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US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Chad Silva, pilots an F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 4th Fighter Squadron (FS) "Fighting Fuujins," Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah (UT), fires an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air missile at an aerial target during a Combat Archer mission over the Gulf of Mexico

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NASA's F-15B Research Testbed aircraft flies in the supersonic shock wave of a U.S. Navy F-5E as par

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US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Craig Augustino, from the 67th Fighter Squadron (FS) and CAPT Eric Schmidt, from the 44th FS, both F-15C Eagle pilots assigned to the 18th Fighter Wing (FW), Kadena Air Base (AB)U, Japan (JPN), simultaneously fire AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles at an aerial target over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission, in support of exercise Combat Archer

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) John "Dizzy" Dean, foreground and Major (MAJ) Mark "Meat" MacLean, F-15C Strike Eagle flight instructor pilots assigned to the 1ST Fighter Squadron (FS), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), simultaneously fire AIM-7 Sparrow radar-guided missiles at an aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Chad Silva, pilots an F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 4th Fighter Squadron (FS) "Fighting Fuujins," Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah (UT), fires an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air missile at an aerial target during a Combat Archer mission over the Gulf of Mexico

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) John "Dizzy" Dean, foreground and Major (MAJ) Mark "Meat" MacLean, F-15C Strike Eagle flight instructor pilots assigned to the 1ST Fighter Squadron (FS), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), simultaneously fire AIM-7 Sparrow radar-guided missiles at an aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) John "Dizzy" Dean, foreground and Major (MAJ) Mark "Meat" MacLean, F-15C Strike Eagle flight instructor pilots assigned to the 1ST Fighter Squadron (FS), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL), simultaneously fire AIM-7 Sparrow radar-guided missiles at an aerial target drone over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) David "Blade" Michaud, an F-16C Fighting Falcon pilot from the 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, flies over the Gulf of Mexico during a Combat Archer mission hosted by the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron (FWS), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida

U.S. Air Force 71st Fighter Squadron"Ironmen,"F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot CAPT."Sort"Newkirk, fires an AIM-9M Sidedwinder infrared heat-seeking air-to-air missile during a Combat Archer air-to-air weapons System evaluation program mission over the Gulf of Mexico, on Jan. 19, 2005. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Michael Ammons) (Released)

US Air Force (USAF) Major (MAJ) Murray Nance, Jr., an F-15C Eagle instructor pilot assigned to the 2nd Fighter Squadron (FS), from Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida, flies near Cape San Blas, in the Gulf of Mexico after firing an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) at a sub-scale aerial target drone. His unit participated in an air-to-air Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) known as Combat Archer

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Steve Boatright and CAPT Todd Kreutzer, from the 34th Fighter Squadron (FS) at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah (UT), fly their F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft in formation over the Gulf of Mexico in support of the Combat Archer Air-to-Air Weapons System Evaluation Program (AAWSEP)

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CAPT) Craig Augustino, from the 67th Fighter Squadron (FS) and CAPT Eric Schmidt, from the 44th FS, both F-15C Eagle pilots assigned to the 18th Fighter Wing (FW), Kadena Air Base (AB)U, Japan (JPN), simultaneously fire AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles at an aerial target over the Gulf of Mexico during a weapons evaluation mission, in support of exercise Combat Archer

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Country: Gulf Of Mexico

Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF

Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Michael Ammons, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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air force usaf captain craig augustino craig augustino fighter squadron eric schmidt capt eric schmidt pilots c eagle pilots kadena kadena air base jpn fire aim fire aim sparrow missiles target gulf mexico weapons evaluation mission weapons evaluation mission exercise combat archer f 15 c gulf of mexico aim 7 sparrow us air force f 15 eagle f 15 us air force captain technical sergeant high resolution both f 15 c eagle pilots scene major command fire aim 7 sparrow exercise combat archer tsgt michael ammons air force base us air force in japan air to air missile jet aircraft military aircraft fighter jet aircraft public domain aircraft photos military public domain photos us national archives
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23/07/2003
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Kadena Air Base ,  26.35647, 127.76702
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label_outline Explore C Eagle Pilots, Fire Aim, Weapons Evaluation Mission

An US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 78th Fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, releases a GBU-31 2,000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) over the Eglin AFB, Land Range during a test mission

A highly mobile artillery system. The vehicle is from

Bande d'ordonnance de Charles - Qunt, 1543. Écuyer ; Homme d'armes ; Archer ; Page ; Trompette

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 32 (VF-32) falls in behind an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to conduct an aerial refueling while on a combat air patrol following the cease-fire between coalition and Iraqi forces. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the outboard portion of each wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the inboard portion. VF-32 is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)

This US Air Force (USAF) MQM-107E Streaker (a.k.a. Kalkara (Australia)) sub-scale aerial target drone flies over the Gulf of Mexico during an air-to-air weapons evaluation mission. The Streaker supports a variety of air-to-air and surface-to-air missions requiring aerial targets and is typically recovered after each mission, refurbished and reused to support future missions. This one is assigned to the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (ATS), Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida (FL) and part of exercise Combat Archer

Ordnancemen aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) transport AIM-7 Sparrow missiles on the flight deck. Behind them is an EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 140 (VAQ-140)

Somewhere over the Philippine Sea a US Navy (USN) F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 102 (VFA-102), Diamondbacks, Naval Air Station (NAS) Atsugi, Japan (JPN), breaks the sound barrier during a fly-by over the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) [not shown]

The F-16 Demonstration Team from Misawa, Japan (JPN) put on a spectacular aerial display for the 2004 Arctic Thunder Air Show at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK)

A NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile launches through its foam launcher cover during a shipboard self-defense live-fire exercise onboard the U.S. Navy Nimitz Class Air Craft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75) on May 21, 2007, while the TRUMAN is in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Kristopher Wilson) (Released)

A flight deck crewman approaches a Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) F-14B Tomcat aircraft during flight operations on the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60). The Tomcat is armed with AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

A left rear view of the undercarriage of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft armed with Mark 82 500-pound general purpose bombs, suspended from PAVE Knife pods, an AIM-7 Sparrow III air-to-air missile and an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on the wingtip. The Hornet is on display during the open house Expo `83

Military uniforms: Archer, Français, François 1er.

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