioia Del Colle Air Base Country: Italy (ITA)

020116-F-5872L-005. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER '02 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Coach McGoffin, 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, slides into the cockpit of a F-16 while Senior Airman Hunter Brown, 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, removes the boarding ladder prior to a training sortie as part of the Red Flag 22-2 exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2022. The Aggressors are dedicated to playing the red team adversaries against blue team allies during Red Flag aerial training missions. The Red Flag Exercise was established in 1975 and serves as a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise held multiple times a year by the USAF, alongside joint partner and allied air and ground forces.

A Spanish Air Force EF-18M taxiing at Konya Air Base, Turkey.

An F-16N Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (popularly known as "Top Gun") waits on the flight line as an F-14 Tomcat aircraft flies overhead. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon lands during Exercise Ballast Cannon 24.3 at an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 7, 2024. Exercise Ballast Cannon occurs nearly quarterly with the Royal Bahraini Air Force to support the U.S. Air Forces rapid expeditionary capabilities by integrating Agile Combat Employment objectives for F-16 Fighting Falcon, KC-135 Stratotanker, and operational support personnel. The U.S. and coalition forces routinely train throughout the region to ensure they can maintain critical operations required to defend their mutual defense interests.

DF-ST-87-03948. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '86-3 Base: Komatsu Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

An AV-8B+ Harrier II jet aboard the Italian Navy Cavour aircraft carrier.

Members of the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron provide members of the Morón Air Base Spanish aircrew a tour of the B-52H Stratofortress. On the tour air crew showcased the capabilities of each aircraft and how its presence on the global theater is a symbol of deterrence at Morón Air Base, Spain, Mar. 17, 2023. Bomber missions demonstrate the credibility of our forces to address a global security environment that is more diverse and uncertain than at any other time in recent history.

A F-16C of the Hellenic Air Force comes in for landing.

A 53rd Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle aircraft stands in front of a hangar shortly after arriving on base. The Eagle is one of a dozen such aircraft arriving from Bitburg Air Base, Germany to be used during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

011017-F-0308N-192. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

F/A-18C Hornet USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) US Navy

DF-ST-86-12029. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Strike Fighter Squadron 127 (VFA-127) F-5E Tiger II aircraft takes off from the runway on a training mission. The plane will be using air combat maneuvering tactics to train air crews of Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) in threat maneuveres. The aircraft, painted in camouflage paint scheme and exhibiting an Iranian national insignia on its tail fin and is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force F-15C during Exercise Cope Tiger 2017.

220122-N-NO874-1044 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 22, 2022) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Blue Blasters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, flies over the Mediterranean Sea, Jan. 22, 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 naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (Photo courtesy of Strike Fighter Squadron 11)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Killian Danehy, an AV-8B Harrier II jet pilot with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, vertically lands an AV-8B Harrier II jet on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Dec. 5, 2022. VMA-231 trained with U.S. Sailors to strengthen interoperability and conduct carrier qualifications prior to their upcoming deployment with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. VMA-231 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

041109-F-4300B-302. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Chilean Air Force F-16A landing with parachute brake at Natal Air Force Base.

040227-F-9232S-066. Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 127th Wing

040524-F-1830P-002. Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle and F-22A Raptor taxi on the runway during a capabilites demonstration at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 22, 2022. Kadenas ability to rapidly generate U.S. airpower is a vital function of its mission to ensure the stability and security of the Indo-Pacific region.

021010-F-4649H-048. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

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

An F-16 assigned to the 162nd Wing, Morris Air National Guard Base, Tucson, Ariz., soars over the skies during a recent training Mission. Morris ANG Base is home to the Air National Guard's premier F-16 fighter pilot training unit, the 162nd Wing. It is one of the largest ANG wings in the country and resides next to the Tucson International Airport. The wing shares use of the runway, security and fire control with the airport. Guardsmen provide ready forces in support of civil authorities and wartime operations.

Chilean Air Force F-16 at Natal Air Force Base, Brazil.

U.S. Air Force F-16C fighter jet in flight, Israel.

The U.S. Air force 354th Air Expeditionary Wing and Marine Aircraft Group 12 performed a capabilities demonstration during a pre-planned readiness exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 7, 2022. The demonstration included five U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets, eight F-35B Lightning IIs, a KC-130J Super Hercules, 10 U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and 10 F-35A Lightning II aircraft, showcasing a high level of readiness and joint service capability in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely qualified to enable the Joint Force, be it through providing use of the station's collocated harbor and airfield, serving as a staging point for non-organic aircraft operations, or any number of other operational activities.

030316-F-9448S-032. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

070123-N-3729H-037. Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron from the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, takes off at Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, United Kingdom, Sep. 7, 2022, in preparation for the Royal Air Forces Cobra Warrior 2022 exercise. The F-16 pilots conducted training in the local area to familiarize themselves with the local area prior to CW22. The partnerships created through recurring training events, like Cobra Warrior, better support NATOs ability to employ a strategic force in theater whenever called upon.

Members of the 401st Aircraft Generation Squadron load ordnance on a 401st Tactical Fighter Wing F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft in preparation for the first daylight strike against Iraqi targets during Operation Desert Storm. The F-16C is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and a Mark 84 2,000-pound bomb.

A flight deck crew member performs a preflight check on an F-14A Tomcat aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Storm. The Tomcat is armed with an AIM-7 Sparrow missile, an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile and an AGM-54 Phoenix missile. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: USS Saratoga(CV 60)

An Israeli Air Force F-16B Netz prepares for landing.

A U.S. Air Force 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon takes-off for a training sortie as part of the Red Flag 22-2 exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2022. The Aggressors are dedicated to playing the red team adversaries against blue team allies during Red Flag aerial training missions. The Red Flag Exercise was established in 1975 and serves as a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise held multiple times a year by the USAF, alongside joint partner and allied air and ground forces.

010516-F-2021R-001. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron rests on the flightline at 86th Air Base, Romania, May 18, 2022. The 510th EFS is deployed from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy to support NATOs Enhanced Air Policing operations.

DF-ST-88-08732. Base: Ramstein Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

STAFF Sergeant George Williams, a crew chief from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, stands at the nose of a 492nd F-15E Strike Eagle. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A pilot in a F-15C of the Louisiana Air National Guard gives a friendly wave during return to its air base.

Ground crew members from the 52nd Fighter Wing prepare for the launch of F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-ST-87-12774. Subject Operation/Series: KINDLE LIBERTY '86 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)

040713-F-3488S-118. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A newly painted F-16 Fighting Falcon stands on display in a hangar prior to being reassigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy. With the deactivation of the 526th Fighter Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the 86th Maintenance Squadron repainted the tails of the F-16 aircraft being transferred to Aviano Air Base, Italy. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

North Arabian Gulf, October 17, 2005 - An F-14D Tomcat of VF-31 Tomcatters (Carrier Air Wing 8) during operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on USS Theodore Roosevelt.

An F-16 assigned to the 162nd Wing, Morris Air National Guard Base, Tucson, Ariz., soars over the skies during a recent training Mission. Morris ANG Base is home to the Air National Guard's premier F-16 fighter pilot training unit, the 162nd Wing. It is one of the largest ANG wings in the country and resides next to the Tucson International Airport. The wing shares use of the runway, security and fire control with the airport. Guardsmen provide ready forces in support of civil authorities and wartime operations.

Line-up of F/A-18 Hornets on the ramp at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.

060823-N-8604L-026. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

An F-16 Falcon assigned to the 16th Weapons Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School takes off for a training mission at Nellis AFB, Nevada, May 19, 2022. The U.S. Air Force Weapons School teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers and enlisted specialists of the combat and mobility air forces.

An Italian Air Force Tornado IDS in flight.

011012-F-0308N-299. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

1st Lt. Jason Mandizvidza, training pilot, and Brazilian Air Force Capt. Felipe Pereira, 435th Fighter Training Squadron instructor pilot, fly a 12th Flying Training Wing T-38 Talon to conduct a basic surface attack simulation at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 6, 2022. This training introduces training pilots to basic concepts of surface attack, importance of safety and following specific parameters to ensure simulated ordnance hit their target with high precision within a tight bombing pattern.

French Rafale at NATO's Tactical Leadership Program exercise, Florennes Airfield, Belgium.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. John Beattie, an AV-8B Harrier II pilot assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214, conducts a flyover above the Coeur d'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field, Idaho, as part of a cross-country flight, Aug. 12, 2017. VMA-214 flew to Coeur dAlene to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of renaming the airport to “Coeur dAlene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field.”

020424-F-7203T-028. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040223-F-9232S-028. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Selfridge Air Natl Guard Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 127th Wing

DF-ST-87-00555. Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST IX Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

010214-F-6655F-012. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Venezuelan Air Force F-16 landing at Natal Air Force Base, Brazil.

020918-F-3805C-011. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Italian Air Force AMX ACOL landing at Andravida Air Base, Greece.

041107-F-0730D-082. Base: 174th Fighter Wing State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Flying Eagles” Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 out of Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California, lands at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Feb. 7, 2023. The 56th Fighter Wing will support a U.S. Navy flyover during the 2023 Super Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Feb. 12, 2023.

A U.S. Marine EA-6B Prowler takes off on another mission, March 31,1999. EA-6Bs are deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy, from the VMAQ/2, Cherry Point, North Carolina, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

French Air Force Mirage 2000-5F in front of a shelter at Luxeuil-Saint Sauveur Air Base, France.

Royal Singapore Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle.

Italian Air Force F-2000 Typhoon aircraft fly in formation.

An Italian Air Force Tornado fighter-bomber takes off for a training flight.

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to execute a maritime strike during Exercise Steel Knight on Dec. 12, 2022. MAG-11 utilizes fourth and fifth generation strike fighters to conduct sea denial operations in a contested maritime environment. Exercise Steel Knight 23 provides 3rd MAW an opportunity to refine Wing-level warfighting in support of I Marine Expeditionary Force and fleet maneuver.

An F-16D Barak of the Israeli Air Force landing at Ovda Air Force Base, Israel.

General Dynamics F-16Bs at the start at the Leeuwarden airbase.

020419-F-3488S-038. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 2002 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, known as the Thunderbirds, headline the Fort Wayne Air Show, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 4, 2022. The Thunderbirds are slated to perform nearly seventy air shows in almost three dozen different locations this year.

Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126) T-2C Buckeye aircraft and an A-4 Skyhawk aircraft stand on the flight line prior to an exercise. The Buckeyes are used for out-of-control flight training for fighter aircrews based at Miramar. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron taxis at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during Polar Force 22-4 March 30, 2022. Polar Force is an Agile Combat Employment-focused exercise that supports the U.S. Pacific Air Forces mission, ACE execution, and the development of innovative operational concepts to be more lethal, adaptive, resilient, and effective across all military operations. Operationalizing readiness-enhancing concepts like ACE is critical to ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific.

USMC AV-8B Harrier performs a vertical climb using its vectored thrust.

An F-15 Eagle takes off at the Roswell Industrial Air Center. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Royal Moroccan Air Force F-5 planes flying over Morocco.

DF-ST-85-11861. Subject Operation/Series: CORNET COLT Base: Flesland Air Base Country: Norway (NOR)

A Polish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares to depart after a training exercise at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, October, 21, 2022. To guarantee that the DoD remains the greatest fighting force in the world, it will continue to build unity of effort and mission across components, commands, services, and theaters.

An Italian air force Tornado takes off from Andravida Air Base, Greece, April 4, 2022. Italy was one of the many nations that participated in INIOCHOS 22, a Hellenic air force-led operational and tactical level field training exercise, hosted by the Hellenic Air Tactics Center at Greeces fighter weapons school.

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