Aircraft Maintenance Operations

Images showcase personnel engaged in various aircraft maintenance tasks, featuring military aircraft in multiple locations. The atmosphere is focused and technical, highlighting teamwork in aviation s

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lukasz Lewandoski, a fixed-wing aircraft safety mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, inspects the cockpit of an F-35B Lightning II during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 9, 2022. The purpose of RUT is to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEU's command, air, ground, and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nation's crisis response needs during its upcoming overseas deployment.

011117-F-4406B-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

020307-F-4300H-002. Base: Sola Air Station Country: Norway (NOR)

020306-F-5457M-033. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Egg Harbor Township State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020412-A-8359B-092. Base: Bird International Airport Country: Antigua And Barbuda (ATG) Scene Major Command Shown: Southwest

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lukasz Lewandoski, a fixed-wing aircraft safety mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, inspects the cockpit of an F-35B Lightning II during Realistic Urban Training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 9, 2022. The purpose of RUT is to enhance the integration and collective capability of the MEU's command, air, ground, and logistics elements and prepare the 13th MEU to meet the nation's crisis response needs during its upcoming overseas deployment.

061206-N-8591H-005. Base: Philippine Sea

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, recovers a returning 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.

TSgt Ward Massey, a loadmaster from the 729th Airlift Squadron checks the Potable Water Panel on a C-17A Globemaster III Friday July 24, 2009 prior to flying the Cactus mission from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing out of March Air Reserve Base, California. The Cactus provides air crew training for C-17 crews while at the same time providing March ARB Reservists from Arizona and Nevada transportation to and from their Unit Training Assembly or drill weekend.

030307-F-7875T-001. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kelly Sifers, left, an aircraft armament systems specialist with 388th Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command Fifteenth Air Force, adjusts an air-launched 2.75-inch unguided rocket during the All Type Model Series Armament Team (ATAT) training on Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, Nov. 15, 2022. The training provides the qualification to load ordnance on all aircraft platforms, increasing interoperability and lethality across the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force. Sifers is a native of Las Vegas.

040915-F-3208M-047. Complete Scene Caption: TSgt Ron Werle, crew chief, 55th rescue squadron, inspects the hoist used in aiding pararescuemen and those they are trying to save out of an area and in to this helicopter rescue operations. This HH-60 is being prepared to conduct water landings on board the United States Naval ship Rappahannok sailing in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of San Diego. This is part of a water rescue training TDY to North Air Station North Island (NASNI) conducted jointly between the 55th, 79th, and 48th rescue squadrons all a part of the Air Force Search and Rescue Operations Squadron (AFSOC) stationed at Davis- Monthan Air Force Base, AZ.USAF Photographer: SSgt Lanie McNealPhotos cleared by: 1Lt Rebecca Garland 228-3152 Country: Unknown

040823-F-3968C-019. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen from the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, along with Airmen from the New York ANG's 105th Airlift Wing, Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, position wooden ramps to assist with loading equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vermont, Dec. 4, 2022. The multi-capable Airmen concept entails training Airmen in basic tasks outside of their usual specialty, so by having 158th Fighter Wing Airmen receiving exposure and training from the 105th, allows the Vermonters to be more versatile and contribute to the mission where needed.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Julian Flores, 47th Student Squadron student pilot, inspects each part of a T-38 Talon aircraft to make sure that it is suitable for flight at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 25, 2022. Laughlin trains the most pilots of any training base in the Air Force and is dedicated to producing combat-ready Airmen, leaders and pilots.

011012-F-0308N-054. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Maintenance personnel park WC-135R Constant Phoenix tail number 64-14836 after arriving at the Lincoln Airport July 11, 2022. The 55th Wing retired one of its two WC-135C/Ws in November 2020. The last one, tail number 2667, will remain operational until this fall.

040714-F-2621S-013. Subject Operation/Series: ORI Base: Swanton State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030327-F-3356N-001. Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Members of the 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, load rounds into the gun system of an F-15E Eagle on 23 February 1996 during Operation Decisive Edge. Members of the 494th Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, load rounds into the gun system of an F-15E Eagle on 23 February 1996 during Operation Decisive Edge.

Members of the 42nd Aerial Port Squadron, USAFR, Westover, Massachusetts, are preparing a UH-60 Black hawk helicopter for loading on to a C-5 Galaxy. The helicopter was used in support of US Army operations in Iceland during NORTHERN VIKING '95. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN VIKING '95 Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL)

040901-F-0017C-059. Base: Kwang-Ju Air Base State: Jeollanam-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)

An Airmen secures a decommissioned F-16D fighter jet at a Crash Damage or Disabled Aircraft Recovery training exercise, June 11, 2022, at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, Lower Township, New Jersey. Members of the 177th Fighter Wing, the 108th Wing, the 305th Air Mobility Wing, and the 150th Special Operations Squadron were provided the training opportunity to recover a simulated downed aircraft in the event of a forced landing.

A U.S. Air Force weapons load crew assigned to the 495th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load ordnance onto an F-35A Lightning II at a quarterly load crew competition at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 6, 2023. During the competition crews are tasked with loading munitions on their assigned aircraft while being graded on speed, reliability, safety and proficiency.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard perform systems checks on a UH-60 Black Hawk after a flight training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap. Pa, July 17, 2022. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. John Trapani)

AIRMAN First Class Kenneth Depew a crew chief from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom waits for the F-15E Strike Eagle to finish fueling before removing the fuel nozzle. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

041202-F-4462M-077. Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

020313-F-3805C-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Corporal Leonard Rodriguez, USMC steadies the KC-130s Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine by the propeller. Using the Pettibone crane Corporal Douglas Peterson, USMC, (rear) starts to move the engine into position. The Marines are with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352), Combined Task Force 58. They are in the process of swapping an engine on a Marine KC-130 Hercules at a forward operating base in the Operation ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR 352

Members of the 155th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Air National Guard, perform maintenance on a RF-4C Phantom II aircraft that has just completed a mission during Reconnaissance Air Meet '86. Subject Operation/Series: RECONNAISSANCE AIR MEET '86 Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Green, Joint Task Force-Bravo flight engineer from the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, completes a corrosion control inspection of a CH-47 Chinook April 22, 2022, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. This cleaning maintenance is an important recovery and readiness aspect after the crews flew more than 125 hours in 15 days, moving 360 personnel and 330,000 pounds of equipment as part of Exercise Mercury III, a Panama-led humanitarian aid and disaster relief exercise, in March 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. David Cummings, a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, removes protective equipment from an engine intake while conducting pre-flight inspections at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2022. U.S. Marines with VMGR-152 conduct routine flight operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

990323-M-5506S-031. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 99 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

On the flightline, TECH.SGT. Henry G. Houle a POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants) specialists with the 380th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), headquartered at Plattsburgh AFB, NY, prepares to refuel a KC-135R Stratotanker during Operation Restore Hope II. The primary mission of the 380th ARW (Deployed) is to provide air refueling support over the Atlantic to in-bound (going into Mogadishu, Somalia) and homeward-bound C-5 aircraft, which are ferrying supplies, troops and equipment. A total of 332 personnel and 12 KC-135R Stratotankers (from Plattsburgh, Griffiss AFB, NY, and Loring AFB, Maine) are deployed to Moron.(Exact date unknown). Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE II Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

STAFF Sergeant Jeffrey Richards, US Air Force (USAF), flying crewchief, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, changes out engine parts on a KC-10A Extender on the ramp at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

040823-F-3968C-015. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030710-F-8156G-002. Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020330-F-1894K-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

980622-F-7924J-004. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 23rd Wing sits under the wing of an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Savannah Air National Guard Base, Georgia, July 22, 2022. Agile Flag 22-2 is Air Combat Command's first lead-wing certification event designed to demonstrate the 23rd Wing's capability to generate combat air power while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain the Wing and subordinate force elements in a dynamic and contested environment.

010119-F-9033M-065. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET ROADRUNNER 2001 Base: Cannon Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

020126-F-6833L-029. Base: Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

011204-F-7910D-015. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command

Capt. TJ Yonkauske, a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, secures a harness aboard a C-130J Super Hercules, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, prior to a static-line jump Jan. 25, 2022, as part of Airborne 22. Airborne 22 demonstrates the JGSDF's capability to employ large-scale airborne insertion anywhere. During the exercise, C-130Js from Yokota are planned to airdrop approximately 500 JGSDF personnel and 100 container delivery system bundles. Training events like this increase effective interoperability to gain advantages whenever both countries work together. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Gustavo Castillo)

220414-N-VH871-0075 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 14, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Abigail Hulsey, assigned to the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, deployed with Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, connects a fuel hose on a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, April 14. CTF 57 aircraft conduct missions in support of maritime operations to ensure security and stability in the Middle East region.

A bomb attached to the wing of an AV-8B Harrier aircraft from Marine Light Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231), is armed by a ground crewman prior to flight operations. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

British and U.S. Air Force ground crew members service a Royal Air Force Jaguar aircraft during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) into a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Subic Bay International Airport, Philippines, Oct. 17, 2022. Marines with VMGR-152 assisted the 31st MEU, transporting personnel and a HIMARS, demonstrating the ability to rapidly relocate forces across the Indo-Pacific region.

040512-F-5435R-009. Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

021024-F-4649H-018. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Weapons personnel with the 124th Fighter Wing, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, load munitions onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II during an integrated combat turn at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, June 13, 2022. The 124th FW, along with a number of other guard units, is participating in Agile Rage 22, a National guard Bureau-led effort to train on the Air Forces agile combat employment mission.

030919-F-6849F-122. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Straight on rear view medium portrait shot as US Air Force SSGT Leslie Reynolds from the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, performs a pre-flight maintenance check on 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, foreign .... Complete Scene Caption: Straight on rear view medium portrait shot as US Air Force SSGT Leslie Reynolds from the 605 Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, performs a pre-flight maintenance check on McGuire's KC-10 Extender before the pre-flight maintenance inspection at Pop

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin Shereck, 9th Maintenance Squadron avionics specialist, communicates that the chocks have been set during the elephant walk on Jan. 4, 2024, at Beale Air Force Base, California. This hand signal was given to communicate that the chocks are secure and the pilot can release the brakes.

Czech Air Force Capt. Pavel Javörík, left, and Capt. Josef Novák, both engine technicians with 22nd Helicopter Air Force Base of Czech Air Force, Czech Republic, perform maintenance on a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter at the Center for Naval Aviation Technician Training Detachment on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 24, 2022. CNATT instructors trained alongside servicemen with the Czech Air Force on aviation mechanics to expand their knowledge on various technical skills.

SPECIALIST Fourth Class Charles Barris of the 196th Aviation Det. performs maintenance on a helicopter during the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

060416-N-4166B-096. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Staff Sgt. Anthony Verterano, an aerospace propulsion technician assigned to the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, confirms a propeller lock position on a 910th Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules aircraft, Jan. 17, 2023, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The C-130 was grounded by an Air Mobility Command time compliance technical order on Sept. 27, 2022, while conducting an aerial spray mission at MHAFB. Verterano was part of a maintenance recovery team dispatched by the 910th Airlift Wing to inspect and repair the C-130 for its return to service and trip home.

DN-ST-89-01976. Country: Unknown

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Bill Wunderlin of the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Airfield, California begins his pre-start checklist on a MC-130 "Combat Shadow" aircraft. The 129th is preparing to conduct a training rescue operation in the Pacific Ocean. The 129th is one of only three Rescue units in the ANG, and is the only one on the West Coast. Base: Moffett Federal Air Field State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041109-F-5756F-002. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Maj. Zach Peters and Capt. Zachary Eastman, both A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots with the 75th Fighter Squadron, 23d Fighter Group out of Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, prepare for take off during Southern Strike 2022, at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, April 26, 2022. Southern Strike 2022 is a large-scale, joint multinational combat exercise that provides tactical level training for the full spectrum of conflict. It emphasizes air dominance, maritime operations, maritime air support, precision engagement, close air support, command and control, personnel recovery, aero medical evacuation, and combat medical support.

U.S. Air National Guard Maj. Adam McAuley, 197th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts pre-flight inspections prior to a local air refueling mission with fighter aircraft from Luke Air Force Base on Aug. 6, 2022. The 197th is part of the 161st Air Refueling Wing out of Goldwater Air National Guard Base and regularly conducts air refueling missions with their regional partners at Luke Air Force Base.

The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Utah National Guard, load four AH-64D Apache helicopters onboard a C-5 Galaxy, to be transported to Morocco in support of African Lion 22, a U.S. Africa Command annual exercise on Saturday, June 18, 2022.The 1-211th ARB aircraft maintaniners prepped the aircraft for loading onto the C-5 by folding the blades and then members of the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, assisted in loading and securing the helicopters on the C-5 from Travis Air Force Base, California, for transportation to Morocco.

020520-F-2902B-004. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Air Base State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

AN F-15 Eagle aircraft pilot, in protective chemical warfare gear, logs a flight record. Base: Bitburg Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Members of the 615th Tanker Airlift Control Element, from Travis Air Force Base, California, assist the Loadmaster by monitoring the download of a fire truck from a C-141 Starlifter. The C-141 from the 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey delivered the fire truck to the 615th at its forward-deployed 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

CPT Rick Townsend performs a preflight check on an F-15 Eagle aircraft prior to a mission during exercise Copper Flag. Subject Operation/Series: COPPER FLAG Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marines with the All Type Model Series Armament Team (ATAT) re-arm aircraft during training on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Nov. 3, 2022. The team routinely trains on multiple platforms to ensure each member becomes qualified and maintains proficiency to load ordnance on all aircraft platforms within 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The capabilities these Marines bring to the 3rd MAW team provides increased flexibility and lethality to commanders.

A NASA pilot boards an F-18 jet prior to take off from the agency's Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Several flights a day have been taking place the week of Aug. 21, 2017 to measure the effects of sonic booms. It is part of NASA's Sonic Booms in Atmospheric Turbulence, or SonicBAT II Program. NASA at Kennedy is partnering with the agency's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, Langley Research Center in Virginia, and Space Florida for a program in which F-18 jets will take off from the Shuttle Landing Facility and fly at supersonic speeds while agency researchers measure the effects of low-altitude turbulence caused by sonic booms.

040605-F-1008F-097. Base: Boise State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-12800. Subject Operation/Series: COPE MAX 85 Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook crew chief receives a high-mobility multi-wheeled vehicle slingload during Air Assault School at Camp Smith, N.Y., on July 25.

Before WILLIAM TELL '96 static load competition, MASTER SGT. Kevin Nelson, N.D. Air National Guard's 119th Fighter Wing, inspects one of the AIM 120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile, 23 - 25 October 1996. Held biennially at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and conducted by Air Combat Command, William Tell '96 pushes fighter units, including those from Canada, to achieve air superiority under combat conditions, to intercept and destroy enemy jets. And it assesses tactics and weapons and fine-tunes air and ground crews. Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '96 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airmen conduct hot pit refueling for a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing during an Agile Combat Employment capstone exercise at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee, Aug. 25, 2022. The ACE concept underpins the Air Forces ability to mitigate the risks of adversarial technological advances through maneuverability and speed to prevail in conflict. The capstone exercise included 72-hours of continuous air refueling operations and a historic 56-hour KC-135 flight in a simulated contested environment focused on a notional theater of operations.

010122-F-3798Y-002. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

040303-F-9104W-005. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Francesangeli, 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, directs a K-loader to the back of a C-130H Hercules July 20, 2014 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Loadmasters ensure all cargo and personnel to be transported on a plane are secured and properly placed to ensure the plane can safely fly. Francesangeli deployed here from the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Isaiah Dunagan, MV-22B Osprey airframe mechanic, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, troubleshoots a pressure switch by conducting a leak check on a MV-22B Osprey on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, July 12, 2022. VMM-266 aviation maintenance Marines conduct routine preventative maintenance on MV-22B Ospreys to ensure a constant state of readiness. MCAS New River provides aviation support, force protection, infrastructure, and community services to promote the readiness, sustainment and quality of life for II Marine Expeditionary Force and other military forces, tenant commands, personnel and their families.

Tech. Sgt. Shelby Duncan, 33rd Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, conducts pre-flight inspections on an HH-60G Pave Hawk at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2023. Special missions aviators perform a multitude of duties including pre-flight inspections, managing the weight distribution and placement of passengers and cargo, and coordinating employment of weapons and defensive systems.

Technical Sergeant Kelly Young, USAF, (left) and AIRMAN First Class Greg Wills, USAF, weapons loaders with the Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing, arm the AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles onboard the F-16C Fighting Falcon before a mission in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The 192 FW is located just outside of Richmond in Sandston, Virginia. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Byrd Field State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A B52H Stratofortress sits on the runway on Minot Air Force base, North Dakota, July 7, 2022. The B-52H is a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions as well as fly at high subsonic speeds at altitudes of up to 50,000 feet.

010810-F-2021R-004. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

221011-N-IX644-1105 IONIAN SEA (Oct. 11, 2022) Aviation Electricians Mate Airman Heather Davis, from Jacksonville, Florida, tightens a rivet on an MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Oct. 11, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG). The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, VFA-103, VFA-136, VFA-143, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, 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.

Members of the 1708th Munitions Maintenance Squadron use an MJ-1 bomb loader to load M-117 750-pound bombs onto a B-52G Stratofortress bomber aircraft during Operation Desert Storm.. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU)

030313-F-4230F-176. Base: Newington State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Morgan Buza, hydraulics specialist with the 62d Maintenance Squadron, secures a forklift in a C-17 Gloebmaster III during Exercise Rainier War 22B at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Oct. 19, 2022. Rainier War is a semi-annual exercise designed to demonstrate the 62d Airlift Wing, 627th Air Base Group and 446th Airlift Wings ability to generate, employ and sustain operations.

020709-F-8425S-004. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

A crew chief from 138th Fighter Wing services a F-16 Viper tire during a pre-flight inspection during Agile Rage at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Mich., June 9, 2022. Crew chiefs perform a variety of tasks including day to day maintenance, pre and post-flight inspections, diagnosing and correcting malfunctions to ensure mission and operational readiness. (Oklahoma Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Imwalle)

020118-F-5872L-016. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER '02 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DF-ST-88-05549. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT SILVER Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030214-F-1798W-006. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2003 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and U.S. Airmen with 3rd Airlift Squadron, 436th Airlift Wing, unload an AH-1Z Viper helicopter from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during joint exercise Patriot Hook at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 29, 2022. Air Force 60th Air Mobility Wing delivered Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopters and AH-1Z Viper helicopters to conduct strike missions, testing HMLA-267 rapid deployment capabilities.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kevin Ross, 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (ERQS) HC-130J, Combat King II loadmaster, looks out the back of an HC-130J before takeoff at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Sept. 7, 2022, in preparation for a tactical air refueling mission. The 81st ERQS is a rapidly deployable combat search and rescue force that can conduct tactical air refueling, airdrop and airland of personnel and/or equipment during day or night operations in support of combat personnel recovery within Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa area of responsibility.

021003-F-6701P-001. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, Hawaii (July 13, 2022) - U.S. Air Force maintenance specialists, assigned to the 29th Air Maintenance Unit, survey the MQ-9A Reaper at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 13. Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance the warfighting capacity of multinational joint task forces. 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 world's 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 world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 352nd VMGR, is on loaded with pallets of flour for transport to Gilgit Air Base, Pakistan on Sept. 8, 2010. The 352nd VMGR has been in Pakistan since August delivering over 200,000lbs of cargo all over the country in support of flood relief efforts. (By Andy Kin)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Cameron Sousa (left), an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, and Sgt. Michelle Stricklin (right), a powerline mechanic with VMFA-112, conducts pre-flight checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Jan. 26, 2022. Marines with VMFA-112 are performing unit-level training at Andersen Air Force Base as part of an Aviation Training Relocation Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Booker T. Thomas III)

Members of the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) board a Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 (HMH-362) CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). The Marines are going to participate in a training exercise in Italy. The ROOSEVELT is operating in the Adriatic in support of Operation Deny Flight. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Country: Adriatic Sea

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Munoz, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) fuels equipment maintenance technician pulls a fuel hose after refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Dec. 1, 2022. The 51st LRS fuels flight is responsible for storing, distributing and the quality assurance of all fuel at Osan AB.

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