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 C-17 Globemaster IIIs participate in a large formation exercise over the coast of Charleston, S.C., Dec. 21. The C-17s, assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., were part of the largest formation in history from a single base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
OVER VIRGINIA -- An F-15 Eagle is joined in formation by F-16 Fighting Falcons during a training sortie here April 19. The F-15 is assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and the F-16 is assigned to the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing in Richmond. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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The "Spirit of Denali" flies over the Alaska Range June 11 en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This C-17 Globemaster III is the first of eight to be stationed there The airlifters will be flown by active duty in the 517th Airlift Squadron and by Air National Guard in the 249th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - The Blue Angels prepares for landing. The featured performers for Arctic Thunder 2006 were the Navy's premier demonstration team, the Blue Angels, and the Army's Golden Knights parachute demonstration team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Garrett Hothan)(RELEASED)
A C-17 Globemaster III from McChord AFB, Wash., takes off while passes a taxiing C-17 Nov. 2 in Southwest Asia. The C-17 rapidly delivers troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tia Schroeder) .
A C-17 Globemaster III is offloaded on the annual sea ice runway Nov. 26 near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze. C-17s fly large cargo loads from Christchurch, New Zealand, to Antarctica while the LC-130 Hercules, stationed at McMurdo, fly smaller cargo loads to research posts throughout the continent. The C-17s from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., and ski-equipped LC-130s from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing are supporting the 13th Air Force-led Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica, Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze is a unique joint and total force mission that has supported the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctic Program that began in 1955. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, HAWAII (AFPN) -- The first Hawaii-based C-17 Globemaster III flies over Hickam Air Force Base and nearby Pearl Harbor for the arrival ceremony. Hickam is the first base outside the continental U.S. to permanently host the C-17. By the end of the year, the base will be home to eight C-17s. The 15th Airlift Wing and the Hawaii Air National Guard 154th Wing will jointly operate and maintain the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- A B-1B Lancer, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota taxis on the flightline during Red Flag-Alaska 07-1 here on April 11. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is conducted on the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex with air operations flown out of Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force Bases. .(U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt Joshua Strang)
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A C-17 Globemaster III approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker June 18 during aerial refueling practice. A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, at Kadena Air Base, Japan is at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, practicing with a C-17 Globemaster III from the 535th Airlift Squadron for the Air Mobility Command Rodeo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (HMM-268) flies over Al Taqqadum, Iraq, Feb. 24, 2008. HMM-268 is deployed with Multi National Force - West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar province of Iraq. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason W. Fudge) (Released)
An F-15C Aggressor from the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., flies over a mountain range on a refueling mission at Red Flag-Alaska July 25. Red Flag-Alaska enables aviation units to sharpen their combat skills by flying simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment. More than 80 aircraft and 1,500 servicemembers from six countries are participating in the exercise July 12 to 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tana Stevenson)
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies a mission in the skies near Iraq on March 22. The F-16s are from the 35th Fighter Wing "Wild Weasels", Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby)
OVER VIRGINA (AFPN) - An F-15 Eagle, F/A-22 Raptor and P-51 Mustang train for heritage flight formation flying here April 27. Maj. Michael Shower, piloting the F/A-22, is getting his checkout ride for the formation with P-51 Pilot Maj. Gen. Mike Decuir, the Air Combat Command operations director, and Capt. Jason Costello, a 1st Fighter Wing demonstration team pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Maj. Michael Shower lifts his F/A-22 Raptor from here for a late Combat Hammer mission Oct. 17. The major flies with the 27th Fighter Squadron, the Air Force's first operational F/A-22 squadron, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. The deployment has a twofold goal
Lt. Col. Dirk Smith, 94th Fighter Squadron commander, and Maj. Kevin Dolata, 94th FS assistant director of operations, turn in on final approach to Langley Air Force Base, Va., Friday, March 3, 2006, to deliver the first F-22A Raptors assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
Two F-22 Raptors move into the Langley Air Force Base pattern over Virginia. A squadron of F-22 Raptors is scheduled to deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of U.S. Pacific Command's Theater Security Package in the Western Pacific in early 2007. This will be the first overseas deployment for the Air Force's newest fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon banks during a mission Aug. 16. The F-16 is from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Balad Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed)
040818-F-4884R-017.Two U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons launch flares during a combat mission over Iraq on Aug. 18, 2004. The Falcons are attached to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad Air Base, Iraq. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Scott Reed, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
A pair of F-16s head twords the target drone in support of the Weapons Systems Evaluation Program. Members of the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard and 144 Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard participate in the weapons Systems Evaluation Program (WSEP) at Tyndall Air Force Base Fl. The units teamed up with the 53 Weapons Evaluation Group to "live fire" weapons from there F-15 Eagles and F-16 Vipers to test the peramiters of the weapons in relation to their aircraft..(U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt Shaun Withers) Released
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Fighter Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, prepares to refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker at Red Flag-Alaska July 20. More than 80 aircraft and 1,500 servicemembers from six countries are participating in the exercise July 12 to 27 to sharpen their combat skills in simulated combat sorties. Red Flag-Alaska's multinational participation and the addition of the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex assets provide realistic combat training in a safe and controlled setting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tana R.H. Stevenson).
F-15 Eagles and an F-16 Fighting Falcon take flight after a refueling at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)
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050815-F-1789V-002..Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., wait to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker during a Red Flag mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range on Aug. 15, 2005. Red Flag is a quarterly, multi-national exercise designed to replicate the first ten days of war, giving pilots real world experience to increase their ability to survive in combat. The 64th Aggressor Squadron's F-16s have a unique paint scheme to match their role as simulated enemy MiG aircraft for the exercises. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
050207-F-2907C-274.An Air Force B-1B Lancer approaches a KC-10 Extender for in-flight refueling over Nevada and Utah on Feb. 7, 2005. The Lancer, from the 37th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., is a long-range, multi-role, heavy bomber. The Extender, from the 379th Air Refueling Wing (Reserve), Travis Air Force Base, Calif., is an aerial refueling tanker and cargo aircraft. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
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