Fighter Jets in Action

Dynamic images of fighter jets in flight and landing, showcasing a variety of models from different countries during training and exercises.

A Polish F-16D Block 52 taking off from Lechfeld Airbase, Germany, during exercise ELITE.

U.S. Air Force Reserve Command F-16C Block 30 landing at Andravida Air Base.

An F-16 Viper assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron 'Gamblers' takes off from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, April 11, 2022. The 20th Fighter Wing is home to three combat-proven F-16 Viper squadrons that regularly train to project combat air power anytime, anywhere.

Turkish Air Force F-16 during Exercise Anatolian Eagle.

030825-F-7709A-001. State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Polish F-16D Block 52 taking off from Lechfeld Airbase, Germany, during exercise ELITE.

A Hellenic Air Force F-16 taxiing at Trapani Air Base, Italy.

041117-F-1740G-007. Base: Hyakuri Japanese Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

United States Air Force F-15C during Exercise Clear Sky in Ukraine.

A New Jersey Air National Guard F-16C takes off from Nellis Air Force Base.

A United Arab Emirates Air Force F-16 Block 52+ taxiing.

A United Arab Emirates Air Force F-16E Desert Falcon.

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aggressor aircraft taking off.

DF-ST-87-13442. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle.

Air to air view of an AGM-84 Harpoon all-weather anti-ship missile on an F-16 Fighting Falcon, tail #353. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-03946. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '86-3 Base: Komatsu Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

000510-F-5697C-015. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

Romanian Air Force F-16BM Fighting Falcon on the ramp at BorceaAir Base, Romania.

Start eines Eurofighter Mehrzweckkampfflugzeugs der Luftwaffe Bundeswehr. Aufgenommen im Rahmen der Uebung Rapid Viking 2023 in Island. Keflavik, 03.08.2023

U.S. Air Force Block 50 F-16CM Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, taxi to the runway at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 20, 2022. 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.

A Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes-off during Tactical Leadership Programme 22-3 at Los Llanos Air Base, Spain, Sept. 26, 2022. During this two week course, NATO and allied forces flight leaders are prepared to be mission commanders, lead coalition force air strike packages and provide tactical air expertise to NATO agencies.

An F-16N Fighting Falcon aircraft of Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126) takes off. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Navy E/A-18G Growler taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

A Royal Saudi AIr Force F-15SA Strike Eagle.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The Aircraft is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

July 9, 2007 - An F-16C Block 50 aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force taxis on the runway in Lechfeld, Germany, during an Electronic Warfare Live Training Exercise.

041116-F-7203T-011. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

F-14A Tomcat of VF-211 Fighting Checkmates.

980226-F-7910D-002. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the Oklahoma Air National Guard takes off during Checkered Flag 23-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 4, 2022. Checkered Flag is a large-force aerial exercise which fosters readiness and interoperability through the incorporation of 4th and 5th-generation aircraft during air-to-air combat training. The 23-1 iteration of the exercise was held Oct. 31 - Nov. 10, 2022.

A Turkish Air Force F-16C taking off during Exercise Anatolian Eagle.

DN-ST-89-09018. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A United States Marine Corps F/A-18D taxis along a flight line at Kuantan Air Base, Malaysia.

A Florida Air National Guard F-15C Eagle with speedbrake deployed.

A U.S. Air Force pilot with the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off in a F-16 Fighting Falcon returning home to Aviano Air Base, Italy from 86th Air Base, Romania, July 20, 2022. The 510th EFS was deployed to Romania to support the enhanced Air Policing operations over NATO airspace.

050416-N-0295M-096. Base: Wilmington State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Blue Angels

030211-M-5266H-017. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Jaber Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT)

F-16C Block 30 of the Colorado Air National Guard.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle takes off from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, en route to Łask Air Base, Poland, to support NATO Air Shielding efforts, Aug. 5, 2022. Air Shielding allows the Alliance to deter and mitigate any potential air and missile threat to NATO territory along the Eastern flank.

Hellenic Air Force F-16D Block 52 landing at Araxos Air Base.

Romanian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon flying over Romania.

Romanian Air Force F-16B.

020120-F-1851B-230. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A U.S. Air Force 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon takes-off for a training sortie as part of the Red Flag 22-2 exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 16, 2022. The Aggressors are dedicated to playing the red team adversaries against blue team allies during Red Flag aerial training missions. The Red Flag Exercise was established in 1975 and serves as a two-week advanced aerial combat training exercise held multiple times a year by the USAF, alongside joint partner and allied air and ground forces.

U.S Air Force Lt. Col Christopher Melka "Kojack", F-16 Falcon pilot, assigned to the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, launches for a familiarization flight in support of the BALTOPS exercise at Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 3, 2018. The BALTOPS Exercise is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners.

Close-up of pilot and canopy of a F-16 Fighting Falcon, military aircraft

DF-ST-88-03901. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET WARRIOR Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the South Carolina Air National Guards 157th Fighter Squadron taxis to the runway to take off for a daily training sortie from Columbia Metropolitan Airport, Columbia, South Carolina, July 27, 2022. The SCANG is currently flying out of Columbia Metropolitan Airport during a runway construction project underway at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft takes off at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. The Aircraft is part of the coalition forces of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, that enforces the no-fly and no-drive zone in Southern Iraq to protect and defend against Iraqi aggression. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Hellenic Air Force F-16 during Exercise Iniohos 2018, Greece.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christian Hamilton, a pilot with the South Carolina Air National Guards 157th Fighter Squadron taxi during Relampago VII, an exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sept. 2, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombias State Partner in the State Partnership Program.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christian Hamilton, a pilot with the South Carolina Air National Guards 157th Fighter Squadron taxi during Relampago VII, an exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sept. 2, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombias State Partner in the State Partnership Program.

Low angle view of a fighter plane in flight, AV-8B Harrier, US Navy

DF-ST-87-09765. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

US Air Force F-16 Falcon aircraft from the 34TH Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah taxies on the flight line after returning from a deployment to Southwest Asia under the Aerospace Expeditionary Force rotation system. From the March 2000 AIRMAN Magazine article "No More Guessing Games.". Base: Hill Air Force Base State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Cadets from The Georgetown University Army ROTC program, also known as The Hoya Battalion, visited Joint Base Andrews, March 18, 2022. They were fitted for flight equipment and flew in the backseat of F-16s from the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard

Tornado ADV of the Royal Air Force.

An F-16CM Fighting Falcon pilot, assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, poses during Rattlesnake Rodeo, the Force Development Evaluation exercise, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 9, 2022. Rattlesnake Rodeo takes advantage of local Nellis aircraft such as F-22s, F-16s, F-15Es, F-35s, A-10s and range assets in a large force exercise manner.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 169th Fighter Wing, launches during exercise Sentry Savannah, May 10, 2022, at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia. 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.

An F-16C from the 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea, passes by a defensive position located on the flightline at Kunsan AB as it prepares to take off for another mission in support of Foal Eagle '98, Oct. 28, 1998. Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '98KOREA CD Base: Port Of Pyongtaek Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Arizona Air National Guard F-16D taking off.

An air-to-air left side view of a Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) F/A -18A Hornet aircraft near Misawa Air Base during Exercise Cope North 89-1. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 89-1 Country: Japan (JPN)

050728-N-5345W-050. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Major Command Shown: VFA-106

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the Ohio National Guards 180th Fighter Wing, takes off for a nighttime training flight in Swanton, Ohio, Aug. 22, 2022. The 180FW conducts training, rain or snow, day and night to enhance mission readiness to ensuring combat power can be delivered to combatant commanders, anytime, anywhere.

A Finnish Air Force F/A-18C Hornet pulls g's.

A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron closes the canopy of an F-16C Fighting Falcon prior to the night scenarios of exercise Red Flag-Nellis (RF-N) 23-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March 16, 2023. The 20th Fighter Wing was one of 21 units from across the coalition core function forces participating in RF-N 22-3.

Royal Singapore Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle.

030306-F-1443F-023. Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Ground crew conducting pre-flight-checks on a German Tornado ECR, armed with an HARM missile, in front of its shelter

010725-F-1845T-029. Subject Operation/Series: IRRE/CERE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16BM landing at Leeuwarden Air Base, The Netherlands.

Hellenic Air Force F-16C Block 52 preparing for takeoff.

F-16A MLU of the Royal Danish Air Force armed with GBU-58 smart bombs.

An Israeli Air Force F-15I Ra'am taking off with a load of practice bombs.

020813-F-4177H-019. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Country: Unknown

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle on the flight line at Gando Air Base, Spain. A NATO Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) exercise took place in Gando Air Base (Canary Islands) between February 27th and March 13th, where USAF F-15 Eagles joined Spain Air Force Mirage F-1, F/A-18 Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon.

A U.S. Air Force crew chief assigned to the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Unit performs recovery operations on an 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 29, 2022. This is the first time Eielson will have the wraith aggressor paint scheme in its aircraft inventory.

Malaysia, Kuantan Air Base, United States Marine Corps ground crew directing F/A-18D Hornet during international military training exercise

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 50th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, refuels a French Dassault Rafale over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 29, 2022. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) forges partners with France to enhance airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region.

A Fighter Squadron 126 (VF-126) F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft representing an aggressor force taxis on the flight line in preparation for a mock combat training mission. Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California(CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

AV-8B Harrier US Navy

F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 56th Tactical Training Wing on the flight line during Exercise Quick Thrust '83-1. Subject Operation/Series: QUICK THRUST '83 Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Canadian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet armed with weapons sits at Trapani Air Base, Sicily, awaiting its next mission over Libya.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet in flight.

Israel Air Force F-16C taxiing at Andravida, Greece.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, in flight. The aircraft is armed with AGM-88 HARM's (high-speed anti-radiation missile), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile). Another F-16 can be seen in the distance. Country: Unknown

Royal Thai Air Force F-16 during Exercise Cope Tiger 2016 in Thailand.

F-15E Strike Eagles from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom taxi down the runway prior to takeoff. The F-15 is an extremely maneuverable fighter designed to preserve air dominance during aerial combat. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

U.S. Air Force F-15C during Exercise Cope Tiger 2017.

020625-F-4177H-002. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

A group of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft arrive at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. While assigned to PSAB, the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron mission is to project combat airpower across AFCENTs area of responsibility, supporting personnel, improving force movement, and showing U.S. and partner nations resolve in the region.

An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt flies by for participants of the 93rd Joint Civilian Orientation Conference at Creech Air Force, Nevada Oct. 26, 2022. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

A left front view of a 307th Fighter Squadron (307th FS) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft as the pilot performs a preflight check prior to a mission. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Italian Air Force EF-2000 Typhoon during NATO Baltic Air Policing, Estonia.

F-16A MLU Falcon from the Royal Danish Air Force landing at Grosseto Air Base.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jet from the 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard, takes off from the Savannah-Hilton Head Intl Airport, Georgia on May 2, 2022 on the first day of Sentry Savannah 2022, the Air National Guards premier 4th and 5th generation counter air exercise. This total force integrated exercise showcases the nation's combat aircraft readiness, tests the capabilities of our warfighters in a near-peer environment and trains our next generation of fighter pilots for tomorrows fight.

Medium long shot, right front view, low angle, a Mirage 2000EG of the Hellenic (Greece) Air Force, 114th Composite Group, 331st Tactical Fighter Wing, armed with R550 Magic 2 air-to-air missiles, climbing just after take off, landing gear is retracting. The Hellenic unit is at Aviano Air Base, Italy to train with the United States Air Force 510th Fighter Squadron. The Mirages provide valuable dissimilar training allowing 510th Fighter pilots to operate against other types of aircraft 16 August 2000. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-06165 or search 000816-F-4728F-001). Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

Italian Air Force F-2000 armed with bombs and targeting pod.

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 24th Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Forth Worth, Texas, sit on the flight line during Weapons System Evaluation Program-East 23.01 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 5, 2022. WSEP-E 23.01 combined COMBAT ARCHER and COMBAT HAMMER exercises, allowing participating units to be evaluated on not only air-to-air weapons employment normally held at Tyndall, but air-to-ground weapons as well.

Israeli Air Force F-16C Barak taking off from Ovda Air Base, Israel.

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