Airshow and Training Flights

Visuals of aircraft performing stunts and engaging in training flights, highlighting the dynamic nature of military and civilian aviation events.

Airshow, De Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide in flight, Gelnhausen

An Air Force pilot guides an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft over the airspace on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Oct. 11, 2022, as part of training operations at installation. Several A-10s completed taking off and landing at Young Air Assault Strip on South Post and flying routes over the installation. According to the Air Force fact sheet for the A-10C, the Thunderbolt II is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support of ground forces. They are simple, effective and survivable twin-engine jet aircraft that can be used against light maritime attack aircraft and all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles. The A-10C offers excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude while maintaining a highly accurate weapons-delivery platform. They can loiter near battle areas for extended periods of time, are capable of austere landings and operate under 1,000-foot ceilings (303.3 meters) with 1.5-mile (2.4 kilometers) visibility. Additionall

DN-ST-89-07373. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 88 Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An F-35 Lightning II circles the sky around Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 15, 2022. Luke AFB is the largest fighter wing in the world and home to 24 fighter squadrons that train with both F-35s and F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.

A U.S. Army RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division flies over Oberlausitz Training Area during a live-fire exercise in Germany, May 3, 2022 as part of Defender 22. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africas ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagle aircraft with the 305th Tactical Fighter Squadron soars overhead during exercise Keen Sword 2023 at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base, Japan, Nov. 14, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial exercise designed to enhance Japan-U.S. readiness, interoperability, and bilateral relations while demonstrating U.S. resolve to support the security interests of allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

Members assigned to joint special operations forces jump out of a C-130J Hercules aircraft assigned to the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, over MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 3, 2022. The joint operations exercise included members assigned to the U.S. Special Operations Command, Special Operations Command Central and Joint Communications Support Element.

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot performs an aerial demonstration during the Misawa Air Fest at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2022. The air show gave community members an opportunity to see various aircraft, meet military personnel and observe ground and aerial demonstrations, encompassing the power of the joint and bilateral forces. This years aerial demonstrations included the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and JASDF F-35A Lightning II, Mitsubishi F-2, a CH-47J and UH-60 helicopter alongside a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler.

A U.S. Marine descends after jumping from a KC-130J Super Hercules during Reconnaissance Certification Exercise over Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Jan 16, 2024. RCERT is a battalion level exercise that evaluates Marines on all ground reconnaissance war fighting skills.The U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules is assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. The Marines are with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division.

An A-10C Thunderbolt II flies past a fire after completing operational testing at Davis-Monthan Air Force base, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2016. The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, A-10 Combined Test Force performed the testing to collect A-10 sensor performance data in the presence of a large fire.

A Navy air traffic controller maintains an alert watch with binoculars in the control tower at Naval Air Station Millington, Tennessee

220406-N-XN177-1003 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2022) - Sailors and Marines conduct an early morning foreign object debris (FOD) walk-down on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), April 6. Tripoli is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Two Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs break away from each other after an aerial refueling mission over Southwest Asia, May 29, 2019. The F-35s are in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility as part of the standard rotational forces protecting U.S. forces and interests in the region.

An F-35B Lightning II with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, conducts an aerial demonstration during the 2022 MCAS Air Show at MCAS Miramar, Sept. 24, 2022. The F-35B Lightning II, flown by aviators with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502, is equipped with short takeoff and vertical landing capability that expands its range by allowing it to operate from naval vessels and in austere, expeditionary environments. The theme for the 2022 MCAS Miramar Air Show, Marines Fight, Evolve and Win, reflects the Marine Corps ongoing modernization efforts to prepare for future conflicts.

Two Airmen from the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron float on parachutes after jumping from a Pennsylvania Army National Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa

DF-ST-87-09682. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

230120-N-KU796-1374 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 20, 2023) Two MV-22 Ospreys from the Ugly Angels” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 fly near the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

LEEUWARDEN,FRIESLAND,HOLLAND-SEPTEMBER 17:: Apache AH-64D Solo Display Team shoots flares at the Airshow on September 17, 2011 at Leeuwarden Airfield, Friesland, Holland.

A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook operated by aviators from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, takes off after offloading Army paratroopers with the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, during a night air assault mission for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 at Yukon Training Area, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, March 30, 2023. JPMRC-AK 23-02 helps Soldiers and leaders develop and refine the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to successfully operate in remote and extreme Arctic winter conditions and overcome environmental and military challenges.

An explosion cloud emanates from the target of an SM-2 Block IIIA missile launched from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86), while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 18, 2022. Shoup is underway participating in a Live Fire With A Purpose Exercise.

Four B-52 Stratofortresses deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., fly a sortie over Norway, March 28, 2019. The B-52s are deployed to RAF Fairford, U.K. for U.S. Strategic Commands Bomber Task Force in Europe. The deployment of strategic bombers to the U.K. helps exercise RAF Fairford as U.S. Air Forces in Europes forward operating location for bombers.

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the Idaho National Guards 124th Fighter Wing, Boise, Idaho, flys away from a gunnery target during the Hawgsmoke 2022 gunnery competition at the Saylor Creek Bombing Range, south of Mountain Home, Idaho, Sept. 8, 2022. The pilot had just completed a strafing run with the GAU-8 Avenger cannon. .

Fireman on Ladder in Smoke

DN-ST-89-07371. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE 88 Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

military fighters and attack planes over house fighters MiG-29 and attack aircrafts Su-25 during military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War over urban house, Moscow Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 7229560

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the South Carolina Air National Guards, 157th Fighter Squadron refuels with the U.S Air Force KC-135 unit from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during Relampago VII, an exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia, Aug. 30, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombias State Partner in the State Partnership Program.

STAFF SGT. Lance Dahz, KC-135 tail boom operator, 434th Air Refueling Wing, AFRES, Grissom AFB, Indiana, guides a C-5 "Galaxy" in for refueling as both aircraft support the operation. Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Base: Moron Country: Spain (ESP)

Possible flares for target identification, search and rescue mission or resupply mission.. Possible flares for target identification, search and rescue mission or resupply mission..

F-18 (12 Scale Model) 12 Foot Wind Tunnel Test-287

Two U.S. Air Force Forward Area Refueling Point specialists pack away gear after refueling an MQ-9 Reaper, assigned to the 361st Expeditionary Attack Squadron, at an undisclosed forward operating location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.Exercise Agile Spartan is a combined, joint training exercise that enhances international partnerships and regional security in the U.S. CENTCOM AOR.

RADM (lower half) John R. Dalrymple, Commander, South Atlantic Force, and his CHIEF of STAFF communicate with the commanding officer of the Chilean oiler ALMIRANTE JORGE MONTT (AO-52) as the Chilean vessel refuels Dalrmple's flagship, the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS in rough seas. Both ships are taking part in Unitas XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the U.S. Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Unknown

F-15C Eagle aircraft of the 53rd Fighter Squadron take off on a night mission during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

A U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus conducts aerial operations in support of a Bomber Task Force mission with coalition and regional partners across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 4, 2022. BTF missions demonstrate the U.S.s commitment to regional security and stability by showing how the U.S. will decisively respond to threats against the U.S., coalition and partner forces.

220624-N-XN177-1162 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2022) - U.S. Marines conduct post flight checks on F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 121 on the flight deck of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during night flight operations, June 24, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 1, 2012) Two F/A-18C Hornets fly over the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the ship prepares to recover aircraft. John C. Stennis will be returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements for the presence in the region.

One-half right front view of a Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star approaching the runway, somewhere in Korea. Only the front half of the aircraft is visible at the left side of the image. The left wing appears, equipped with a wing tip tank.

Kazakhstan paratroopers are first into the drop zone as part of an international mass jump. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of Central Asian Peackeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. The CENTRASBAT 2000 exercise is a multi-national, in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by US Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000. Exercise participants include approximately 300 US troops including personnel from US CENTCOM, the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North .... Complete Scene Caption: Kazakhstan paratroopers are first into the drop zone as part of an international mass jump. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of Central Asian Peackeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. The CENT

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot performs an aerial demonstration during the Misawa Air Fest at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2022. The air show gave community members an opportunity to see various aircraft, meet military personnel and observe ground and aerial demonstrations, encompassing the power of the joint and bilateral forces. This years aerial demonstrations included the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and JASDF F-35A Lightning II, Mitsubishi F-2, a CH-47J and UH-60 helicopter alongside a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler.

A Special Forces Soldier from the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) drops a training round into a M252 81mm mortar tube at Orchard Combat Training Center during Western Strike 22, June 12, 2022. The Soldier must duck out of the way without crossing their hands across the muzzle to avoid the blast of the mortar. Western Strike 22 is an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities exercise led by the 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard, that provides National Guard Soldiers immersed training similar to a combat training center and aims to increase participating unit's readiness and lethality.

Firefighters from the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, stand by as a C-130 Hercules aircraft, deployed from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, circles around for another assault landing at landing zone Juilet, a remote strip near Maniago, Italy, in support of the multinational training Exercise VENETO RESCUE 2001, in northeast Italy and Slovenia. Veneto Rescue is an exercise that helps to train military units to conduct the safe evacuation of non-combatant civilians and other designated evacuates from a country or a region that has the potential for hostilities or danger. This type of operation is known as a non-combatant evacuation operation or .... Complete Scene Caption: Firefighters from the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, stand by as a C-130 Hercules aircraft, deployed from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, circles around for another assault landing at landing zone Juilet, a remote strip near Man

DF-ST-86-12895. Country: English Channel

A group of spectators watches as the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB 62) returns to home port after 11 months at sea. Overhead, an airplane tows a banner proclaiming, "The Battleship Is Back.". Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220628-N-XN177-2007 EAST CHINA SEA (June 28, 2022) - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 28, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Aerial and Satellite Images - 26-HK-19-43. Hurricane Katrina

221010-N-YS933-1034 (Oct. 10, 2022) An F/18 makes an arrested gear landing on the flightdeck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is underway preparing for an upcoming deployment.

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the South Carolina Air National Guards, 157th Fighter Squadron refuels with the U.S Air Force KC-135 unit from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during Relampago VII, an exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia, Aug. 30, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombias State Partner in the State Partnership Program.

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