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USAF Thunderbirds - A poster of a plane flying in the sky

USAF Thunderbirds - A poster of a plane flying in the sky

The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Thunderbirds, was created in 1953 and is the third oldest formal flying aerobatic team in the world. The squadron’s name is taken from the legendary crea... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nicklaus Abdou, left, and 1st

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nicklaus Abdou, left, and 1st

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nicklaus Abdou, left, and 1st Lt. Tyler Faley, right, 76th Airlift Squadron C-21A Learjet pilots, read flight specifications at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 23, 2020. The 76th AS was ... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, 18th Wing

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, 18th Wing

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, 18th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Daniel Taylor, 18th Maintenance Group command chief, greet U.S. Ambassador William Hagerty at the Kadena Passenger Terminal ... More

Captain (CPT), John Wilborne, USAF, F-15E Eagle aircraft pilot from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK poses for a photograph with Dr. Benjamin S. Lambeth (seated) prior to an orientation flight. Dr. Lambeth a senior staff member at the RAND Corporation and former Director of RANDS International Security and Defense Policy has published more than six dozen reports and articles on Soviet and Russian military affairs, air power, and other defense matters and has lectured widely on these subjects. Dr. Lambeth is visiting RAF Lakenheath for an F-15E Eagle aircraft orientation flight, with the 492ND Fighter Squadron

Captain (CPT), John Wilborne, USAF, F-15E Eagle aircraft pilot from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Paul R. Caron Jr., USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Major (MAJ), Kurt Thielen, USAF, 492ND Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK gives Dr. Benjamin S. Lambeth (seated) F-15E Eagle aircraft cockpit familiarization in a simulator at the 48TH Operational Support Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, UK. Dr. Lambeth a senior staff member at the RAND Corporation and former Director of RANDS International Security and Defense Policy has published more than six dozen reports and articles on Soviet and Russian military affairs, air power, and other defense matters and has lectured widely on these subjects. Dr. Lambeth is visiting RAF Lakenheath for an F-15E Eagle aircraft orientation flight, with the 492ND Fighter Squadron

Major (MAJ), Kurt Thielen, USAF, 492ND Fighter Squadron, Royal Air For...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Paul R. Caron Jr., USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Lieutenant Colonel (LCT), Chris Choate, USAF, 492ND Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK examines the book "The Transformation of American Air Power" given to him by the books author, Dr. Benjamin S. Lambeth (pictured right). Dr. Lambeth a senior staff member at the RAND Corporation and former Director of RANDS International Security and Defense Policy has published more than six dozen reports and articles on Soviet and Russian military affairs, air power, and other defense matters and has lectured widely on these subjects. Dr. Lambeth is visiting RAF Lakenheath for an F-15E Eagle aircraft orientation flight, with the 492ND Fighter Squadron

Lieutenant Colonel (LCT), Chris Choate, USAF, 492ND Fighter Squadron, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Paul R. Caron Jr., USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Captain (CPT), John Wilborne, USAF, F-15E Eagle aircraft pilot from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK and Dr. Benjamin S. Lambeth (co-pilot) prepare for an orientation flight on board a USAF F-15E Eagle aircraft. Dr. Lambeth a senior staff member at the RAND Corporation and former Director of RANDS International Security and Defense Policy has published more than six dozen reports and articles on Soviet and Russian military affairs, air power, and other defense matters and has lectured widely on these subjects. Dr. Lambeth is visiting RAF Lakenheath for an F-15E Eagle aircraft orientation flight, with the 492ND Fighter Squadron

Captain (CPT), John Wilborne, USAF, F-15E Eagle aircraft pilot from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Paul R. Caron Jr., USAF Release Status: Rel... More

An USAF, F-15E Eagle aircraft from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK receives a preflight inspection before taking off. The aircraft is carrying Captain (CPT), John Wilborne, (pilot) and Dr. Benjamin S. Lambeth. Dr. Lambeth a senior staff member at the RAND Corporation and former Director of RANDS International Security and Defense Policy has published more than six dozen reports and articles on Soviet and Russian military affairs, air power, and other defense matters and has lectured widely on these subjects. Dr. Lambeth is visiting RAF Lakenheath for an F-15E Eagle aircraft orientation flight, with the 492ND Fighter Squadron

An USAF, F-15E Eagle aircraft from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Paul R. Caron Jr., USAF Release Status: Rel... More

Captain (CPT), John Wilborne, USAF, F-15E Eagle aircraft pilot from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF), Lakenheath, UK adjusts the seat harness onboard the aircraft for Dr. Benjamin S. Lambeth (seated) prior to an orientation flight. Dr. Lambeth a senior staff member at the RAND Corporation and former Director of RANDS International Security and Defense Policy has published more than six dozen reports and articles on Soviet and Russian military affairs, air power, and other defense matters and has lectured widely on these subjects. Dr. Lambeth is visiting RAF Lakenheath for an F-15E Eagle aircraft orientation flight, with the 492ND Fighter Squadron

Captain (CPT), John Wilborne, USAF, F-15E Eagle aircraft pilot from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Paul R. Caron Jr., USAF Release Status: Rel... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Mike Chandler, the Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team Commander, swears in new recruits prior to a demonstration, at Air Power over Hampton Roads, Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginias (VA) annual air show

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Mike Chandler, the Thunde...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT E... More

US Air Force (USAF) Security Forces personnel from the 820th Contingency Response Group (CRG), Moody Air Force Base (AFB), Georgia (GA), demonstrate securing the airfield during Langley's Air Power over Hampton Roads Air Show, at Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginia (VA)

US Air Force (USAF) Security Forces personnel from the 820th Contingen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SSGT T... More

A spectacular maneuver by the US Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Team during the Air Power over Hampton Roads, Langley Air Force Base (AFB), Virginias (VA), annual air show

A spectacular maneuver by the US Air Force (USAF) Thunderbirds Air Dem...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: A1C Au... More

An F/A-18F Super Hornet performs a touch-and-go landing during its flight demonstration at the 2005 Air Power over Hampton Roads air show.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet performs a touch-and-go landing during its fli...

Hampton, Va. (May. 14, 2005) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VFA-103), performs a touch-and-go landing during its flight demonstration at the 2... More

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers (left), The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF (CJCS), speaks with US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Ted Branch, Commanding Officer of the USN Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), on the flight deck during an air-power demonstration. The Nimitz Strike Group is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment and is participating in Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers (left), The Chairma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Elisabeth Ann Saccotelli Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon flies somewhere over McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Sep. 7, 2006.  The Thunderbirds Demostration Team will be the main attraction at the"Air Power in the Air Capitol"airshow.  (U.S. Air Force photo by MASTER SGT Maurice Hessel) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon flies somewhere over...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcconnell Afb State: Kansas (KS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Maurice Hessell ,USAF Release Status: Relea... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kayla Jerido, 86th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kayla Jerido, 86th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kayla Jerido, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection apprentice, and her mother, Angei Jerido, smile for a photo at Cooper Beach, New York, Dec. 13, 2011. At a very young a... More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III with the 535th

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III with the 535th

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III with the 535th Air Lift Squadron drops pallets July 26, 2012, over the Pohakuloa Training Area, (PTA) Hawaii, in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2012. Twent... More

Staff Sgt. Daniel Dunwald, 52nd Medical Operations

Staff Sgt. Daniel Dunwald, 52nd Medical Operations

Staff Sgt. Daniel Dunwald, 52nd Medical Operations Squadron physical therapy technician and certified kinesio tape practitioner, teaches others the benefits of using k-tape during the recent medical group train... More

A mustache sparks Air Force tradition

A mustache sparks Air Force tradition

U.S. Air Force Airmen show off their mustaches at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 26, 2014. The Airmen responded to U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh III when he challenged the Air Force to a mustache competi... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Brandon W. Motley (right)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Brandon W. Motley (right)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Brandon W. Motley (right) and Thomas Vamvakos, tactical air control party specialists with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, watch for air support on the Grayling Air Gunne... More

U.S. Air Force 169th Air Support Operations Squadron

U.S. Air Force 169th Air Support Operations Squadron

U.S. Air Force 169th Air Support Operations Squadron and Latvian National Armed Forces tactical air control party specialists take notes during a reconnaissance mission warning order at Operation Northern Strik... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Honor Guard wait in formation before a colors presentation at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2014. The Airmen celebrated the Air Force’s 67t... More

William Schott, Iwo Jima survivor, walks through a

William Schott, Iwo Jima survivor, walks through a

William Schott, Iwo Jima survivor, walks through a gauntlet outside Sheppard Elementary School at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 13, 2015. Children from the school met with WWII veterans during the Iwo Ji... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Kindsvater, 82nd Training

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Kindsvater, 82nd Training

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Kindsvater, 82nd Training Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Airman Treyton-Thomas Joupperi, 364th Training Squadron student, stand together after Joupperi’s speech at Sheppard A... More

Barksdale Express grand reopening

Barksdale Express grand reopening

George McNamara, Express general manager, Renwick Dwight Scott, Barksdale Express store manager, and Col. Michael Miller, 2nd Bomb Wing commander, attend the grand reopening of the Barksdale Express at Barksdal... More

Col. Sara Custer, 2nd Mission Support Group commander;

Col. Sara Custer, 2nd Mission Support Group commander;

Col. Sara Custer, 2nd Mission Support Group commander; and Judy Williams, Bossier City sheriff, attend the Barksdale Express grand reopening at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5, 2019. The Express has comp... More

Barksdale Express grand reopening

Barksdale Express grand reopening

Team Barksdale joins together with the local community to celebrate the Barksdale Express grand reopening at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 5, 2019. The Express has completed renovating its space to bette... More

Women's History Month kicked off at Sheppard Air Force

Women's History Month kicked off at Sheppard Air Force

Women's History Month kicked off at Sheppard Air Force Base Texas with the "women in history" 5K fun run and team relay March 6, 2015. What started as Women's History Week in 1982 later transformed into a month... More

David Mounsey, 82nd Training Wing fire chief, answers

David Mounsey, 82nd Training Wing fire chief, answers

David Mounsey, 82nd Training Wing fire chief, answers questions in front of a panel of 10 board members from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International, at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center ... More

Michaelle Kitchen, Midwestern State University associate

Michaelle Kitchen, Midwestern State University associate

Michaelle Kitchen, Midwestern State University associate professor of counseling, kinesiology and special education, delivers a speech at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 24, 2015. Kitchen’s speech was par... More

The Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, community gather

The Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, community gather

The Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, community gather for a base-wide picnic March 28, 2015. Airmen and their families were invited to the picnic that included outdoor carnival games, lunch, an Easter egg hunt, ... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Hung Nguyen, 82nd Training Wing

U.S. Air Force Capt. Hung Nguyen, 82nd Training Wing

U.S. Air Force Capt. Hung Nguyen, 82nd Training Wing chaplain, blesses a bowl of water to be used in a housing ceremony at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, May 8, 2015. The ceremony took place to welcome a new f... More

Airmen from the 82nd Training Wing attend a retreat

Airmen from the 82nd Training Wing attend a retreat

Airmen from the 82nd Training Wing attend a retreat ceremony with officers from the Wichita Falls Police Department at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, May 15, 2015. May 15 is dedicated as National Peace Officer... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maurice Price, 366th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maurice Price, 366th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maurice Price, 366th Training Squadron student, climbs a utility pole as part of his training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, May 18, 2015. The mission of the 82nd Training Wi... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 510th Fighter Squadron

An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 510th Fighter Squadron

An F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 510th Fighter Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy takes off at Kallax Air Base, Sweden, May 26, 2015, during Arctic Challenge Exercise 2015. Nine nations will participate durin... More

Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th

Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th

Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, shakes hands with several Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing at Kallax Air Base, Sweden, June 1, 2015. Roberson thanked Airmen ... More

A Polish air force ceremonial guardsman salutes with

A Polish air force ceremonial guardsman salutes with

A Polish air force ceremonial guardsman salutes with a saber as Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw, Poland,... More

Paul Brown entertains U.S. Air Force Airmen from Sheppard

Paul Brown entertains U.S. Air Force Airmen from Sheppard

Paul Brown entertains U.S. Air Force Airmen from Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, during the JC AllStars performance July 3, 2015. The JC AllStars are a nonprofit band with a mission to give back to the troops t... More

An aircraft armament-training classroom in the 363rd

An aircraft armament-training classroom in the 363rd

An aircraft armament-training classroom in the 363rd Training Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, was dedicated to Kent “Doc” Salvage, July 14, 2015. Salvage served more than 20 years to the Air Force a... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen, in attendance with the Wichita

U.S. Air Force Airmen, in attendance with the Wichita

U.S. Air Force Airmen, in attendance with the Wichita Falls community, listen to Medal of Honor recipient retired U.S. Army Master Sgt. Leroy Petry, retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dana Bowman and retired U.S.... More

Paddling past the competition

Paddling past the competition

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ava Margerison, 82nd Training Wing public affairs officer and native of Wayzata, Minn., paddles her team's cardboard boat to the finish line at the Sheppard Air Force Base pool, Aug. 1, 2... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Goodrick, (left),

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Goodrick, (left),

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Goodrick, (left), from Nellis Air Force Base Nev., is a student in the 366th Training Squadron Hotline Training Course and native of Lawrence, Kan., trains with Airman 1st Class... More

Airmen attend the retirement ceremony of military working

Airmen attend the retirement ceremony of military working

Airmen attend the retirement ceremony of military working dog Larry at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 12, 2015. Larry was granted an early retirement after more than 8,000 working hours and more than 2,00... More

Jarrod Smith, (left), Clay Jacobs, (middle), and Christopher

Jarrod Smith, (left), Clay Jacobs, (middle), and Christopher

Jarrod Smith, (left), Clay Jacobs, (middle), and Christopher Freeman, (right), take a break at a rest stop at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, during the Hotter'N Hell 100 bike race Aug. 29, 2015. Freeman is a v... More

86th Munitions Squadron Airmen open a container carrying

86th Munitions Squadron Airmen open a container carrying

86th Munitions Squadron Airmen open a container carrying armaments Dec. 8, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Airmen sort, inspect, ship and maintain accountability for munitions staying at Ramstein, as w... More

Airmen solve X-ray mystery, save $103K machine

Airmen solve X-ray mystery, save $103K machine

Senior Airman Bright Mills (left), Staff Sgt. Joshua Meyer (middle), and Staff Sgt. Gerry Reed (right), are a three-member biomedical equipment repair team who fixed a $103,000 x-ray machine at Sheppard Air For... More

Airmen assigned to the 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Airmen assigned to the 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform final maintenance checks on 493rd Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagles at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, March 7, 2016. The 48th Fighter Wing fl... More

Graduating Class, US Air Force Photo

Graduating Class, US Air Force Photo

Graduates of the Senior Operations Planner and Air Defense Liaison programs pose for a photo with Lt. Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and members of the program staff after their graduation ceremony at the Air Forces... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces Japan

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces Japan

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Dolan, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, speaks with members of the 18th Wing June 28, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The focus of his visit was to express the import... More

18th Force Support Squadron librarians gives a tour

18th Force Support Squadron librarians gives a tour

18th Force Support Squadron librarians gives a tour of the library to local Okinawan librarians July 13, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Some Okinawan libraries are setting up an “American corner” in their lib... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Camerin Perona-Finley,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Camerin Perona-Finley,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Camerin Perona-Finley, 18th Security Forces Squadron response force member, reloads an M-9 pistol OC spray training July 13, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Security forces memb... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Robert Barlow and Victor

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Robert Barlow and Victor

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Robert Barlow and Victor Covarrubias-Ruiz, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron cargo deployment function journeymen, raise a cargo container for inspection July 20, 2016, at Kadena Ai... More

A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman

A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman

A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron stops a group of simulated refugees to search before bringing them on the aircraft during an exercise July 2... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hilborn, 44th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hilborn, 44th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hilborn, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, marshals in a 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle after returning from an exercise, Aug. 2, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Th... More

Senior Airman Joel Waller, 18th Equipment Maintenance

Senior Airman Joel Waller, 18th Equipment Maintenance

Senior Airman Joel Waller, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire technician, finishes building an aircraft tire Aug. 10, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The wheel and tire shop breaks down, cleans... More

Vice Adm. Bono visits Okinawa military hospitals, attends commanders forum

Vice Adm. Bono visits Okinawa military hospitals, attends commanders f...

Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, Defense Health Agency director, gives a presentation at the Military Treatment Facility Commanders and Stakeholders Forum Aug. 16, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Bono visited MTFs throu... More

Yuka Kinjo, 18th Force Support Squadron intern, hands

Yuka Kinjo, 18th Force Support Squadron intern, hands

Yuka Kinjo, 18th Force Support Squadron intern, hands Larry Robertson, U.S. Navy contractor a towel during his workout Aug. 24, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. KLI students have the opportunity to intern on ba... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Maxwell, 52nd Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Maxwell, 52nd Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Maxwell, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief checks the intake of the jet engine of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a “hot pit” at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany... More

Airman Zachary Lewis (left), 361st Training Squadron

Airman Zachary Lewis (left), 361st Training Squadron

Airman Zachary Lewis (left), 361st Training Squadron fuels systems apprentice and native of Abilene, Texas, secures safety wire inside a bladder fuel cell of a KC-135 Stratotanker, while Airman Basic Jacob Tute... More

Brig. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 82nd Training Wing commander,

Brig. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 82nd Training Wing commander,

Brig. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 82nd Training Wing commander, gives a speech in remembrance of POW and MIA military members throughout military at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 9, 2016. More than 83,000 Ame... More

Lt. Col. William O’Sullivan, 82nd Training Wing chaplain,

Lt. Col. William O’Sullivan, 82nd Training Wing chaplain,

Lt. Col. William O’Sullivan, 82nd Training Wing chaplain, participates in the 12th Annual Clay County Dove Salute in Henrietta, Texas, Sept. 10, 2016. O’Sullivan, along with nearly 175 other Airmen, were invite... More

Air Power! - A military vehicle parked in front of an airplane

Air Power! - A military vehicle parked in front of an airplane

A 165th Airlift Wing Air Support Operations Squadron humvee sits on the flight line in front of a C-130H3 Hercules at the 165th AW, Savannah, Ga. September 11, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt.... More

The U.S. Air Force Wings of Blue parachute team prepares

The U.S. Air Force Wings of Blue parachute team prepares

The U.S. Air Force Wings of Blue parachute team prepares to exit a UV-18B Twin Otter aircraft during the Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, practice air show, Sept. 16, 2016. The team of jumpers performed several ... More

Students attending the Joint Professional Military

Students attending the Joint Professional Military

Students attending the Joint Professional Military Education Okinawa Experience pose with senior enlisted leaders from around Okinawa Sept. 19, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Enlisted leaders from across Okin... More

Maj. Gen. Robert Labrutta, 2nd Air Force commander,

Maj. Gen. Robert Labrutta, 2nd Air Force commander,

Maj. Gen. Robert Labrutta, 2nd Air Force commander, visits with Airman 1st Class Kristyn Widger, 82nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace physiology technician, for a tour of their spatial disorientation trai... More

Children at Kadena Elementary School use a pulley system

Children at Kadena Elementary School use a pulley system

Children at Kadena Elementary School use a pulley system to easily move a heavy stretcher with a dummy on it during fire prevention week Oct. 5, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Kadena firefighters brought thei... More

Sabers watch a concert performed by the American rock

Sabers watch a concert performed by the American rock

Sabers watch a concert performed by the American rock band, 3 Doors Down, inside Hangar 1 at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 16, 2016. The free show was a part of the Armed Forces Entertainment tour, an Air... More

A member of 3 Doors Down, an American rock band from

A member of 3 Doors Down, an American rock band from

A member of 3 Doors Down, an American rock band from Escatawpa, Miss., perform a show inside Hangar One at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 16, 2016. The band formed over 20 years ago. This concert marks the... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adrianna Washington,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adrianna Washington,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adrianna Washington, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management specialist, checks a habu trap Oct. 19, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The traps use a live mouse separated by... More

Quality QoL, US Air Force Photo

Quality QoL, US Air Force Photo

Dave Hardy, a contract worker, disassembles a pin-setter during a renovation at Eifel Lanes bowling center on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 25, 2016. Renovations, like the bowling alley upgrade, are happe... More

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle parks on the flightline

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle parks on the flightline

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle parks on the flightline Oct. 26, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Aircraft from the 44th FS returned to Kadena after more than three months away for training. (U.S. Air Force ... More

An F-15 Eagle from the 44th Fighter Squadron parks

An F-15 Eagle from the 44th Fighter Squadron parks

An F-15 Eagle from the 44th Fighter Squadron parks Oct. 26, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 44th FS participated in five training exercises during a four month period in Malaysia, Guam, Hawaii and Alaska. ... More

Construction crews work on replacing doors to a hangar

Construction crews work on replacing doors to a hangar

Construction crews work on replacing doors to a hangar Nov. 1, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Airfield management oversees and inspects the work being done to ensure it meets quality and safety standards. (U.... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas McCants and Airman

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas McCants and Airman

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas McCants and Airman 1st Class Kalon Lobbins, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew members, prepare for weapons load training Nov. 2, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. To mai... More

Tetsu Taira, Kadena Special Olympics athlete, throws

Tetsu Taira, Kadena Special Olympics athlete, throws

Tetsu Taira, Kadena Special Olympics athlete, throws a softball Nov. 5, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Established by the 18th Wing commander in 2000, KSO is a sporting and outreach event providing opportunit... More

An MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st Special Operations

An MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st Special Operations

An MC-130H Combat Talon II from the 1st Special Operations Squadron refuels an HH-60 Pave Hawk from the 943rd Rescue Group during Exercise Keen Sword 17 Nov. 7, 2016, near Okinawa, Japan. U.S. forces will condu... More

Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescuemen prepare

Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescuemen prepare

Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescuemen prepare to jump out of an MC-130J Commando II during Exercise Keen Sword 17 Nov. 10, 2016, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. During Keen Sword, pararescuemen respond to... More

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Marco Ayala, 2nd Air

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Marco Ayala, 2nd Air

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman Marco Ayala, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, performs aerial refueling aboard a KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., during a training exercise nea... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Monika Neal and Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Monika Neal and Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Monika Neal and Airman 1st Class Caleb Berstler, 18th Operations Support Squadron airfield management operations coordinators, drive and honk at a flock of birds to scare them off t... More

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron pause before taking off on the runway Nov. 16, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Eagle’s air superiority is achieved through a mixture of unprecedent... More

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue Squadron sits on the runway Nov. 30, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Pave Hawk is a highly modified version of the Army Black Hawk helicopter which fe... More

U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Edwin Ludwigsen,

U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Edwin Ludwigsen,

U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Edwin Ludwigsen, 52nd Fighter Wing command chief, performs a deadlift exercise using the new Fitness-In-A-Box at the Powerhaus Gym on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Nov.... More

Brig. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 82nd Training Wing commander,

Brig. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 82nd Training Wing commander,

Brig. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 82nd Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Pritchard, 82nd TRW command chief, provide opening comments and introduce the Sheppard Elementary School choir before light... More

Residents of Chatan Town make their way to the entrance

Residents of Chatan Town make their way to the entrance

Residents of Chatan Town make their way to the entrance of Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a bilateral tsunami evacuation exercise Dec. 4, 2016. Security Forces Personnel provided gate entry to all participa... More

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron wait to take off Dec. 6, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-15 Eagle's air superiority is achieved through a mixture of exceptional maneuverability ... More

Airmen assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing have breakfast

Airmen assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing have breakfast

Airmen assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing have breakfast with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, right, and Chief Master Sgt. Phillip L. Easton, 3rd ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Murrell, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Murrell, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Murrell, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew chief, secures a panel on an F-15 Eagle Dec. 28, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-15 Eagle is a vital component of... More

Theresa Lukens, left, cancer patient and wife of U.S.

Theresa Lukens, left, cancer patient and wife of U.S.

Theresa Lukens, left, cancer patient and wife of U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Lukens, 52nd Maintenance Group chief enlisted manager, kisses Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Parcell, 52nd Maintenance Squadr... More

MFLC: Potential cure for common blues

MFLC: Potential cure for common blues

Many military members and their families may experience a range of concerns which could detract from military and family readiness such as adjustment after a deployment, marital conflicts, stress management, pa... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Niquita Newton, 67th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Niquita Newton, 67th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Niquita Newton, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load crew chief, moves an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile onto an F-15 Eagle Jan. 4, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, J... More

Dorm of the Quarter: 4th Quarter Winner

Dorm of the Quarter: 4th Quarter Winner

Spangdahlem's leadership representatives presents Dorm 333 members with a first place certificate and a check during the Dorm of the Quarter awards in the Brick House at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 10, ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dyllan Jones and Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dyllan Jones and Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dyllan Jones and Airman 1st Class Wesley Johnson, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-15 Eagle crew chiefs, maintain an F-15 Eagle Jan 10, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Kadena Air B... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jordan Carr, 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jordan Carr, 67th Fighter Squadron

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jordan Carr, 67th Fighter Squadron pilot, gives a thumbs-up as he leaves refueling hot pits during a surge operation Jan. 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. During surge operations, pil... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron taxies down the runway during a surge operation Jan. 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Surges allow units to surpass flying goals and product... More

A Spangdahlem child listens to a book about Dr. Martin

A Spangdahlem child listens to a book about Dr. Martin

A Spangdahlem child listens to a book about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during story time at the base library on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Jan. 12, 2017. Story time is held twice a week and features special... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jamey Shuls, Essential Function

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jamey Shuls, Essential Function

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jamey Shuls, Essential Function 5.1.3 combat advisor, discusses mission details with a Afghanistan National Army warehouse supervisor about logistics on storage and distribution for signifi... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron takes off Feb. 2, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The variety of air-to-air weaponry and the automated weapon systems featured in the F-15 enab... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen inventory their Mission-Oriented

U.S. Air Force Airmen inventory their Mission-Oriented

U.S. Air Force Airmen inventory their Mission-Oriented Protective Posture gear during an exercise Feb. 7, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. After quickly grabbing their MOPP gear, Airmen must make sure they have... More

Super Saber Performer - A man in a military uniform holding a gun

Super Saber Performer - A man in a military uniform holding a gun

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mekcos Harris, 52nd Security Forces Squadron training instructor, poses at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Feb. 7, 2017. Harris was recognized as Spangdahlem's Super Saber Performer, a ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robb Depew, 18th Operations

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robb Depew, 18th Operations

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robb Depew, 18th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, delivers a briefing to Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force Airmen Feb. 17, 2017... More

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