Fighter Jets on Air Bases

Images of fighter jets on air bases, preparing for missions, highlighting readiness and military aviation in various international locations.

F-16CM ready to taxi before a mission from Aviano Air Base, Italy.

U.S. Air Force F-16CM at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea.

980421-F-7910D-011. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

041118-F-1740G-002. Base: Hyakuri Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 at Albacete Air Base, Spain.

F-16CM ready to taxi before a mission from Aviano Air Base, Italy.

A Turkish Air Force F-16D Block 50+ at Konya Air Base, Turkey.

Romanian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon landing on runway.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, taxis on the flight line at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 12, 2022. WSEP is a formal, two-week evaluation exercise designed to test a squadrons capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, taxis on the flight line at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 12, 2022. WSEP is a formal, two-week evaluation exercise designed to test a squadrons capabilities to conduct live-fire weapons systems during air-to-air combat training missions.

U.S. Air Force F-16C taking off from Ovda Air Base, Israel.

030405-F-5712B-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown

A Lockheed F-16C Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 93rd Fighter Squadron based at Homestead Air Reserve Station, Florida is carrying a Litening II navigation/targeting pod, ALQ-131 jamming pod, inert Aim-9 training missile and inert training bombs as it sits ready for departure on a local training mission. A Lockheed F-16C Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 93rd Fighter Squadron based at Homestead Air Reserve Station, Florida is carrying a Litening II navigation/targeting pod, ALQ-131 jamming pod, inert Aim-9 training missile and inert training bombs as it sits ready for departure on a local training mission.

Turkish Air Force F-16D participating in Exercise Anatolian Eagle, Konya, Turkey.

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

020111-F-0571M-042. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Jacksonville Iap State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A F-16 Fighting Falcon arrives to Pueblo during Operation Thundercat at Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colo., Sept. 22, 2022. Operation Thundercat is a four day exercise that provides a simulated environment that allows Airmen to practice real-world war fighting capabilities.

A Hellenic Air Force F-16C returns to Florennes Air Base, Belgium.

A Spanish Air Force EF-18A aircraft landing at Konya Air Base, Turkey.

A U.S. Air Force pilot with the 169th Fighter Wing, poses for a photo in an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to launch during exercise Sentry Savannah May 6, 2022, on the flightline 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.

A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornet taking off.

An F-16 from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrives at Kuchyna Air Base in Slovakia. This marks the first time that a fighter squadron has deployed to the Slovakian Republic. An F-16 from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrives at Kuchyna Air Base in Slovakia. This marks the first time that a fighter squadron has deployed to the Slovakian Republic.

031005-M-2900S-039. Base: Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040325-F-3431H-074. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DN-ST-89-09015. Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A 56th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, takes off on a training mission.

A Czech Air Force L-159A ALCA with AIM-9 Sidewinders and a gun pod.

011122-N-3560G-007. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Uss Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk

F16 Fighter Pilots flying over Jordan from the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolin, and Mwaffaq Salti Air Base in Al Azraq, Jordan participate in air re-fueling with a KC-135 from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. F16 pilots from the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire JNGB fly alongside the KC-135 waiting to connect for fuel. Airmen from the US are in Jordan for the 2009 Eager Tiger 10, Falcon Air Meet (FAM). The FAM takes place out of Mwaffaq Salti Air Base in Al Azraq, Jordan Oct-Nov 2009. (USAF

040519-F-3488S-334. Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An F/A-18E Super Hornet makes an arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet ready to launch from a catapult.

020129-F-1631A-031. Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Italian Air Force Eurocopter Typhoon jet of 36th Stormo during NATO exercise JAWTEX 2014

An Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) A-7E Corsair II aircraft comes in to catch the arresting wire on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

An 8th Tactical Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft lands during Exercise Gunsmoke '85. Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '85 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Royal Thai Air Force Jas-39 Gripen during Exercise Cope Tiger 2016.

A pair of Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets in flight over northern Sweden.

A United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet from Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron 115 (VMFA-115), Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina, taxis back on to the flight line of Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley in Queensland, Australia during exercise Crocodile '99. Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Raaf Amberley State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS)

Air National Guard F-15C jet during Exercise Air Defender 2023 in Hohn, Germany.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle in flight over Zoersel, Belgium.

021010-F-4649H-023. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Two F-15C Eagle aircraft of the 53rd Fighter Squadron taxi on the airfield after arriving from Bitburg Air Base, Germany. Eagles from the unit will be used during Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 22nd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, awaits takes off from Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, United Kingdom during a phase II exercise. Personnel from the 52nd Fighter Wing are currently deployed to RAF Lakenheath in preparation for the NATO Tactical Evaluation in October. Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

A Turkish Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon in midair.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft lands 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)

030116-F-0718S-048. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

An F-15 Strike Eagle from the 334th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, lands at the Roswell Industrial Air Center. Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 555th Fighter Squadron takes off from Aviano Air Base, Italy, June 16, 2022. The 555th FS provides combat airpower on demand to U.S. and NATO Combatant Commanders as well as the National Command Authority in order to meet national security objectives.

An F-16CM Fighting Falcon pilot, assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, takes off 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.

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A -18D Hornet aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 taxis the runway during Ryukyu Vice 23.1 at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2022. Ryukyu Vice is a joint, fixed-wing aviation command and control exercise that provides critical training to 1st Marine Aircraft Wing tactical air control personnel through offensive, defensive and counter-air live-flight scenarios.

An F-16B NETZ of the Israeli Air Force taxiing at Decimomannu Air Base, Sardinia, Italy, during Exercise Vega 2010.

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Thorne, a pilot with the South Carolina Air National Guards 157th Fighter Squadron and vice wing commander of the 169th Fighter Wing, returns from a flight aboard an F-16 fighter jet during Relampago VII, an exercise in Barranquilla, Colombia, Aug. 30, 2022. The purpose of this exercise is to provide the Colombian Air Force with requested realistic interoperability training as allied countries, under NATO standards. South Carolina is Colombias State Partner in the State Partnership Program.

F/A-18C Hornet US Navy

A Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) F-14A Tomcat aircraft retracts its landing gear after takeoff. Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Launches from Al Asad Air Base in Iraq's Al Anbar Province

DF-ST-87-00626. Subject Operation/Series: LONE STAR 85 Base: Bergstrom Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040818-F-4350W-003. Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR)

010214-F-6655M-016. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

DF-ST-89-05839. Base: George Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A French Air Force Rafale jet during Exercise Green Shield.

020129-F-1631A-030. Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE

Hellenic Air Force F-16C Block 52 off the coast of Kefalonia, Greece.

010808-F-7910D-011. Base: Buckley Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Combat Command

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron from the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, lands at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, Sep. 1, 2022, in preparation for the RAFs Cobra Warrior 2022 exercise. The F-16C pilots conducted the training to familiarize themselves with the local area prior to CW22. The U.S. Air Force is engaged, postured, and ready with credible force to assure, deter and defend in an increasingly complex security environment.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeremy Andrews and Airman 1st Class Stephen Long, crew chiefs, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., perform pre-flight checks under a F-16 Fighting Falcon during Green Flag West 11-6 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., April 20, 2011. Green Flag West replicates irregular warfare conditions currently found in Southwest Asia. Aircrews, work closely with Air Force joint terminal attack controllers. Pilots train for a mission such as close air support, and aerial reconnaissance.

An F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, tests a Bak-12 aircraft arresting system at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, April 22, 2022. The Bak-12 system is used to support fighter aircraft in the event of an in-flight emergency by preventing the aircraft from overrunning on the flightline.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from the 510th Fighter Squadron prepares for flight during Red Flag 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan 22, 2024. Red Flag Nellis provided realistic training that imitates the pacing threats investment in hypersonics, artificial intelligence and counter space capabilities, which allowed Airmen real-time war scenarios to test their readiness capabilities.

Italian Air Force F-2000 armed with bombs.

041108-F-0881Z-019. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060728-N-7241L-015. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

DF-ST-87-00821. Base: Homestead Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Military Lockheed Martin Jets Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter USAF US Air Force takeoff runway

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

United States Air Force F-15E during Exercise Iniohos 2018, Greece.

011113-F-1718K-006. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF

A Royal Neherlands Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares to land in Volkel, Netherlands.

Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000 during Exercise Iniohos 2018, Greece.

An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, speeds down the runway during takeoff from Yokota Air Base, Japan, as part of a week-long Agile Combat Employment training exercise geared to enhancing multi-capable Airmens skillsets, May 11, 2022. Twelve 14th FS F-16Cs, along with pilots and supporting ground crew members, deployed to Yokota for the exercise. During the ACE training event, the deployed F-16Cs trained alongside 374th Airlift Wing Airmen to sustain a competitive edge over adversaries, and execute their mission - to protect U.S. interests in the Pacific, defend Japan, and deter adversaries through presence, readiness, and ability to project agile combat air power.

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

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

Turkish Air Force F-16D.

Turkish Air Force F-16 during Exercise Anatolian Eagle.

221005-N-ZV473-1474 NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 05, 2022) Philanthropist and former Mayor of New York City, Mike Bloomberg, rides in an F/A-18 Hornet, taking off from USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN-78) flight deck and landing on Naval Station Norfolk. The flight was performed by Strike Fighter Squadron 213 Blacklions. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emily Casavant)

DF-ST-89-06351. Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 88-3 Base: Chitose Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler.

September 2, 2010 - Mirage 2000C of the French Air Force off the Normandy coast in France during dissimilar air combat training with the French Navy.

JAS-39C Gripen jet fighter taking off.

MB-339CD of the Italian Air Force Flight Test Unit.

A row of US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 188th Fighter Wing (FW), Arkansas (AR), Air National Guard, spotted on the tarmac at Fort Smith, AR. Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An A-10C Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron, takes off during a routinetraining event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 30, 2023. The A-10 Thunderbolt orWarthog” made its first flight in 1972 filling the role of a close air support aircraft.

A Turkish Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon landing on the runway.

DF-ST-89-05036. Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ground crew members assist the pilot of an F-15C Eagle aircraft of the 53rd Fighter Squadron as he prepares to debark his plane after arriving on base. Eagles from the squadron have arrived from Bitburg Air Base, Germany, to participate in Operation Deny Flight, the enforcement of the United Nations-sanctioned no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Subject Operation/Series: DENY FLIGHT Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)

020620-F-7964B-010. Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040929-M-5607G-006. Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

011211-F-4006S-007. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE 2001 Base: Duluth State: Minnesota (MN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG

030917-F-0381R-007. Complete Scene Caption: A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-18 Hornet, 4-Wing, takes off from Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada during the second Tiger Meet of the Americas. The Hornet is carrying two types of Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) pods on the wing tips. The Tiger Meet of the Americas, first ever held in Canada, inaugurated in 2001 in the Western Hemisphere to carry on the Tiger tradition of the long-established European original experience; promoting solidarity and operational understanding between NATO members. The Meet attracted 400 participants and over 20 aircraft, with at least 6 fighter jets painted in distinctive "Tiger" schemes. For a squadron to be invited, only one simple criterion required, the unit must have a Tiger or other big cat on their unit's insignia or as a mascot. Base: 4-Wing Cold Lake State: Alberta (AB) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

A Marine AV-8B Harrier II from Fixed Wing Attack Squadron 513, loaded with four 500 pound MK 84 inert training bombs during Weapons and Tactics Instructions Class (WTI) 2-99. Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Air Force F-16C fighter jet prepares to touch down at Leeuwarden Air Base, The Netherlands.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 480th Fighter Squadron, from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, arrives in Portugal for Exercise Real Thaw 22 at Beja Air Base, Portugal, June 24, 2022. Real Thaw 22 is a Portuguese Air Force-led, training exercise. The purpose of this exercise is to develop and integrate realistic interoperability tasks both in the air and on the ground between multinational units.

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