Modern Military Aviation Operations

Images of military personnel in aircraft cockpits and during operations, focusing on fighter jets, refueling missions, and pre-flight checks in various settings.

A Finnish Soldier with Helicopter Battalion, Utti Jaeger Regiment, performs a service check on a NH90 during a helicopter support team resupply with U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in preparation for exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Syndalen, Finland, Oct. 18, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

DN-ST-87-03590. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pima County, Arizona for tours of the Mexican border area, discussions with local Interior staff and Customs and Border Patrol personnel

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Chidgey, 480th Fighter Squadron pilot, prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a nighttime training sortie at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 21, 2022. Night flying is practiced to increase the combat skills of pilots and aircrew.

A view of the refueling drogue from the cockpit of an F-14D Tomcat aircraft as the Tomcat is refueled by a Convair UC-880 aircraft, the only such aircraft in U.S. Navy service. The Convair is assigned to Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, and is employed in Tomahawk cruise missile testing and refueling aircraft procedures. Country: Unknown

Senior Airman Aljon Alfonso performs pre-flight checks before his assigned F-15E Strike Eagle heads out for a night training mission during Red Flag 14-1, Jan. 30, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Night missions have been integrated into Red Flag to prepare pilots and aircrews for missions in low-light environments. Alfonso is a crew chief from the 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.

Master Sgt. Whitny Vallor, 418th Test and Evaluation Squadron loadmaster, looks out for a landing zone during a BLACK FLAG 22-1 training mission May 12, 2021, over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada. Black Flag 22-1 is focused on developing and validating large force tactics and integration required to deliver combat capability and tactical advantage for the Combat Air Force to build readiness that credibly deters and successfully defeats adversaries.

A Finnish Soldier with Helicopter Battalion, Utti Jaeger Regiment, performs a service check on a NH90 during a helicopter support team resupply with U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 (CLB-6), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, in preparation for exercise Freezing Winds 22 in Syndalen, Finland, Oct. 18, 2022. Task Force Red Cloud, headquartered by elements of CLB-6, is deployed to Finland in support of Exercises SYD 2022 and Freezing Winds 2022 to enhance U.S. and Finnish select interdependence in the maritime domain; solidify bilateral maritime maneuver within the Finnish littoral environment; and foster strong relationships between U.S. Marine Corps and Finnish Defense Force sustainment units.

U.S. Air Force Col. David Shevchik, Jr., former wing commander of the 158th Fighter Wing, waves the Green Mountain Boys flag to onlookers after completing his fini flight, at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Nov. 6, 2022. Upon landing, getting hosed down with water by friends, family, or crew is among tradition for a pilot or flight crew member who has completed the final flight in their military career.

An F-16 fighter pilot turns to look for enemy aircraft while flying a training mission at the Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) system range. The technologically advanced system digitally records combat maneuvers relayed by ACMI pods to computers at Homestead Air Force Base, Fla. Country: Gulf Of Mexico

DF-ST-87-13436. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Unknown

DF-ST-87-07596. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '86 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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View of backcountry hut from small airplane.

AIRMAN (AN) David Thomas, plane captain with Fighter Squadron 102 (FV-102) performs corrosion control on an F-14 Tomcat aircraft the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66). The AMERICAN is participating in Operation Deny Flight. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea

DF-ST-86-09382. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT RODEO '85 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Copy image of an SH-2G Seasprite, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light-35 (HSL-35), arriving onto the helicopter pad on a ship. Country: Unknown

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (May 11, 2013) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Jesus Arevalo assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66), guides an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea-combat Squadron (HSC) 26 from the flight deck during a vertical replenishment-at-sea. Hue City is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

1ST LT. Jeannie Flynn inspects the right main landing gear door during her preflight inspection. 1ST LT. Flynn is the first F-15E female pilot and is assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron for tactical training. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airplane attached to 204th Airlift Squadron is unloaded by U.S. Marines on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2022. The C-17 carried two U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z viper helicopters assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 from Hawaii to Okinawa, Japan as part of a routine effort to rotate aircraft in and out of Japan to lower maintenance problems and to train interoperability with the heavy lift capabilities of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Emily N. Weiss)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. John Jolley Jr., an aerial observer with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 464, cleans a CH-53E Super Stallion's exterior panels at an undisclosed location, Oct. 6, 2022. HMH-464 provided assault support for Marine Forces Special Operations Command during Exercise Raven 23-1 to enhance combat readiness in an unfamiliar expeditionary environment. HMH-464 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

A gunner in a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter mans a .50-caliber machine gun in support of Operation Provide Comfort efforts to aid the Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ)

U.S. Air Force 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress Pilot Capt. Tramaine Omaha Barnett pilots a B-52 over the Mediterranean Sea during a Bomber Task Force mission, Sep. 4, 2022. Two B-52s were deployed for this BTF and were airborne for almost 22 and a half hours, taking off from RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, flying nonstop over the East Mediterranean, Arabian Peninsula, and Red Sea before returning.

DF-ST-87-04062. Country: Unknown

A member of the U.S. Navy's parachute team, the Leap Frogs, spots from the rear ramp of a USAF C-130 aircraft to ensure they are over the drop zone before leaping into an airshow over Naval Air Station Key West. Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Ian J. Connors, a Aerial Videographer with the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, shoots from inside a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 344th Aerial Refeuling Squadron, McConell Air Force Base, Kansas, as it passes fuel for a British E-3 Sentry (Not shown), during a refueling mission in a forward location in the European Theatre. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Country: Unknown

FA-18 Hornet demonstrating at an airshow, Arkansas, USA

A view from inside a desert patrol vehicle (DPV) of SEAL Team 3 during a training exercise at the Naval Amphibious Base. LT. J.G. Thomas Chaby (right) and Hospital Corpsman First Class Joe Pappamihiel have access to an arsenal of weapons including the Browning 50 caliber heavy machine gun and the Mark 19 grenade launcher. Base: Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041116-M-2583M-026. Base: Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Pilots from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing sit in the cockpit of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft prior to flight. The aircraft will be refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft while in flight during testing. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 30, 2013) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Michael Haber fires a .50-caliber machine gun while Gunners Mate 2nd Class Michael Wakefield observes during a live-fire exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

A parachute attached to a cargo sits on the floor of a C-130J Super Hercules during the Samurai Readiness Inspection, Oct. 12, 2022 at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The full-scale exercise is designed to enhance base readiness through training and practicing skillsets, ensuring the base is ready to respond to real-world contingencies.

A Sailor assigned to Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) on board the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) prepares an engine for evaluation in the aft engine test cell, during flight operations. An A-6 Intruder aircraft assigned to the "Sunday Punchers" of Attack Squadron Seven Five (VA 75) makes a final approach during an arrested landing, in the background. Enterprise is participating in the Combined Joint Task Force Exercise (CJTFX) '96, as part of a multinational force of over 50,000 Soldiers, Sailors, AIRMAN and Marines from Canada, Britain and the United States. Subject Operation/Series: CJTFX '96 Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65)

Critical supplies are delivered to an undisclosed location in Afghanistan via airdrop by a C-17 Globemaster III, May 4, 2012. The C-17 is one of two aerial resupply platforms utilized by the U.S. Air Forces Air Mobility Division. In 2011 the AMD directed the dropping of over 58,000 bundles comprising more than 80 million pounds of critical supplies to personnel in austere combat outposts.

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, pick up paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (AIrborne), 11th Airborne Division, for an air assault during Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Complex-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Alaska, April 3, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges.

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kevin OMalley, an MV-22 pilot assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts post-flight checks during a bilateral exercise in Bardufoss, Norway, April 17, 2022. The 22nd MEU, embarked aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is participating in a bilateral training event with the Kingdom of Norways Armed Forces to strengthen U.S. and Norway interoperability, ensuring collective capabilities and steadfast partnerships among NATO allies and partners.

SGT. Lawn Smith, 4th Weapons Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, mounts a TER-9A bomb rack on an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

DN-ST-89-02754. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-88-05677. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-04170. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT OAK Base: Kulis Air National Guard Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

J3107-SPT-94-002523. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

A pilot of the Navy's first operational Mark III LAMPS (Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System) SH-60B Seahawk helicopter discusses his flight. 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)

A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), guides in a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 in the Gulf of Aden, July 13, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

221024-A-NR779-1006 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 24, 2022) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Richard Vollmer, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, flies in an MH-60S Sea Hawk during a search and rescue exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 24. HSC-26 trains pilots and aircrewmen to employ the MH-60S Sea Hawk worldwide in a variety of missions, including fleet logistics support, search and rescue, medical evacuation, special warfare support, anti-surface warfare, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeffrey Lewoczko, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules co-pilot, looks out the window as he flies during an Operation Christmas Drop flight from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 4, 2022. OCD is the longest-running Department of Defense humanitarian aid 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.

A view of the reclined seat that enables the crewman to crawl into the tail gunner station of a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. Base: Carswell Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

970623-N-0485L-001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Peleliu (LHA 5) Scene Major Command Shown: VMA-214 DEPLOYED TO USS PELELIU

A U.S. Army soldier prepares for a freefall jump out of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 31, 2022. Joint special operations forces members assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command, Special Operations Command Central and Joint Communications Support Element conducted an administrative non-tactical freefall operation over MacDill as part of a monthly training requirement.

DF-ST-86-10377. Subject Operation/Series: CORAL SEA 85 Country: Australia (AUS)

A pilot and radar intercept officer from Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) sit in the cockpit of their F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A maintenance crewman wipes down the canopy of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) during Fleet Ex 1-90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Two drogue parachutes yank a 20-ton U.S. Army M-551A1 Sheridan tank from the inside of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. Fifty-five tons of heavy cargo and 204 paratroopers were successfully air-dropped from six C-17's to demonstrate the utility of the U.S. Air Force's newest airlifter to meet the Army's brigade air-drop requirement. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron throws up the Panther Paw before taxing an F-16 Fighting Falcon onto the runway during Exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-06 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 1, 2022. The exercise incorporates Agile Combat Employment, a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability and continue to generate combat power despite enemy attempts at saturation attacks on forward airfields.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army

Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Forces No. 40 Squadron, conduct a sortie over St. Joseph, Missouri, while attending the Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course at the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, September 21, 2022. The AATTC functions as a clearinghouse for gathering and disseminating airlift tactics information. Since 1983 the training center has provided advanced tactical training to airlift aircrews from the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command, Air Mobility Command, U.S. Marine Corps and 17 allied nations.

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, conduct airborne operations aboard a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-2 above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, June 15, 2022. This exercise provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases.

Kansas Air National Guard 1st Lt. Sydney Hultz, left, and Maj. Sterling Scales, both KC-135 Stratotanker pilots assigned to the 117th Aerial Refueling Squadron based at Forbes Field, Kansas, fly a sortie in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2022. RF-A is designed to provide realistic training essential to the continued development and improvement of combined and joint interoperability in a simulated combat environment.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Abbie Wendelken, 344th Air Refueling Squadron mission pilot, pilots a KC-46A Pegasus Sept. 3, 2022, in the Air Force Central Command area of responsibility. Wendelken was participating in Air Mobility Commands multi-week Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Austin Mckinney, an MV-22B crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, inspects the rotor of 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.

010122-F-5009P-004. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Caryl Armour, a boom operator with the 76th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, practices refueling a C-17 Globemaster III over the Eastern United States on June 8, 2022. One of the many capabilities of the 514th AMW is to facilitate aircraft-to-aircraft refueling services while in flight, extending the duration an aircraft can stay in the air or the distance they can travel without having to land.

000715-N-7412M-006. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Country: United Arab Emerites (UAE)

U.S. Navy SEAL combat diver prepares for HALO jump operations from a C-130 Hercules.

U.S. Air Force aerial gunners with the 4th Special Operations Squadron participate 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.

Medium shot from a low angle looking up. U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Edward Musgrave, from the 60th Fighter Squadron, Elgin Air Force Base Florida, cleans an F-15 canopy during Roving Sands '99 at Davis Mothan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 19, 1999. Roving Sands is a multinational air and missile defense exercise taking place at locations from Ft Bliss Texas, to White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '99 Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

050910-A-0575B-007. Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast

Airman Danielle Trejo is lifted into a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during exercise Pacific Thunder April 14, 2014, in South Korea. Trejo acted as a victim during the evacuation exercise. Pacific Thunder is hosted by Osan Air Base and features numerous U.S. and Korean aircraft.

A low angle looking up at a French Soldier operating a German crane to deliver a boiler at the Butila Gas Facility near Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

030409-N-4953E-513. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

TSGT Phil Morgan supplies an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft with liquid oxygen during exercise Sentry Castle '81. The airman is assigned to the 174th Tactical Fighter Wing, New York Air National Guard. Subject Operation/Series: SENTRY CASTLE '81 Base: Hancock Field State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-02165. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 84-1 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army

111104-N-IS680-092 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2011) U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships transit in formation while Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3 Orion aircraft fly overhead during Annual Exercise 2011. Annual Exercise is a bi-lateral field training exercise designed to practice and evaluate the coordination procedures and interoperability elements required to respond to the defense of Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.

980623-F-2907C-007. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Japan Maritime Self Defense Force PETTY Officer First Class Masaki Noge installs a sonobouy into a launch bay of a P-3C Orion patrol aircraft during RIMPAC 98. The P-3C demonstrates the effectiveness of maritime air surveillance and anti-submarine warfare operations. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

981010-M-3661W-014. Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Iskenderum Country: Turkey (TUR)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ramon Green, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew team chief, attaches AGM-114 Hellfire missiles to an AC-130W training aircraft simulating an AC-130J Ghostrider at a weapons load competition at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 31 2022. It is essential for weapons load crews to work efficiently as a team in order to complete their tasks efficiently and effectively.

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US Navy Fire Control Technician 2nd Class Tim Heartzog, a crew member aboard USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57), removes barrel covers on the CIWS (Close-In Weapons System) prior to a test of the weapon while off the northwest coast of South America while en route to Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Reuben James will be conducting bilateral operations with the Chilean navy. Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57)

980421-F-7910D-004. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

220819-F-LN908-1402MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL (Aug. 19, 2022) Aviation Ordnancemen Airman Dennis Davis, right, from Cedar Rapids, IA, fires a M2A1 .50 caliber machine gun aboard the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4), Aug. 19, 2022. Hershel "Woody" Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

030319-F-5040D-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Captain Christopher Burns with the 1ST Reconnaissance Squadron is prepped for his first solo high-altitude flight by squadron aerospace physiologists before starting engines. AIRMAN Magazine article describes the U-2 as still being a major player in the nation's reconnaissance mission despite its 1950s' design and first flight in 1955. Capable of then flying over 70,000 feet, and now even higher thanks to a new F-118-101 engine and upgraded avionics the aircraft was awarded the Collier Trophy in 1998 by the National Aeronautic Association and named the U-2S. The U-2S now has digital capabilty and can transmit data instantaneously to analysts at Beale AFB by using a network of ground .... Complete Scene Caption: Captain Christopher Burns with the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron is prepped for his first solo high-altitude flight by squadron aerospace physiologists before starting engines. Airman Magazine article describes the U-2 as still being a major player in the nation's reconnaissance

110711-N-MJ491-001ARABIAN SEA (July 11, 2011) A Marine plane captain stands by as a pilot performs preflight checks in the cockpit on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Death Rattlers of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 during flight operations aboard 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 conducting close-air support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

A head on view of a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter from the 57th Medical Company, Fort Bragg, NC, being uploaded onto a C-5A Galaxy aircraft by the 68th Aerial Port Squadron, Kelly AFB, TX.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX SHARK Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen set up an antenna on the roof of the base operations building for a mobile satellite communications center. The airmen are members of the 1961st Communications Group involved in Exercise Sandgroper '82. Subject Operation/Series: SANDGROPER '82 Base: Pearce Royal Australian Afb Country: Australia (AUS)

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Lt. Col. Tim Ravas, a pilot assigned to the 5th Special Operations Squadron, poses for a photo with the last MC-130H Combat Talon II, Tail Number 89-0280, after delivering the aircraft to the Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., April 3, 2023. The MC-130H departed Hurlburt Field for the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, also known as the Boneyard,” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

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