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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviators launch flares

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviators launch flares

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force aviators launch flares into the air as part of their mandatory, semi-annual Life-Saving Survival Training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2014. In addi... More

Downloading rounds, US Navy Photogrpah

Downloading rounds, US Navy Photogrpah

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Marie Berry, left, and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Corey Hetrick, assigned to the "Swordsmen" of Strike Fighter Squadron 32, download rounds from the gun bay of an F/A-18F Supe... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clerow Washington, 12th Combat

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clerow Washington, 12th Combat

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clerow Washington, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade crew chief medic, rappels from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a simulated combat search and rescue mission, Jan. 28, 2014, at Celli... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 64th Aggressor

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 64th Aggressor

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., takes off during Red Flag 14-1 at Nellis AFB Jan 28, 2014. The mission of the 414th Combat Training Squadron, the ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon McCown and Senior

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon McCown and Senior

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon McCown and Senior Airman Brice Harmon, 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter crew chiefs, fold the tail rotor blades of a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopt... More

An MV-22 Osprey takes off from the flight deck of the

An MV-22 Osprey takes off from the flight deck of the

An MV-22 Osprey takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit ... More

Japan defense, ministry officials experience Osprey simulator

Japan defense, ministry officials experience Osprey simulator

Maj. John P. Arnold (left) teaches Toshihiko Matsumoto how the controls of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft work in a flight simulator Jan. 28 during a visit by Japan defense officials to Marine Corps Air St... More

Command Sgt Maj. Scott M. Barga, the command sergeant

Command Sgt Maj. Scott M. Barga, the command sergeant

Command Sgt Maj. Scott M. Barga, the command sergeant major for the 371st Sustainment Brigade speaks with Pfc. Dylan Carter a watercraft operator attached to the M.G. Charles P. Gross, Logistical Support Vessel... More

Red Flag, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

Red Flag, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada

A B-2 Spirit from the 13th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., banks over the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., during a Red Flag 14-1 night training mission Jan. 29, 2014. The B-2 is a multi-... More

Sergeant Cynthia Zermeno, (left) a training noncommissioned

Sergeant Cynthia Zermeno, (left) a training noncommissioned

Sergeant Cynthia Zermeno, (left) a training noncommissioned officer with 1st Medical Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15,1st Marine Logistics Group, and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathalia Londono, (right... More

Senior Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Mondestin

Senior Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Mondestin

Senior Chief Aviation Structural Mechanic Mondestin Patrick makes notes to the air plan in flight deck control aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting a tailored... More

Aircrew members from the 116th and 461st Air Control

Aircrew members from the 116th and 461st Air Control

Aircrew members from the 116th and 461st Air Control Wings attend the JT-101 Multi-Tactical Data Link Network Operations Course conducted by the Joint Interoperability Division (JID) at Robins Air Force Base, G... More

Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment

Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment

Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment secure an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, Jan. 31. The systems were prepared for the HIMARS Rapid Infil... More

AF radar controllers unplug from Kyrgyzstan

AF radar controllers unplug from Kyrgyzstan

Staff Sgt. Kathryn Meany, 376th EOSS radar air traffic control liaison, shuts down her radar console as the last step of deactivating the military radar air traffic control liaison position Jan. 31, 2014. The r... More

The aircrew from Eglin’s 413th Flight Test Squadron

The aircrew from Eglin’s 413th Flight Test Squadron

The aircrew from Eglin’s 413th Flight Test Squadron readies the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider for its first official sortie Jan. 31 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Special Operations Command MC-1... More

Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine

Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine

Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division load a waiting CH-47 helicopter, which will insert them at a high elevation landing zone for the final field exercise for Mount... More

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarists Ron Kaplan; Flotilla

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarists Ron Kaplan; Flotilla

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarists Ron Kaplan; Flotilla 12-07 Commander and aircraft commander, and Lou Volpato; Division One Commander, first pilot from the Coast Guard Auxiliary's Air division, flew along Long Isl... More

Sgt. Johnathan Casto, a Springfield, Ohio native and

Sgt. Johnathan Casto, a Springfield, Ohio native and

Sgt. Johnathan Casto, a Springfield, Ohio native and a recovery vehicle operator with the 371st Sustainment Brigade unhooks an Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicle from a wrecker at an undisclosed lo... More

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Mize, B Company, 6th Battalion,

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Mize, B Company, 6th Battalion,

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Mize, B Company, 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), watches for hazards on the ground before flying to the Super Bowl at Stewart Internation... More

A U.S. Air Force North American Aviation T-6 Texan,

A U.S. Air Force North American Aviation T-6 Texan,

A U.S. Air Force North American Aviation T-6 Texan, a World War II era aircraft, flies over the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor during a Living History Day event in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Feb. 2, 2014. (U.S... More

U.S. Navy Aviation Electrician's Mate 1st Class Adam

U.S. Navy Aviation Electrician's Mate 1st Class Adam

U.S. Navy Aviation Electrician's Mate 1st Class Adam Speiden, left, and Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class John Hamm, both assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, replace a panel after an inspectio... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeremiah Tucker (left), 120th Fighter

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeremiah Tucker (left), 120th Fighter

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeremiah Tucker (left), 120th Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, test his flight helmet with Tech. Sgt. Jared McCartney (center) and Staff Sgt. Joshua Frizzell (right), 140th Ope... More

F/A-18E Super Hornet maintenance

F/A-18E Super Hornet maintenance

Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Christal Fender, assigned to the Gun Slingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, performs preventative maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the aircraf... More

Tech. Sgt. William Miller, 149th Fighter Wing aerospace

Tech. Sgt. William Miller, 149th Fighter Wing aerospace

Tech. Sgt. William Miller, 149th Fighter Wing aerospace propulsion technician, records the start and stop time of an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet engine test cycle during a routine inspection on Joint Base San Ant... More

Ray Lopez, a retired petty officer 1st class and assistant

Ray Lopez, a retired petty officer 1st class and assistant

Ray Lopez, a retired petty officer 1st class and assistant aircraft restoration manager with the USS Midway Museum, guides an EA-6B Prowler after landing aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 4.... More

A Marine assembles a fuel hose Feb. 4 at a forward

A Marine assembles a fuel hose Feb. 4 at a forward

A Marine assembles a fuel hose Feb. 4 at a forward arming and refueling point during fast ground refueling training on Ie Shima Training Facility. The hose assembly pictured is specifically for refueling aircra... More

Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Daniel Bannish,

Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Daniel Bannish,

Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Daniel Bannish, (left) from Boston, and Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Vu Nguyen, from San Francisco, inspect the rotor of an MH-60R Seahawk from the "Warlords" of Helic... More

USS Makin Island, US Navy Photogrpah

USS Makin Island, US Navy Photogrpah

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Patrick Guillermo signals to an AV-8B Harrier pilot assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211 as he prepares to take off from the flight deck of the amphibious ... More

Three Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets assigned

Three Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets assigned

Three Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets assigned to No. 77 Squadron, RAAF Base Williamtown soar over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., prior to landing at the end of a Red Flag 14-1 training mission Feb. 4, ... More

Members of Joint Task Force Bravo's Joint Security

Members of Joint Task Force Bravo's Joint Security

Members of Joint Task Force Bravo's Joint Security Forces Squadron provide security as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lifts off during a personnel and downed aircraft recovery exercise in Honduras, Feb. 4, 2014.... More

Sailors tend the phone & distance line on the flight

Sailors tend the phone & distance line on the flight

Sailors tend the phone & distance line on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea. Harry S. Truman, flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Gro... More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 11, wait

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 11, wait

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 11, wait for a CH-53 Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 to drop off simulated cargo aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb... More

Crew chiefs lay out and connect hoses during aviation

Crew chiefs lay out and connect hoses during aviation

Crew chiefs lay out and connect hoses during aviation delivered ground refueling operations Feb. 5 at Ie Shima training facility. The system allows the MV-22B Osprey to refuel aircraft and ground assets in loca... More

Soldiers with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain

Soldiers with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain

Soldiers with 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, make their way to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter waiting at Forward Operating Base Gamberi Feb. 5, 2014, to begin their journey ... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ed Bizorik, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ed Bizorik, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ed Bizorik, an aviation survival technician from Air Station Kodiak, looks out at the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley during training with a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew in Ko... More

Pacific Aviation Museum to highlight Tuskegee Airmen

Pacific Aviation Museum to highlight Tuskegee Airmen

Philip Baham, a former Tuskegee Airman, volunteers at the Pacific Aviation Museum aboard Ford Island in Honolulu, greeting visitors and answering questions about these historical service members. (U.S. Marine C... More

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrives

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrives

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrives near Spruce Cape for vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014. Crews always work in pairs to assure maximum coverage and safety during these ... More

USS New York operations

USS New York operations

A technician from the Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) program conducts last-minute checks on an RQ-21A Blackjack aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is underway ... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon gets de-iced at Bagram Air

An F-16 Fighting Falcon gets de-iced at Bagram Air

An F-16 Fighting Falcon gets de-iced at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2014. Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron keep the base’s aircraft ready to fly regardless of weather.... More

Three MV-22B Ospreys fly into Changi Air Base Feb.

Three MV-22B Ospreys fly into Changi Air Base Feb.

Three MV-22B Ospreys fly into Changi Air Base Feb. 6 from Okinawa, Japan. The Ospreys are slated to appear in the Singapore Airshow 2014, taking place Feb. 11-16 alongside the KC-130J Super Hercules, U.S. Air F... More

The Heads Up Display of a U.S. Marine KC-130J shows

The Heads Up Display of a U.S. Marine KC-130J shows

The Heads Up Display of a U.S. Marine KC-130J shows altitude and heading of the flight over the Pacific Ocean en route to the Singapore Air Show show, on Feb. 6, 2014. The objective and purpose of the 2014 Sing... More

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, flies over islands in the Republic of the Philippines on the way to the Singapore, Feb. 6, 2014. Three Ospreys from VMM-262 and two KC-130J Super Herc... More

A French navy Eurocopter AS565 Panther helicopter,

A French navy Eurocopter AS565 Panther helicopter,

A French navy Eurocopter AS565 Panther helicopter, assigned to the French navy frigate FS Surcouf (F 711), prepares to land on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61). Ramage, home-p... More

Capt. Mindy Wallace, from Hamilton, Mo., now with 3rd

Capt. Mindy Wallace, from Hamilton, Mo., now with 3rd

Capt. Mindy Wallace, from Hamilton, Mo., now with 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard, checks the tail rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk prior to a flight on Feb. 6, ... More

USS George Washington tour

USS George Washington tour

Lt. j.g. Derrick Ingle, assistant public affairs officer of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), left, explains flight operations to members of the Japan-Americ... More

Ospreys refuel in mid-air en route to Singapore

Ospreys refuel in mid-air en route to Singapore

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, refuels mid-air en route to the Singapore Air Show, Feb. 6, 2014. Three Ospreys from VMM-262 and two KC-130J Super Hercules planes of VMGR-152, part ... More

A C-17A Globemaster III from Dover Air Force Base,

A C-17A Globemaster III from Dover Air Force Base,

A C-17A Globemaster III from Dover Air Force Base, Del. expends countermeasure flares over the Bollen Live-Fire Range Complex, while reacting to electronic and visual threats during a training mission on Feb. 6... More

Soldiers from TF Wings, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade,

Soldiers from TF Wings, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade,

Soldiers from TF Wings, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) clear snow off of a CH-47 Chinook after a winter storm blankets the airfield Feb. 6 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force airmen with the 455th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force airmen with the 455th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force airmen with the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work on the engine of a C-130J Super Hercules during snowfall at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2014. Snowfall began at a... More

US Army aviation pioneer flies into sunset

US Army aviation pioneer flies into sunset

Maj. Gen. Walter M. Golden Jr. (right) and his wife, Joann Golden, stand in front of one of the 4-6th Cavalry Squadron's OH-58D Kiowa Warriors following his final Army flight on Camp Humphreys, Feb. 7. (Photo c... More

USS Carl Vinson flight deck operations

USS Carl Vinson flight deck operations

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Ted Casal checks the shot line prior to launching an F/A-18C Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Car... More

Hydraulic system maintenance

Hydraulic system maintenance

Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Jason Snedeker, from Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, Detachment 5, performs maintenance on the hydraulic system of a C-2A Greyhound inside the squadron's hangar. V... More

Sailors chart the location of the ship from the bridge

Sailors chart the location of the ship from the bridge

Sailors chart the location of the ship from the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during a mined-channel transit drill. Harpers Ferry is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Gr... More

New shelters provide safety for aircraft, Marines

New shelters provide safety for aircraft, Marines

Aircraft belonging to Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 rest underneath newly constructed shelters at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 7, 2014. The shelters increase the longevity of t... More

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is hooked up to a tow

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is hooked up to a tow

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is hooked up to a tow truck in preparation to be loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III on the flight line at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti Feb. 7, 2014. The Pave Hawks were assigned to th... More

A 35th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon takes

A 35th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon takes

A 35th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a sortie during Beverly Midnight 14-01 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 7, 2014. BM 14-01 tested the Wolf Pack’s ability to react to a surpr... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Briggs, 40th Helicopter

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Briggs, 40th Helicopter

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Briggs, 40th Helicopter Squadron, prepares for a mission on a UH-1N Huey at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., Feb. 7, 2014. The 40th performs aerial surveillance of Department o... More

Ultra High Frequency antennas provide a means for

Ultra High Frequency antennas provide a means for

Ultra High Frequency antennas provide a means for communication between a remote command and control site and aircraft during Marine Aircraft Group 31's Command Post Exercise (CPX) aboard Marine Corps Air Stati... More

U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels,

U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels,

U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, Lead Solo pilot Lt. Cmdr. Dave Tickle and Opposing Solo pilot Lt. Mark Tedrow perform the Section-High Alpha maneuver during training during training ov... More

Virginia Guard Soldiers from the Sandston-based 2nd

Virginia Guard Soldiers from the Sandston-based 2nd

Virginia Guard Soldiers from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment conduct sling load training with advanced individual training students enrolled in the 89B Ammunition Specialist course Feb... More

A Coast Guard K-9 handler from the Marine Safety and

A Coast Guard K-9 handler from the Marine Safety and

A Coast Guard K-9 handler from the Marine Safety and Security Team in Galveston, Texas, and his bomb-sniffing dog are lowered from a MH-65 Dolphin from Air Station Houston to a boat, Feb. 7, 2014. The hoist was... More

U.S. Ambassador to Singapore flies in Osprey

U.S. Ambassador to Singapore flies in Osprey

U.S. Ambassador Kirk Wagar and other distinguished guests disembark an MV-22B Osprey Feb. 7 after a demonstration flight in Singapore. The other guests included top Singapore defense officials. The flight prece... More

U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks taxi onto a ramp after

U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks taxi onto a ramp after

U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawks taxi onto a ramp after arriving at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 7, 2014. Ten Black Hawks from Fort Hood, Texas, stopped at D-M for refueling on their way to California f... More

Coast Guard conducts K-9 hoist training

Coast Guard conducts K-9 hoist training

A Coast Guard K-9 handler with the Marine Safety and Security Team in Galveston, Texas, and his dog are lowered to a boat from a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin from Air Station Houston, Feb. 7, 2014. The hoist was p... More

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st

U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight while conducting raid training during Exercise Iron ... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo's 1-228th Aviation Regiment makes an approach for a landing on the deck of the USS Rentz during deck landing qualification training off the coast... More

Senior Airman Noah Colson, a phase maintenance technician

Senior Airman Noah Colson, a phase maintenance technician

Senior Airman Noah Colson, a phase maintenance technician with the 180th Fighter Wing, installs a flaperon on an F-16 Fighting Falcon in the hangar during unit training assembly in Swanton, Ohio, Feb. 8, 2014. ... More

Staff Sgt. Charles Kaczorowski, a nondestructive inspection

Staff Sgt. Charles Kaczorowski, a nondestructive inspection

Staff Sgt. Charles Kaczorowski, a nondestructive inspection technician with the 180th Fighter Wing, rinses excess penetrant off of a probe tube during unit training assembly in Swanton, Ohio, Feb. 8, 2014. Pene... More

As crew chief Spc. Scott Pauley, Company B, 1-140 Aviation

As crew chief Spc. Scott Pauley, Company B, 1-140 Aviation

As crew chief Spc. Scott Pauley, Company B, 1-140 Aviation Battalion, provides direction, a soldier with 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry clears out of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Feb. 8. Soldiers of the 1-184 ... More

Sgt. Dustin Glidden, an infantryman from Dover, N.H.,

Sgt. Dustin Glidden, an infantryman from Dover, N.H.,

Sgt. Dustin Glidden, an infantryman from Dover, N.H., with the N.H. Army National Guard's C Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (Mountain) prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter flown by soldiers from t... More

Showdown at Bagram, Afghanistan

Showdown at Bagram, Afghanistan

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons sit nose-to-nose with an A-10 Warthog on the ramp at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2014. All of the aircraft had recently landed after a mission and were on the... More

Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774,

Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774,

Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, HMM-774, a squadron station in Norfolk, Va., performs face inspection on a CH-46E Sea Knight as part of their periodic scheduled maintenance. (U.S. Navy photo... More

An MH-60S Seahawk prepares to take off from the multipurpose

An MH-60S Seahawk prepares to take off from the multipurpose

An MH-60S Seahawk prepares to take off from the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) flight deck during flight operations. The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group is deployed supporting maritim... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a night mission

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a night mission

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a night mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2014. The F-16’s are deployed from Fort Worth, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kayla Newman/Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet with Marine Medium

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet with Marine Medium

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jet with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to take off from the USS Bataan (LHD 5) off the East Coast, at ... More

A CH-53E Super Stallion lands on the flight deck of

A CH-53E Super Stallion lands on the flight deck of

A CH-53E Super Stallion lands on the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD5). The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations, providi... More

An MV-22 Osprey from Marine Corps Air Station New River,

An MV-22 Osprey from Marine Corps Air Station New River,

An MV-22 Osprey from Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., lands at Joint Base Charleston – Air Base, S.C., Feb. 10, 2014. The Marines landed at the base for a rest break before heading back to their home s... More

First Sgt. Michael Grassl, Bravo Company first sergeant,

First Sgt. Michael Grassl, Bravo Company first sergeant,

First Sgt. Michael Grassl, Bravo Company first sergeant, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and a native of Vesper, Wisc., accounts for Marines as they are transported by helicopters to Range 210 during a live... More

Tech. Sgt. Metzger, US Air Force Photo

Tech. Sgt. Metzger, US Air Force Photo

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Metzger, 58th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, inspects a troop door on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, Feb. 10, 2014. Troop doors are inspected to ensure nothing will interfer... More

Paratroopers assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat

Paratroopers assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat

Paratroopers assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) wait in harness for the call to board a CH-47 Chinook to conduct a training jump into Bunker Drop Zone at the 7th Army Joint Multinational ... More

(Left to right) Airman 1st Class Tavis Kendrick, 22nd

(Left to right) Airman 1st Class Tavis Kendrick, 22nd

(Left to right) Airman 1st Class Tavis Kendrick, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operator, Staff Sgt. Dale McDowell, 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron jet engine mechanic, Staff Sgt. David Grant, 22nd ... More

Senior Airman Steven Fisher and Staff Sgt. Terry White,

Senior Airman Steven Fisher and Staff Sgt. Terry White,

Senior Airman Steven Fisher and Staff Sgt. Terry White, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew members, prepare to move a Cluster Bomb Unit 103 at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 10, 2014. B-52 we... More

U.S. Army paratroopers Spc. Kevin Herzog (left) and

U.S. Army paratroopers Spc. Kevin Herzog (left) and

U.S. Army paratroopers Spc. Kevin Herzog (left) and Spc. David Rosas, both assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), walk off the landing... More

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron prepare for takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2014. Ten Aggressors took off in succession to fly to Anderson Air Force Base, Guam to su... More

An MV-22B Osprey touches down in Ban Chan Krem Feb.

An MV-22B Osprey touches down in Ban Chan Krem Feb.

An MV-22B Osprey touches down in Ban Chan Krem Feb. 10 during exercise Cobra Gold 2014. CG 14 is a multinational training exercise developed to strengthen relations between the Kingdom of Thailand, the U.S. and... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dustin Childs, 509th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dustin Childs, 509th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dustin Childs, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., finishes cleaning the landing gear doors of a B-2 Spirit during Red Flag 14-1 Feb. 1... More

Capt. Brian Jordan, a UH-1Y Venom pilot, received the

Capt. Brian Jordan, a UH-1Y Venom pilot, received the

Capt. Brian Jordan, a UH-1Y Venom pilot, received the British Distinguished Flying Cross, Feb.12, 2014, at the British Embassy in Washington. He earned the award for his actions which helped save the lives of t... More

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B with Marine Medium Tilt-rotor

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B with Marine Medium Tilt-rotor

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B with Marine Medium Tilt-rotor Squadron- 262 performs a flying demonstration during the Singapore Airshow at Changi Airport, Singapore, Singapore, on Feb. 11, 2014. The objective and p... More

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog takes off on a nighttime

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog takes off on a nighttime

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog takes off on a nighttime mission from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2014. The aircraft and crews at Bagram are prepared to fly 24 hours a day.(U.S. Air Force photo by Sen... More

A KC-130J Super Hercules sits in the static display

A KC-130J Super Hercules sits in the static display

A KC-130J Super Hercules sits in the static display area of the Changi Exhibition Center Feb. 11 during the Singapore International Airshow 2014. The C-130 stood alongside an MV-22B Osprey, a C-17 Globemaster a... More

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B with Marine Medium Tilt-rotar

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B with Marine Medium Tilt-rotar

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B with Marine Medium Tilt-rotar Squadron- 262 performs a flying demonstration during the Singapore Airshow at Changi Airport, Singapore, Feb. 11, 2014. The objective and purpose of the ... More

Air Evac ribbon cutting ceremony

Air Evac ribbon cutting ceremony

Local community members and U.S. Air Force members pose for a photo during a ribbon cutting ceremony in the Air Evac Lifeteam hangar at the Altus Quartz Mountain Regional Airport, Feb. 11, 2014. The air evacuat... More

HS-60 Sea Hawk helicopter

HS-60 Sea Hawk helicopter

Flight deck personnel prepare to land an HS-60 Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51). Oak Hill is underway training off the Atlantic coast. (U.S. Navy ... More

F/A-18C Hornet, US Navy Photogrpah

F/A-18C Hornet, US Navy Photogrpah

Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Jeremy Babbs, assigned to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, tightens fasteners on the gun door of an F/A-18C Hornet in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier... More

Singapore International Airshow 2014

Singapore International Airshow 2014

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Justin Montgomery, a crewmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, does a post-flight check on a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during the Singapore Airshow 2014 ... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Devita, front, and Capt.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Devita, front, and Capt.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Devita, front, and Capt. Austin Fouts, back, 23rd Bomb Squadron pilots, conduct a pre-flight mission brief at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Feb. 11, 2014. The B-52 is capable of flying a... More

Cpl. Nathan Zimmerman takes aims at the next target

Cpl. Nathan Zimmerman takes aims at the next target

Cpl. Nathan Zimmerman takes aims at the next target during live fire exercises on ranges in Nam Phong, Kingdom of Thailand during exercise Cobra Gold 2014, Feb. 11. CG 14 is a multinational training exercise de... More

A C-130J Super Hercules sits in its parking spot at

A C-130J Super Hercules sits in its parking spot at

A C-130J Super Hercules sits in its parking spot at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2014. The C-130s are deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

100th AMXS airmen keep on strutting

100th AMXS airmen keep on strutting

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Stephen Lombard, left, from Atlanta, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Maverick Jones, from Clanton, Ala., 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, drain hydraulic fluid f... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Seth Anderson (right),

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Seth Anderson (right),

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Seth Anderson (right), loadmaster from the 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard, along with logistics, maintenance and operations personnel from the 177th Fighter Wing... More

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