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U.S. Air Force Global Strike Airmen complete post-flight

U.S. Air Force Global Strike Airmen complete post-flight

U.S. Air Force Global Strike Airmen complete post-flight inspection checklist after a B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lands at RAF Fairford, U.K., June 1, 2017. Approximately 800 Strike... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker touches down at Royal Air Force

A KC-135 Stratotanker touches down at Royal Air Force

A KC-135 Stratotanker touches down at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 1, 2017, during BALTOPS 17. Four KC-135s from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom, parti... More

U.S. and NATO military members hold their country’s

U.S. and NATO military members hold their country’s

U.S. and NATO military members hold their country’s flag during the opening ceremony for exercise Saber Strike 17 at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 3, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 count... More

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., departs RAF Fairford, U.K., June 6, 2017 in support of Baltic Operations. BALTOPS provides an opportunity to exercise the increased joint capabilities ... More

Two B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.,

Two B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.,

Two B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., fly over Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 8, 2017. Aircrew from the 37th Bomb Squadron are participating in bomber assurance and deterrence missions in ... More

U.S. Marines demonstrate an attack for U.S. and NATO

U.S. Marines demonstrate an attack for U.S. and NATO

U.S. Marines demonstrate an attack for U.S. and NATO distinguished visitors during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 8, 2017. The guests also saw a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress... More

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, shakes

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, shakes

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, shakes the hand of an Air Force Global Strike Command Airman deployed to RAF Fairford, June 12, 2017. The simultaneous deployment of the B-1B Lancer, the B-2 Spi... More

A B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress are

A B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress are

A B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress are parked on the ramp at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 12, 2017. This marks the first time in history that all three Air Force Global Strike Command’s s... More

A B-52 Stratofortress taxis for takeoff at Royal Air

A B-52 Stratofortress taxis for takeoff at Royal Air

A B-52 Stratofortress taxis for takeoff at Royal Air Force Base, Fairford, U.K., Sept. 19, 2017. Strategic Command bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies a... More

Bomber Task Force Deploys to Europe

Bomber Task Force Deploys to Europe

A B-52H Stratofortress taxis before take off Oct. 10, 2019 for a Bomber Task Force deployment from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, to Royal Air Force Fairford, England. BTF missions enable crews to maintai... More

A B-52H Stratofortress arrives at Royal Air Force Fairford,

A B-52H Stratofortress arrives at Royal Air Force Fairford,

A B-52H Stratofortress arrives at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 1, 2017. Three B-52s from the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., operated out of RAF Fairford in support of exercises ... More

A B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., touches down on the runway at RAF Fairford, U.K., June 1, 2017. These bombers will participate in exercises Saber Strike, Arctic Challenge and Baltic... More

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker lands

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker lands

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker lands on a runway at Riga International Airport, Latvia, June 4, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated in the exercise from ... More

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lifts off the runway at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 6, 2017. Crew members aboard B-52s will participate in BALTOPS, an annual, multinational, ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Purvis, 28th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Purvis, 28th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Purvis, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inspects the wings of a B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., during post-flight inspections at Royal Air Force F... More

U.S Army National Guard Maj. Michael Nysse, 3rd Battalion,

U.S Army National Guard Maj. Michael Nysse, 3rd Battalion,

U.S Army National Guard Maj. Michael Nysse, 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery operations officer, speaks to crowd of U.S and NATO distinguished visitors during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Adazi Military Base... More

A B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress are

A B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress are

A B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52 Stratofortress are parked on the ramp at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 12, 2017. This marks the first time in history that all three of Air Force Global Strike Command’... More

Distinguished visitors and local officials near RAF

Distinguished visitors and local officials near RAF

Distinguished visitors and local officials near RAF Fairford tour a static formation of all three Air Force Global Strike Command strategic bombers during their historic, simultaneous deployment to the European... More

AB-52 Stratofortress takes off from Fairford Royal

AB-52 Stratofortress takes off from Fairford Royal

AB-52 Stratofortress takes off from Fairford Royal Air Force Base, Sept. 19, 2017. U.S. Strategic Command bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with allies and partne... More

Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., receive

Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., receive

Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., receive a briefing from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations inside the installation theater at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, May 30, 2017. Approximately 800... More

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker taxis

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker taxis

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker taxis to its parking spot after landing at Riga International Airport, Latvia, June 4, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, 2nd Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, 2nd Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, waits out a storm while conducting pre-flight inspections on a B-52H Stratofortress at Royal Air Fo... More

A B-52H Stratofortress is prepared for a weapons load

A B-52H Stratofortress is prepared for a weapons load

A B-52H Stratofortress is prepared for a weapons load at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 7, 2017. The B-52 long-range conventional and nuclear bomber is capable of dropping or launching the wides... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bobby McMillian, 28th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bobby McMillian, 28th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bobby McMillian, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron expediter, updates a munitions tracking sheet at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 7, 2017. Airmen from Ellsworth Air Force Base,... More

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress performs a fly-by

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress performs a fly-by

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress performs a fly-by during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 8, 2017. U.S. and NATO distinguished visitor visited the base to see the capabilities ... More

Distinguished visitors and local officials near RAF

Distinguished visitors and local officials near RAF

Distinguished visitors and local officials near RAF Fairford stand beside a B-52H Stratofortress during a tour of all three Air Force Global Strike Command strategic bombers during their historic, simultaneous ... More

U.S. Air Force medical personnel from the 110th Bomb

U.S. Air Force medical personnel from the 110th Bomb

U.S. Air Force medical personnel from the 110th Bomb Squadron and the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, and firefighters, roll a volunteer onto a gurney during an exercise at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., Jun... More

A B-52 Stratofortress lands at Fairford Royal Air Force

A B-52 Stratofortress lands at Fairford Royal Air Force

A B-52 Stratofortress lands at Fairford Royal Air Force Base, U.K. after a mission Sept. 19, 2017. U.S. Strategic Command bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with a... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Calvin Kunkel, 2nd Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Calvin Kunkel, 2nd Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Calvin Kunkel, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, marshals a B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom,... More

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker taxis

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker taxis

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker taxis to its parking spot after landing at Riga International Airport, Latvia, June 4, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, right,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, right,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, right, and Alexander Dones, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chiefs, conduct pre-flight inspections on a B-52H Stratofortress at RAF Fairfo... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erin Rutherford, 28th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erin Rutherford, 28th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Erin Rutherford, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion noncommissioned officer in-charge, conducts post flight inspections of a B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force B... More

Bomb load crew Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Bomb load crew Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Bomb load crew Airmen from the 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron transport munitions during a weapons load at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 7, 2017. Roughly 800 AFGSC Airmen and eight strategic... More

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter flies over a group

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter flies over a group

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter flies over a group of U.S. and NATO distinguished visitors during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 8, 2017. The guests visited the base to see th... More

Distinguished visitors and local officials near RAF

Distinguished visitors and local officials near RAF

Distinguished visitors and local officials near RAF Fairford tour a static formation of all three Air Force Global Strike Command strategic bombers during their historic, simultaneous deployment to the European... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicole Henry (far right),

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicole Henry (far right),

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nicole Henry (far right), 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron flight, and an operational medical technician, support the head of a volunteer during a medical exercise at Royal Air Force F... More

A drogue chute deploys from a B-52 Stratofortress upon

A drogue chute deploys from a B-52 Stratofortress upon

A drogue chute deploys from a B-52 Stratofortress upon llanding at Fairford Royal Air Force Base, U.K., Sept. 19, 2017. The reusable chutes are dropped from the aircraft upon taxiing to be inspected and repacke... More

A B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., lands on the runway at RAF Fairford, U.K, June 1, 2017. Bomber missions in the European theatre enable crews to maintain a high state of readiness an... More

Michigan Air National Guard pilots sit in the flightdeck

Michigan Air National Guard pilots sit in the flightdeck

Michigan Air National Guard pilots sit in the flightdeck of a KC-135 Stratotanker after landing at Riga International Airport, June 4, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated i... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, left,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, left,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Blake Nickells, left, and Alexander Dones, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chiefs, conduct preflight inspections on a B-52H Stratofortress at Royal Air Fo... More

Senior Airman Ja’mouri Moye, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Ja’mouri Moye, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance

Senior Airman Ja’mouri Moye, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew, ensures munitions are secure within the bomb bay of a B-52H Stratofortress at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 7, 2017. Th... More

A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.,

A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.,

A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., lifts off the runway at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 8, 2017. Aircrew from the 37th Bomb Squadron are participating in joint and multinational exercise... More

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, addresses

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, addresses

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, addresses news reporters in front of a "tri-bomber" formation of a B-52H Stratofortress, a B-1B Lancer and a B-2 Spirit, during a media day event at RAF Fairford... More

U.S. Air Force firefighters, as well as medical personnel

U.S. Air Force firefighters, as well as medical personnel

U.S. Air Force firefighters, as well as medical personnel and Royal Air Force Fairford Firefighters, work together to lift a gurney during a medical exercise at RAF Fairford, U.K., June 13, 2017. Exercises like... More

Airman 1st Class Justina West, 2nd Operations Support

Airman 1st Class Justina West, 2nd Operations Support

Airman 1st Class Justina West, 2nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, left, and Senior Airman Bryan Pyszk, 2nd OSS AFE journeyman, pack a drogue chute into a bag and secures it wit... More

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base,

A B-52H Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, approaches the runway at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 1, 2017. These bombers will participate in exercises Saber Strike, Arctic... More

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker lands

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker lands

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker lands on a runway at Riga International Airport, Latvia, June 4, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated in the exercise from ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Martin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew members, load inert, (non-explosive) Quick Strike MK 62 mines into a B... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Feeback, 28th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Feeback, 28th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Feeback, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals in a B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 7, 2017. Airmen from... More

Maj. Jared Tomlin, 307th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron

Maj. Jared Tomlin, 307th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron

Maj. Jared Tomlin, 307th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron director of operations, and Airman 1st Class Trevor Ferguson, 28th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment, perform pre-flight oxygen mask testi... More

B-1B Lancer crew members addresse news reporters in

B-1B Lancer crew members addresse news reporters in

B-1B Lancer crew members addresse news reporters in front of a "tri-bomber" formation comprised of a B-1B Lancer, a B-52H Stratofortress and a B-2 Spirit, during a media day event at RAF Fairford, U.K., June 12... More

Trevor Daily, Royal Air Force assistant fire chief,

Trevor Daily, Royal Air Force assistant fire chief,

Trevor Daily, Royal Air Force assistant fire chief, debriefs with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Fugaro, 110th Bomb Squadron flight surgeon, after a medical exercise at RAF Fairford, U.K., June 13, 2017. Exerci... More

Airman 1st Class Justina West, 2nd Operations Support

Airman 1st Class Justina West, 2nd Operations Support

Airman 1st Class Justina West, 2nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, secures a drogue chute into a bag with a cord on Fairford Royal Air Force Base, U.K., Sept. 19, 2017. The chut... More

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker taxis

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker taxis

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker taxis to its parking spot after landing at Riga International Airport, Latvia, June 4, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, prepares inert, (non-explosive) Quick Strike MK 62 mines to be loaded into a B-52H Stratofortress at R... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Milbrecht, 28th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Milbrecht, 28th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Milbrecht, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, straps down a BDU-56, (inert munition) a general purpose unguided conventional weapon, at Royal Air Force... More

Maj. Jared Tomlin, 307th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron

Maj. Jared Tomlin, 307th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron

Maj. Jared Tomlin, 307th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron director of operations, performs pre-flight oxygen mask testing at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 9, 2017. Roughly 800 AFGSC Airmen and eight... More

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, addresses

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, addresses

Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, addresses news reporters in front of a "tri-bomber" formation of a B-52H Stratofortress, a B-1B Lancer and a B-2 Spirit, during a media day event at RAF Fairford... More

Royal Air Force Firefighters and U.S. Air Force Airmen

Royal Air Force Firefighters and U.S. Air Force Airmen

Royal Air Force Firefighters and U.S. Air Force Airmen stand together after a medical exercise at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 13, 2017. Exercises involving multiple departments provide opportunities to... More

Aircrew flight equipment Airmen from the 2nd Operations

Aircrew flight equipment Airmen from the 2nd Operations

Aircrew flight equipment Airmen from the 2nd Operations Support Squadron prepare a drogue chute for repacking at Fairford Royal Air Force Base, Sept. 19. 2017. Chutes are deployed from the rear of a B-52 Strato... More

A Riga International Airport personnel marshals a Michigan

A Riga International Airport personnel marshals a Michigan

A Riga International Airport personnel marshals a Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker into its parking spot at Riga International Airport, Latvia, June 4, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew team member, releases a strap on an inert, (non-explosive) Quick Strike MK 62 mine at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Feeback, 28th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Feeback, 28th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Feeback, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals in a B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 7, 2017. The U.S. Ai... More

A B-1B Lancer is parked on the flightline at Royal

A B-1B Lancer is parked on the flightline at Royal

A B-1B Lancer is parked on the flightline at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 9, 2017. Three B-1s from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., operated out of RAF Fairford in support o... More

Two Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen stand in

Two Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen stand in

Two Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen stand in front of a B-2 Spirit during a media event at RAF Fairford, U.K., June 12, 2017. Approximately 800 Airmen are a part of the historic, simultaneous deployment ... More

Aircrew flight equipment Airmen from the 2nd Operations

Aircrew flight equipment Airmen from the 2nd Operations

Aircrew flight equipment Airmen from the 2nd Operations Support Squadron prepare a drogue chute for repacking at Fairford Royal Air Force Base, Sept. 19. 2017. Chutes are deployed from the rear of a B-52 Strato... More

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker sits

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker sits

A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flightline at Riga International Airport, Latvia, June 4, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated in the exercise ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Julian Tisdale, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew team member, inspects inert, (non-explosive) Quick Strike MK 62 mines at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K., June 5, 2017.... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Parker, 28th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Parker, 28th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Parker, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assistant dedicated crew chief, services the oil on a B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base at Royal Air Force Fairford, U.K.,... More

A B-1B Lancer is parked on the flightline at Royal

A B-1B Lancer is parked on the flightline at Royal

A B-1B Lancer is parked on the flightline at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 9, 2017. Three B-1s from the 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., operated out of RAF Fairford in support o... More

A B-52 Stratofortress lands at Fairford Royal Air Force

A B-52 Stratofortress lands at Fairford Royal Air Force

A B-52 Stratofortress lands at Fairford Royal Air Force Base, U.K. after a mission Sept. 19, 2017. U.S. Strategic Command bomber forces regularly conduct combined theater security cooperation engagements with a... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Ruiz, left, and Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Martin, 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew members, transport an inert, (non-explosive) Quick Strike MK 62 mine i... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies toward

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies toward

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies toward a drop zone during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 7, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated i... More

The United States American flag and the Royal Air Force

The United States American flag and the Royal Air Force

The United States American flag and the Royal Air Force flag fly together above Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 9, 2017, representing the shared and enduring commitment to the NATO alliance and i... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules prepares to drop a containerdelivery system during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 7, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 count... More

Tech. Sgt. Jason Medina, 5th Operations Support Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Jason Medina, 5th Operations Support Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Jason Medina, 5th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller watch supervisor, operates a light gun at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 10, 2017. A team of four air traffic cont... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies in to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies in to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies in to land for exercise Saber Strike 17 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 7, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated in the exerc... More

Senior Airman Irvin McArthur (left) and Staff Sgt.

Senior Airman Irvin McArthur (left) and Staff Sgt.

Senior Airman Irvin McArthur (left) and Staff Sgt. Sudarien Smith, 20th Airframe and Power Plant General crew chiefs, salute a pilot from the 20th Bomb Squadron prior to takeoff at Royal Air Force Fairford, Uni... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies in to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies in to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies in to land for exercise Saber Strike 17 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 7, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated in the exerc... More

A B-52H Stratofortress departs Royal Air Force Fairford,

A B-52H Stratofortress departs Royal Air Force Fairford,

A B-52H Stratofortress departs Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 11, 2017, in support of exercise Saber Strike 17. Saber Strike is the seventh iteration of a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led coop... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies in to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies in to

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies in to land for exercise Saber Strike 17 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 7, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated in the exerc... More

A United States Air Force B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit and

A United States Air Force B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit and

A United States Air Force B-1B Lancer, B-2 Spirit and B-52H Stratofortress are parked on the ramp at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom, June 12, 2017. This marked the first time that all three of Air For... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules lands on a runway

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules lands on a runway

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules lands on a runway during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 7, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated in the e... More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules lands on a runway

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules lands on a runway

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules lands on a runway during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 7, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated in the e... More

An Air Force Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

An Air Force Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

An Air Force Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress flies overhead during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 9, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries partici... More

Two U.S. Army AH-74 Apaches fly together for a demonstration

Two U.S. Army AH-74 Apaches fly together for a demonstration

Two U.S. Army AH-74 Apaches fly together for a demonstration during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 9, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO military members and 20 countries participated in ... More

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies towards

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies towards

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies towards U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during exer... More

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter releases a hook

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter releases a hook

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter releases a hook connected to a U.S. Air Force high mobility mulitpurpose wheeled vehicle during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 10, 2017. 11,000... More

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a HUMVEE

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a HUMVEE

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a HUMVEE for the U.S. Air Force 435th Contingency Response Group’s sling load operation during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 10, 2017.... More

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress flies up to a Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker to be refueled during exercise Saber Strike 17 above Riga, Latvia, June 13, 2017. 11,000 U.S. a... More

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress refuels from a Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Saber Strike 17 above Riga, Latvia, June 13, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO milita... More

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress flies up to a Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker to be refueled during exercise Saber Strike 17 above Riga, Latvia, June 13, 2017. 11,000 U.S. a... More

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress refuels from a Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Saber Strike 17 above Riga, Latvia, June 13, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO milita... More

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress refuels from a Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Saber Strike 17 above Riga, Latvia, June 13, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO milita... More

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress

A U.S. Air Global Strike Command B-52 Stratofortress refuels from a Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker during exercise Saber Strike 17 above Riga, Latvia, June 13, 2017. 11,000 U.S. and NATO milita... More