Military Operations in Aircraft

Images depict military personnel working on aircraft, including refueling and inspecting fighter jets, showcasing intense concentration and technical details.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Josh Rials, an in-flight refueling specialist assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conducts maintenance on a KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2022. RF-A serves as an ideal platform for international engagement, and the exercise has a long history of including allies and partners. This enables all entities involved to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability.

060702-N-7130B-078. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-ST-88-01548. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64)

In front of the Fighter Squadron 213 (FV-213) hangar, Aviation Structural Mechanic Structures AIRMAN (ASMSAN) Howard E. Eizey prepares hydraulic lines inside the engine housing of one of the squadron's F-14A Tomcat aircraft for recoupling to an engine that was removed for an aircraft structural inspection. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-89-06025. Base: USS Independence (CV 62) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Josh Rials, an in-flight refueling specialist assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conducts maintenance on a KC-135 Stratotanker during RED FLAG-Alaska 23-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 11, 2022. RF-A serves as an ideal platform for international engagement, and the exercise has a long history of including allies and partners. This enables all entities involved to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability.

Airman 1st Class Amari Grant, 80th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, connects a fuel hose line to an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 26, 2022. Crew chiefs regularly work with 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operators in order to properly fuel their aircraft.

A pilot from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU-24) (HMM 266) Harrier Jet Squadron check last minute details with flight crewmember prior to strike mission. The Tarawa Class, amphibious assault ship, USS NASSAU (LHA 4) is in the Adriatic Sea in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Adriatic Sea

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Mike Magill, KC-135 Stratotanker pilot, assigned to the 99th Air Refueling Squadron adjusts flight controls after takeoff from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 4, 2022. The KC-135 provides core refueling capabilities in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

An air-to-air right side view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, (33rd TFW), as seen through the canopy of another F-15, as it is refueled by a KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft during Operation Ocean Venture. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE Country: Unknown

021007-F-7709A-011. State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, seen from an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft, in flight. The Falcon is leaving the tanker after being refueled during the deployment to Kunsan Air Base, Korea. The aircraft is from the 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christian Nault, 41st Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, reloads ammunition at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 23, 2023. This squadron specializes in combat rescue of downed aircrews using night vision goggles (NVG), low-level formation, air refueling, and survivor recovery.

A 67th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle receives fuel from a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Ocean, July 20, 2022. The weapons and flight control systems in the F-15 Eagle are designed so one person can safely and effectively perform air-to-air combat.

The catapult officer stays down low and holds the launch signal as an A-7E Corsair aircraft streaks by in a cloud of steam on the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). Reserve Carrier Air Wing 30 (CVWR-30) is aboard the INDEPENDENCE off the coast of southern California for carrier qualifications. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DF-ST-89-05260. Subject Operation/Series: CRESTED CAP 87 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The boom operator aboard a KC-10A Extender aircraft. Country: Unknown

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing looks across the ramp of a CV-22B Osprey during local training, U.K., Aug. 2, 2022. Continuous training on advanced aircraft, tactics and air refueling techniques ensures the 352d SOW is ready to respond any time, any place.

220720-N-EV253-1446 SAN DIEGO - (July 20, 2022) U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group (EODGRU) One jump from a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 as part of a mine exploitation exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A civilian worker services the speed brake of an F-15 Eagle aircraft undergoing repairs and maintenance inpsections at the Warner Robins Air Logisitics Center. The predominantly civilian work force of the Aircraft Division is responsible for the F-15 depot maintenance. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-11287. Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '85 Base: Kodiak State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13179. Base: Air Base 6, Montigo Country: Portugal (PRT)

A close-up view of the tail section of a 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft. The plane sustained damage when an SA-16 missile exploded near it during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

040507-F-7823A-002. Country: Iraq (IRQ)

TECH. SGT. Michael Schoenberger, loadmaster with the 179th Airlift Group, Ohio Air National Guard, assists a jump master from the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps as troops prepare to parachute from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a training exercise. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-141 Starlifter aircraft lands during a chemical warfare training exercise. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Major Mike Maron, 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, is silhouetted against the sun as he makes a preflight check of his F-4E Phantom II aircraft during the joint US/South Korean Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '84. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

970419-F-8006R-001. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 97 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crewman attaches a cargo net to a hook under the Navy's first operational Mark III LAMPS (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) SH-60B Seahawk helicopter. The helicopter is undergoing flight deck landing qualifications aboard the guided missile frigate USS CROMMELIN (FFG 37), off the coast of San Clemente, California. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-ST-85-11026. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64)

Weapons technicians prepare to upload bombs onto an A-7D Corsair II aircraft during Exercise Gallant Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '82 Base: Naval Air Station, China Lake State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PENSACOLA, Fla. (May 8, 2012) Aviation Ordinanceman 1st Class Nathaniel Stuart, from Springville, Utah, a crew chief attached to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, conducts a turnaround inspection on an F/A-18 Hornet during a morning turns evolution. The Blue Angels are slated to perform at the Great Tennessee Air Show May 12-13 in Smyrna, Tenn.

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 355th Aircraft Maintenance Unit performs an engine run on an F-35A Lightning II during a mini-generation on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 28, 2022. Mini-generation is an exercise that allows the practice of Agile Combat Employment capabilities. ACE is an operational concept executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power.

980616-F-2907C-014. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An aircraft maintainer at HAATS, or the High Altitude Army National Guard Training Site, works on a tail rotor assembly of a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk.

World War Two: US Navy ordnance man with a M1919 Browning machine gun next to a PBY Catalina aircraft

Members of the 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron fill the hydraulic system on an F-15 Eagle aircraft during Exercise Brim Frost '83. Subject Operation/Series: Brim Frost '83 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares for take-off to conduct a night training flight, Sept. 27, 2022 at Łask Air Base, Poland. Night training operations are essential for ensuring readiness and helps to maintain 24/7 operations in support of the NATO Air Shielding mission.

A F-15SG Strike Eagle assigned to the Republic of Singapore Air Force receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2, June 10, 2022. The JPARC airspace provides a realistic training environment, allowing Airmen and the Republic of Singapore Air Force to train for full spectrum engagement, ranging from individual skills to complex, large-scale joint engagement. The Strike Eagles are assigned to the 428th Fighter Squadron, RSAF, and a Stratotanker is assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base.

A kite from a BO-105 helicopter is using night vision equipment (Night Vision Goggles).

220922-N-XN177-1609 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2022) - Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Jesse Pedersen, from Black River Falls, Wisconsin, scans the horizon from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 during a search and rescue (SAR) swimmer training evolution Sept. 22, 2022. HSC-23 is embarked aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7). Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk Helicopter pilot with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85, administers a pre-flight functions check before conducting aerial sniper training during an Urban Sniper Course on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, June 15, 2022. The aerial sniper training was led by Marines and military contractors with the Expeditionary Operations Training Group to enhance participating Marines' skills in urban environments through precision fire and engaging simulated targets from an aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Major Kristin "BEO" Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander completes checks before a launch Dec. 6, 2022 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The team performed a brief show for local news media to showcase the end of the air show season.

DN-ST-89-02747. Country: Unknown

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Sean Dolan, an F/A-18 Hornet pilot, with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533, conducts pre-flight inspections in an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base Guam, June 14, 2022, to participate in a joint maritime strike to demonstrate service components fires and effects capabilities in the maritime environment during exercise Valiant Shield 22 (VS 22). Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Task Force the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct long-range, precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Task Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

DM-ST-88-07886. Base: Virginia Beach State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 99th Flying Training Squadron, teaches instructor pilot students fundamental mission sets for heavy aircraft and is located out of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, August 15, 2022. Pilots master the basic overall mission sets in the Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk, then move on to their specialty aircraft for more focused training.

Military personnel disembark from a 433rd Military Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy aircraft upon their arrival in support of Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

STAFF SGT. James Bolland from the 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., performs post flight hydraulics check in the wing flap of a B-52H Stratofortress. The 2nd Wing from Barksdale deployed 12 aircraft and 430 people to participate in exercise Mighty Force 93-6. Subject Operation/Series: MIGHTY FORCE 93-6 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Aubrey Buddy, refuels a C-130 Hercules at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Sep. 22, 2022 during a readiness exercise, Operation Thundercat. This four-day exercise provides a simulated combat environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world warfighting capabilities.

The 23rd Bomb Squadron flag reflects off of the windshield of a B-52H Stratofortress over the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 12, 2024. The mission of the "Bomber Barons" is to fly the B-52H Stratofortress, projecting global power. Air Force

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 23, 2017) An E-2C Hawkeye early warning and control aircraft assigned to the Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113 flies over the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship and its carrier strike group are on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Sr. Airmen Kevin Barker, crew chief with the 924th Fighter Group, conducts post flight procedures on an A-10 Thunderbolt II on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 30, 2022. More than 200 Airmen and 10 A-10s from the 924th FG of the 944th Fighter Wing are working out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii July 21-Aug. 4, during the units participation in 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 from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The worlds largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

111221-N-DR144-167 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 21, 2011) Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Seth Orourke, a plane captain assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, gives thumbs up to the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet after completing start-up of the aircraft on the flight deck 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.

German pilot LT Ingo Gerhartz checks instruments in the cockpit of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft simulator. The 1ST German Training Squadron uses the George training range complex for initial and advanced F-4E pilot training. Instructors from the 20th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (20th TFTS) teach German pilots in the basic F-4 course, RF-4 preparatory training and the fighter weapons instructor course. The 20th TFTS also provides maintenance and opertional assistance to the German squadron. Base: George Air Force Base State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America(USA)

CAPT. Barbara Akins serves as co-pilot during the landing of a C-141 MEDEVAC aircraft at Lajes Field, Azores. She is part of the first all-female flight crew to fly an overseas mission. The women are flying the C-141 from McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, to Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany, with a stop-over at Lajes Field, Azores. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A front view of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 269 (HML/A-269). Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Eathen Benally, an engineer equipment operator with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, exits a rough terrain container handler on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 27, 2022. Benally, a White Cone, Arizona native, joined the Marine Corps in 2019. Now at the rank of sergeant, he continues to stay grounded in the Navajo Nation culture and is proud of his tribes accomplishments in the Marine corps.

Members of a minehunting unit prepare to lower the sonar device of an AQS-14 minehunting system from a Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter during operations off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The system is being used to locate inert mines planted by U.S. forces as part of a minehunting exercise during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown

MAJ. Ernest Felts, pilot and chief of training, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command, flies a 6th air Refueling Squadron KC-10A Extender aircraft into position to be refueled by a 190th Air Refueling Group KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Brett Glaze, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, scans for Italian Air Force fighter jets to practice interception during the Aviation Detachment Rotation 22-4 training near Kozalin, Poland, Sept. 16, 2022. The 37 AS performed joint aerial operations with Italian, Polish, and German forces to practice interoperability and strengthen allied forces.

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111221-N-DR144-241 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 21, 2011) An aircraft director guides an F/A-18F Super Hornet to the waist catapults for launch on the flight deck 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.

DN-ST-89-11357. Base: Nas, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

F/A-18 HornetUSS Enterprise (CVN 65)US Navy

220514-N-UP745-2074 CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 14, 2022) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, launches off the flight deck, aboard Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), in the Central Mediterranean Sea, May 14, 2022. Jason Dunham is a part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

030513-F-1443F-010. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DN-ST-89-08387. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

jsc2017e118972 (September 21, 2017) --- (From left) 2017 NASA astronaut candidates Jessica Watkins and Frank Rubio and Canadian Space Agency astronaut candidate Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons are lowered into the training pool during helicopter water survival training at NASA Johnson Space Centers Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caleb, assigned to the 27th Fighter Generation Squadron, operates a forklift to pick up cargo during a cargo deployment function line exercise at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2024. The cargo was lifted onto a deployed debrief facility to facilitate proper mooring procedures. Air Force

Onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74), Photographer's Mate AIRMAN David Hadley, VF-143, loads a KA-153 aerial film magazine into the Tactical Air Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) under an F-14 Tomcat. The Nuclear powered aircraft carrier is deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up.(Officially released by COMFIFTHFLT Public Affairs). Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

DN-ST-85-03947. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: Rota Country: Spain (ESP)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Aamir West, from Jersey City, New Jersey, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) air department, tows an MH-60R Sea Hawk, attached to the Spartans of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, in the hangar bay, Oct. 6, 2022. The Gerald R. For Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) is deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict-free Atlantic region.

Crewmen from Light Attack Squadron 122 (VA-122) perform preflight maintenance on an A-7 Corsair II aircraft. Base: Naval Air Station, Moffett Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-11942. Subject Operation/Series: PHOTO FINISH '85 Base: Mcclellan Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zach Henderson, 384th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, conducts his pre-flight checks during Operation Noble Defender at Moses Lake, Washington, Sept. 14, 2022. Recurring operations like Noble Defender contribute to NORAD's ongoing efforts to address current and evolving threats to North American defense and security.

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 328th Air Refueling Squadron, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., refuels a B-52 Stratofortress from the 93rd Bomb Squadron, assigned to the 307th Operations Group at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, to complete local training requirements August 15, 2022. Establishing, maintaining, and expanding military relationships is vital to mission success, and Barksdale AFB is one of many global partners.

A member of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (HC-2) looks out the open door of an SH-3 Sea King helicopter as it flies out to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) in the aftermath of Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Persian Gulf

Coast Guard Personnel - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-90-347. shadowed view of personnel on HH-65 near rotor blade, 050901. Hurricane Katrina

Staff Sgt. Kenny Williams, 8th Maintenance Group weapons standardization evaluator, inspects weapons load crew teams during the 2021 Dedicated Crew Chief and Load Crew Competition at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, April 2, 2022. The weapons Airmen are inspected on dress and appearance, U.S. Air Force maintenance history and knowledge, while effectively loading missiles onto the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

DN-ST-89-01848. Country: Unknown

A US Marine Door Gunner Peers Out from a CH-53D Sea Stallion from Above an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun

DN-ST-89-04233. Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A C-130 Hercules and its anxious pilot wait on the taxiway at Camp MacKall Army Air Field, North Carolina, while airmen from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, offload equipment from the rear of the aircraft. An orchestrated dance of men and machine, Exercise GRYPHON WARRIOR, tests the mettle of both in a combat situation. Lessons learned prepare airmen for the role they will play as part of the expeditionary aerospace force. This photograph is from the article "A Herculean Task", AIRMAN Magazine, October 1999 issue. Subject Operation/Series: GRYPHON WARRIOR Base: Camp Mackall Army Air Field State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060830-N-0555B-088. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Abrahamsen, 535th Airlift Squadron instructor pilot conducts a preflight check before performing a C-17 Globemaster III demonstration at the Kaneohe Bay Air show at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022. The air show featured static displays, aerial performances and aircraft demonstrations to show appreciation for the support given by the local community.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alex Pelbath, 437th Operations Group, and Fox News journalist Bill Hemmer stand on the flight line at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, while discussing Operation Allies Refuge, Aug. 17, 2022. This August marks the first anniversary of the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in history, with nearly 800 aircraft from more than 30 nations evacuating 124,000 people from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, over 17 days.

A U.S. Navy AD2 performs maintenance on an MH-53 on USS INCHON (MCS 12). USS INCHON is currently supporting Operation Allied Force in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Country: Unknown

DF-ST-89-00957. Subject Operation/Series: SHADOW HAWK Base: Al Jafr Country: Jordan (JOR)

Lance Corporal Joseph Lloyd mans the port window.50 caliber machine gun of a Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter prior to a live-fire gun shoot at Camp Pendleton, California, during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220529-N-TI693-2056MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 29, 2022) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Shane Barton, from St. Catherine, Jamaica, guides an MH-60R helicopter to the flight deck aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) during Exercise Phoenix Express 22, May 29, 2022. Phoenix Express 22, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation among participating nations in order to increase maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean.

An A-6E Intruder aircraft is positioned for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64) as the vessel is underway off the coast of South America.. Country: Unknown

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18A Hornet aircraft pilot waits for his aircraft to be launched during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

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