Paratroopers and Training Challenges

Vibrant moments of military training, featuring paratroopers, obstacle courses, and dynamic outdoor activities against dramatic backdrops.

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Cambodia, Military, Paratrooper Drying His Socks On The Mekong Going Towards Kroch Chmar. Viewed From Below Against Sky.

A Pre-Ranger student is silhouetted against the sun as he carefully balances his way across a log on the obstacle course portion of the Pre-Ranger Course, May 18.

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A view of the interior of a UH-1H Iroquois helicopter. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

040409-F-3963C-009. Base: 25th Ig Rok Ranger Course Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

070130-N-4776G-047. Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Man builder. Strong man in uniform breaking wall with hammer

Aviation Training Center - Mobile Aircrew - Aftermath and Rescue - 26-HK-279-191. Hurricane Katrina

Detail of a Carrier Arresting Hook on the Tail of an F-14 Tomcat

Marines, in camouflaged battle dress, man the ship's .50-cal. machine gun stations as the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) sails through the canal. State: Suez Canal Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion conduct training in situational training exercises during Operation Viking at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., July 22, 2022. Operation Viking is an intense joint task force exercise designed to prepare Soldiers with realistic training simulating deployment of civil affairs units in direct support of a contingency operation in Africa.

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division participate in the 10k Presidents Day Ruck, February 19, 2024. The ruck was hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) and celebrated all 46 of the United States' current and former Presidents. Army

Special forces operator rappelling with weapons during an assault.

A group of Indian soldiers wait on the train platform in Agra, India for their night train north. On their way to the troubles

An 8th Healthcare Operations Squadron bioenvironmental engineering technician, collects a water sample during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Water gathered from off-installation locations requires constant pH and chlorine level monitoring by the bioenvironmental flight to ensure installation water remains healthy to drink.

A U.S. Marine with 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, navigates an obstacle course during Exercise Caribbean Coastal Warrior in Savaneta, Aruba, June 16, 2022. This bilateral training exercise allows 2d Recon to expand its knowledge and proficiency when operating in littoral and coastal regions. Caribbean Coastal Warrior continues to increase global interoperability between the U.S. Marines and the Dutch Marines as well as Caribbean Urban Warrior, an annual training evolution conducted on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF), assesses a notional casualty in a simulated nuclear detonation training area during Scarlet Response 2022 at Guardian Centers of Georgia, Georgia, May 19, 2022. CBIRFs initial response forces will deploy a primary assessment team to gather intelligence for follow-on search and rescue operations in the event of a nuclear detonation. Scarlet Response 2022 is designed to physically and mentally test CBIRF personnel and the units joint partners, the 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company, in a simulated joint disaster response.

Crew members aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) clean a portion of the ship's teak deck by scrubbing with pumice stones and bleach. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Matthew McFadden (right), 55th Fighter Generation Squadron (55th FGS) dedicated crew chief, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garret Brown, 55th FGS dedicated crew chief, install a panel onto a F-16C Fighting Falcon on the flightline at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 6, 2022. Airmen performed routine maintenance to ensure the operational readiness of the 20th Fighter Wing and its mission.

120613-N-SI773-640Point Mugu, Calif. (June 13, 2012) Construction Mechanic Constructionman James Hayden, a Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5Õs convoy security element, stands watch on a stairwell during training in the 31st Seabee Readiness Group Urban Skills Training class. Convoy security element Seabees with NMCB 5 learn advanced techniques in the class to improve knowledge ranging from weapons, tactics and how to eliminate hostile threats.

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Guardian Angels of the 212th Rescue Squadron practice high-altitude, low-opening jumps here Feb. 23, 2016, off the coast of Oahu. Almost 50 Alaska Air Guardsman of the 249th Airlift Squadron, 212th Rescue Squadron and 176th Wing support units participated in a search and rescue exercise in the Pacific Air Forces' warmer waters of Honolulu, Hawaii.

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Ben Daniels, 15th Air Support Operations Squadron tactical air control party member, surveys outside while clearing a building and assessing potential targets for airstrikes at Avon Park Auxiliary Airfield, Florida, July 24, 2022. Daniels took part in reconnaissance and control training as part of Agile Flag 22-2. Agile Flag functioned as a contributing certifying event for the 23rd Wing of Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, to validate its ability to deploy, employ, sustain forces and execute priority Mission Essential Tasks in a degraded and operationally limited environment as a Lead Wing. The 15th ASOS was in Avon to provide control support to the 23rd Wings A-10 Thunderbolt IIs.

960829-F-2829R-001. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen fast-rope from a rappel tower at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 19, 2022. NROTC Midshipmen Summer Training develops and trains Midshipmen in order to provide the Fleet a competent and professional Naval Service Commissioned Officer.

152nd Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Airmen participate in a shoot house training event utilizing simulation paint rounds while practicing room clearing techniques during a week-long training event at the U.S. Army Freedom Ranges, Hawthorne, Nevada, June 19, 2022. 152 SFS members participated in a five-day training exercise consisting of various events to improve weapon and technique proficiency.

U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Harris and Spc. Marcus Williams, 92nd Engineering Battalion, operated a simulated decontamination line during Guardian Response 22, May 7, 2022. Harris and Williams cut a simulated casualtys clothes off to check for any further injuries like they would in a real life radiological, biological or nuclear incident. Guardian Response 22 is an annual homeland emergency response exercise designed to sharpen skills, boost capabilities and improve mission readiness of the units assigned to the Department of Defenses CBRN Response Enterprise.

Candidates compete in an early morning obstacle course during the Special Warfare Training Wing Assessment & Selection Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on March 15, 2023. The Special Warfare Training Wing prepares candidates physically, mentally, emotionally and cognitively for demanding careers as special warfare operators.

nhq201704100020 (April 10, 2017) --- The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineers Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Monday, April 10, 2017 (Kazakh time). Kimbrough, Ryzhikov, and Borisenko are returning after 173 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 49 and 50 crews onboard the International Space Station.

030414-M-5654R-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Tikrit State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: MWSS-373

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stephen Beeson, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pest management specialist, fogs the area around the Oasis dining facility at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 27, 2022. The mission of the pest management shop is to support other missions by controlling any biological hazards, health hazards and anything considered a pest. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ross)

220630-N-VQ947-1030 SAN DIEGO (June 30, 2022) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Matthew Crothers, from Jacksonville, Florida, removes rust from a bullkhead aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), June 30, 2022. Expeditionary Strike Group Three captured preservation imagery as part of an ongoing initiative led by Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs to highlight shipboard preservation conducted by Sailors on the waterfront.

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Daryl Huter, a KC-135 Stratotanker Guidance Control SPECIALIST, assigned to the 22nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, McConnell, Air Force Base, Kansas, re-installs forward body fuel tank access panels on a KC-135 while deployed to Moron Air Base, Spain. This mission is in direct support of Joint Task Force Noble Anvil. Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE ANVIL Base: Moron Air Base State: Sevilla Country: Spain (ESP)

Coast Guard Structures - Station Pascagoula - 26-HK-100-9. Hurricane Katrina

soldier squad team portrait in urban environment relaxed after action and battle

Master Sgt. Riley Enberg and Tech. Sgt. Daniel Arnold, munitions systems specialists with the 124th Munitions Flight, assemble a GBU-38 bomb kit during the 2022 Ammo Rodeo, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Oct. 15, 2022. The rodeo is an annual training event in which Airmen spend their training time assembling a variety of aircraft munitions.

Details of muskets during Historical Revolutionary War reenactment, Daniel Boon Homestead, Continental Army

Spec ops police officer SWAT during assault operation.

STAFF SGT. Steven Bolus, crew chief from the 22nd Fighter Squadron, 53rd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, completes a post flight inspection of an F-16 Falcon's engine intake. The three week exercise began 26 Aug 1995 and is designed to test the effectiveness of both Danish and American air defenses. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL WEAPONRY '95 Base: Karup Country: Denmark (DNK)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 walks the flight line during an integrated training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 25, 2023. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267 and HMH 465 conducted integrated training as a proof of concept for future distributed operations.

DF-ST-88-08704. Subject Operation/Series: NOMAD THRUST Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010324-N-3443B-004. Subject Operation/Series: JTFEX 01-02 Base: USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20)

220808-N-EJ241-1096DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory (August 8, 2022) - Karen Abordo, a civilian contractor assigned to Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center (NAVSUP FLC) Yokosuka Site Diego Garcia, conducts a pre-final inspection of a fuel tank as part of a clean, inspect, and repair program. NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka is the Western Pacific regions largest U.S. Navy logistics command and has a network of more than 14 detachments.

An attendee takes a photo of U.S. Air Force Maj. Josiah Sirius Gaffney, PACAF F-16 Demonstration Team pilot, performing an aerial demonstration in a F-16 Fighting Falcon during the Misawa Air Fest at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2022. The air show gave community members an opportunity to see various aircraft, meet military personnel and observe ground and aerial demonstrations, encompassing the power of the joint and bilateral forces. This years aerial demonstrations included the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II, Mitsubishi F-2, a CH-47J and UH-60 helicopter alongside a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler.

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U.S. Air Force Captain Brian Vos, the 821st Contingency Response Squadron assistant director of operations, radios into the air traffic control tower during Turbo Distribution 22-2 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, July 15, 2022. Turbo Distribution is a joint task force-port opening exercise designed to train U.S. Air Force and Army personnel on how to rapidly respond to humanitarian aid and disaster response missions. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Scott Warner)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Daniels, left, and Senior Airman Tyler Coppock, both Aircraft Armament Systems (Weapons) technicians assigned to the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, conduct maintenance on an F-22 Raptor for launch at Łask Air Base, Poland, Aug. 17, 2022. The 90th EFS maintenance team maintains readiness on a daily basis enabling the Raptors to uphold NATOs Air Shielding mission.

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A Marine stands by as a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter takes off on a mission in support of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ)

A Harvest Eagle tent city kit is prepared for transport to its site during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '89. One kit for a 1,040-man site complete with dining hall, bathrooms, and its own water purification units, was deployed by the 6314th Support Flight in less than 24 hours, and set up by Prime Beef construction teams. Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '89 Base: Kimhae Air Base Country: Korea

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron from the South Carolina Air National Guard takes measurements to install waterlines during construction of a community center for the Blackfeet Nation Native Americans at Heart Butte, Montana, September 6, 2022. This temporary deployment is part of the 169th Civil Engineer Squadrons yearly Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) that helps Airmen train in a real-world environment to acquire and maintain their trade skills.

Members of a joint Air Force and Navy rescue force practice recovery techniques on a plywood mock-up of the Space Shuttle Columbia orbiter. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

060323-N-1332Y-057. Base: Naval Hospital, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

DF-ST-88-05095. Subject Operation/Series: COBBLER FREEZE Base: Deadhorse State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Brigade provides route security with a vehicle mounted M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany as part of Exercise Saber Junction 22, Sept. 8, 2022.Saber Junction 22 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at the U.S. Army's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas from August 29 to September 20, 2022. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to bui

A view of the 6505th Supply Squadron Storage Retriever. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

230627-N-VJ326-1079 SAN DIEGO (June 27, 2023) - Airman Lyana Elysee, from West Palm Beach, Florida, cuts line on the flight deck aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) during the ships maintenance availability June 27. Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.

National Guardsmen protect a town from looters after Hurricane Andrew; Franklin, Louisiana, United States of America

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Scavola, 51st Civil Engineering Squadron, raises the gate for traffic at the entrance to the civil engineering squadrons compound during Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea's IRRE/CERE (Initial Response Readiness Exercise/ Combat Employment Readiness Exercise). Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Medium shot, backlit by sun, SENIOR AIRMAN Brian Martin, USAF, Crew CHIEF, 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, changes a C-141B Starlifter wing tip navigation light. He pre-flighted the plane prior to its takeoff for a mission to airdrop troops from the 82nd Airborne onto the Sicily drop zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The exercise, called Large Package Week involves the airdropping of 1200nd paratroopers from the 82nd and their heavy equipment onto the drop zone. Large Package Week is a quarterly training exercise designed to build cohesiveness between the 82nd Airborne and Air Mobility Command units. The mission took place on at Pope Air Force .... Complete Scene Caption: Medium shot, backlit by sun, Senior Airman Brian Martin, USAF, Crew Chief, 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, changes a C-141B Starlifter wing tip navigation light. He pre-flighted the plane prior to its takeoff for a mission to airdrop t

040813-M-0706S-033. Base: Nassir Wa Al Salam State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter approaches the helicopter pad at the stern of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)

Can you find him Lance Corporal (LCpl) Paul N. Haugen, USMC, from the Marine Security Forces Company provides security with live ammo in the M240G Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) during a React Drill. LCpl Haugen is part of the Intrim Marine Corps Security Forces Company, Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. Base: US Naval Support Activity State: Juffair Country: Bahrain (BHR)

A family walks through the cargo hold of a C-5M Super Galaxy during Wings Over Solano at Travis Air Force Base, California, May 15, 2022. The Wings Over Solano open house and air show provided an opportunity for the local community to interact directly with the base and its Airmen and see capabilities on full display at Travis AFB.

DN-SC-90-01159. Base: Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads Country: Puerto Rico (PRI)

Attack of the Barbary Pirates, Moros y Cristianos (battles between Moors and Christians), Fiestas de la Patrona, Pollença, Majorca, Balearic Islands, ...

Royal Thai Army soldiers trained on humanitarian aid assistance during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 20, 2022. The United Nations humanitarian aid assistance distribution is one of the fastest and most effective ways to support rapid humanitarian response for people affected by natural disasters and conflict. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

DN-ST-88-07011. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A m military van's seals are cut before it is unloaded from a flatbed railroad car. It contains a munitions shipment that arrived at the Chinhae Water Port. Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

051108-M-4314O-010. Base: Diyarah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)

020213-M-9902V-008. Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF

Search and Rescue Operations - Helicopter - 26-HK-261-127. Hurricane Katrina

DN-ST-85-04044. Subject Operation/Series: INTENSE LOOK Country: Egypt (EGY)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct fast rope insertion drills, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at K-9 Village, Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, April 2, 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 assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.

Soldiers of the Air Force Monitoring (LB) at the entrance of 502 Squadron. They carry a red bracelet with the text "sentry".

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Jarhett Iechad, from Guam, assigned to USS Gerald R. Fords (CVN 78) air department, mans a recovery station on the flight deck, April 19, 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.

A member of the 52nd Engineers, Fort Carson, Colorado, ach welds a steel plate to a support beam. The Engineers are often called upon to assist with a variety of projects on post as time and resources permit. Multi-media Training Aids Branch, Regional Training Support Center, Fort Carson, Colorado. Base: Fort Carson State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM

A ground technician marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft into a parking position. The aircraft arrives for Exercise Coronet Wrangler. Subject Operation/Series: CORONET WRANGLER Base: Raf Bentwaters Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron disassemble tents as part of a base renovation project at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 27, 2023. The tents have been packed to make way for Containerized Housing Units (CHU), that provide harden shelter living arragements for deployed personal. Prince Sultan Air Base is looking to transition most of the base populace to CHUs in the near future.

Beninese soldiers from the 1st Commando Parachute Battalion hand draw a map during a Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) in Ouassa, Benin, Sept. 6, 2022. U.S. special operations forces often assess host nation force capabilities to identify opportunities for future U.S. engagement and partnership.

Details of muskets during Historical Revolutionary War reenactment, Daniel Boon Homestead, Continental Army

030523M-0367H-014. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Karbala Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd BN 7th MAR

DN-ST-89-06015. Base: USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

DN-ST-88-00155. Country: Unknown

U.S. Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron spread concrete over a rapidly repaired damaged crater during an exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, April 4, 2022. This exercise showcased multi-capable airmen within CE cross-training with heavy machinery.

050929-A-2098S-049. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Forward Operating Base Marez State: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 172ND SBCT

An attendee takes a break during Friendship Festival 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22. The two-day festival was an opportunity for visitors to learn more about the U.S. and Japan bilateral partnership, while strengthening the bonds between Yokota and the local communities. Yokota was able to host the event with the support of Japan Self-Defense Force, sister services and the local community.

The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers, attributed to Jan de Baen, c. 1672 - c. 1675

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hollowell, an aircraft maintenance crew chief assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard performs a post-flight inspection on an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during Guardian Blitz at MacDill Air Force Base, Feb. 2, 2023. During the final exercise with the A-10C before converting to the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, the 122nd FW trained on maneuvers and logistics in a deployed environment with the main force positioned at MacDill Air Force Base and a contingency force at Moody Air Force Base.

050901-F-8963H-096. Base: Naval Air Station, New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. Marine Corps Rct. Bruno attempts to climb a rope during a 12 stalls obstacle at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 28, 2023. The crucible is a 54-hour event that challenges all the skills learned throughout recruit training.

Northern Vietnam

An aviation ordnanceman walks across the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) during a lull in flight operations. The EISENHOWER is on station in the Persian Gulf in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD/STORM Country: Unknown

Master Sgt. Justin Orrick, a 131st Maintenance Group phase technician, scrubs down an F-15 Eagle static display at the 131st Bomb Wing Heritage Park, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, May 6, 2022, in preparation for new paint later this year. The 131st flew F-15s as its primary mission aircraft from 1991 to 2008.

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