Aerial Refueling Exercises

Dynamic shots of aircraft in aerial refueling maneuvers during military exercises, showcasing intricate operations in flight.

A German air force Tornado aircraft receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, during exercise Cobra Warrior 22 over the North Sea, Sept. 7, 2022. This exercise provides valuable opportunities for all participating forces to practice and develop tactics, techniques and procedures in complex scenarios.

A German air force Tornado aircraft receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, during exercise Cobra Warrior 22 over the North Sea, Sept. 7, 2022. This exercise provides valuable opportunities for all participating forces to practice and develop tactics, techniques and procedures in complex scenarios.

An F-14 Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) launches into the air from the number four catapult of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during Operation Deny Flight. A catapult launch sends the 22-ton aircraft along 260 feet of flight deck in less than 2 seconds and pushes the aircraft from zero to 180 mph. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea

An HH-53 Super Jolly helicopter crew member assists a "downed pilot" as they are hoisted up to the hovering helicopter during pararescue training. The men are assigned to the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron. Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

220726-N-WG572-1202PEARL HARBOR (July 26, 2022) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet conducts an aerial refueling with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 26. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, and 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. (Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher J. Crawford)

An underside view of the Navy's first operational Mark III light airborne multi-purpose system (LAMPS) SH-60B Seahawk helicopter hovering over the flight deck of the guided missile frigate USS CROMMELIN (FFG-37). The helicopter is undergoing flight deck landing qualifications off the coast of San Clemente, Calif. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

990229-F-9796L-002. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-87-05549. Country: Unknown

The boom operator watches from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as an F-15 Eagle aircraft lines up for refueling during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Tail of an F-14 Tomcat

Russian MI-8 helicopters wait at the Zhezkazgan Airport in Kazakhstan to deploy to the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft landing with Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, along with Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Feustel, Arnold, and Artemyev are returning after 197 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 55 and 56 crews onboard the International Space Station.

A pilot straps himself into the cockpit of his EA-6B Prowler aircraft at the start of flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A right side view of an OV-10 Bronco aircraft from the 601st Tactical Air Support Group, Sembach Air Base, West Germany, in flight during Exercise Reforger '81. Subject Operation/Series: REFORGER '81 Base: Hanau Army Air Field Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A flight deck crewman positions himself against the blast from an F-14 Tomcat as the aircraft is catapulted from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). The glass enclosure is the catapult launch station. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

DF-ST-89-03619. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

980817-N-4912M-016. Base: USS Hurricane (PC 3) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

An air-to-air right underside view of a KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft as it refuels an F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, during Operation Ocean Venture. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE Country: Unknown

040511-F-9085B-019. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, taxis on the flight line during Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 22.12 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 16, 2022. WSEP-E 22.12 is a formal, two-week evaluation exercise designed to test a squadrons capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions.

220830-N-VJ326-2081 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 30, 2022) - An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) launches from amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 30, 2022. 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.

DN-SC-04-15229. Base: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-SC-86-03639. Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet receives fuel from a Maine Air National Guard KC-135R during a mid-air Refueling for the North American Air Defense Command Exercise conducted on Oct, 27th 2022.

Rotors of two 352d Special Operations Wing CV-22B Ospreys await inspection as aircrew preflight the aircraft on the flightline at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, U.K. Aug 2, 2022. The aircrew preflighted two Osprey aircraft before training in tilt-rotor air-to-air refueling and low-level flying qualifications to advance readiness in support of global special operations.

U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron conducts air refueling operations with a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 2, 2022. The KC-135 delivers global reach aerial refueling capability to support joint and partner nation aircraft throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon, from the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, receives fuel from another NJ ANG aircraft, a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 108th Wing Jan. 23, 2022, enroute to Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. The NJ ANG fighter jets and tanker aircraft flew to the 156th Wing, Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, PR, for the NJ ANGs first Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Hunter Hires)

030904-F-9032T-001. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A view of the damage to the fuselage of an F/A-18 strike fighter aircraft sustained when ammunition exploded prematurely in the M-61A1 20mm Vulcan gun barrel during a mission in support of Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

240121-N-ED228-2081 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2024) A pilot, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, stands by in an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to (VMFA) 314, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains.

DN-SC-87-02813. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-89-00142. Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-09055. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A refueling drogue from a from a KC-10A Extender aircraft stationed at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, tops off a Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. The Blue Angels, the Navy's premier demonstration team, performed for 325,000 people at the Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, NJ, Airshow on June 2-3, 2001. The McGuire AFB KC-10A refueled the Blue Angels as they returned to their home base at Pensacola, Florida. Country: United States Of America (USA)

060828-N-7130B-356. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

Relief supplies are loaded aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft after the sun goes down. The supplies are being airlifted by the 437th Military Airlift Wing to the victims of an earthquake in North Yemen. Base: Pisa Country: Italy (ITA)

A1C Luke Shelton, a tailgunner, examines the tail section of a B-52D Stratofortress aircraft. Base: Carswell Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-87-10395. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

The pilot of an F-16 from the 169th Fighter Wing in South Carolina takes on fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 134th Air Refueling Wing. The 134th Air Refueling Wing celebrated the centennial anniversary of in-flight refueling on June 27, 2023, by performing two flyovers and a total of seven in-flight refuelings in the skies over Tennessee.

A crew chief assigned to the 36th Fighter Generation Squadron marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon to the runway during a base-wide training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 15, 2022. Maintainers serviced, recovered and launched aircraft during the base-wide training which assessed Osans ability to defend, sustain and execute contingency operations.

A close-up view of an MC-130E Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, parked on the flight line. The aircraft is participating in Exercise FLINTLOCK '87, a joint Special Operations Command Europe exercise testing the effectiven. Subject Operation/Series: FLINTLOCK '87 Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 24th Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Forth Worth, Texas, sits on the flight line during Weapons Evaluations System Program-East 23.01 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 5, 2022. WSEP-E 23.01 combined COMBAT ARCHER and COMBAT HAMMER exercises, allowing participating units to be evaluated on not only air-to-air weapons employment normally held at Tyndall, but air-to-ground weapons as well.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, conducts aerial refueling operations with a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, in the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility, April 21, 2022. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft that delivers airpower to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 56th Fighter Wing out Luke Air Force Base, Arizona moves into position to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron during an aerial refueling training mission over the skies of Arizona Wednesday July 7, 2009. The 336th ARS is from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March Air Reserve Base, California.

220715-A-LY216-1015 WAHIAWA, Hawaii (July 15, 2022) U.S. Army Soldiers in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter observe a military freefall during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four 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.

The ground combat control team watches as parachute jumpers exit a C-141 Starlifter aircraft during exercise Bold Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a KC-135 assigned to the Main Air National Guardfly in formation behind a KC-135 assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, Oct. 27, 2022. Operation NOBLE DEFENDER is a long-planned NORAD exercise that validates the commands capability to defend Canada and the United States from every avenue of approach. The Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) led this iteration of OND and coordinated and conducted combined operations, while concurrently launching aircraft from different locations across the northeast coast of the United States. F-15 and KC-135 aircraft from CONR and CF-18 aircraft from the Canadian NORAD Region participated in the operation. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and U.S. command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and space-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft controlled by a sophisticated command and contro

XV-15 prototypes Multi-Mission BAT-LHX design, Search & Rescue, Marine assault

970622-N-5121B-014. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Tarawa

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Sam Abernathy, an intelligence officer with Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, loads rounds into an M240-B machine gun during a live-fire exercise over the Atlantic Ocean, June 23, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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.

970220-F-7804S-025. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVORJOINT GUARD Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Apache helicopter

021231-F-7203T-022. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

DN-ST-85-03930. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

SRA Paul Stoner, the loadmaster aboard a 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron (345th TAS) C-130 Hercules aircraft, prepares the aircraft for a personnel air drop during a "Tac Trainer" mission. The 345th TAS deployed to South Korea from Yokota Air Base, Japan to conduct terrain-following navigation and tactical air drop training missions. Country: South Korea

A BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile launched from a submarine submerged off the coast of California approaches its target, a revetted aircraft. The missile traveled more than 400 miles during the test conducted by the Joint Cruise Missiles Project. (First view in a series of three). Base: San Clemente Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, to conduct refueling operations in the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility, April 21, 2022. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft that delivers airpower to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, take-off in a CH-53E Super Stallion during a helicopter raid exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2022. The exercise trained Marines to secure an objective from a simulated oppositional force. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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An F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft maintainer assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron perform pre-flight inspections on an aircraft at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Nov. 2, 2022. The Liberty Wing has been performing night flying operations in order to maintain readiness and showcase operational capabilities.

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron prepares a fire truck to be unloaded from a C-130 Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 7, 2022. This fire truck plus two more are being revived by the 726th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron's vehicle management to be used at Baledogle Military Airfield, Somalia. (Photo by U.S. Air Force SSgt Branden Rae)

A close-up view of the markings on the side of an Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) A-7E Corsair aircraft parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The markings are an accounting of the anti-radiation missiles, cluster bombs and general-purpose bombs fired or dropped by the aircraft's pilot during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

An airman, wearing protective clothing, checks a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a chemical warfare exercise. The airman is from the 317th Military Wing, Air National Guard. Base: Rickenbacker Ang Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender connects to another KC-10 for aerial refueling over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 7, 2022. The KC-10 is an advanced tanker and cargo aircraft designed to provide increased global mobility for U.S. armed forces.

low angle detail Military Aviat shuttle catapult aircraft carrier control tower lights

A Canadian JP-5 diesel fuel truck pulls up to an arriving KC-130 transport aircraft to pick up fuel and remove it to a safe storage area. The helicopter refueling station is held by Canadian troops who are taking part in Operation Provide Relief. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE RELIEF Base: Geledwegne Country: Somalia (SOM)

A close-up view of the markings on the side of a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) EA-6B Prowler aircraft parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). The missile silhouettes indicate the number of anti-radiation missiles launched by the aircraft's crew against Iraqi radar installations during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown

040318-F-2828D-085. Base: Port-Au-Prince Country: Haiti (HTI)

Casualties" are being carried from a C-141 Starlifter aircraft to a medical bus during Exercise Wounded Eagle '82. Subject Operation/Series: WOUNDED EAGLE '82 Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, approaches a KC-10 Extender assigned to the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for air refueling support, during a Bomber Task Force mission, over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 4, 2022. BTF missions demonstrate the U.S.s commitment to regional security and stability by showing how the U.S. will decisively respond to threats against U.S., coalition and partner forces.

A Boeing (Rockwell) OV-10 Bronco of the American Air Force at the Leeuwarden Air Base during Mot & E.

Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth T. Deal with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires a GAU-21 .50-caliber machine gun as part of a simulated tactical air control party (TACP) exercise during Realistic Urban Training Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise 14-1 (RUTMEUEX) at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., March 26, 2014. RUTMEUEX will prepare the 11th MEU Marines for their upcoming deployment, enhancing their combat skills in environments similar to those they may find in future missions.

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 conduct an air delivered ground refueling (ADGR) on multiple aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2022. VMGR-152 conducted ADGR to train toward rapid-refueling in austere environments for aircraft that cannot be refueled in flight, allowing them to stay in the fight.

A plane director on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) signals to the pilot of an AV-88 Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia. Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

DF-ST-87-09003. Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., receives fuel from a KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire, N.J., as part of The Falcon Air Meet 2010 near Azraq Air Base, Jordan, Oct. 20, 2010.

A flight engineer does a pre-flight inspection on a US Air Force C-141 Starlifter prior to deployment. Subject Operation/Series: PEACE SHIELD '95 Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Military fighter jet with open canopy against blue sky

220103-N-PV401-1005 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 3, 2022) Sailors conduct pre-flight tests on an E-2 D Advanced Hawkeye, assigned to the Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2022. Carl Vinson Carrier 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.

A view of the cockpit of an Attack Squadron 46 (VA-46) A-7E Corsair II aircraft. Country: Unknown

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk, flies over Clearwater, Florida, during a joint training exercise, Oct. 25, 2022. Coastguardsmen worked alongside Marines assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Training Unit 302, Marine Corps Station New River, North Carolina, to conduct a search and rescue exercise. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lauren Cobin)

The South African Air Force in Tunisia, May 1943 Douglas Boston aircraft of No 24 Squadron, South African Air Force flying low over the desert of Tunisia.

000601-F-2907C-005. Base: Vance Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-12095. Base: Bitburg Air Base Country: West Germany (FRG)

Members from the 25th Fighter Generation Squadron and 36th Fighter Generation Squadron compete side-by-side loading GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition Bombs onto A-10C Thunderbolt II and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts, respectively, for the right to be called best load crew for the fourth quarter at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 5, 2024. As part of the competition, teams are evaluated on how quickly and efficiently they can inspect and load munitions onto their respective aircraft.

011203-F-4884R-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Country: Unknown

A crewman aboard the guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG-54) observes replenishment operations between the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63), left, the replenishment oiler USNS HASSAYAMPA (T-A0-145) and the destroyer USS LEFTWICH (DD-984). The ships are participating in a reflagged tanker escort operation. Country: Unknown

detail Prop Military Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes Chance Vought F4U Corsair fighter USN U.S. Navy side insignia fuselage

An A-4F Skyhawk attack aircraft from the U.S. Navy "Top Gun" Fighter Weapons School, San Diego, makes a visit to the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School. Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada(NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220908-N-ZG822-1018 ADRIATIC SEA (Sep. 8, 2022) Sailors preform the final pre-flight checks for an E-2D Hawkeye aircraft attached to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sep. 8, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group-10 and the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG). The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 40, VAW-121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM )46. The GHWBCSG 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.

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, taxis towards a forward arming and refueling point during Assault Support Tactics (AST-4), Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, near Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 25, 2022. AST-4 provides prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a night, long range battalion air assault to multiple objectives simultaneously in a medium threat environment while conducting five of the six functions of Marine Aviation.

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