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Marines sit aboard a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter in flight during Operation URGENT FURY

Marines sit aboard a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter in flight during Oper...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Sundberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18A Hornet aircraft pilot waits for his aircraft to be launched during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43)

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18A Hornet aircraft pilot waits for his aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Knepp Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Lance M. Hornbuckle, 32nd Aerial Refueling Squadron, operates the fuel boom on board a KC-10 Extender aircraft during an inflight refueling with a 33rd Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.  The aircraft are participating in Exercise IMMEDIATE FALCON'86

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Lance M. Hornbuckle, 32nd Aerial Refueling S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IMMEDIATE FALCON Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

An all-enlisted crew pilots a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) to the shore of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii, during an amphibious assault by Marines from 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California, as part of RIMPAC 96. The amphibious landing was conducted by 11th MEU at the facility in Kauai, Hawaii, and involved Navy and Marine air, ground and sea forces for training as a combined amphibious assault force

An all-enlisted crew pilots a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '96 State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 John Guzman, USA Release St... More

Commander John Brown, Commanding Officer of helicopter squadron HM-15, Corpus Christi, Texas, flies an MH-53E Sea Dragon while pulling MK-103 mechanical mine sweeping gear during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. The squadron is onboard USS DENVER (LPD 9) to practice mine counter-measure activities to ensure "mine free" sea lanes for amphibious assault ships delivering Marines ashore. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Commander John Brown, Commanding Officer of helicopter squadron HM-15,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Denver (LPD 9) Scene Major Command Shown: HM-15 Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Jeff Viano, USN ... More

Captain Sarah Deal, the first female Marine Corps helicopter pilot, flies a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH 466, MCAS Tustin, California, over Camp Pendleton while training during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

Captain Sarah Deal, the first female Marine Corps helicopter pilot, fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene... More

USMC Captain John F. Kelliher adjusts the control panel on a UH-1N Huey helicopter attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-369 (HMLA-369), Camp Pendleton, Ca, while flying in formation with an AH-1W Super Cobra during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

USMC Captain John F. Kelliher adjusts the control panel on a UH-1N Hue...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA 369 Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Nac) Jeff Viano... More

Captain Wayne Christensen, 730th Airlift Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, California, sits at the co-pilot's position on a C-141 Starlifter aircraft, during a flight on the way to support Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX) 98-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina

Captain Wayne Christensen, 730th Airlift Squadron, March Air Reserve B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTFX 98-1 Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bill Kimble Release Status: Released to Public ... More

MAJ Dwight Schmidt, assigned to VMFA-142 based at Atlanta, Georgia, pre-flights his F/A-18 Hornet before his mission during exercise RIMPAC '98

MAJ Dwight Schmidt, assigned to VMFA-142 based at Atlanta, Georgia, pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

US Marine Corps pilot MAJ Dwight Schmidt of VMFA-142 based at NAS Atlanta, Georgia inspects his survival equipment prior to departing on a mission during exercise RIMPAC'98. Behind him is the F/A-18 Hornet fighter

US Marine Corps pilot MAJ Dwight Schmidt of VMFA-142 based at NAS Atla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '98 Base: Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Op... More

Close up view of Captain (CPT) Andy Hamann, US Air Force (USAF), F-15C Eagle aircraft pilot assigned to the 19TH Fighter Squadron as he sits on the cockpit of his aircraft after arriving at Anderson AFB, Guam in support of Exercise TANDEM THRUST '99

Close up view of Captain (CPT) Andy Hamann, US Air Force (USAF), F-15C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 99 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCP... More

United States Marine Corps pilot Captain Sitterle from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 (VMFA-115), Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, South Carolina, taxis a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet on the flight line at the Royal Australian Air Base Amberley during Exercise CROCODILE '99

United States Marine Corps pilot Captain Sitterle from Marine Fighter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE '99 Base: Raaf Amberley State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jason D. Ingersoll ... More

Captain Scott Sitterle from US Marine Corps Fighter/Attacke Squadron 115 taxis a F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet on the flight line at the Royal Australian Air Base, Amberly, during Exercise CROCODILE '99, which promotes interoperability between the US and Australia

Captain Scott Sitterle from US Marine Corps Fighter/Attacke Squadron 1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 99 Base: Raaf Amberly State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jason D Ingersoll, Us... More

Captain (CPT) Eric Rine, USMC, Weapons System Officer (WSO) assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-332) performs systems checks on his aircraft before takeoff at Royal Thai Air Force Base, Korat during Exercise COBRA GOLD 2000

Captain (CPT) Eric Rine, USMC, Weapons System Officer (WSO) assigned t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeffrey Clonkey, US... More

US Marine Corps Corporal David Ballato, electrician, assigned here from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, uses a fuel quanity tester to check the cannon plug of a fuel quanity indicatior on a KC-130 aircraft in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH

US Marine Corps Corporal David Ballato, electrician, assigned here fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Kimberlie E Drews, USAF Relea... More

Looking over the last minute details of the days flight, Major John Fitz-Patrick a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), Camp Pendleton, California, AH-1W Cobra Helicopter pilot goes down the flight checklist before takeoff during exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE on Osan Air Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Looking over the last minute details of the days flight, Major John Fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

Looking over the last minute details of the days flight, Major John Fitz-Patrick a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), Camp Pendleton, California, AH-1W Cobra Helicopter pilot goes down the flight checklist before takeoff during exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE on Osan Air Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Looking over the last minute details of the days flight, Major John Fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

Major Jon Sablan, USMC, a UH-1N "Huey" helicopter pilot, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-267 (HMLA-267), concentrates on the control panel and the flight route during the Exercise MILLENNIUM EDGE on Osan Air Force Base, Osan, Korea. MILLENNIUM EDGE is a joint and combined training exercise conducted in the Republic of Korea with assets from Marine and Air Force units. The exercise gives both the pilots and ground crew members a chance to operate in an unfamiliar place with different types equipment

Major Jon Sablan, USMC, a UH-1N "Huey" helicopter pilot, Marine Light ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: MILLENNIUM EDGE Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Jennifer A. Arndt, Usmc Rele... More

Captain (CPT), John Andress, USMC, F-18D Hornet aircraft pilot assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA adjusts his oxygen mask in preparation for a mission during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Captain (CPT), John Andress, USMC, F-18D Hornet aircraft pilot assigne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR), Jeff Bitterman, USN, Weapons SPECIALIST Officer (WSO), assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) (VMFA "AW"-121), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar San Diego, CA prepares for a flight onboard a USMC F-18D Hornet aircraft during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR), Jeff Bitterman, USN, Weapons SPECIALIST O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) James Buttrey, piers through the drivers hatch of his Light Amphibious Vehicle (LAV -25) while on patrol at Kadena AB, Japan. The LAV-25 is temporarily assigned to Kadena to provide security and is utilized to cross-train USMC and US Air Force (USAF) Security Personnel during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) James Buttrey, piers thro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Reynaldo Ramon, USAF ... More

Sailors pilot a LCAC transporting U.S. Marines ashore

Sailors pilot a LCAC transporting U.S. Marines ashore

Operation Enduring Freedom (Dec. 01, 2001) Chief Damage Controlman Jeff Tinch (right), Craftmaster aboard a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air-Cushion (LCAC), coordinates controls with his engineer, Gas Turbine Syste... More

Major Dwight Neeley, USMC, (right), pilot, Sergeant Wayne, USMC, (center) flight engineer, and co-pilot Captain Don Maraska, USMC, (right), Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR-352), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) man the cockpit of a Marine KC-130 enroute to a forward area refueling point at a forward operating base in the ENDURING FREEDOM area of operations during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Major Dwight Neeley, USMC, (right), pilot, Sergeant Wayne, USMC, (cent...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles Grow, Usmc Release S... More

Canadian Forces Air Command Major (MAJ) Colin Keiver (Pilot), and Captain (CPT) Michael Parish (Co-Pilot), both assigned to US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 (VMGR-252), discuss flight plan vector locations in the cockpit of their KC-130 Hercules aircraft, after having delivered humanitarian supplies to a forward operating location during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Canadian Forces Air Command Major (MAJ) Colin Keiver (Pilot), and Capt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT John Nimmo, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ulysses Guevara, an air frames and hydraulics mechanic with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's (MEU) Air Combat Element (ACE), Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263), works to remove a rotor brake from a USMC CH46 Sea Knight helicopter

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Ulysses Guevara, an air f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nassau (LHA 4) Scene Major Command Shown: 24th MEU (SOC) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryan Reed, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Corporal Brian C. Hackett, a CH-46E Sea Knight crew chief, aims his M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun as he scans the surrounding area for enemy personnel

Corporal Brian C. Hackett, a CH-46E Sea Knight crew chief, aims his M2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Ronoldson Slim, Usmc Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Corporal Brian C. Hackett, a CH-46E Sea Knight crew chief, aims his M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun as he scans the surrounding area for enemy personnel

Corporal Brian C. Hackett, a CH-46E Sea Knight crew chief, aims his M2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Ronoldson Slim, Usmc Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jonatan Barns, Door GUNNER, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) mans his 12.7mm M2.50 caliber machine gun aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a flight to An Nasiriya, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Jonatan Barns, Door GUNNER, assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: An Nasariyah State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Adam Banks, a Crew CHIEF aboard a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Four (HMM-264), scans for obstacles upon landing at the Freetown International Airport, while deployed with the 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (HAST) and the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST), at Lungi, Sierra Leone, in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Adam Banks, a Crew CHIEF ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Garci de Hoyos, Jr., a Door GUNNER assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM-364), mans a 0.50 caliber M2 machine gun aboard a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during a flight from Camp Babylon to Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Garci de Hoyos, Jr., a Door GUNN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Jeff Parker, watches landing signals from US Navy (USN) Sailor Lou Robinson as he flies a UH-1N Twin Huey helicopter to a safe landing aboard the Helicopter Landing Trainer Baylander (IX-514)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Jeff Parker, watches ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Marines Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Greg L. Davis, USAF Release... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Timothy George (foreground), assigned to US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron Three Six Nine (HMLA-369), rides in the cargo bay of a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter back to Clark Air Base (AB), Luzon Island, Philippines (PHL), while participating in Exercise BALIKATAN 2004, a regularly scheduled joint interoperability exercise designed to improve military readiness and professionalism between US and Philippine armed forces

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman First Class (HM1) Timothy George (fore...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Cory Yenter, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Pilot, Marine Transport Squadron 1 (VMR-1, the Roadrunners), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point, North Carolina (NC), performs a pre-flight check while sitting in the cockpit of an HH-46D Sea Knight helicopter prior to conducting a Search and Rescue (SAR) training mission

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Pilot, Marine Transport Squadron 1 (VMR-1, th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Cherry Point State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: VMR-1 Scene Camera Operator: LC... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. George Watson, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Seven Seven Four (HMM-774), talks to children inside a CH-46E Sea Knight.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. George Watson, assigned to Marine Medium Helico...

New York City, N.Y. (May. 27, 2004) U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. George Watson, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Seven Seven Four (HMM-774), talks to children inside a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) David H. Peeler, Commanding Officer, Marine Aircraft Group Three One (MAG-31), gives a thumbs up for the cockpit of his F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, before executing his final flight as a member of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three One Two (VMFA-312) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina (SC)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) David H. Peeler, Commanding Offic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcas, Beaufort State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Leslie J. Gosnell, USMC Release St... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Brian T. Rogers, Aerial GUNNER and Maintenance Controller assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Five (HMM-165), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (MEUSOC)), fires a.50 caliber machine gun from aboard a USMC CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter at a target during a live-fire exercise at the Udairi Range in Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) Brian T. Rogers, Aeria...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Udairi Range Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Thomas J. Grove, USMC Release Status: Rel... More

A plane captain smiles prior to the start of the next launch cycle during flight operations aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).

A plane captain smiles prior to the start of the next launch cycle dur...

Pacific Ocean (Aug. 08, 2005) A plane captain smiles prior to the start of the next launch cycle during flight operations aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The Kitty Haw... More

U.S. citizens don air crew cranials and ear protection while preparing to depart Beirut, Lebanon in a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter.

U.S. citizens don air crew cranials and ear protection while preparing...

Beirut, Lebanon (Jul. 18, 2006) U.S. citizens don air crew cranials and ear protection while preparing to depart Beirut, Lebanon in a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to the "Blue Kn... More

Spectators learn about one of the many aircrafts displayed at the 2007 Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Air Show on Feb. 24, 2007.(U.S. Marine Corps PHOTO by CPL. Annette Spurgeon) (Released)

Spectators learn about one of the many aircrafts displayed at the 2007...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCAS YUMA Scene Camera Ope... More

A Marine aircrewman peers from an U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 Marine Aircraft Group 29, as it prepares for flight.

A Marine aircrewman peers from an U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, assi...

GULF OF AQABA (Oct. 04, 2007) A Marine aircrewman peers from an U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 Marine Aircraft Group 29, as it prepares for flight on the ... More

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron

A U.S. Marine with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774, attached to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010, provides aircrew support aboard a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, while ... More

Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, commander, U.S. Marine Corps

Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, commander, U.S. Marine Corps

Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific, conducts a systems check on an UH-1Y Huey before an orientation and indoctrination flight, on Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, Nov. 21, 2011. The fl... More

Lance Cpl. David J. Pyfer conducts corrosion control

Lance Cpl. David J. Pyfer conducts corrosion control

Lance Cpl. David J. Pyfer conducts corrosion control maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) here Dec. 28 aboard USS Makin Island. Pyfer, 21, serves as a c... More

Lance Cpl. David J. Pyfer conducts corrosion control

Lance Cpl. David J. Pyfer conducts corrosion control

Lance Cpl. David J. Pyfer conducts corrosion control maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 Reinforced aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault shi... More

Lance Cpl. David J. Pyfer conducts corrosion control maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter.

Lance Cpl. David J. Pyfer conducts corrosion control maintenance on a ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 28, 2011) Lance Cpl. David J. Pyfer conducts corrosion control maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 Reinforced aboard the multi... More

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier with 2D Marine Aircraft

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier with 2D Marine Aircraft

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier with 2D Marine Aircraft Wing participating in Exercise Bold Alligator on the flight deck of USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Feb. 1, 2012. Exercise Bold Alligator, the largest naval amphib... More

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

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

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA-231) exits the Harrier after landing on the flight deck of USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) during Exercise Bold Alligator, Feb. 1, 2012. Exerci... More

Capt. Nathan Sidwell, C-130 pilot with Marine Aerial

Capt. Nathan Sidwell, C-130 pilot with Marine Aerial

Capt. Nathan Sidwell, C-130 pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler Support Squadron 234 of Fort Worth, Texas, looks toward the runway of Tan Tan Airfield, Tan Tan, Morocco, while landing a C-130 Hercules cargo aircr... More

 A U.S. Marine sits in a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262 before lifting

A U.S. Marine sits in a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the ...

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Apr. 17, 2012) A U.S. Marine sits in a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262 before lifting off the flight deck of the forwar... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin R. Smith, a fixed-wing

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin R. Smith, a fixed-wing

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kevin R. Smith, a fixed-wing aircraft airframe mechanic, awaits instruction from air crew on the ground during a pre-flight check aboard an F/A-18D Hornet from Marine Fighter Attack... More

Corporal Christopher W. Johnson, a crew chief for Marine

Corporal Christopher W. Johnson, a crew chief for Marine

Corporal Christopher W. Johnson, a crew chief for Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-262 (REIN), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Youngstown, Ohio, fires a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun to suppress... More

Lt. Cmdr. Todd Valasco assigned to the "Wild Cards"

Lt. Cmdr. Todd Valasco assigned to the "Wild Cards"

Lt. Cmdr. Todd Valasco assigned to the "Wild Cards" of Combat Helicopter Squadron (HSC) 23 begins his approach to land a MH-60S Knight Hawk of on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). ... More

Capt. Erik S. Rogers, a pilot with Marine Light Attack

Capt. Erik S. Rogers, a pilot with Marine Light Attack

Capt. Erik S. Rogers, a pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467, circles a UH-1N Huey over the Cherry Point flight line before heading to a training exercise Jan. 31. The exercise prepared differ... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Blake R. Phillips, a power line mechanic

U.S. Marine Cpl. Blake R. Phillips, a power line mechanic

U.S. Marine Cpl. Blake R. Phillips, a power line mechanic with Marine Attack Squadron 231, performs a cockpit maintenance check at Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, March 5, 2013. Phillips conducted ... More

Cpl. Casey Jones from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

Cpl. Casey Jones from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron

Cpl. Casey Jones from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced) conducts a routine inspection on an AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Diaz, ordnance technician

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Diaz, ordnance technician

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Juan Diaz, ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet airplane while... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin A. Lockyer, a loadmaster

U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin A. Lockyer, a loadmaster

U.S. Marine Cpl. Benjamin A. Lockyer, a loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252 waits inside a KC-130J Hercules aircraft for AV-8B Harrier jets with Marine Attack Squadron 311 over Helmand... More

Cadets from the Civil Air Patrol use a MV-22B Osprey

Cadets from the Civil Air Patrol use a MV-22B Osprey

Cadets from the Civil Air Patrol use a MV-22B Osprey simulator to give them hands on training to their aerospace education July 13.

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Robert J. Powell, left, an

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Robert J. Powell, left, an

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Robert J. Powell, left, an aircraft mechanic, and Cpl. Charles C. Wolf, a crew chief, both with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165, conduct rotor track and balance adjustments on a MV-... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James L. Hayes III, an

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James L. Hayes III, an

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James L. Hayes III, an administrative chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 (HMH-462) waits next to a CH-53E Super Stallion at Camp Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan,... More

Sgt. Devon Morris observes a landing zone from an MV-22B

Sgt. Devon Morris observes a landing zone from an MV-22B

Sgt. Devon Morris observes a landing zone from an MV-22B Osprey at Crow Valley, Capas, Tarlac, Republic of the Philippines, Sept. 17 while on a site-survey mission during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2014. The r... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Nolan Dean, Marine Medium Tiltrotor

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Nolan Dean, Marine Medium Tiltrotor

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Nolan Dean, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Osprey pilot and native of Burien, Wash., pilots an MV-22 Osprey aircraft while condu... More

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Niel Nelson (back right), commanding

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Niel Nelson (back right), commanding

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Niel Nelson (back right), commanding general of 3rd Marine Logistics Group, speaks with Mr. Robert Orr (front left), director to the board of directors for the Asian Development Bank (ADB... More

Japan representatives gain insight on Osprey

Japan representatives gain insight on Osprey

Hiromu Nakamaru places a cranial over his head while sitting in the cockpit of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft Dec. 9 during an orientation tour at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Nakamaru and other membe... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jimmy Banton, Marine Medium

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jimmy Banton, Marine Medium

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jimmy Banton, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), AV-8B Harrier pilot and native of Chesterfield, Va., prepares to take off in a... More

MEFEX 2014, US Marine Corps Photo

MEFEX 2014, US Marine Corps Photo

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jason Friday, left, and Maj. James Ford, both pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 166, fly an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft over Gwangyang, South Korea, April 2, 2014, ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shawn Perry, a crewmember

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shawn Perry, a crewmember

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Shawn Perry, a crewmember with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM 263), looks out the rear of an MV-22 Osprey aircraft during a training flight over Djibouti City, April 7, 2... More

A Marine crew chief and co-pilot with Marine Medium

A Marine crew chief and co-pilot with Marine Medium

A Marine crew chief and co-pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, wait to take off in an MV-22B Osprey as tie-down chains are released from the flight deck... More

Lance Cpl. Casey R. Dunham, a crew chief with Marine

Lance Cpl. Casey R. Dunham, a crew chief with Marine

Lance Cpl. Casey R. Dunham, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, surveys San Clemente Island from an UH-1Y Huey during a tactical recovery of airc... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepare a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter for flight at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Cal... More

Lt. j.g. Emily Reiter conducts routine maintenance checks on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the U.S 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).

Lt. j.g. Emily Reiter conducts routine maintenance checks on an MH-60S...

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jul. 15, 2014) Lt. j.g. Emily Reiter conducts routine maintenance checks on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the U.S 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge is underway with ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Goodman, aircraft commander

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Goodman, aircraft commander

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Goodman, aircraft commander with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36 (MAG-36), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW), III Marine Expeditionary Force (III ME... More

A crew member aboard a CH-46E helicopter from Marine

A crew member aboard a CH-46E helicopter from Marine

A crew member aboard a CH-46E helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) observes the skyline during Partnership of the Americas (POA) 2014. Representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, ... More

Capt. James Brophy, left, and 1st Lt. David Bick fly

Capt. James Brophy, left, and 1st Lt. David Bick fly

Capt. James Brophy, left, and 1st Lt. David Bick fly a modified KC-130J Super Hercules at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 2, 2014. The aircraft is equipped with a Harvest Hercules Airborne We... More

A U.S. Marine aircraft crewman with Marine Aerial Refueler

A U.S. Marine aircraft crewman with Marine Aerial Refueler

A U.S. Marine aircraft crewman with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, performs pre-flight checks on a KC-130J Hercu... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Sean M. Stephenson poses for

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Sean M. Stephenson poses for

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Sean M. Stephenson poses for a photo in front of his AV-8B Harrier on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) March 17, 2015. Stephenson started out his career as an enlisted... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joseph P. Polakowski,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joseph P. Polakowski,

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joseph P. Polakowski, an HH46E crew chief with Marine Transport Squadron 1 (VMR-1), looks on at the HH-46E Sea Knight helicopters. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point N.C. VMR-1... More

Bertagna takes to skies for final flight

Bertagna takes to skies for final flight

Maj. John Bertagna exits a C-12 Huron after his final flight aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, June 30. Bertagna has flown aircraft for twenty years in the Marine Corps for a total of 4200 flight hours.... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Mathew Nevius, 1st Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Maj. Mathew Nevius, 1st Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Maj. Mathew Nevius, 1st Special Operations Squadron pilot, performs low-level maneuvers in an MC-130H Combat Talon II during exercise Talisman Sabre in Northern Territory, Australia, July 2, 2015... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas G. Tissandier, a tiltrotor

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas G. Tissandier, a tiltrotor

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nicholas G. Tissandier, a tiltrotor crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263), conducts pre-flight checks on an MV-22B Osprey before a long range refueling flight at ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph D. Burch, a powerline

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph D. Burch, a powerline

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph D. Burch, a powerline mechanic assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 231, conducts maintenance on an AV-8B Harrier at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Dec. 7, ... More

U. S. Marine Corps pilot Maj. Cooper with Marine Fighter

U. S. Marine Corps pilot Maj. Cooper with Marine Fighter

U. S. Marine Corps pilot Maj. Cooper with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 224 conducts a pre flight inspection before setting off on the Marine Corps Division Tactics Course held abroad Marine Corps Air Station ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Colley, a flight line

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Colley, a flight line

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Colley, a flight line mechanic with VMM-262 Flying Tigers and a native of Columbus, Oh., conducts maintenance on an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, during exercise Cobra Gold in... More

Komatsu ATR, US Marine Corps Photo

Komatsu ATR, US Marine Corps Photo

Cpl. Cody Rambo, a powerline mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 forward deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, walks off the flight line during the Komatsu Aviation Training R... More

Capt. Royce A. Parrish III conducts a pre-flight inspection

Capt. Royce A. Parrish III conducts a pre-flight inspection

Capt. Royce A. Parrish III conducts a pre-flight inspection on a CH-53E Super Stallion before a troop movement exercise at Marine Corps Air Station New River, March 29, 2016. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 4... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG) 23, check an F/A-18 Hornet for internal damages using X-Ray methods at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG) 23, c...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Apr. 19, 2016) U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG) 23, check an F/A-18 Hornet for internal damages using X-Ray methods at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla. MATSG-23... More

Maj. Gen. William T. Collins, commanding general of

Maj. Gen. William T. Collins, commanding general of

Maj. Gen. William T. Collins, commanding general of 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, prepares for takeoff in a MV-22 Osprey before he conducts his final flight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squa... More

Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron

Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron

Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 23, 2016, in support of Exercise Kodiak ... More

Capt. Curtis Alexander, a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training

Capt. Curtis Alexander, a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training

Capt. Curtis Alexander, a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 Air Force 58th Operations Group Detachment 1 flight instructor, evaluates the skill and knowledge of Capt. Laura Jones, a U.S. Air Force 5... More

Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard

Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard

Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, visit to Northern Strike 2016, Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, Aug. 16, 2016. The National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise un... More

U.S. Air Force co-pilots fly a KC-135 Stratotanker

U.S. Air Force co-pilots fly a KC-135 Stratotanker

U.S. Air Force co-pilots fly a KC-135 Stratotanker to refuel other aircraft over Texas, Aug. 31, 2016.This was the 60th anniversary flight of the KC-135 that has provided long-range aerial refueling support for... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Casey Benefield, a pilot with

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Casey Benefield, a pilot with

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Casey Benefield, a pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, prepares for take-off in an F/A 18 C Hornet aircraft during Exercise Valiant Shield 16 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, ... More

Marines Conduct Flight Operations

Marines Conduct Flight Operations

FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 11, 2016) Maj. Jason Ellis, right, operations officer at Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 (VMGR-234) and Capt. Kyle, power line division chief, are on final approach to Nava... More

Sergeant Kohl Butteweg conducts pre-flight checks on

Sergeant Kohl Butteweg conducts pre-flight checks on

Sergeant Kohl Butteweg conducts pre-flight checks on an MV-22 Osprey before take-off during an external lift training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Nov. 16, 2016. During the training, pi... More

Maj. B.M., US Navy Photogrpah

Maj. B.M., US Navy Photogrpah

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 18, 2016) Maj. B.M. "Lenny" Walsh, an F-35B Lightning II pilot, prepares to take off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The F-35B will eventually replac... More

Maj. Gen. John Love, commanding general of the 2nd Marine Division, gives a thumb's up prior to his takeoff in an AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Training Squadron 203 onboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.

Maj. Gen. John Love, commanding general of the 2nd Marine Division, gi...

CHERRY POINT, N.C. (Jan. 27, 2017) Maj. Gen. John Love, commanding general of the 2nd Marine Division, gives a thumb's up prior to his takeoff in an AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Training Squadron 203... More

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Sgt. Timothy Skelf, an airframe

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Sgt. Timothy Skelf, an airframe

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII – Sgt. Timothy Skelf, an airframe mechanic with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron, looks out the side hatch of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prior to external lift training on Oahu,... More

Naval Aircrewman 1st Class Jonathan Smitherman flies aboard an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter into Eisenhower State Park in New York during an aviation demonstration and static display as part of 2017 Fleet Week New York.

Naval Aircrewman 1st Class Jonathan Smitherman flies aboard an MH-60S ...

NEW YORK (May. 27, 2017) Naval Aircrewman 1st Class Jonathan Smitherman, assigned to The Night Dippers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, flies aboard an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter into Eisenhower State... More

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jason P. Humphrey, an

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jason P. Humphrey, an

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jason P. Humphrey, an aircrew training staff noncommissioned officer in charge with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, (VMGR-252) observes an aerial refueling from a C... More

1st Lt. Kai Hall inspects a CH-53E Super Stallion in

1st Lt. Kai Hall inspects a CH-53E Super Stallion in

1st Lt. Kai Hall inspects a CH-53E Super Stallion in preparation for a static line parachute training exercise near Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., July 28, 2017. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366’... More

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