A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the 421st Fighter Squadron practices air-to-sea maneuvers over the Pacific Ocean near Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, Calif., Jan. 25, 2013. A cadre of 388th Fighter Wing pilots assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, operated from MCAS Miramar in support of Marine Corps Integrated […]
HC-130H Hercules aircraft in Barrow, Alaska
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shane Ramos, an aviation maintenance technician loadmaster, communicates with pilots before launching an HC-130H Hercules aircraft in Barrow, Alaska, June 28, 2012. Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Kodiak flew daily missions to Barrow in preparation for a Coast Guard deployment to Arctic Shield, a temporary air station operating […]
MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4
A U.S. Sailor assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11 fast-ropes out of an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, July 16, 2012, during training for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. RIMPAC is a biennial, U.S. Pacific Command-led exercise […]
Three F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah
A formation of three F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with the 421st Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range July 20, 2012, during Red Flag 12-4. Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise held four to six times a year to train pilots from the […]
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off during Red Flag-Alaska 12-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 6, 2012. Red Flag-Alaska is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air […]
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rodney Hall walks the wing of a C-130 Hercules
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rodney Hall walks the wing of a C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) during a pre-flight inspection prior to take off in Charlotte, N.C., Aug. 13, 2012. The 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard sent two C-130 Hercules cargo planes to southern […]
SH-60B Seahawk helicopter aboard the USS Farragut
U.S. Sailors assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Light Squadron (HSL) 48, Det. 7, conduct rotor turns on an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter aboard the USS Farragut (DDG 99) in the Baltic Sea, Aug. 13, 2012. Farragut was on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet […]
F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron
U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephen Kaminski, an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot with the 157th Fighter Squadron, returns to McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., Aug. 22, 2012, after a four-month air expeditionary force deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar, Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson, U.S. Air […]