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Personnel from the 31st Engineering Squadron and members of the Italian Air Force carefully mount the F-100 Super Sabre for the dedication ceremony. The plane was dedicated to the 31st Fighter Wing from the Italian Air Force. The F-100 was the USAF's first operational aircraft capable of flying faster than the speed of sound (760 mph) in level flight. Designed originally to destroy enemy aircraft in aerial combat, the F-100 later became a fighter-bomber

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Matthew Palmer, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy, puts a sealant on the new Air Force approved "Lets Roll!" nose art. Wing Commander, Brigadier General (BGEN) Donald J. Hoffmans, F-16 Fighting Falcon, was the first aircraft to have to new nose art applied. Let's Roll!' onto a C-130 Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. "Lets Roll," the now famous phrase United Airlines Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer uttered as he and fellow passengers foiled terrorist hijackers, bringing down the aircraft in a Pennsylvania field that fatal morning

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy, refuels from an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 940th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), assigned to the 100th ARW, over the Adriatic Sea during mission flown in support Operation JOINT FORGE

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Ronnie Hawkins (left), 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), Baghdad Buzzards Border patrol, Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy (ITL), prepares to board his F-16 Fighting Falcon (also referred to as a Viper by many USAF pilots because that was the original General Dynamics project name) fighter aircraft, while a ground crew member stands at-ease, prior to leaving his deployed location and flying back to Aviano AB

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matt Smith (left), and USAF AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Darryl Tucker both assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron (FW) work to install the Ammunition drum for the M61A1 Vulcan 20mm rotary cannon into the fuselage of an F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft during the scheduled 300-flying hour Phase Down for maintenance program at Aviano Air Base (AB), Italy

U.S. Air Force GEN. John P. Jumper, CHIEF of STAFF of the Air Force, greets CAPT. Joseph Vick, of the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, during his visit at the flight line at Aviano Air Base, Italy, on Nov. 4, 2004. In the background is an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Priscilla Robinson) (Released)

Major General (MGEN) Marcus A. Anderson, deputy chief of staff for operations, Tactical Air Command, sits in the cockpit of an F-16B Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron. The aircraft has been designated to complete the one millionth flight hour achieved by US Air Force F-16 aircraft

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Claudius Jeffries (left), and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Matthew Smith, both assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron (FS), attach a CBU-87 1,000-pound Combined Effects Munitions (CEM) onto the wing pylon of a USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a monthly efficiency load evaluation exercise conducted at Aviano Air Base (AB) Italy

U.S. Air Force COL. Robert J. Becklund, Commander, 119th Fighter Wing (FW), flies an F-16 Fighting Falcon to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center, nicknamed the"boneyard,"Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 16, 2007. This final flight is part of a 60th Anniversary Celebration of the North Dakota Air National Guard and the send-off of the Falcon. The 119th FW is transitioning from the F-16 to the C-21 Learjet to support a new mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR MASTER SGT. David H. Lipp) (Released)

GEN Mario Arpino, CHIEF of STAFF, Italian Air Force and LT GEN Richard C. Betherum, 16th Air Force Commander, shakes hands after the cutting of the ribbon. The plane was dedicated to the 31st Fighter Wing from the Italian Air Force. The F-100 was the USAF's first operational aircraft capable of flying faster than the speed of sound (760 mph) in level flight. Designed originally to destroy enemy aircraft in aerial combat, the F-100 later became a fighter-bomber

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Base: Aviano Air Base

State: Pordenone

Country: Italy (ITA)

Scene Camera Operator: Unknown

Release Status: Released to Public

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Probably the smallest plane in the world. Built by Edw. F. Allen of Wash, D.C., who was formerly test pilot for Army Air Service during the world war. Plane is equipped with 9 horsepower motorcycle engine and weighs only 205 lbs. with wing spread of 27 ft. Mr. Allen, in cockpit, flies it often and recently attained height of 1800 ft. capable of making 63 mph

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Johnson Controls contract employee Mario Lachica, Training Support Center (TSC), Training Aids Warehouse Section, Fort Hood, Texas, gives instruction to customer, STAFF Sergeant Lasaey, USA, on proper use of machine gun training device

Visiting Indonesian Navy Officers speak with U.S. Navy ENSIGN Mario Haggerty (right) while they observe a replenishment at sea operation from the signal bridge of the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) in the Indian Ocean on Aug. 24, 2006. Tours of KITTY HAWK are conducted to raise awareness of the 7th Fleet missions and the importance of forward-deployed Navy forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick L. Heil) (Released)

Parris Island. Marine Corps barrage balloons. Up she goes. A barrage balloon takes to the air under the capable handling of a Marine Corps ground crew at Parris Island, South Carolina. Special marine units assigned to the work have made the balloon barrage an effective method of preventing enemy air attacks on important locations

Flanked by a Marine Honor Guard, Mrs. Dorthy H. Marsh (center right) and Commandant Marine Corps General Charles C. Krulak (center right) cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the James Wesley Marsh Center in full view of the attending audience

US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jake Duffield keeps watch on the sky, while US Marine Corps Lance Corporal William Spinale listens on communications, and US Marine Corps Corporal Bradley Strohl gets an Avenger Stinger System up and running in case any enemy aircraft come in range. Marines from 2nd Platoon, 1ST Stinger Battery, are engaged in a day long exercise to sharpen their anti-aircraft tactics on Le Shima island, Okinawa, Japan. The exercise was conducted to give young Marines the chance to gain field experience and develop leadership through hands on training

Two aircraft are transported to their new location,

US Air Force (USAF) 6th Operations Group (OG) Commander (CO) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Bobby Fowler (front left), briefs the 18th Air Force Commander (AFCOM), Lieutenant General (LGEN) William Welser, all aspects of the KC-135R Stratotanker air-to-air refueling aircraft during the General's visit to the 6th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) and MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL)

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Brigade

Former POW and U.S. Air Force LCOL Lewis Wiley Shattuck (Captured 11 Jul 66) salutes the American Flag upon his arrival on the C-141 Starlifter from Clark Air Base, Philippines. In the background MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James await the next returnee to deplane. LCOL Shattuck was in the first group of POWs released on 12 Feb 73 by the North Vietnamese government in Hanoi

General Gregory S. Martin, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, (left), with the help of Mrs. Anna Garcia, step-promotes STAFF Sergeant Gerardo Garcia, USAF, (center), Section CHIEF of Plans, Scheduling and Documentation, assigned to the 31st Operations Support Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, during a visit to Aviano Air Base, Italy

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mario arpino gen mario arpino italian air force lt gen richard c betherum commander air force commander hands ribbon plane fighter usaf aircraft sound mph level flight level flight enemy enemy aircraft combat fighter bomber general aviano air base air force chief of staff pentagon us military command fighter wing high resolution f 100 lt gen richard air force base us national archives