Aviation Operations and Crew

Images showing military pilots and aircrew in various aircraft, highlighting teamwork, precision, and the environment of military aviation.

An Airman's hands and camera are reflected in the mirrored visor of his flight helmet as he takes a self-portrait while in the cockpit of an A-7E Corsair II.

011115-F-1718K-005. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DF-ST-86-05296. State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

C-130 Hercules aircraft pilot, US Air Force Captain Nick Brocolli and copilot USAF First Lieutenant Johann Verott keep a watchful eye on the terrain as they enter the Combat Fly Zone en route to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Deull Arnold, boom operator assigned to 909th Air Refueling Squadron, conducts aerial refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th ARS from Kadena Air Base, Japan, during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, May 12, 2022. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise allowing forces to practice interoperability by providing unique opportunities to integrate into joint and multilateral training.

010403-N-3400W-002. Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Country: China Sea

DF-ST-86-12558. Country: Unknown

040317-F-0971G-038. Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION ENDURING / IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

An Airman's hands and camera are reflected in the mirrored visor of his flight helmet as he takes a self-portrait while in the cockpit of an A-7E Corsair II.

interior detail Military Jets Fixed Wing Boeing Aviat Airplanes B-52H Stratofortress bomber cockpit pilots USAF U.S. Air Force

Aircrew members from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron based at RAF Mildenhall United Kingdom guide a KC-135R Stratotanker back to base on 31 Mar 99. The tanker, belonging to the 100th Air Expeditionary Wing is returning from a refueling track after performing in-flight refueling to NATO aircraft (not shown) participating in Operation Allied Force. This image was shot through a Starlight System. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

011012-F-0308N-362. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jeremy Dastrup, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 loadmaster, looks out over the skies during joint airborne readiness training over Ie Shima Island, Japan, Jan. 26, 2022. Backside support and airlift requirements for multiple units can be burdensome, so combining these efforts creates a faster, more efficient method of training. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Moses Taylor)

DN-ST-85-05497. Country: Unknown

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade provide UH-60M Black Hawk support to the 10th Mountain Light Fighters School on Fort Drum, NY Aug. 11, 2022. Soldiers from 10th CAB were also in the course to qualify for their Air Assault badge.

CAPT. Katarina S. Bentler, the pilot of a 350th Aerial Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, after a preflight check during Operation Desert Shield. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

United States Marine Corps aviation crew chief sitting at rear of Marine Corps KC-130 Super Hercules with the craft's rear ramp open

A 9th Military Airlift Squadron pilot, flying a C-5A Galaxy aircraft, approaches a lowered KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling boom during exercise PROUD PHANTOM. Subject Operation/Series: PROUD PHANTOM Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY)

U. S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesus Garcia, a 33rd Rescue Squadron special mission aviator, prepares to pick up a simulated survivor, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 15, 2014. The 33rd RQS conducted combat search and rescue task force training Oct. 13 through 24.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Stephen Kent, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron, flies an aerial refueling proficiency mission near Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, June 30, 2022. The aircrew members also performed touch-and-go, assault landings, and combat offload maneuvers in South Carolina to sharpen their mission readiness.

050404-F-1740G-016. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan Bocchi, 173rd Fighter Wing F-15 Instructor Pilot and Inspector General, flies towards Mount Shasta during the Sentry Eagle Open House event June 24, 2022, near Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The Sentry Eagle Open House allowed Kingsley Field to give a behind-the-scenes look at our F-15 training mission as well as multiple aerial demonstrations, static display aircraft, recruiting events, and various local vendors.

Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Allen, a flight equipment technician assigned to the 120th Airlift Wing, Montana Air National Guard, resets a harness aboard a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft Aug. 11, 2016 during Northern Strike Exercise 2016 in Alpena, Mich.

A pilot takes a self portrait from the cockpit of an A-7 Corsair II aircraft.

A view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, seen from an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft, in flight. The Falcon is leaving the tanker after being refueled during the deployment to Kunsan Air Base, Korea. The aircraft is from the 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Antonio Trujillo, a CH-53K King Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, looks out from a CH-53K near Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, April 13, 2022. The flight signified the beginning of HMH-461's modernization from the CH-53E Super Stallion to the CH-53K King Stallion. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Captain Doug Moss does a pre-flight cockpit check of his F-15D Eagle aircraft during the Hughes Aircraft Company's Trophy activities. Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

220603-N-IL330-1033 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 03, 2022) - Aviation Electricians Mate 3rd Class John Anaya, from El Paso, Texas, holds the brakes of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 while it is chocked and chained on the flight deck of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), June 03, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

MAJ. Mike O'Grady, 18th Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska, glances back as he drops live bombs built during CAPEX, a combat ammunition production exercise.Published in AIRMAN Magazine July 1996. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: CAPEX 96 Base: Suwon Air Base Country: Korea

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, ride in the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a training exercise at Fort Drum, Jun. 30. The 69th Regiment is conducting pre-mobilization training at Fort Drum in preparation of an upcoming deployment to the Horn of Africa.

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill Air Force Bases 6th Air Refueling Wing in support of North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) Operation Noble Defender (OND), June 27, 2022. As a 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 missile 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 missile threats. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and American command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and

An educator from Denver learns about the controls on the CH-53E from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during a static display as part of the Educators Workshop on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, April 20, 2022. The workshop is designed to inform high-school educators about the benefits and opportunities available during service in the Marine Corps. Teachers and counselors sponsored by Recruiting Stations Denver and Houston participated in this iteration of the workshop.

Inside cockpit of a military helicopter with sunlight

030702-F-7709A-014. State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A U.S. Marine assists in installing an engine on the CH-53K King Stallion, assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1), at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, July 7, 2022. The CH-53K was recently declared initial operating capable (IOC), a critical milestone in improving capabilities and restructuring Marine Corps aviation for the future fight.

A member of Fleet Composite Squadron 8 (VC-8) does a security check of his SH-3G Sea King helicopter prior to takeoff. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor with the 325th Fighter Wing, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, to refuel in-flight during Sentry Savannah May 11, 2022, in a military operations area over Florida. Sentry Savannah is the Air National Guards premier counter air exercise, encompassing 10 units of fourth- and fifth- generation fighter aircraft, which tests the capabilities of warfighters in a simulated near-peer environment and trains the next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrows fight.

Vernon Pugh, a photographer assigned to the range directorate at the flight test and engineering group at the Naval Warfare Center aircraft division, captures a self-portrait in the rear seat position of a F/A-18C Hornet aircraft during an aerial change of command over the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Base: Patuxent River State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Navy Lieutenant Commander Mike Tluchowski and his copilot, US Navy Commander Kevin Kenny perform preflight checks before evening flight operations on board USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Both LCDR Tluchowski and CDR Kenny are attached to Helicopter Squadron Seven (HS 7). Truman and its battle group are participating in Exercise UNIFIED SPIRIT, a NATO led United Nations training exercise simulating peace keeping operations off the Atlantic coast. Subject Operation/Series: UNIFIED SPIRIT Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

030623-F-6967G-005. Base: Truax Field State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

A WC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron on a mission to monitor and relay vital information on a typhoon to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC). Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A crew member of the 436th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, dressed in chemical warfare gear, removes the altitude direction indicator from the cockpit of a C-5A Galaxy aircraft during a chemical warfare defense equipment test. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Participating in EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, Technical Sergeant Brian Kelly a crew chief for the 75th Fighter Squadron at Pope AFB, North Carolina, and originally from Miramar, Florida, prepares to attach clamps to an ELMO camera system in the cockpit of an A-10 Warthog to be used as coverage for a close air support mission during the exercise. The ELMO camera system is installed by personnel from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron Charleston AFB, South Carolina. Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

March 18, 2011 - A paratrooper salutes as he exits a C-130J Super Hercules during a combined high-altitude, low-open jump, over a landing zone near Campia Turzii, Romania. This jump was conducted as part of Carpathian Spring 2011, an exercise where members of the U.S. military joined their Romanian counterparts to learn from one another and strengthen alliances.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 24, 2012) A team of Joint Special Operation Task Force-Gulf Cooperation Council Operators group exit from a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Desert Hawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, to conduct daytime military free fall sustainment qualifications at the Bahrain Defense Force Taylor drop zone. AmericaÕs Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

DF-ST-86-10041. Base: Warner Robins Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SAN DIEGO (Feb. 11, 2014) Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical) 2nd Class Daniel Russell, left, from Kansas City, Mo., assigned to The Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC 30), watches Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class Nicholas Casamassa, from Logan, Utah, assigned to Explosive Ordinance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit (EODTEU) 1, jump from a C2-A Greyhound during a jump requalification. The requalification consisted of static line and free fall parachute jumps conducted by EODTEU-1.

A Japanese Air Self Defense Force cadet looks out the boom operators window in a KC-135 Stratotanker during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27, 2022. The tour gave cadets a better understanding of the U.S. military, promoting interoperability and cooperation between partner nations.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) operations on February 21, 2024. FARP provides fuel and ordnance necessary for fixed-wing operations. Army

A crew member of a CH-3 helicopter wears Chemical Warfare Defense Equipment (CWDE) as he sits on the floor during a new generation equipment test. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Catapult and arresting gear officers in the waist catapult control station signal an aircraft for launch from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during FLEET EX '90. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX '90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Bradley Watkins from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, an MV-22B Osprey crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing fires an M240D 7.62mm machine gun during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 at Yodaville, near Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, 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.

DF-ST-88-09903. Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

NAVAL BASE AMAPALA, Honduras - Partner Forces jump from a Chinook into the Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras for the Fuerzas Comando competition June 20, 2022, in Naval Base Amapala, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando (FC) is a Foreign Military Interaction exercise designed to enhance multinational and regional cooperation, mutual trust and confidence and improve the training, readiness, interoperability, and capability of regional Special Operations Forces (SOF).

A view of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV 61) as seen from the cockpit of a Fighter Squadron 2 (VF-2) F-14A Tomcat aircraft moments after its launch from the RANGER's flight deck. Country: Unknown

DF-ST-85-04167. Subject Operation/Series: VOLANT OAK Base: Kulis Air National Guard Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-13424. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Russian search and rescue team member looks out a helicopter window as they fly from Kustanay, Kazakhstan to support the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft landing with Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), NASA Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman and Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (ESA) on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. Suraev, Wiseman and Gerst returned to Earth after more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 40 and 41 crews.

Medium close shot. A McGuire AFB, KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron is refueled by a KC-10 Extender aircraft (Not shown). Although the primary mission of the KC-10 is aerial refueling, it can combine the tasks of tanker and cargo aircraft by refueling fighters while carryling the fighters' support people and equipment during overseas deployments. The KC-10A can transport up to 75 people and about 170,000 pounds of cargo a distance of about 4,400 miles. Without cargo, the KC-10A's unrefueled range is more than 11,500 miles. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CHIEF Boatswains's Mate Jim Rowland jumps out of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a performance by the Navy Special Warfare Group 2 paracute demonstration team Chuting Stars at the 1984 Azalea Festival Air Show. Rowland is also a Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team member. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (Sept. 13, 2022) U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific team members prepare to execute a static line airborne drop above a designated drop zone at Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, Sept. 13, 2022. U.S. Special Operations Forces maintain proficiency in completing static line and high altitude free fall airborne jumps. SOCPAC serves as the functional component for all special operations missions deployed throughout the Inso-Pacific region.

DN-SC-86-03961. Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

220523-N-VH871-1163 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (May 25, 2022) Lt. j.g. Matt Paxson, left, signals to Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Madison Buncher, both assigned to the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, deployed with Commander, Task Force (CTF) 57, during the engine starting sequence of a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, May 25. CTF 57 aircraft conduct missions in support of maritime operations to ensure security and stability in the Middle East region.

A jump master aboard a 436th Military Airlift Wing C-5B Galaxy aircraft checks to ensure that a group of parachutists has safely cleared the aircraft as a T-28B Trojan aircraft assigned to the Army's Airborne Special Operations Test Board flies alongside. The U.S. Air Force Airlift Center is conducting tests to certify the airdrop, formation-flying and low-level flight capabilities of Galaxy aircraft. Earlier tests were suspended in 1973 when wing-strength problems were discovered in Galaxy aircraft. Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Undergraduate navigator training students plot their course before a mission. Base: Mather Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

115th Airlift Squadron loadmasters monitor the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) discharge tubes prior to making an airdrop of Phoschek. State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

interior detail Military Jets Fixed Wing Boeing Aviat Airplanes F-15E Strike Eagle fighter cockpit sky formation USAF U.S. Air Force

Members of the El Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas (Spanish Parachute Squadron) execute a military free fall a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, near Cazaux Air Base, France, May 10, 2022. The MFF was part of exercise Athena, a French-led joint and combined Special Operation Forces exercise that validates the full spectrum of integrated component and partner capabilities. Exercises like Athena allow U.S. service members to train at the operational and tactical echelon as a combined, joint force with SOF setting the conditions for larger operations.

A Canadian search and rescue team member jumps from a DHC-5 Buffalo aircraft during SAREX, a joint U.S. - Canadian exercise taking place in Alaska. Subject Operation/Series: SAREX Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cameron Buell, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in-flight refueling specialist, refuels a French Navy Rafale in a joint aerial exercise in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 2, 2022. The KC-135 provides U.S. and partner nation aircraft the ability to remain in the air for longer durations, maximizing their patrol time and ensuring regional stability.

U.S. Army Soldiers with the U.S. Army Parachute Team conduct a demonstration at the 2022 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show at MCAS Miramar, California, Sept. 24, 2022. Nicknamed the Golden Knights in 1962, Golden signifies the gold medals the team won in international competitions, and Knights alludes to the teams ambition to conquer the skies. The Golden Knights perform in more than 100 events per year. 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.

A French ally jumps from the ramp of an Ohio Air National Guard C-130 aircraft as a U.S. Army Green Beret assigned to 1-10 Special Forces Group watches during a military free fall above Le Mont Saint Michel, France, June 9, 2022. This airborne operation comes at the collaboration of French and U.S. allied forces to reinforce strong bonds and clear communication between NATO allies.

Admiral Charles R. Larson, Commander in CHIEF, US Pacific Fleet, sits in the cockpit of a Soviet Tu-22M Backfire aircraft during a visit to an air base. Larson is in the Soviet Union with two US Navy ships, the guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59) and the guided missile frigate USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57), for a four-day goodwill visit. Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)

DF-ST-88-05434. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Country: Unknown

U.S. Soldier performs his duty of being the Crew Chief aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk for Small Unit Ranger Tactics course at the 25th Infantry Divisions Lightning Academy, Schofield Barracks, Oahu, Hawaii, August 1st, 2022. Soldiers were flown around the East Range before being required to navigate the jungle in small teams while conducting tasks and performing under fire.

U.S. Marines with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, conduct a static-line jump during cold weather training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 9, 2022. This training was conducted to enhance the units combat effectiveness in extreme cold weather as they prepare for an upcoming deployment to Marine Corps Forces Europe-Africa theater of operations.

Octpber 17, 2002 - Self portrait of a pilot in the back seat of an F-15 during take off at Key West Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida.

011115-F-6911G-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

A U.S. Airmen with the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, refuels an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA(AW)) 533 from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, May 28, 2022. Marines with VMFA(AW)-533 traveled from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to enhance squadron readiness and conduct joint-level training as part of an Aviation Training Relocation Program.

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An USAF airman uses de-icing equipment to de-ice a C-130H at Ramstein AB, Germany. An USAF airman uses de-icing equipment to de-ice a C-130H at Ramstein AB, Germany.

A Soldier from The Sugar Bears of B Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment kneels on the ramp of a Chinook. The Sugar Bears provide support to the National Park Service April 22, 2021 at Denali National Park and Reserve, Alaska. The Sugar Bears are granted access to conduct training in the park in exchange for helping the National Park Service set-up base camp for the 2021 Denali climbing season.

U.S. Air Force 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress Pilot 1st Lt. Mark Gerken operating out of RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, pilots a B-52 over the Estonian island of Saaremaa during a Bomber Task Force mission on Sept. 2, 2022. Bomber Task Force operations are conducted with NATO Allies and partners to demonstrate and strengthen the shared commitment to global security and stability.

011212-F-1166S-002. Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

US Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Keith Tourney (left) and USN Aviation Electronics Technician SENIOR CHIEF Duane Richey look on as USN Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Raymond Sudduth fires a .50 caliber machine gun from a window on a CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter from the "Dragon Whales" of Helicopter Support Squadron Eight (Detachment 1) during an aircrew gun shoot in the Red Sea. Country: Red Sea

220617-N-LI114-1115 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2022) Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five, attached to Commander, Task Force 70, deployed aboard the U.S. Navys only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) prepare to parachute from a C-2A Greyhound attached to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Squadron (VRC) 30 during parachute insertion operations during Exercise Valiant Shield 2022 (VS22). VS22 is a U.S.-only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) focused on integration of joint training in a multi-domain environment. This training builds real-world proficiency in sustaining world forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

An overhead view of the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft as seen from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, preparing to provide in-flight refueling. The Fighting Falcon, from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, is en route to Hawaii to participate in Exercise Cope Elite. Subject Operation/Series: COPE ELITE Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

040605-F-2022C-026. Base: Amfreville State: Normandy Country: France (FRA)

DN-SC-89-08015. Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Close-up view of TECH. SGT. Sue Keister, KC-135 boom operator, 350th Aerial Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kansas, as she prepares for a refueling mission. Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX ONYX Base: Modadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

US Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handler) 1ST Class Anthony Ocasio dons fire-fighting gear prior to a fire-fighting and mass-casualty drill on the flight deck of Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), while underway in the Persian Gulf. The ship is in the Gulf as part of an Southwest Asia build-up of forces in reaction to Iraq's refusal of U.N. sponsored weapons inspections. Subject Operation/Series: SWA Buildup Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)

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