Aviation Activities and Training

Photos illustrate military aviation operations, including pilots preparing for missions and gunners stationed in helicopters, emphasizing the high-stakes environment of military flight.

A fighter pilot assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth Air National Guard Base, Minnesota, prepares for a Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 mission Jan. 27, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The 148th FW is one of 32 units from across the U.S. joint forces, United Kingdom (Royal Air Force) and Australia (Royal Australian Air Force) participating in Red Flag-Nellis 22-1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)

Lt. Robert Currie, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 prepares to climb into an E/A-18G Growler on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean Feb. 28, 2024. George Washington is conducting Tailored Ships Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP). TSTA prepares the ship and crew for full integration into a carrier strike group through a wide range of mission critical operations. Navy

220613-N-XN177-1023 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 13, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ben Hassel conducts pre-flight checks in the cockpit of an F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 121, on the flight deck amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 13, 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.

An 82nd Airborne Division soldier mans a 7.62mm M60 machine gun mounted in the open door of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, while conducting a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) mission from Bagram Airfield in Kabul, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Senior Airman Ty Sarno, 66th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, looks out the window of a HH-60G Pave Hawk before conducting a training mission 2, 2022, April 28, 2022, in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The 66 RQS SMAs are highly trained specialists whom have multiple integral roles and monitor all functions for the aircraft, while providing weapon defense when necessary, in order for the team to successfully complete their missions.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Travis Rouse, a crew chief assigned to the Aviation Combat Element, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, travels from Parnu Airfield, Parnu, Estonia, back to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), during ship-to-shore movements May 21, 2022. The 22nd MEU is participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Hedgehog 22 brings together members of the Estonian Defense Force and Sailors and Marines under Commander Task Force 61/2 to enhance allied interoperability and preserve security and stability in the Baltic region.

020111-F-5872L-009. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 2002 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

First Term Officer Course students sit in the cockpit of an F-15E Strike Eagle during a tour on the final day of FTOC held at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, June 9, 2022. The tour included a visit to the Airmen dormitories, the dining facility and the aircraft maintenance qualification program facility.

NAWA, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Cpl. Jesse N. Meyer, a squad leader with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, mans a security post from the roof of the Nawa District Governor’s Center Sept. 10, 2010, the first day of Id al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Marines and Afghan Security Forces provided security for Nawa residents during the holiday. Meyer is from Waterloo, Iowa.

Right side rear view medium shot of US Marines from Bravo Company, 8th Marine Regiment, 1ST Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, as they disembark from the rear entrance of a Marine MV-22 Osprey on the flight line of Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina. Base: Mcas, New River State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A fighter pilot assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth Air National Guard Base, Minnesota, prepares for a Red Flag-Nellis 22-1 mission Jan. 27, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The 148th FW is one of 32 units from across the U.S. joint forces, United Kingdom (Royal Air Force) and Australia (Royal Australian Air Force) participating in Red Flag-Nellis 22-1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus)

041109-F-3715H-058. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040614-F-5143G-026. Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Staff Sgt. Alfredo Saldana, 728th Air Mobility Squadron air terminal operations controller, waits to offload cargo on a KC-10 Extender, at Morón Air Base, Spain, April 5, 2022. Airmen from the 728th AMS were deployed from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to Morón AB to augment aerial port capabilities in support of the first Air Mobility Command KC-46 Pegasus Employment Concept Exercise (ECE) and real world operations. While this is not the first time the KC-46 has operated under the scope of the 521st AMOW, the ECE is designed to enhance operational fielding and sustainment of the KC-46.

US Navy (USN) Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Rob Johnson (left) and LCDR Dave Goodwin, from the Electronic Attack Squadron-133 (VAQ 133), out of Woodby Island, Washington, taxi canopy down in their EA-6B Prowler, towards the Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) runway in Alaska, during exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2002. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Airman 1st Class Bryan Martin, and other weapons loaders with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., transport a training missile from an F-16 Fighting Falcon back to its rack at the conclusion of a Phase II Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) held June 4, 2011. The 169th Fighter Wing held a base-wide ORE used to evaluate the units ability to launch missions in a chemical warfare environment.(SCANG

980623-F-2907C-026. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A delegation from UK Space Command watches morning take-offs during a flight line tour hosted by the United States Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., August 3, 2022. Nurturing relationships with allied partners remains a top priority for Nellis AFB and Air Combat Command.

Lt. Chandalar Pensley from Anchorage, Alaska, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 for initial carrier qualifications, stands by before conducting preflight checks on an F/A-18F Super Hornet on Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) Jan. 19, 2024.

First lieutenant kite T. (Tjebbe) Haringa, born in 1957.Instructor on the NF-5. On his kite helmet is: "Praet Mar Frysk

030429-M-9248U-002. Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force Captain Garren Roberts, 493rd Fighter Squadron pilot, performs the preflight check list inside the cockpit of his F-15C Eagle aircraft, inside an aircraft shelter at the 493rd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Tech. Sgt. Miles Morissette, 418th Test and Evaluation Squadron loadmaster, looks out for a landing zone during a BLACK FLAG 22-1 training mission May 12, 2021, over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada. A Black Flag 22-1 objective is to accelerate current Tactics Improvement Proposal (TIP) progression and weapon system test and integration requirements to field advanced capabilities faster.

Photos from Aviation Training Center, Mobile - 26-HK-428-11. Hurricane Katrina

Inside a C-130 Hercules

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. McKenzie Schwartz, an aviation technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533, speaks with the flight crew after an F/A-18D Hornet flight at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 22, 2022. Marines with VMFA(AW)-533 received an opportunity to fly aboard an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft to reward those who excelled at their duties and embodied the Marine Corps spirit.

A C-130 pilot assigned to the West Virginia Air National Guard gives a tour to Civil Air Patrol cadets during a base visit at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, Maryland, August 18, 2022. The Civil Air Patrol cadets were on base as part of their 2022 summer encampment.

A crew chief with the 168th General Support Aviation Regiment, Washington National Guard, monitors a sling load operation on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., April 1, 2023. Sling load operations allow for the rapid re-deployment of tactical military assets.

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DF-ST-85-12258. Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Milan Gerber (Left) and SENIOR AIRMAN Luis Robledo get ready to recover an arriving KC-135 Stratotanker (Not shown). SSGT Gerber and A1C Robledo, both Crewcheifs with 92nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, are deployed to Moron Air Base, Spain, in support of Phoneix Duke II. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX DUKE II Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

SGT. Wayne Watkins stands guard over an MH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter of the 55th Special Operations Squadron. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jesus Colon, a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conducts radio checks during exercise Bougainville II at Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2022. 3d MLR interdicted a notional adversary maritime surface platform to set conditions for joint force follow on actions. BVII is a field exercise that allows the MLR and its subordinate units to conduct expeditionary advanced base operations across the island of Oahu. BVII displays the MLRs ability to rapidly establish and displace EABs while executing command and control in a dispersed environment. 3d MLRs Bougainville II is integrated into the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training rotation 23-01 that strengthens defense relationships, fosters multinational interoperability, increase readiness, and reinforces the unified regional land power network of the Joint Force. This rotation of JPRMC includes

DF-ST-86-10422. Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 85-3 Base: Naval Air Station, Barbers Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Cassidy, KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling specialist assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron, provides fuel to an F-15 Eagle aircraft within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct 15, 2022. The KC-135 provides core refueling capabilities in the Centcom area of responsibility.

A C-130 Hercules aircraft attached to Implementation Forces (IFOR) arrives in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with ninety three kids on board. The kids have lost their families to the war in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and were returning from a twenty one day field trip. The trip was put together by the Italian Association For Suffering Kids organization. IFOR flew the kids back to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

020108-F-5872L-007. Subject Operation/Series: COPE TIGER 02 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ian Johnson, maintainer assigned to the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares to inspect the engine of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron after a flying mission during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 6, 2022. The 718th AMXS and 909th ARS are from Kadena Air Base, Japan. RF-A is designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment.

SPECIALIST Clinton Meek, Restoration Supervisor for the 3rd of the 3rd (3/3) Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) I Troop Cavalry Museum, is inspecting the cockpit of a C-34 helicopter on display. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

With the Saco.50 M2 Machine Gun mounted and locked, off the starboard side of the UH-1N "Huey," Lance Corporal Kimberly Melton, USMC, a crewchief member with the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), calls in ground clearances to the pilot as they takeoff during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment. Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Gregory Weidhas, assigned to the 86th Operations Group, watches the approach of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft of the 37th Airlift Squadron as he certifies as a Landing Zone Safety Officer under supervision of experts of the 1st Combat Communications Squadron, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Feb. 15, 2024. Army

An Air National Guard member deployed from the 152nd Aerial Port Flight (APF) Reno, Nevada, to the Mississippi National Guard's Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center (Gulfport CRTC) prepares to move equipment during the 14th Air Expeditionary Wing IGX5A. IGX5A is an Operational Readiness exercise (ORI) simulating the deployment of an Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) to a forward operating location, and is designed to evaluate the readiness of U.S. Air Force personnel. Located in Gulfport, MS, the CRTC's mission is to provide an integrated, year-round, realistic training environment to include airspace, ranges, systems, facilities and equipment for units to enhance their capability and .... Complete Scene Caption: An Air National Guard member deployed from the 152nd Aerial Port Flight (APF) Reno, Nevada, to the Mississippi National Guard's Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center (Gulfport CRTC) prepares to move equipment during the 14th Air Expeditionary Wing IGX5A. IGX5A is an Ope

Exhaust is visible behind the engines of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during engine runs at Naval Station Diego Garcia. The engine runs are held to detect any problems that might keep the jets from being rapidly deployed in support of Operation DESERT THUNDER 2. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT THUNDER 2 Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT)

A U.S. Navy Electronic Attack Squadron 132 pilot, stationed at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, California, climbs into his jet during Red Flag-Nellis 22-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 12, 2022. Participants conduct a variety of scenarios, including defensive and offensive counter-air interdiction.

U.S. Airmen with the 104th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, place an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile onto a cart during Checkered Flag 22-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, May 12, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise held at Tyndall which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th- and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 22-2 iteration of the exercise was held May 9-20, 2022.

A catapult crewman standing in front of an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft signals instructions to flight deck crewmen aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63). Country: Unknown

NORTH ARABIAN SEA (May 3, 2013) Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) Airman Jeremy Carey and Aviation Structural Mechanic (Equipment) Airman Megan Fechter, assigned to the Patriots of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, clean the canopy of an EA-6B Prowler in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

A crewman watches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66) as an A-6 Intruder aircraft approches for a landing. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

030806-F-1342R-021. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Members of the 127th Maintenance Group, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, conduct integrated combat turn activities on an A-10 Thunderbolt II on a closed portion of M-28 in Alger County, Michigan on June 29, 2022. The landing was part of Michigan Air National Guard led-exercise Northern Agility 22-1, successfully implementing agile combat employment by landing multiple military aircraft, then quickly conducting rearming and refueling activities prior to taking off again.

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 721st Air Mobility Squadron load a humvee onto a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 6, 2022. During the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing 2022 Port Dawg Rodeo, Airmen were assessed on their ability to on and off-load an aircraft.

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DF-ST-88-05015. Subject Operation/Series: CALFEX Base: Fort Hunter Liggett, Jolon State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 55th Civil Support Team partnered with Mdewakanton Fire and Public Safety, FBI Minneapolis Hazard Evidence Response Team, and Minnesota State Fire Marshall for a field training exercise near Shakopee, Minnesota, August 3, 2022. (Minnesota National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

220523-N-XN177-1143 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 23, 2022) - Airman Joshua Bauza, from Philadelphia, participates in flight operations on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 23, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

Crew CHIEF, STAFF SGT. Talbert cleans the canopy of one of the Air National Guard's F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing on the flight line of McEntire Air National Guard Station, S.C. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

STAFF SGT. Barry Boyle, dressed in full chemical warfare gear, uses a mobile radio during the 169th Fighter Wing Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A United States Marine Corps aviator inspects the tail section of an F/A-18D Hornet at Kuantan Air Base, Malaysia.

The official patch of Exercise Global Dexterity on the flight suit of Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Grant Vaughan, No. 36 Squadron loadmaster, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 3, 2022. The RAAF squadron visited JBPHH to join both active duty and National Guard C-17s for training missions around the Hawaiian Islands to develop tactical airlift and airdrop capabilities.

031206-F-1798W-012. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Weeks, a crew chief assigned to Heavy Marine Helicopter Training Unit 302, Marine Corps Station New River, North Carolina, preforms preflight checks at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 26, 2022. The mission of HMHT-302 is to conduct combat capable helicopter flight training for all CH-53E Super Stallion Marine Corps pilots and aircrew. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lauren Cobin)

220922-N-XN177-1135 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2022) - Chief Naval Air Crewman Corey Danzey, from Pittsburg, shakes hands with Lt. Cmdr. Scott Robertson during a reenlistment ceremony aboard an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 Sept. 22, 2022. HSC-23 is embarked aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7). 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.

A US Air Force crew chief directs a C-141 Starlifter to the taxi way for deployment. The aircraft will be used to airlift US Army soldiers and cargo to the training area near L'viv, Ukraine, for humanitarian and peacekeeping exercises with the Ukrainian Army. Subject Operation/Series: PEACE SHIELD '95 Base: Rhein-Main Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Lance Cpl. Taylor Kyser (kneeling) and 2nd Lt. Zack Devlin-Foltz rush to secure the landing zone during a non-combatant evacuation operation training exercise Oct. 19. Both Marines serve with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. Kyser is a North Littlerock, Ark., native and serves as an assaultman and Devlin-Foltz is a platoon commander from Silver Spring, Md. 3/6 is in Yuma supporting the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course taught by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1 located at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.

030328-F-3838S-006. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

U.S. Marine Corps Pvt. Yesica Salazar, cryogenics equipment operator, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 (MALS-13), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts a routine inspection on a mobile nitrogen gas generator at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, August 3, 2022. Salazar joined the Marine Corps to travel, meet new people and to build comradery.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 transport an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 28, 2022. Marines with VMFA-121, VMFA-242 and Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 conducted a live-fire missile exercise to increase weapon proficiency and enhance squadrons combat readiness in the air-to-air environment.

A pilot aboard an A-7 Corsair II aircraft prepares for flight during exercise Ocean Venture '82. The pilot is a member of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Muniz Air Base State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing walk toward the flightline during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2022. RF-A 22-3 offers U.S. and allied service personnel and aircraft the opportunity to leverage forces in support of bilateral or multilateral exercises.

US Air Force Technical Sergeant David Weaver inspects flap mechanisms on the C-141 Starlifter as part of his preflight checklist. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

SAN DIEGO (July 8, 2022) U.S. Navy aircrewmen assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians and U.S. Marines participate in a recovery exercise during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 in Southern California. 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.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Brent Havercoft of the 16th Special Operation Wing, Hurlburt Field AFB, Florida inspects a pressure seal on an US Air Force AC-130 Spectra aircraft before a mission during exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dominic Johnson, 73d Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew team member, prepares to mount AGM-114 Hellfire missiles to an AC-130W training aircraft simulating an AC-130J Ghostrider at a weapons load competition at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 31, 2022. The competition is held as both a morale event and a productive training exercise that prepares personnel to be as efficient as possible in completing their tasks.

U.S. Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Bailey McMahon with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 conducts preflight checks on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), while underway, June 11, 2022. The amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) is conducting routine operations within the U.S. 7th Fleet.

US Navy AIRMAN Shontez Montgomery prepares to lower elevator four on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) while transferring aircraft from the flight deck to the hangar bay after the final day of flight operations in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Woodruff, 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, places sacks of wheat flour on a pallet in preparation for loading onto a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules which will fly the flour into Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina on a relief mission. The three-year-old relief effort has been able to resume their mission after a five month hold due to aircraft receiving ground fire over Sarajevo. The C-130 crews fly two missions a day into the Sarajevo airport dropping off approximately 30 metric tons of wheat flour to the besieged residents. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Ancona Country: Italy (ITA)

DN-ST-92-00318. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey(TUR)

000719-N-4184P-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 2000 Base: Uss Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

SENIOR AIRMAN Charles Deeds, a crew chief with the 523rd Fighter Squadron, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico inspects the under side of an F-111. This is part of a four day exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard to test proficiency in joint operations and coordination of various elements of a strike package. Subject Operation/Series: Joint Task Force Exercise 95-2 Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030407-F-1389C-012. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 398th AEG

U.S. Army Spc. Logan Speakman, a Blackhawk Maintainer/Crew Chief assigned to the Falcon team at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, poses for a photo inside a hangar in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 29, 2022.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin Garcia Espericeta, a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, communicates with the pilot of a F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, April 27, 2022. VMFA-121 is the first permanently forward deployed F-35B squadron and provides a variety of mission sets throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

070103-M-4937G-177. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ramadi Country: Iraq (IRQ)

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Raymond Rickenbach, an F/A-18D Hornet weapons system officer with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533, conducts pre-flight inspections on an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base Guam, June 14, 2022, in preparation of a joint maritime strike to demonstrate service components fires and effects capabilities in the maritime environment during exercise Valiant Shield 22 (VS 22). Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Task Force the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct long-range, precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Task Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Elizabeth Mahoney, 40th Airlift Squadron pilot, speaks with other aircrew members mid-flight from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, to Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, April 30, 2022. After landing, two all-female aircrews from the 317th Airlift Wing participated in a static display presentation, spoke with local media outlets and toured Sweetwaters Women Airforce Service Pilot Museum as part of the 80th WASP Homecoming.

DN-ST-89-05251. Country: Unknown

Capt. Dereck Monnier (right) and 1st Lt. Tory Lodmell observe as Army paratroopers descend onto the airfield during a Samurai Surge” formation flight Jan. 10, 2012, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Airmen supported the mission as drop zone control officers, ensuring safe airdrop training operations at Yokota AB’s airfield. Monnier and Lodmell are both C-130 Hercules co-pilots with the 36th Airlift Squadron.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Gideon Grissett, center, commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, officiates the transfer of non-commissioned officer sword between Sgt. Maj. Michael Marie Jr., left, offgoing sergeant major, MWSS-174, and Sgt. Maj. Kevin Hopkins, right, oncoming sergeant major, MWSS-174, during a relief and appointment ceremony, Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 29, 2022. The emblematic passing of the sword signifies the transfer of responsibility as the senior enlisted leader of Marines in MWSS-174 from Sgt. Maj. Marie to Sgt. Maj. Hopkins.

Commonwealth Joint Air Training Plan, No 20 Service Flying Training School, Cranborne, Near Salisbury, Rhodesia, January 1943 Pupil Sergeant D H Marshall climbing in to North American Harvard `49' at Cranborne. He served as a ground crewman for 2 1/2 years before being accepted for flight training.

US Navy Operations SPECIALIST SEAMAN Rand Bolde stands watch on the signal bridge of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), as the aircraft carrier transits through the Suez Canal toward home after completing four months on station in the Persian Gulf. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

U.S. Air Force Captain Cody Donahue, 344th Air Refueling Squadron mission pilot, prepares to takeoff Aug. 29, 2022, during Employment Concept Exercise 22-08 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Donahue and the rest of the aircrew completed the KC-46A Pegasus first combat sortie, refueling two F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.

MASTER SGT. Hawkins stands on the runway and uses a portable IFF (Identification, Friend or Foe) transmitter/receiver during the 169th Fighter Wing Operational Readiness Inspection. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Evan Dunham, with Helicopter Combat Squadron 23 �Wildcards,� inspects one of the MH-60S Knighthawks on the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) on June 26, 2010, in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Mercy is in Cambodia conducting Pacific Partnership 2010, the fifth in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance endeavors designed to strengthen regional partnerships.

030409-M-2195C-023. Base: Mcagcc, Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041112-F-6228L-007. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060526-F-1644L-007. Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ)

DF-ST-86-08668. Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041112-F-2390B-014. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220816-N-MW880-1004 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2022) A sailor assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, directs an MH-60R helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, Aug. 16 2022. 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, Electronics Attack Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and HSM-46.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepare their F/A-18C Hornets to deploy to Poland from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, June 6, 2022. VMFA-323 is deployed to Poland to provide defensive counter-air support to our NATO allies and partners. 3rd MAW remains prepared to uphold the principles of democracy, territorial integrity, sovereignty and respect for the international rules-based order.

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