Aircraft Maintenance Operations

Images of personnel performing maintenance on military aircraft, showcasing mechanics in action with tools and equipment in various settings.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Travis Allen, a MV-22B tiltrotor mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, monitors a propeller as it is moved onto a MV-22 Osprey in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 16, 2022. The Marines replaced the propeller of the MV-22 Osprey to ensure flight readiness. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS 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.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Clayton Fowler, 65th Air Base Squadron transient alert mechanic, performs maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, May 13, 2022. More than a refueling pit stop, Lajes and the Airmen who support its operations provide expeditionary forces with a strategically located and welcome checkpoint, addressing any and all mission-essential needs.

A member of the 410th Munitions Maintenance Squadron guides a bomb loader into position for the uploading of inert AGM-69A short range attack missiles (SRAMs) into a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft. The missiles are on a rotary launch rack. Base: K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-90-02054. Country: Unknown

031004-F-8039C-018. Base: Joe Foss Field State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 4, 2017) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Calum Jacobs prepares to enter a space aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during a simulated flooding scenario. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Travis Allen, a MV-22B tiltrotor mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, monitors a propeller as it is moved onto a MV-22 Osprey in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 16, 2022. The Marines replaced the propeller of the MV-22 Osprey to ensure flight readiness. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS 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.

A soldier from Btry. A, 2nd Bn., 6th Air Defense Artillery Bde., sits in the gunner's seat of an Avenger air defense system during Operation Desert Shield. A four-tube Stinger anti-aircraft missile launcher is on each side of the gunner's station, which is mounted on a pedestal carried by an M-998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). A .50-caliber machine gun can be mounted beneath the right side Stinger launcher. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Senior Airman Caleb Spencer, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team engines specialist, washes an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 6, 2022. Spencer is the sole engine troop assigned to the team and is responsible for all engine maintenance for the teams three dedicated aircraft.

Senior Airman Caleb Spencer, A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team engines specialist, washes an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 6, 2022. Spencer is the sole engine troop assigned to the team and is responsible for all engine maintenance for the teams three dedicated aircraft.

030511-M-8683D-105. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Chuk Su Met Country: Thailand (THA)

070111-A-5332O-018. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

040820-F-0571C-052. Base: Cheddi Jagan Iap Country: Guyana (GUY)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Cook, 86th Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, works on an engine during Stolen Cerberus IX at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, May 3, 2022. The objective of the exercise was to enhance interoperability and airlift capabilities.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Omar Villegas, an aircraft electrical/instrument/flight control systems technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 31, controls a crane to remove avionics equipment off the Military Sealift Command aviation-logistics support ship SS Wright (T-AVB 3) at the Port of Morehead City, North Carolina, Sept. 20, 2022. The Military Sealift Command aviation-logistics support ship SS Wright (T-AVB 3) provides U.S. Marines the capability to conduct intermediate aviation maintenance aboard the ship, which reduces the time required for maintenance during a deployment. MALS-31 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

ATLANTIC OCEAN - Cpl. Robert Bristoo, an aircraft mechanic assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 22, conducts maintenance on a V-22 Osprey in the hanger bay of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Jan. 22, 2022. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the Kearsarge ARG and 22nd MEUs ability to conduct military operations through joint planning, and execute challenging and realistic scenarios. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Parker)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Wallace, left, and Senior Airman Jay Wilder, crew chiefs assigned to the 495th Fighter Squadron, conduct preflight checks on an F-35A Lightning II during exercise Poseidon's Rage 22, at Souda Air Base, Greece, July 11, 2022. PR22 is designed to bolster readiness and interoperability between the U.S. and Hellenic Air Forces by demonstrating localized air superiority.

031102-F-1798W-001. Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A plane captain for Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126), performs preflight checks on the landing gear of a TA-4J Skyhawk aircraft. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airman 1st Class Ericson Palazzo, left, and Staff Sgt. Ian Saure, right, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew, remove munitions from a F-15C Eagle after recovery on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 6, 2022. Removal of munitions ensures the safety of Airmen when aircraft are not being prepared to launch.

Members of the 436th Military Airlift Wing, dressed in chemical warfare gear, watch the defueling operations of an aircraft during a chemical warfare defense equipment test. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030105-F-9471G-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mathew Colley, a radar technician with Marine Air Control Squadron 24 (MACS-24), Marine Air Control Group 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve initializes an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) in preparation of Exercise Arctic Edge 2024 at Fort Greely, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2024. The G/ATOR is utilized to perform radar picture and command and control functions in an arctic environment. ARCTIC EDGE 2024 (AE24) is a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. militarys capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness, and U.S. military commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the arctic region. Marine Corps

F-14D Tomcat US Navy

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Beth Evans, a weapons load team chief assigned to the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, loads an Mk-82 bomb onto an F-15E Strike Eagle during exercise Poseidons Rage 22 at Souda Air Base, Greece, July 19, 2022. PR22 is an annual multinational training event designed to bolster readiness and interoperability between the U.S. and Hellenic Air Forces by demonstrating localized air superiority through the incorporation of both live and inert munitions.

DF-SD-07-25385. Base: Fargo State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A technician works on the AN/APQ-120(V) fire control radar in the nose of a 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II aircraft. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Tyler Rogers with Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, dismantles the engine of their Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device (MAFTD) on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, April 6, 2022. The MAFTD enabled Albert J. Ellis Airport Fire Rescue to conduct their Support 2022 Federal Aviation Administration Tri-Annual Airport Emergency Plan Exercise.

040914-F-8978W-002. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S Air Force reservists from Travis Air Force Base, Army National Guard members from Fairfield, and U.S. Airmen with the 129th Rescue Wing are participating in Exercise Nexus Rising, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., June 3-5, 2022. Nexus Rising is a readiness exercise designed to test the ability of the 349th Air Mobility Wing to generate, employ and sustain air operations in a simulated combat environment. Missions in NEXUS RISING include air rescue, aeromedical evacuation, airlift for cargo and personnel, aerial refueling deployment processing, aerial port operations, and command and control.

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Travis Allen, a MV-22B tiltrotor mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, releases a MV-22 Osprey propeller to lift it with a crane aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 16, 2022. The Marines replaced the propeller of the MV-22 Osprey to ensure flight readiness. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS 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.

020619-F-8425S-005. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Airmen assigned to the Air National Guard-Air Force Reserve Test Center at the 189th Airlift Wing detachment troubleshoot communication lines on a C-130H test aircraft, Jan. 18, 2023, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The AATC test detachment located at the wing performs high-caliber radar testing in connection with the Litening Pod.

France, Normandy, Cherbourg, La Cité De La Mer, the torpedoes launch area of the nuclear submarine 'Le Redoutable'

A1C Aaron Franklin loads a white phosphorus rocket canister into a pod mounted under an OV-10A Bronco aircraft during munitions loading competition Sabre Spirit I. Subject Operation/Series: SABRE SPIRIT I Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

220610-N-UP745-1058 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 10, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Andrew Washeck, from Mayport, Florida, cleans a drive shaft on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), in the Atlantic Ocean, June 10, 2022. Jason Dunham 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.

021220-F-9528H-001. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

010926-N-3560G-003. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Travis Allen, a MV-22B tiltrotor mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, releases a MV-22 Osprey propeller to lift it with a crane aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 16, 2022. The Marines replaced the propeller of the MV-22 Osprey to ensure flight readiness. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of Amphibious Assault Ship USS 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.

030905-F-2021H-017. Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

060819-N-4680O-002. Base: USS Bataan (LHD 5)

Staff Sgt. Nick Kolesnikov, 3rd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals a loader carrying rescue equipment to the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III on March 12. 2011, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Air transportation Airmen from the 89th Aerial Port Squadron at Joint Base Andrews created 14 pallets of technical search and rescue gear, to include inflatable swift-water rescue boats, generators, trench rescue and cutting equipment. The gear is being transported by C-17 to more than 80 Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue technicians, to provide assistance in the rescue effort after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, 2011.

U.S. Soldiers with 1-3rd Attack Battalion (1-3 AB), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (12 CAB) work on AH-64 Apache helicopter maintenance on Katterbach Army Airfield, Ansbach, Germany, Oct. 04, 2022.

A loadmaster parks an ambulance, a gift from Seattle, Wash., to its sister city of Limbe, Cameroon, in a C-5A Galaxy aircraft from the 9th Military Airlift Squadron, 436th Military Airlift Wing. The 70 tons of humanitarian aid supplies loaded aboard the a. Country: Cameroon (CMR)

Mechanic performed maintenance work on an Alouette III helicopter of 300 squadron.

040225-F-4987A-032. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacaf

An F-35 Lightning is refueled after a flight apart of Excercise Agile Tiger on Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri April 8, 2022. Exercise Agile Tiger is designed to enhance our ability to communicate, collaborate, and operate with our joint service partners.

Straight on medium shot as MASTER Sergeant Spyros Siakoulas, an aircraft mechanic of the Hellenic (Greek) Air Force, 114th Composite Group, 331st Tactical Fighter Wing, Greece, performs a post-flight inspection of the main gear oleo strut of a Mirage 2000 Fighter. The Hellenic unit is at Aviano Air Base, to train with the 510th Fighter Squadron. The Mirages provide valuable dissimilar training allowing 510th Fighter pilots the opportunity to train against other types of aircraft. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

DM-ST-85-09204. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060509-N-3946H-129. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Sergeant Ricky Poon, USMC, First Mech (Mechanic), with the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352 (VMGR-352) checks out the cowling for loose panels on the Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engine on his KC-130/R during a preflight inspection before returning to Kandahar Airport in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: VMGR-352

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Andrew Pfantz, 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-10 Extender crew chief, wipes down struts on a KC-10 as part of pre-flight checks on the flight line at Travis Air Force Base, California, Jan. 11, 2024. The 9th Air Refueling Squadron leaders designated this specific aircraft as the squadron flagship based off historical records and documentation. The term flagship traditionally referred to the ship that carried the commander of a naval fleet, deeming it most important.

A1C Kimberly Hosso loads a BDU-33B practice bomb on an F-15 Eagle aircraft during exercise COPE THUNDER 89-5. Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER 89-5 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

220610-N-UP745-1055 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 10, 2022) Sailors clean a drive shaft on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Vipers” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), in the Atlantic Ocean, June 10, 2022. Jason Dunham 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.

220427-O-NR876-101APRA HARBOR, Guam (April 27, 2022) Mineman 1st Class Philip Dalton, from Madison, Mississippi, sits in the coxswains chair of the 11m rigid-hull inflatable boat (RIB) as it is lowered into the water from the Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS-18). The coxswain on the 11m RIB is responsible for driving the boat and is required to go through extensive training before being qualified to drive a RIB. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

220814-N-IX644-1020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 14, 2022) Aviation Electricians Mate Airman Nicholas Lewis, from Rockport, Texas, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC 5) conducts routine maintenance on an MH-60S Nighthawk attached to HSC-5 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Aug. 14, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-8

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Cashman, HC-130J Combat King II loadmaster assigned to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, directs a loading vehicle during a combat airlift operation at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, October 31, 2022. The HC-130J is a rapidly deployable, multi-capable airframe, capable of performing combat search and rescue, aerial refueling, and combat airlift missions within the CENTCOM AOR.

040210-F-3873G-014. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

A rear view of three Air-Launched Cruise Missiles mounted to the pylon of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft from the 416th Bomb Wing. Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A flight helmet, oxygen mask, gun film cassette, and flight glasses belonging to a US Air Force photographer. The equipment will be used during aerial photography for the dissimilar aircraft flying Exercise COMMANDO WEST 6. Third Tactical Fighter Squadron personnel and aircraft will participate in the exercise with members of the Royal Thai Air Force. Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST 6 Base: Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

Members of the 96th Munitions Maintenance Squadron remove an inert AGM-69A short range attack missile (SRAM) from the bomb bay of a B-1B bomber aircraft. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vapor swirls around a liquid oxygen servicing cart as Airman 1st Class Zak Skelton prepares to service an A-10 Thunderbolt II Feb. 5, 2012, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. Skelton is a crew chief assigned to the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, a component of the Michigan Air National Guard.

DN-SC-89-06646. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Russel Murray, crewchief with the 555th Fighter Squadron, performs a post-flight check on the front main gear of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft deployed to Malacky Air Base, Republic of Slovakia. The 555th Fighter Squadron is taking part in a weapons training deployment. Base: Malacky Country: Slovakia (SVK)

U. S Air Force Senior Master Sgt. William J. Lamela, Load Master for a C-17A Globemaster from the 729th Airlift Squadron, out of March Air Reserve Base, directs the off loading of equipment and supplies Friday, January 15th, 2010, at the Port -au-Prince International Airport, Haiti. The C-17A and crew, both out of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March Air Reserve Base, are taking part in the massive international effort to assist in rescue, recover and humanitarian efforts following a 7.0 earthquake. President Barack Obama ordered a swift and aggressive rescue effort. The January 12, 2010 quake, centered near the island nation's capital of Port-au-Prince, has left untold numbers of residents homeless, injured or dead.

021013-F-2164A-014. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: United States Of America (USA)

AMN Michael W. Napier, 28th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, consults a manual to diagnose a repair problem on a 96th Bomber Wing B-1B bomber aircraft as other maintenance personnel work on the aircraft. Base: Dyess Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Senior Airman Austin Boyd, of the 138th Fighter Wing, attaches a hose containing liquid oxygen to an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Feb. 1, 2017.

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 211th Rescue Squadron and 176th Logistics Readiness Squadron load relief supplies bound for Bethel Sept. 29, 2022, on an HC-130J Combat King II. More than 130 members of the Alaska Organized Militia, which includes members of the Alaska National Guard, Alaska State Defense Force and Alaska Naval Militia, were activated following a disaster declaration issued Sept. 17 after the remnants of Typhoon Merbok caused dramatic flooding across more than 1,000 miles of Alaskan coastline. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by David Bedard)

041111-F-3798Y-039. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

A 357th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew team inspects an air-to-ground missile on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 13, 2022. LOLA operations consist of loading live ordnance on A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in an authorized area on the flightline, away from people and buildings.

A 357th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew team inspects an air-to-ground missile on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 13, 2022. LOLA operations consist of loading live ordnance on A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in an authorized area on the flightline, away from people and buildings.

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Scott Lewis positions the MB2 Tow Tractor as SSGT Jamie Vesley spots him. SSGTs Lewis and Vesley, both Crewcheifs of the 319th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, are deployed to Moron Air Base, Spain, in support of Phoneix Duke II. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX DUKE Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adam Mertz, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, waits to load cargo on a C-130J Super Hercules for its departure in support of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 24, 2011. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn is the U.S. Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of U.S. military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III.

DF-ST-86-09185. Base: Raaf Williamtown Country: Australia (AUS)

A recruit from Division 109 tosses a heaving line during the Emergency Sortie scenario of Battle Stations at Recruit Training Center Great Lakes. Base: Recruit Trng Ctr, Great Lakes State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A view of the probe operator's station on an M-93 Fox nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) reconnaissance system. State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Leonard McDonald, a carpenter with the 139th Civil Engineer Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard, assembles a cot inside a tent the squadron will be camping in as part of a mass training exercise during this months mega drill, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, Missouri, Nov. 30, 2022. Various units and squadrons around the base will be completing specialized training exercises to ensure mission readiness.

ARABIAN GULF (April 4, 2022) Gunners Mate 3rd Class Clinton Brown loads ammunition into a MK38 25mm machine gun aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) while operating in the Arabian Gulf, April 4. Fitzgerald is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

A contractor from Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim conducts an inspection on a M113 armored personnel carrier at the Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area in Lešt, Slovakia, May 4. The APC, which came from Army Field Support Battalion-Beneluxs Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Eygelshoven, Netherlands, was issued to the 62nd Engineer Company deployed to Slovakia from Fort Carson, Colorado, for DEFENDER-Europe 22 along with a full complement of rolling stock and equipment. (Photo by Lt. Col. Miguel Flores)

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Perez, a crew chief assigned to the 6th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron grabs tools on the flight at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands in support of North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) Operation Noble Defender (OND) June 29, 2022. As 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 missle 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 missle threats. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and American command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and space-based

220819-N-ET093-2029 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2022) Aviation Machinists Mate 3rd Class Gabriella Rodriguez, from Orlando, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, installs an intake in a MH-60S Nighthawk aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, Aug. 19, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat Americas adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Carrier Airborne Early Warni

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Wigglesworth, aerospace propulsion technician with the 191st Maintenance Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, loosens fasteners on a jet engine Feb. 6, 2024 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Maintenance crews were installing a new jet engine on the KC-135T Stratotanker aircraft to maintain mission readiness. Air National Guard

030503-M-9248U-006. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MAWTS-1

220603-N-QP737-1041 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 3, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Austin Jackson, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Zack Eastman, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-5, install a center stabilator on an MH-60S Night Hawk helicopter aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 3, 2022.The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Wa

ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 23, 2012) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Francisco Feliz replaces a tail disconnect shaft on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security corporation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

Two crewmembers aboard the nuclear powered attack submarine USS PASADENA (SSN 752) sweep the horizon through periscopes as the sub prepares to surface during exercise RIMPAC 98. Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 24, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jonathan Washington, left, from Mansfield, Texas, and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Gabrielle Engler, from Ocean City, N.J., reinstall brackets after completing corrosion control maintenance aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements in the region.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cameron Simpson, a dedicated crew chief assigned to the 3rd Air Maintenance Unit, performs a post-flight inspection on a F-22 Raptor assigned to the 525th Fighter Squadron after a deployment return at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 30, 2023. The 525th Bulldogs deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, to support the Pacific Air Forces effort to bring advanced fighter aircraft to the western Pacific.

030511-M-8683D-087. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Chuk Su Met Country: Thailand (THA)

011015-F-4155R-006. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

At the U.S. Naval Base San Diego in California, the USS San Diego heads out to sea with the Orion boilerplate test vehicle and other hardware in its well deck for an underway recovery test on March 6, 2014. U.S. Navy personnel monitor conditions as the ship leaves port. About 100 miles offshore, NASA and the U.S. Navy conducted tests to prepare for recovery of the Orion crew module, forward bay cover and parachutes on its return from a deep space mission. The underway recovery test will allow the teams to demonstrate and evaluate the recovery processes, procedures, hardware and personnel in open waters. During the testing, the tether lines were unable to support the tension caused by crew module motion that was driven by wave turbulence in the well deck of the ship. NASA and the U.S. Navy are reviewing the testing data collected to evaluate the next steps. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program conducted the underway recovery tests. Orion is the exploration spacecraft de

Talavera la Real (Badajoz), 05/19/2021. Air Force Base, 23rd Wing. This base, which serves as advanced training for fighter and combat pilots, serves as headquarters for the North American-made PREDATOR B unmanned aircraft for surveillance and intelligence missions. Second Lieutenant José Soriano, in engine maintenance work. Photo: Guillermo Navarro. ARCHDC.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group Expeditionary Depot Maintenance team replace the wings on an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 357th Fighter Generation Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 11, 2022. Due to the extensive in-depth work required to complete a wing swap, skilled professionals from the 309th AMXG Expeditionary Depot forward deployed to DM for this major component maintenance.

041029-F-5494H-002. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

USA, Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, sealed hatchway inside the USS Bowfin Submarine (1942).

COL John Dettmer and CPT Donald M. Teasdale review drawings for the installation of a gas dynamic laser in the airborne laser laboratory. Both officers are graduates of the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air University, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

H.J. The Koster (1914-1992), Minister of Defense of 1971-1973 on the bridge of a frigate.

Crew members examine the aft end of a torpedo tube in the torpedo room of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS NEVADA (SSBN-733) while the ship is at Long Beach Naval Shipyard for maintenance. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040218-F-9277T-012. Base: Lincoln Municipal Airport State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

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