Aircraft Maintenance and Logistics

Ground operations depicting personnel performing maintenance and loading supplies on military aircraft, highlighting teamwork and logistical support in military settings.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and U.S. Airmen with the 535th Airlift Squadron load luggage into a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in preparation to depart for Bougainville III at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 11, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d Littoral Combat Team live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations.

A maintenance airman connects a fuel hose to an F-15C Eagle at Muniz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico in support of North American Aerospace Defense Commands (NORAD) Operation Noble Defender (OND), 27 June, 2022. As a part of OND, which is a recurring operation, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) coordinated and conducted joint operations with the U.S. Navy while concurrently launching jets from different locations across the United States' gulf coast and Puerto Rico. OND, is an integrated air and missile defense operation designed to ensure the defense and security of the northern and southern approaches to North America. This particular OND allowed NORAD units to exercise maneuvers designed to defend the southern approach to the United States from simulated cruise missile threats. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and American command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and space-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft contro

041230-M-0931T-010. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

C-27J Spartan aircraft from the Ohio, Mississippi and Maryland Air National Guard provided hurricane relief efforts and supplies to victims in the New York area Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012.

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and U.S. Airmen with the 535th Airlift Squadron load luggage into a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in preparation to depart for Bougainville III at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Jan. 11, 2024. Bougainville III is a 3d Littoral Combat Team live-fire exercise focused on decentralized operations to prepare the battalion to command and control forces from dispersed locations.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant William Zimmerman, crewchief from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, watches as the nose-gear of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is cycled up timing the procedure to make sure it is within specifications at Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia. The 555th Fighter Squadron is taking part in weapons training deployment. Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK)

041203-F-2034C-021. Base: Unknown

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. Air Force Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Logics Readiness Squadron unload a U.S. Army HIMARS out of the rear loading ramp of a U.S. Air Force C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft at Al Dhafra Airbase, United Arab Emirates, December 1, 2022.

127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member Tech. Sgt. Chad Terry runs an ammunition loader assembly during a 30mm ammo download off the A-10C Thunderbolt II at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, on Aug. 26, 2022. Aircraft armament personnel are responsible for maintaining, testing and troubleshooting all aspects of the A-10s weapons system and its associated support equipment.

During an agile combat employment joint force exercise, members from the 151st Air Refueling Wing unload a Polaris Military RZR from a KC-135R Stratotanker on Sept. 8, 2022 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. This exercise will develop new operational concepts, capabilities and plans to bolster deterrence and maintain the U.S. militarys competitive advantage for the future.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Raymond Diaz-Rios, a Crew CHIEF from the 22nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), inspects the engine of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft as part of his post-flight procedures, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. The 22nd EFS is part of the coalition force here to support Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, a military effort to enforce the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Lockheed F-104G Starfighter is fueled.

030812-F-4884R-009. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U. S. Air Force Airman from the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, (SANGB) Mich. performs Agile Combat Employment (ACE) training while arming an A-10 Thunderbolt II also from SANGB during an Integrated Combat Turn (ICT) during Northern Agility 22-2/Northern Strike 22, at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, Mich., Aug. 8, 2022. Northern Agility 22-2 and Northern Strike 22 executing currently demonstrate how the Air Forces new Agile Combat Employment concept can be integrated into the joint fight. Northern Strike provides the perfect backdrop for the Michigan Air National Guard to establish Michigan as a center of excellence for ACE.

U.S. military personnel assigned to United States Central Command deliver equipment in support of a USAID-led humanitarian mission at Sukkur Airport, Pakistan, Sep 8, 2022. USAID leads the U.S. Government's international development and disaster assistance, helping people emerge from humanitarian crises, such as the catastrophic flooding currently plaguing Pakistan. This USAID-led delivery was the first of many to be distributed at several locations throughout the country.

030129-M-4815H-002. Base: Marine Corps Air Station,Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing delivers a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb, with a JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) attachment, for loading into a B-1 Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The B-1 can hold 24- 2,000-pound bombs in its three bomb bays. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda .... Complete Scene Caption: An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing delivers a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb, with a JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) attachment, for loading into a B-1 Lancer bomber during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The B-1 can hold 24- 2,000-pound bombs in its three bomb

DF-ST-87-00603. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Corbin Phillips, 113th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, refuels an empty wing tank of an F-16 aircraft at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Nov. 3, 2022. The aircraft is refueled so that it can continue flying on its missions.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Desirae Etheridge, a native of Huntsville, Ala. and Airman 1st Class Zach Goodwin conduct pre-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon to ensure it is ready for takeoff as part of The Falcon Air Meet 2010 at Azraq Air Base, Jordan, Oct. 21, 2010. Airman Etheridge and Airman Goodwin are both assigned to the 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.

050712-A-7045A-081. Base: Bezmeer Air Base Country: Bulgaria (BGR)

Contractors from the 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio and U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida unload cargo from an MC-130J Combat Talon II aircraft Sept. 27, 2022. Aircraft, equipment and Airmen were repositioned to WPAFB in preparation for possible impacts from Hurricane Ian.

040520-F-1389C-013. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Soldiers in 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery Regiment conduct joint training out of Altus Air Force Base with Airmen from 97th Logistics Readiness Squadron. The Soldiers loaded HMVVs and Multiple Launch Rocket Systems onto C-17s and then offloaded them at Henry Post Army Airfield May 26.

030410-F-4806N-003. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Country: Romania (ROM)

After offloading from an Air Force C-5 Galaxy a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter sits on the Biggs Army Airfield flightline awaiting its transportation to a parking area where the helicopter will be reassembled and prepared for its role in ROVING SANDS '97. ROVING SANDS is a multinational effort and is the largest military exercise on United States soil that allows training in a joint environment to hone command and control procedures and integrate new systems in Theater and Air Missile Defense. (Duplicate image, see also DFSD9900828 or search 970413F4141A005). Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, conduct BLU-97/B Combined Effects Bomb (CEB) load training, on an F-15 Eagle at the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Korea. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alfredo Lepe, an egress technician assigned to the 175th Maintenance Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, conducts a pre-flight check for an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during the DEFENDER-Europe 22 exercise, May 18, 2022, at Ämari Air Base, Estonia. DEFENDER-Europe is an annual large-scale U.S. Army-led, multinational, joint exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Dave Goodwin, with the Electronic Attack Squadron-133 (VAQ 133), from Woodby Island, Washington, inspects his EA-6B Prowler prior to a mission from Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, in support of exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-85-13527. Subject Operation/Series: WOUNDED EAGLE '83 Country: Unknown

011010-F-4406B-037. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 140th Wing Colorado Air National Guard unload equipment from an C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Thundercat at Pueblo Memorial Airport, Colo., Sept. 22, 2022. Operation Thundercat is a four day exercise that provides a simulated environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world war fighting capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Santiago Cordobacertuche, left, and Cpl. Joshua Stevenson, both aircraft ordnance technicians with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, install flares on a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2022. U.S. Marines with VMGR-152 conduct routine aerial operations to enhance their capabilities as a significant force in the Indo-Pacific.

Cargo is loaded onto a WC-130 from the 156th Airlift Wing, Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, to be delivered to Puerto Rico, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., Oct. 19, 2015. The cargo is going with 125 members of the 152nd Engineer Support Company, New York Army National Guard, to work on such things as debris removal and restore lines of communication to bring aid in the on going hurricane relief.

021112-F-9032T-006. Base: RAF Lakenheath Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing load a mobile air conditioning unit for a departure flight onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster during exercise Accurate Test 22 at Thumrait Air Base, Oman, May 22, 2022. Loading aircraft is performed systematically, using a computer program to optimize space and weight distribution for each flight and its passengers.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ricardo Green conducts a post-flight fuel and oil inspection of a 125th Fighter Wing, 159th Fighter Squadron F-15 eagle during exercise VIGILANT SHIELD on 5 Wing Goose Bay, Canada, Oct. 25, 2014. The VIGILANT SHIELD field training exercise is a bi-national NORAD Command exercise which provides realistic training and practice for American and Canadian forces in support of respective national strategy for North AmericaÕs defense. NORAD ensures U.S. and Canadian air sovereignty through a network of alert fighters, tankers, airborne early warning aircraft, and ground based air defense assets cued by interagency and defense surveillance radars.

An airman from the 603rd Military Airlift Support Group moves a wheel chock into place as a K-loader approaches the rear ramp of a 105th Military Airlift Group, New York Air National Guard, C-5A Galaxy aircraft. The aircraft has brought the U.S. Navy submersible search and rescue vehicle Deep Drone and its support equipment to Okinawa to aid in the recovery of an Air Force helicopter that crashed off the island's coast. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

010119-F-9033M-057. Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Hurricane Gustav, Franklin, LA, September 4, 2008 National Guard unloads commodities from a Chinook helicopter at the newly formed distribution center. Jacinta Quesada/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron offload over 90,000 pounds of humanitarian aid from a C-5M Super Galaxy at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, August 26, 2022. The mission supported the Denton Program, which allows private U.S. citizens and private organizations to transport humanitarian goods to approved countries in need.

Guardsmen with the Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Main Air National Guard train on installing a Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure System (LAIRCM) on a KC-135 aircraft at the 171st Air Refueling Wing near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8, 2022. The defensive system uses an infrared laser to protect against missile threats.

041115-F-9528H-001. Base: Biggs Army Airfield State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

F3222-SPT-95-0007-RM040. Subject Operation/Series: UNITED SHIELD Base: Dubrovnik Country: East Africa

030812-F-1443F-004. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Camm, 97th Air Refueling Squadron ground crew member assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, monitors a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Wing from Fairchild AFB, during a hot-pit refuel Nov. 18, 2022, on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Hot-pit is used to eliminate downtime, leaving an engine of the aircraft running while it is being refueled.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ross Hobbs, the commander of the 34th Bomb Squadron, exits a B-1B Lancer on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, after landing for a Bomber Task Force mission on June 2, 2022. Bomber Task Force missions contribute to joint force lethality and deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by demonstrating the United States Air Force's ability to operate anywhere in the world at any time in support of the National Defense Strategy.

110221-N-SG869-035 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 21, 2011) Cpl. Alantheus Thompson, from Clarksville, Tenn., inspects an engine for an F/A-18C Hornet for proper insulation in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Ronald Reagan is underway conducting training in preparation for an upcoming deployment to the western Pacific Ocean and U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

Airman 1st Class Maggie Bennett, 8th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, fuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Aug. 26, 2022. The fuels distribution flight is responsible for fueling Kunsans F-16 fleet, which continues to support a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyrese Lee, 94th Fighter Generation Squadron avionics specialist, stands beneath on an F-22 Raptor assigned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, 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.

Left side front view medium shot of the tail section on a USAF KC-10 extender as US Air Force members from the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, lower an extentsion cord from McGuire's KC-10 Extender before the pre-flight maintenance inspection at Pope Air Force Base on May 7, 2000 during the Rodeo 2000 readiness competition. During the one week competition, more than 100 teams and 2,500 personnel from over 300 Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, U.S. Army units, and foreign nations will compete in airdrops, cargo loading, refueling, pre-flight, combat endurance, combat tactics, as well as other air and ground operations (Army units, .... Complete Scene Caption: Left side front view medium shot of the tail section on a USAF KC-10 extender as US Air Force members from the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, lower an extentsion cord from McGuire's KC-10 Extender before the pre-flight maintenance inspect

DF-ST-87-04056. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing off-loads a M-142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, in support of Latvian National exercise NAMEJS, at Lielpaja Airfield, Latvia, Sept 26, 2022. The 352 SOW continues to provide critical low-visibility support to U.S. and allies enabling conventional assets to operate effectively on a short notice anywhere in the theater at any time.

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing off-loads a M-142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, in support of Latvian National exercise NAMEJS, at Lielpaja Airfield, Latvia, Sept 26, 2022. The 352 SOW continues to provide critical low-visibility support to U.S. and allies enabling conventional assets to operate effectively on a short notice anywhere in the theater at any time.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Natalie Proctor, 22nd Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy loadmaster, and part of the LBGTQ+ community and (Airman info on the way) prepares the front of a C-5M to be lowered to the ground at Travis Air Force Base, California, June 28, 2022. President Joe Biden proclaimed June to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Pride Month for the United States. The Department of Defense recognizes and celebrates the contributions service members of the LBGTQ+ community bring to the fight.

CHIEF Cambell, Preventive Medicine Technician and Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Mcghee, add treated chlorinated water to a hand washing station at the Kenya United States Liaision Office (KUSLO) warehouse which will be used by Marines and Sailors during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response. (Duplicate image, see also DM-SD-02-05520). Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE RESPONSE Base: Mombasa Country: Kenya (KEN)

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company (CLC) 21 and U.S. Airmen with 16th Airlift Squadron prepare to load an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2022. U.S. Marines and Airmen loaded the HIMARS onto the aircraft during Exercise Rolling Thunder 23-1, a live-fire artillery event that tested 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Divisions ability to operate in a littoral environment against a simulated peer-level threat. CLC-21 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, the logistics combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

011017-F-0193C-002. Subject Operation/Series: BRIGHT STAR 01-02 Base: Beni Sueif Air Base Country: Egypt (EGY)

030419-F-1389C-010. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG

Mechanics from the 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit reinstall the engine of a 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during the combined Thai/U.S. Exercise Cobra Gold '89. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD '89 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

Members of the 28th Munitions Maintenance Squadron practice loading weapons on a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040814-F-7823A-066. Base: Dobbins Air Reserve Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Mi-17 helicopter is loaded on to a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 9, 2022. The C-17 was carrying an Mi-17 helicopter that the Department of Defense is delivering to aid Ukrainian troop movement around the battlefield.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Soucy, a loadmaster with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, guides a K-loader into position to load cargo on a C-17 Globemaster aircraft, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 16, 2022. The cargo, loaded by Airmen with the 378th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadrons Air Terminal Operations Center, will be transported to Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Dolan, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, recovers a C-17 Globemaster III following Hurricane Ian at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 1, 2022. Base personnel executed the rapid recovery of the C-17s, ensuring the continuation of Team Charlestons rapid global mobility mission.

Senior Airman Derek Pyon, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil, & Lubricants, prepares to bring a pantograph refueling system to a 36th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon at Suwon Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 2, 2022. The pantograph provides on-demand fuel at the squeeze of a handle and provides fuel support to multiple aircraft at the same time, reducing the work-load and turn-times of the mobile refueling fleet.

23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit Aircraft Armament Systems specialists and 5th Munitions Squadron Munitions Systems Maintenance specialists assemble munitions in support of a Bomber Task Force at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 30, 2022. With the 5 MUNS providing munitions assembly support and the 23 AMU providing upkeep for the four 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadrons B-52H Stratofortresses taking part in this BTF, they each contribute a crucial part to the mission that would otherwise be impossible to accomplish without their presence.

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Ganesh (left) and Sgt. Eric Eddy, both crew chiefs from Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, Assault Helicopter Battalion, attached to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, install a bracket onto a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter blade during a blade folding operation at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 27, 2022. The 3-142nd AHB, attached to the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, provides Army aviation operations and support to the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve mission, which is to advise, assist, and enable partnered forces in the enduring defeat of ISIS.

030327-F-3838S-005. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

040323-F-3963C-056. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

011024-F-0308N-043. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

011126-F-4406B-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

040907-F-2014R-085. Base: Andersen Air Force Base State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

DF-ST-87-13473. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

021218-F-7203T-012. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

020128-F-1545M-002. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

000328-F-4406B-503. Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base Country: South Africa (ZAF)

Airmen from the 269th Combat Communications Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard, along with aircrew from the 164th Airlift Wing, Memphis Tennessee load equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III that willl go along with a six-man team from the 269 CCS to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Island in support of relief efforts with Hurricane Irma.The 269 CCS provides tactical communications support to first responders support the relief effort.

011120-F-4406B-016. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

020307-F-4300H-001. Subject Operation/Series: STRONG RESOLVE Base: Sola Air Station Country: Norway (NOR)

Maintainers and fuel technicians fuel a C-17 in preparation for its departure on a humanitarian mission to Japan Mar. 12, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The plane will visit various Air Force bases in Japan during its mission to provide support for Japan relief efforts in the wake of tsunami and earthquake damage there.

980622-F-2171A-029. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army and Republic of Korea personnel release nets securing pallets of duffel bags onto a flatbed truck during the joint U.S./South Korean exercise Team Spirit '87. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '87 Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Hillman, readiness noncommissioned officer, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, and Sgt. Sean Pritchard standardizations instructor with Detachment 2, Golf Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion monitor unfueling activity of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prior to loading onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, Sept. 25, 2018. The Alaska National Guard is present in South Carolina to assist civil authorities in dealing with hurricane Florence relief efforts.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron and the 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit review KC-135 Stratotanker maintenance records at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 5, 2023. Refueling missions extend the breadth of U.S. aerial capabilities throughout the Indo-Pacific demonstrating the multi-domain benefit of critical deterrence missions.

DF-ST-85-09785. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '84 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010924-F-3961R-013. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Oman (OMN)

U.S. Air Force Col. Tom Sling Bladen, the previous wing commander of the 104th Fighter Wing, climbs down from an F-15C Eagle after completing his fini flight on August 4, 2022, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Fini flights or final flights are ceremonial flights performed at the conclusion of ones career or assignment. This flight concluded Bladens 25-year long career and over 2,400 flight hours in the F-15.

030320-N-4142G-013. Base: USS Constellation (CV 64)

030405-F-5712B-006. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Members of the 48th Transportation Squadron unload supplies and equipment from a C-17 aircraft on the RAF Lakenheath flightline returning from the Air Expeditionary Force 4 deployment. The pallets were loaded onto the new 60K 'Tunner.' Named after Lieutenant General William H. Tunner, commander of the Combined Airlift Task Force, which provided supplies to West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift. The $1.5 million Tunner is the military's latest "K Loader," the primary piece of equipment used to load and download cargo from aircraft. The Tunner is capable of holding up to 60,000 pounds or 6 pallet positions of cargo or rolling stock. It can reach speeds up to 24 miles per hour, and can .... Complete Scene Caption: Members of the 48th Transportation Squadron unload supplies and equipment from a C-17 aircraft on the RAF Lakenheath flightline returning from the Air Expeditionary Force 4 deployment. The pallets were loaded onto the new 60K 'Tunner.' Named after Lieutenant General William H.

Members of the West Virginia Air National Guard 167th Tactical Airlift Group load supplies onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft bound for Cebu. Their combined training and humanitarian missions are delivering over 49,000 pounds of medicine, equipment and hospital beds; Filipino doctors living in West Virgina led the effort by the Charleston Area Medical Center to donate the materiel. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

050904-F-4563N-071. Base: Columbus State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Suffolk County, England. USAF AIRMAN Karcz (background) and SENIOR AIRMAN Wilson, from the 100th Aircraft Generation Squadron, 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall maneuver the pentagram refueling system past the starboard side main landing gear of a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

As personnel from the 615th Tanker Airlift Control Element, from Travis Air Force Base, California, are documented by Technical Sergeant Manuel Trejo, a videographer with the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, as they unloaded cargo and supplies from a C-141 Starlifter. The C-141 is from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, NJ. The event occurred at a classified location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

U.S. Marines with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 prepare to transport AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Aug. 30, 2022. AV-8B Harrier II jets assigned to VMA-223 were loaded with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and ADM-141A Tactical Air-Launched Decoys for the pilots to practice air-to-air combat. VMA-223 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 55th Fighter Generation Squadron stow F-16C Fighting Falcons in a hangar in preparation for Tropical Storm Ian at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sep. 29, 2022. As the base prepares the flightline and other facilities for the intense weather approaching, the 20th Fighter Wing Commander has authorized a reduced manning footprint to keep service members and families safe.

U.S. Soldiers prepare to load a M142 High Mobility Arillery Rocket System onto a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Golden Bee at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 25, 2022. Exercise Golden Bee is a joint readiness exercise designed to provide training integration and rehearse strategic and operational objectives in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.

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