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Right side view of two F-14B Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) in-flight with tailhooks down in preparation for landing on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) seen in the distant background

An S-3B Viking from the Sea Control Squadron 35 (VS-35), Blue Wolves, based at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), in flight as an F-14D Tomcat, Fighter Squadron 11 (VF-11), Red Rippers, NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA), closes in for refueling. The Viking uses a Douglas D-704 Buddy-Buddy refueling tank with extendable snorkel (a.k.a. Buddy Store) to refuel a variety of aircraft

An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (Reinforced) prepares to make a vertical landing on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6).

Pilots assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron fly T-38

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, from the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano, Italy, fly with a German MiG 29, NATO code-named Fulcrum, for a training exercise.(Exact date unknown)

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the

Air to air view of two Air Force Reserve F-16 Fighting Falcons flying over the clouds during a training mission. The lead F-16 is the flag ship of the 302nd Fighter Squadron and the wing aircraft is the flag ship of the 944th Fighter Wing, both deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona

An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron

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A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels one F-16D Fighting Falcons as another waits in the background

A 613th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft while en route to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, on deployment. Six other F-16s await refueling

A right rear view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft as another Falcon waits its turn during exercise COPE ELITE '81. The Falcons are from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, and the Stratotanker, the Air Force Reserve

F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron fly in formation as they return to Eglin Air Force Base during the multi-service exercise Solid Shield '87

An air to air right side view of an F-16A Fighting Falcon from the 80th Tactical Fighter Squadron being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft as another F-16A flies alongside. The aircraft are participating in Exercise COPE THUNDER '86-1

An 8th Tactical Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is refueled in flight by a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Exercise COPE MAX 85

Left side view of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refueling an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft in flight, as the other two F-16s await their turns. The F-16s are from the 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, and the KC-135, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, all involved in Exercise Sandgroper '82

An air-to-air right side view of six 613th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft awaiting refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over Sicily. One Fighting Falcon is breaking away from the tanker after refueling

Air to air left side view of an F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 80th Tactical Fighter Squadron being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker. Two other F-16s are in formation alongside

A 171th Tactical Fighter Wing F-16A Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels from a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft as another F-16A waits its turn for refueling. The aircraft are enroute to Eglin Air Force Base during the multi-service exercise Solid Shield '87

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Subject Operation/Series: SOLID SHIELD '87

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lee Schading

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Fighter planes and military aircrafts.

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A A-6E Intruder aircraft refuels an EA-6B Prowler aircraft during a demonstration of U.S. Navy aircraft being conducted for military officials from the People's Republic of China visiting aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68). (Substandard image)

An M561 1-1/4 ton truck towing a medical trailer is prepared to be loaded aboard a C-130E Hercules aircraft during Exercise SOLID SHIELD 85

A US Air Force (USAF) 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighter aircraft, from RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England (ENG), banks away from the deployed refueling boom of an Alabama Air National Guard (ALANG) 106th Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), 117th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft (not shown) on a training flight over the North Sea, while the 106th ARS is on a two-week deployment training mission with the 48th FW

Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG) Lt. Col. Chuck

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter after landing in a field near two light vehicles during Exercise SOLID SHIELD 85

A C-130 Hercules attached to Marine Arial Refueler Transport Squadron-252 [VMGR-252] Marine Corps Air Station [MCAS] Cherry Point, North Carolina, refuels (left wing) two F-18 Hornets, from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron [VMFA] in Beaufort South Carolina, and two AV-8 Harriers attached to Marine Attack Squadron-231 [VMA-231] in MCAS Cherry Point

An aerial view of Goloson Air Base, one of the bases where deployed U.S. military personnel are taking part in the multi-service exercise Solid Shield '87

An M-60 tank is driven ashore from an Assault Craft Unit 2 (ACU-2) LCM-8 Mod-1 mechanized landing craft as Onslow Beach during Exercise Solid Shield '85. Overhead is a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter

U.S. Marine Raiders assigned to the 3D Marine Raider

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division board a UH-60 Black Hawk (Blackhawk) helicopter during Exercise SOLID SHIELD'87

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division march single file onto a C-130E Hercules aircraft during Exercise SOLID SHIELD 85

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tactical fighter aircraft refuels falcon aircraft refuels kc stratotanker eglin air force base multi service exercise multi service exercise shield florida air force f 16 a fighting falcon refueling kc 135 r stratotanker f 16 tactical fighter wing technical sergeant high resolution multi service exercise solid shield f 16 a kc 135 r stratotanker aircraft solid shield tactical fighter tsgt lee air force base jet aircraft military aircraft fighter jet aircraft us national archives f 16 fighting falcon