Subscribe to the Images RSS feedA U-2 aircraft taxis to a parking spot
SOUTHWEST ASIA -Maj. Patrick Hudson, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, taxis a U-2 aircraft to a parking spot Aug. 24. Major Hudson completed his 1000th hour of flight in the U-2 aircraft.U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr
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509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs prepare a B-2 Spirit for flight
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs prepare a B-2 Spirit for flight, Aug. 24, 2009. Twenty B-2 Spirit aircrafts are assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing. The B-2's primary mission is to attack time-critical targets early in a conflict to minimize an enemy's war-making potential.U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston
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F-15E Strike Eagles taxi in at Joint Base Balad, Iraq
F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, taxi in from an Operation Iraqi Freedom mission at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The F-15E's were diverted to Iraq due to severe weather over Qatar. The F-15E's are deployed from Seymour Johnson AFB, NC.U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley
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F-35 Successful in First Probe-and-Drogue Aerial Refueling
A short takeoff/vertical landing variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II takes on fuel from a KC-130J tanker near Fort Worth on Aug. 13. The fuel transfer marked the first time an F-35 has used the Navy- and Marines-style probe-and-drogue refueling system.Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Liz Kaszynski
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A U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft prepares to land
A chase car drives along side as a U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft prepares to land Jul. 30 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Because of unusual low-altitude handling characteristics and limited forward visibility, a second U-2 pilot normally "chases" each landing, assisting the pilot by providing radio inputs for altitude and runway alignment.U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Linch
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A 2-ship of Israeli Air Force F-16s from Ramon Air Base, Israel
A 2-ship of Israeli Air Force F-16s from Ramon Air Base, Israel head out to the Nevada Test and Training Range, July 17, 2009 during Red Flag 09-4. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is conducted on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Las Vegas. Red Flag is one of a series of advanced training programs administered by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center and Nellis, through the 414th Combat Training Squadron. Flying for Red Flag 09-4 begins July 13 and ends July 24. U.S. aircraft will come from Nellis and Creech in Nevada, South Carolina, Idaho, the United Kingdom, Washington, Oklahoma and Ohio. Aircraft types will include F-15s, F-16s, E-3s and KC-135s. In addition to U.S. aircraft, the Israeli Air Force will be flying F-16C Falcons.
U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald
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First NATO C-17 Takes Off
SAC 01 takes off beginning its 5,300-nautical-mile maiden flight July 14 from Long Beach, Calif., to P?pa Air Base, Hungary. The aircraft is the first of three C-17 Globemaster IIIs to be acquired by the 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability Program. The Hungarian air base is home to the SAC Program's multinational, operational-level unit, the Heavy Airlift Wing, which will officially be activated July 27.Source: AFPN
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An F/A-18C Hornet flies north to an Operation Enduring Freedom Mission
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 flies north to an Operation Enduring Freedom Mission in Afghanistan to support coalition forces in the Helmand River Valley. VFA-113 is part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 and is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Erik Etz
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Aggressors strike back at Northern Edge 2009
An F-16 Aggressor passes over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during NORTHERN EDGE 2009, June 25. NE09 participants will practice tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with defensive counter-air, close air support, and personnel-recovery missions. The F-16 is assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska.U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz
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Crew chiefs prepare to launch their F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft
090624-F-2034C-116 Crew chiefs prepare to launch their F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft June 24, 2009 during Exercise Northern Edge 2009 held at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The crew chiefs are from the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan. Northern Edge is Alaska?s largest military training exercise that prepares joint forces to respond to crises throughout the Asia-Pacific region.U.S. Air Force photo/ MSgt Shane A. Cuomo
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