Aviation Maintenance and Preparation

Images of military personnel involved in the upkeep and loading of aircraft. Emphasizes meticulous work to ensure operational readiness and safety in various air force units.

An Airman assigned to the 315th Contingency Response Flight, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, secures cargo on a C-17A Globemaster III in support of exercise El Swampo at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, March 24, 2023. The Exercise was designed to provide various training scenarios to maintain operational currencies, validate Agile Combat Employment doctrine and employ tactics training and procedures to foster sister service and federal department interoperability.

Members of Bravo Company 5/158th, Aviation Battalion SPECIALIST Joel Camp (foreground) and Sergeant Russel Buckwalter (background) remove bolts from the flight control deck of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter as a precautionary measure against corrosion of the bolts in preparation for a multinational training Exercise VENETO RESCUE '01. The US Army Southern European Task Force (Airborne) will lead the training exercise 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 evacuees from a country or a region that has the potential for hostilities or danger. This type of .... Complete Scene Caption: Members of Bravo Company 5/158th, Aviation Battalion Specialist Joel Camp (foreground) and Sergeant Russel Buckwalter (background) remove bolts from the flight control deck of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter as a precautionary measure against corrosion of the bolts in preparati

Airman 1st Class Thomas Snell, 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron, perform pre-loading checks during the units weapons load crew competition Oct. 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two teams competed to see who could load an AIM-120 and an AIM-9 onto their F-22 Raptor the fastest and with the fewest errors. The team pictured won the quarterly competition.

Tech. Sgt. Russell Kober, 403rd Maintenance Squadron metereological equipment technician, changes out the outdated computer system for an updated one on the dropsonde operator pallet on the WC-130J Super Hercules completing an upgrade on the system August 24, 2022.

111113-N-YZ751-002ARABIAN SEA (Nov. 13, 2011) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Eric Clairday paints a rotor blade from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103). Truxtun is assigned to CTF 151, a multi-national, mission-based task force working under Combined Maritime Forces, to conduct counter-piracy operations in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin and Arabian Sea.

An Airman assigned to the 315th Contingency Response Flight, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, secures cargo on a C-17A Globemaster III in support of exercise El Swampo at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, March 24, 2023. The Exercise was designed to provide various training scenarios to maintain operational currencies, validate Agile Combat Employment doctrine and employ tactics training and procedures to foster sister service and federal department interoperability.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chase VanCleave, a 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle and vehicular equipment technician, works on the fan clutch of a humvee at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 10, 2023. AASAB is the gateway to the CENTCOM area of responsibility, providing logistics to a variety of bases throughout the AOR. Vehicle maintainers are critical to logistics, ensuring that vehicles are maintained and ready for use so Airmen and cargo can move expeditiously throughout the area.

020205-F-3838S-016. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: 52d FW

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-17. 050904-C-3721C-156. Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Wilson, a weapons loader assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, removes munitions from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a training exercise at the 180FW in Swanton, Ohio, Aug. 2, 2022. The 180FW is the only F-16 fighter wing in the state of Ohio, whose mission is to provide for America; protection of the homeland, effective combat power and defense support to civil authorities, while developing Airmen, supporting their families and serving in our community.

030819-M-7837W-004. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT)

220930-N-NX635-1119 CORONADO, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2022) U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Trevor Allen, from Spanger, Texas, installs heat shielding on the compressor differential pressure anti-icing valve of an F414 Turbofan Engine aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in port preparing for future operations.

220701-N-PI330-1034 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (July 5, 2022) Construction Mechanic 3rd Class Dylan Nosekabel, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, replaces a tire inflation hose on a Mk-31 nobile tactical vehicle replacement on Naval Station Rota, Spain, July 5, 2022. NMCB 133 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.

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 8, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) 3rd Class Jared Grey, from Sacramento, Calif., conducts maintenance on an EA-18G Growler, assigned to the "Wizards" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Airman 1st Class Morgan Nguyen, a weapons loader assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, loads 20 millimeter ammunition into the F-16 Fighting Falcon during Coronet Cactus at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Mar. 31, 2023. Coronet Cactus is an annual training event that takes members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to Phoenix to participate in a simulated deployment exercise.

220126-N-PG226-1079 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 26, 2022) Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Cheyenne Elliot, from Houston, assigned to the "Dragonslayers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, installs an ignitor in the auxiliary power unit of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Jan. 26, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tate Cardinal)

220512-N-DO281-1034ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 12, 2022) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Sean Bogan conducts maintenance on a fuel oil filter separator aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), May 12, 2022. Paul Ignatius is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of U.S., Allied and partner interest in Europe and Africa.

U.S. Army Spc. William Dunagan, a mechanic assigned to Echo Field Support Company, 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, directs the removal of an engine for maintenance at Trzebień, Poland, August 3, 2022. The 3/4 ABCT is among other units assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, proudly working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe.

U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lounsbery, 114th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, attaches a refueling nozzle to an F-16 during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 6, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Senior Airman Damian Soto, 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron, yells out commands during the units quarterly weapons load competition April 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two teams competed to see who could load an AIM-9 and a GBU-32 onto their F-22 Raptor the fastest and with the fewest errors. The winner will be announced at the quarterly awards ceremony.

Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Nadan Cox, from Wichita, Kansas, assigned to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, chains a pylon down in USS Gerald R. Fords hangar bay, April 12, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration as part of the ships tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Lounsbery, 114th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, attaches a refueling nozzle to an F-16 during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 6, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Master Sgt. Raymond Sambor, 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port duty officer, attaches a loading chain onto an F/A-18 Super Hornet on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 18, 2011. Sambor and several members of the 451st ELRS aerial port assisted in the loading of an F/A-18 Super Hornet onto a C-5 Galaxy. This marked the first time ever that a U.S. fighter jet has been loaded into a cargo aircraft for transport back to the United States. After months of coordination and planning, senior leaders at the Navys Naval Air Forces and the Air Forces Air Mobility Command approved a plan to transport the aircraft back to its home station at Naval Air Station North Island near San Diego, Calif.

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 20, 2022) Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Brandon Hamilton, from Detroit, conducts maintenance on a radio frequency pin aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Ellison, 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, removes a spindle from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter's main rotor head inside a maintenance hangar at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Jan. 3, 2024. These spindles will replace corroded ones on another Pave Hawk. The spindles are being removed from this Pave Hawk because it's scheduled for retirement to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona later this month, marking the beginning of the wing's conversion to the new HH-60W Pave Hawk.

Master Sgt. Keith Hardy, phase work leader, aircraft mechanic, from the 127th Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, repack the brake and wheel assembly strut on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a Phase 1 inspection on Dec. 9, 2022. Airmen of the 127th Maintenance Squadron phase crew are tasked to perform detailed inspections to make sure this complex jet remains air ready.

021016-F-2164A-015. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

220521-DN159-1080 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 21, 2022) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jacob Rather, from Little Rock, Arkansas, performs maintenance on a close-in weapons system aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), May 21, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group 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.

021114-F-3838S-012. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

020130-F-1631A-003. Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-2. 050904-C-3721C-119. Hurricane Katrina

020913-M-0175R-021. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2002 Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Major Command Shown: CTF 52.2

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Ruben Romero, from Haven, Kansas, assigned to the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department, prepares a to move an E/A-18G Growler, attached to the "Gray Wolves" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 142, onto an aircraft elevator, March 24, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. NavyÕs capacity to project power on a global scale.

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 8, 2022) Aviation Electricians Mate 2nd Class Devon Thomason, from Sarasota, Fla., conducts maintenance on an EA-18G Growler, assigned to the "Wizards" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

PHILIPPINE SEA (June 4, 2022) Gunners Mate 3rd Class Taylor Green, from Shepherd, Mont., conducts teardown maintenance on a .50 caliber machine gun aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

220909-N-CY569-1017 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 9, 2022) Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Travis Odom, from Flomaton, Alabama, uses a computer controlled lathe to shave down a part aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Sep. 9, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is operating as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interest.

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060301-N-7981E-006. Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

220805-N-YC581-1022PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2022) - Cpl. Carlos Gonzales, a ground support equipment technician assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 (Reinforced), 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, preforms periodic engine maintenance on a spotting dolly for towing aircraft in the hangar bay of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Aug. 5. Periodic maintenance of spotting dollies ensures they are able to transport aircraft to their proper locations aboard Makin Island. Makin Island, flagship of Amphibious Squadron (CPR) SEVEN, along with 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is currently underway conducting integrated training in the U.S. 3rd fleet to prepare for an upcoming deployment.

060825-N-5555T-009. Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Air National Guard Aerospace Propulsion specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, tests and repairs engine linkage on an F-16 fighting falcon, on January 27, 2022, at Nellis Air Force Base, NV. The 148th is one of 32 units from across the U.S. joint forces, United Kingdom and Australia participating at Red Flag-Nellis 22-1. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by SMSgt Glen Flanagan)

220813-N-DN159-1014 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 13 2022) Aviation Electricians Mate Airman Issac Mullins, from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, assigned to the “Sunliners” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, wipes down an F/A-18 Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the Nimitiz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 13, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group 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.

DF-ST-87-00879. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Italian CHIEF MASTER Sergeant Michael Gizinos, Aircraft Technician from the 114th Composite Group, 331st Tactical Fighter Wing, Hellinic Air Force, performs a post-flight inspection of the main landing gear of an Mirage 2000 Fighter. The Hellinic 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 aircraft. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

010718-N-9383R-106. Base: Uss John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

040123-F-9105A-001. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

020306-F-4177H-003. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) John Beldin (left) and USAF SSGT Landon Favors both Weapons Loaders assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing (BW), installs a Conventional Air Launch Cruise Missile into the weapons bay of a USAF B-52H Stratofortress aircraft while deployed with the 7th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brendyn Franklin, a Brandon, Florida, native and a light armored vehicle technician with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, performs maintenance on the engine of an LAV-25 on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 22, 2022. An LAV repairer/technician performs basic automotive duties and tasks incident to inspection, maintenance, and repair of the LAV family of vehicles.

221015-N-ZQ263-1084 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 15, 2022) U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Austin Rancourt, from Nashua, N.H., conducts maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). Chung-Hoon is currently operating with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

040407-F-2922M-005. Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 7, 2016) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Andrea Ramos, (left) a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Micah Rupp, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, both assigned to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, conduct maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawkhelicopter on the flight deck of hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in preparation for the first mission stop in Timor Leste. The Sailors are also known as maintainers, and are responsible for the upkeep of the aircraft before and after flight. Deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2016, Mercy is scheduled to visit Timor Leste, the Republic of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Medical, engineering and various other personnel embarked aboard Mercy will work side-by-side with partner nation counterparts, exchanging ideas, building best practices and relationships to ensure preparedness should disaster strike.

SASEBO, Japan (April 14, 2022) Lt. John Stevens, from Charleston, S.C., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), goes over a firefighting checkoff sheet as the drilling command duty officer while training to combat a fire in an industrial maintenance environment. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility 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 Airman 1st Class Corey Basteen, right, 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-10 Extender aerospace propulsion apprentice, and Senior Airman Michael Williams, 660th AMXS KC-10 aerospace propulsion journeyman, swap an engine on a KC-10 at Travis Air Force Base, California, Oct. 24, 2022. Airmen assigned to the 660th AMXS maintain, repair and advance Travis AFBs fleet of KC-10 aircraft.

221023-N-YX844-1103 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 23, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Michael Fowler, from Dalton, Georgia, tests the wire harness of a SUU-79 pylon aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 23. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

DF-ST-88-06769. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Boz Igitol, an aerospace propulsion technician assigned to the 48th Component Maintenance Squadron, conducts maintenance on an F-15E Strike Eagle engine at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 30, 2022. Propulsions technicians' responsibilities can include receiving, teardown, inspection, buildup and the test cell.

061020-N-5248R-002. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

220603-N-QP737-1055 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 3, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Brad Ellis, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-5, installs a center stabilator on an MH-60S Night Hawk attached to HSC-5 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 Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Str

030303-M-0367H-008. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Coyote Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 11-Mar

060519-N-3136P-022. Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: Japan (JPN)

Tech. Sgt. Brandon Szuch and Tech. Sgt. Mark Imhoff, Aerospace Propulsion Technicians at the Maintenance Squadron, examine a broken flow bolt and discuss what needs to be replaced inside of the Engine Shop at the Tulsa Air National Guard base, Okla., Aug. 15, 2022. Without the flow bolt, oil would leak from the engine which could damage the interior of the plane and cause a malfunction that could harm the 138th Fighter Wings mission.

SSGT Theron Lennon of the 375th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron adjusts a fuel boost pump before reinstalling it in a C-140 JetStar aircraft. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

061208-N-9946J-001. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Rudolfo Avelar, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron weapon armament technician load crew chief, prepares an A-10 Thunderbolt II for live ordnance loading area operations on the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 13, 2022. Once the flying schedule calls for live munitions on flying sorties, aircraft are positioned at LOLA and weapons load crews are dispatched to perform the LOLA operations.

PHILIPPINE SEA (May 9, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Monique Steel, left from Baltimore, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Cole Giambrone, from Modesto, Calif., both assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, conduct a 91-day inspection on a bomb rack unit (BRU-32) of an F/A-18F Super Hornet in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Senior Airman Jacob Hamblen and Airman 1st Class Jeremiah Cass, 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron engines specialists, inspect an F-16C Fighting Falcon before take-off at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 4, 2014. The 354th AMS provides mission ready mission ready aircraft to support the wing's F-16 aggressor mission that includes home station, the exercise RED FLAG-Alaska and Aggressor road shows.

A U.S. Air Force aerospace propulsion specialist, assigned to the 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, installs an engine component on a Block 50 F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 15, 2022. Propulsion specialists repair and maintain parts of the engine. The 179th EFS projects combat airpower across AFCENTs area of responsibility, supporting personnel, improving force movement, and showing U.S. and partner nations resolve in the region.

220813-N-DN159-1029 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 13 2022) Aviation Machinists Mate Airman Brendon Harper, from Lusby, Maryland, applies beeswax to the combustion module of an F/A-18 Super Hornet aboard the Nimitiz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Aug. 13, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group 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.

011212-F-4006S-005. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Duluth International Airport State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

220512-N-XN177-1032 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 12, 2022) - Sailors conduct maintenance on a gas turbine engine in main machinery room two aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 12, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

130312-N-XQ375-088 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 12, 2013) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Ronald Welch stands watch on the helm aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is deployed with the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Randy Stewart performs maintenance on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft engine during exercise COPE ELITE '81. TSGT Stewart is from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing. Subject Operation/Series: COPE ELITE '81 Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

041021-F-6440B-001. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Unknown

MASTER Sergeant Gregory King, US Air Force (USAF), 445th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, removes the engine covering doors before swapping engines on a C-141 Starlifter at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, 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

Staff Sgt. Rudy Arciaga and Senior Airman Joseph Holtgrave, Aerospace Propulsionists with the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, perform upkeep on a B-52H Stratofortress engine at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Aug. 19, 2022. The 23AMU provides routine maintenance for all of the B-52s sent to support this Bomber Task Force and is one of many crucial support units that make the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadrons mission possible.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 25, 2022) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Jakub Turner, right, from Agusta, Maine and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Ryan Garza, from Dallas, download an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three 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 worlds 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 worlds oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

040311-M-9656F-002. Base: Camp H. M. Smith State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Aubree Brocklehurst, avionics communications/navigations specialist with the 121st Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Squadron, works on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, Mar. 5, 2023. Avionics comm/nav specialists are responsible for maintaining the communications and navigations systems on the aircraft.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Lucier, jet engine mechanic on temporary duty to the 48th Component Repair Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, from the 3rd Component Repair Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, walks around a Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-220 engine before separating engine fan ducts. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-08499 or search 010122-F-4177H-014). Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Senior Airman Ashley Hankins, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental journeyman, tests electrical current with a digital multimeter at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Aug. 9, 2022. Hankins measured the voltage, current and resistance of the F-15E Strike Eagles engine fire extinguishing system.

061110-N-7130B-181. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Lucier, on temporary duty to the 48th Component Repair Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, from the 3rd Component Repair Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base Alaska, actuates a 380 pump compressing engine case for support rod removal. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-08494 or search 010122-F-4177H-008). Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Airman 1st Class Trevor Finley, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, inspects the aircraft status panel on an F-15C Eagle on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 6, 2022. Crew chiefs conduct basic post-flight inspections as part of their recovery procedures.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brian Herstine, a Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, native and assault amphibious vehicle repair technician with 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2d Marine Division, performs maintenance on the engine on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Oct. 5, 2022. The AAV repair technician supervises and performs various duties incident to the inspection, maintenance, and repair of the automotive and turret systems of the AAV.

Fire Controlman 3rd Class Lijean Goodlow, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), loads the ships aft Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) mount prior to a live-fire exercise as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct. 13, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and demonstrate the U.S. Navys commitment to a peaceful, stable and conflict free Atlantic region.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Lucier, a jet engine mechanic on temporary duty to the 48th Component Repair Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, from the 3rd Component Repair Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, walks around a Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-220 engine before separating engine fan ducts. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-02-02650 or search 010122-F-4177H-014). Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Officer (LTZ2OC) in the day (outward) behind the periscope of a submarine (this outfit is not common in this work).

010202-F-1631A-009. Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 6, 2022) Marine Cpl. Joshua Thoma, from Las Vegas, installs a heat shield on a main landing gear tire for an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the Black Knights of Marine Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 314, aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, led by Carrier Strike Group 3, deployed from San Diego, Jan. 3, in support of global maritime security operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navys role across the full spectrum of military operations from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region.

070109-A-5332O-048. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Logistic Support Area Anaconda Country: Iraq (IRQ)

050118-F-4201N-018. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220624-N-PI330-1035 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain (Jun 24, 2022) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class David Terrell, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, replaces an air tank on a MK-31 mobile tactical vehicle replacement, June 24, 2022. NMCB 133 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.

041111-F-3798Y-032. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

Staff Sgt. Donoven Wright, 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron, ensures an AIM-120 missile is secured before moving it during the units weapons load crew competition Oct. 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two teams competed to see who could load an AIM-120 and an AIM-9 onto their F-22 Raptor the fastest and with the fewest errors. The team pictured won the quarterly competition.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zach Henderson, 384th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator from Fairchild Air Force Base, does his prechecks during Operation Noble Defender (OND) at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 14, 2022. Recurring operations like Noble Defender contribute to NORAD's ongoing efforts to address current and evolving threats to North American defense and security.

DF-ST-85-03794. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

SENIOR AIRMAN Steven Hubbard, an Electro Enviornmental Technician with the 169th Maintenance Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina, inspects an F-16 circuit breaker panel, 10 July 1999. Base: Mcentire Ang Station State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

220807-N-JO823-1017 PHILIPPINE SEA (August 7, 2022) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Seth Motichek, from Sulligent, Alabama, inspects a fan coil assembly aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, August 7. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

031013-F-6844O-001. Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Azure Agricula-McCormick, a 354th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, performs preventative maintenance on a vehicle during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 11, 2022. Vehicle Management directs maintenance operations for a 673 vehicle fleet. In addition to aircrew, RF-A 22-1 provides training for deployed maintenance and support personnel in sustainment of large-force deployed air operations.

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