U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ashley Cooke, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron services specialist, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., cleans the inside of a backhoe at Puerto Castillo Naval Base, Honduras, Aug. 2 More
New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel visited the United States Naval Ship Spearhead, Joint High Speed Vessel 1, Aug. 1, 2015, in Trujillo, Honduras. A tour of the vessel was provided by Lt. Cm More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jason Kelleher, a combat engineer with a 271st Marine Wing Support Squadron, out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., strikes the joints of a wall of the pump house at the well More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Edward Gimzhevskiy, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron heavy equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Buffalo, N.Y., native, operates an RT530E-2, Grove Mobile Telescop More
School children at the 23 of April school in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, use their new backpacks Aug. 3, 2015. The backpacks were a gift of the United States and were given out with other humanitarian aid as part More
Soldiers with the Honduran army’s 15th Battalion provide security services at the Gabriela Mistral school site July 11, 2015. The Soldiers are providing security to New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise More
Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Marines from the 271st Marine Wing Support Squadron, 2nd Marine Air Wing, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Po More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jason Kelleher, a combat engineer with a 271st Marine Wing Support Squadron, 2nd Marine Air Wing, out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., walks on the truss of the roof of the More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and U.S. Marines from the 271st Marine Wing Support Squadron, 2nd Marine Air Wing, based out of Marine Corps A More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angel Goya, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron structural engineer, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., assembles the partition in the bathroom at the Gabriela Mistral school site in Ocot More
Different sized drill bits sit ready to be used by members of the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron well-drilling team out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., at the well site in Honduras Aguan, Honduras, June 29, 20 More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., prepare a piece of drill steel to be lowered into the well hole at the well site in Honduras Aguan, Honduras, More
U.S. Air Force Anthony Davala, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., sits on a forklift while a local boy from the village hangs out More
U.S. Army Capt. Tina Cordova, 81st Civil Affairs Battalion civil affairs officer out of Fort Hood, Texas and Hope Mills, N.C. native, and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Moreira, 81st CAB civil affairs noncommis More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fred Frizzell, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., moves, sorts and cleans well-drilling equipment at Pue More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Charles Ballou, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., climbs the well-drilling rig to lubricate it in Ho More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Elton Vance (right), well-drilling craftsman, works with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Alred (left), pavements and construction equipment operator, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ra More
Hard hats sit on a rack in one of the conex storage container at the Gabriela Mistral school in Ocotes Alto, Honduras, July 17, 2015. The school is the site of a construction project going on as part of the New More
Local Honduran children show off their new backpacks outside Honduras Aguan, Honduras, Aug. 3, 2015. The backpacks were gifts of the U.S. given out as part of the New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise. N More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Zavala 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., takes a break after moving bags or Quik-gel from a More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeff Updyke, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron structural engineer, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Englewood, Fla. native, works to smooth out the mortar between the bricks tha More
Honduran Army leadership poses with New Horizons Honduras 2015 leadership in a group photo in Trujillo, Honduras, May 30, 2015. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assist More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Gecoma, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron well-drilling operations superintendent, speaks to members of the Honduran media at the well site located in Honduras Aguan, Hondu More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Charla Tully, Defense Institute for Medical Operations, infectious disease physician, Air Force Medial Support Agency, out of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, and Elk City, Okla., tea More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Louis “Joey” Hedbery, 610th Security Forces Squadron out of Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, and Stephenville, Texas native, receives care from medical technicians to remove cement d More
(From left to right) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan Elliott, 823rd RED HORSE Squadron deputy commander and New Horizons Honduras exercise commander, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and a native of Grove City, Pa.; D More
Students sing the Honduran national anthem during the National Tree Day celebration at Rafeal Peneda Ponce School in Trujillo, Honduras, June 19, 2015. New Horizons Honduras 2015 personnel were at the event in More
Children from the surrounding communities arrive at Puerto Castillo Naval Base in Trujillo, Honduras, June 6, 2015, to participate in the Guardians of the Fatherland event. Guardians goes twice and year and inc More
Distinguished visitors which included (from left to right) Honduran Army Col. Rafael Deras, 15th Batallion commander, Mayor of Trujillo José Antonio Lainez, Govoner of Colón Gisell Padilla attend the groundbrea More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Victor Garcia, 460th Medical Group medical technician, out of Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., speaks to fifth and sixth graders at the Gabriela Mistral school in Ocotes Alto, Honduras, More
Cracked, dry mud sits on the surface of the ground near the drilling fluid truck at the well site in Honduras Aguan, Honduras, July 7, 2015. The well is one of multiple projects going on in and around Trujillo More
U.S. Air Force doctors perform a surgery with Honduran doctors in the Dr. Salvador Paredes Hospital operating room in Trujillo, Honduras, Aug. 4, 2015. The Air Force doctors are performing surgery on local Hond More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jasmine Matus, 35th Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency transmissions craftsman, out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., helps repair a phone line for Carlos Alberto Gomez, Dr. More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kevin Conklin, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., helps direct vehicles at the Honduras Aguan well sit More
U.S. Air Force Col. James Sheedy, 474th Air Expeditionary Group and 612th Theater Operations Group commander, poses with New Horizons Honduras 2015 personnel during a visit to see activities in Trujillo, Hondur More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Norman Zellers, 60th Medical Operations Squadron, 60th Medical Group physician assistant, out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif., assists Hector Aleman, Dr. Salvador Paredes Hospital general m More
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Rikki Dominey, a heavy equipment operator with a 271st Marine Wing Support Squadron, 2nd Marine Air Wing, out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., moves dirt using a Bobca More
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jasmine Matus, 35th Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency transmissions craftsman, out of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., teaches Carlos Alberto Gomez, Dr. Salvador Paredes Hospi More
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Grace Vargas, 31st Force Support Squadron superintendent, out of Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, paints one of the existing schoolhouses at the Gabriela More
A convoy carrying well-drilling equipment moves from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base where it will be cleaned be More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Zavala 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., operates the well drilling rig during the developme More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Williams, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron structural supervisor, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Mobile, Ala. native, grinds a peice of pipe at Gabriela Mistral sc More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fred Frizzell, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., helps guide a trailer as it hitches onto the well-dril More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Austin McKinney, 8th Air Force Life Cycle Management Center deputy program manager out of Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., and Canton, Mich. native, hands out candy to children following a gr More
New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel paint one of the two original school houses at Gabriela Mistral July 15, 2015. The school’s principal wanted the other two buildings painted the same color More
New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel depart Base Aerea Coronel Hector Caraccioli Moncada in La Ceiba, Honduras, Aug. 28, on a C-17 Globemaster III from the 62nd Airlift Wing out of Joint Base More
Senior Airman Ashley Cooke, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron services specialist, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., assists fellow RED HORSE members as they sign for their meals ready to eat after arriving at More
U.S. Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and U.S. Marines from the 271st Marine Wing Support Squadron, 2nd Marine Air Wing, based out of Marine Corps Air Station More
Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla. and Marines from the 271st Marine Wing Support Squadron, 2nd Marine Air Wing, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Poi More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Gecoma, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron well-drilling superintendent, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Clearwater, Fla. native, assists Staff Sgt. Edward Gimzhevskiy, 823 More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Eric Olsen, Air Force Lifecycle Management Air Force NIPRNet project manager, out of Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., and New Horizons assessment officer, hands over the keys to the well pump More
Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., create a part of the form, which will make the septic tank top at the Gabriela Mistral primary school site in Ocotes Alto, Hon More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daylan Morris, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron structural journeyman, sweeps water out of a one of the newly built classrooms at the Gabriela Mistral primary school constr More
U.S. Navy Construction Electrician 3rd Class Micah Bautista (left), Hilo, Hawaii native, uses a heat gun to secure the wires connection of wires from the new pump motor to the main power cable with the help of More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesenia Carranza, 21st Medical Operations Squadron, 21st Medical Group medical technician, out of Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo., observes a patient having their bloo More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Isaiah Maki, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron project manager, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., (center) inspects the septic tank at the Gabriela Mistral school construction site in More
U.S. Air Force medical personnel work hand in hand with Honduran doctors to perform an emergency surgical procedure on a Honduran army soldier with the 15th Battalion at the Dr. Salvador Paredes Hospital, Aug. More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Victor Garcia, 460th Medical Group medical technician, out of Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.; U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Pedro Zambrano, a Dallas, Texas native with the 610th Security More
Luis Wilfredo Hernandez kindergarten students and parents pose with New Horizon Honduras 2015 training exercise personnel in Honduras Aguan, Honduras, July 20, 2015. New Horizons personnel delivered humanitaria More
Members of the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., work with Honduran contractors to set their construction equipment up at the Gabriela Mistral school site near Trujillo, Hondu More
A U.S. Air Force pilot assigned to the 16th Airlift Wing inspects the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster II before conducting a mission in response to Hurricane Irma on Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Sept. 11, 2017. C-1 More
U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III pilots, assigned to the 16th Airlift Squadron, conduct a pre-mission brief before a local sortie at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Dec. 13, 2019. The 16th AS is one of three a More
U.S. Army Capt. Ryan Gibbons, 9th Special Operations Squadron pilot, performs preflight checks in an MC-130J Commando II before takeoff during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., More
An aircrew from the 16th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., arrive in an AC-130W Stinger II to participate in Emerald Warrior/Trident at the Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., Janu More
U.S. Air Force Airmen,16th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, conduct a pre-mission crew brief, July 25, 2019. Aircrew members from the 16th AS maintain their flight currency by flying fre More
Airman 1st Class Jacob Grieger, 14th Airlift Squadron load master, communicates to a C-17 Globemaster III pilot at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, March 18, 2019, just before takeoff. Loadmasters are res More
Retired Maj. Sherrill T. Arvin joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 when World War II was raging across the globe; he was 18 years old. Today, Arvin can be found at the Airman Heritage Museum on JBSA-Lackland More
Aircrews from the 20th Special Operations Squadron and 9th SOS prepare CV-22 Ospreys and an MC-130J Commando II for takeoff during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 24, More
An MC-130J Commando II sits on the flight line before takeoff during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 21, 2019. Emerald Warrior/Trident is the largest joint special ope More
Senior Airman Brennan Hill, 9th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, performs an engine check for an MC-130J Commando II during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 16, More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is doused by fire trucks at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., to celebrate U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Rossa's, 437th Operations Group Superintendent, fini flight o More
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Harold Bergbower was born May 11, 1920, in Newton, Ill. He joined the Army Air Corps May 12, 1939. One year later, he went to school at Chanute Field, Illinois and became an air mechan More
Members of the 16th Airlift Squadron conduct a preflight briefing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., June 30, 2015. The history of the 16th Airlift Squadron dates back to its inception on Nov. 20, 1940. (U.S. Air More
Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Tremel, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron independent duty medical technician, preps medical equipment before an exercise during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Isla More
An aircrew from the 9th Special Operations Squadron perform preflight inspections in an MC-130J Commando II during Emerald Warrior/Trident at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., January 19, 2019. Emerald Wa More
A C-17 Globmaster III aircrew with the 16th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, discuss a maneuver while on a training mission over the East Coast Nov. 13, 2017. The 16th Airlift Squadron is part of the 43 More
Former Tech. Sgt. Durward Swanson joined the Army Air Corps in 1939. Swanson is a decorated veteran who received the Distinguished Flying Medal and a Bronze Star for his actions during World War II.
Wally Amos receives hugs from children at the Child Development Center after reading to them Sept. 10 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Amos is an actor, writer and original entrepreneur behind the Famous Amos More
Staff Sgt. Jason Condreay, a native of Greeley, Colo., assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division ? Baghdad, provides security in the s More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Stuart Sword, from Virginia Beach, Va., assigned to Team ISF (Iraqi security forces), Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Ft. Polk, La., c More
An Iraqi army soldier provides security in the Sadr City District of Baghdad on April 9 as Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division check on the welfare More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C., sits on the the ramp at Royal Australian Air Force Base Richmond July 15, 2017 to participate in and provide airlift support for Exercise More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 from Joint Base Charleston,S.C., sits on the ramp at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, July 09, 2017 after landing to participate in and provide airlift support for Exercise Talisman Saber More
The Tactical Operations Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., houses the Task Force Operations whose mission is to deploy and establish the brigade task force at a designated location within the United States North More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Greer, from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, gives a briefing a Public Affairs Training meeting during Vibrant Response Command Post Exercise 11.1, Aug. 14., Fort Leavenworth, More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zach Goodwin, a native of Nashville Tenn., assists Capt. Bailyn "Bull" Beck, a native of Tampa, Fla., secure himself in an F-16 Fighting Falcon as he prepares for takeoff as par More
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., maneuvers into position behind a KC-10 Extender from the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire, N.J., as More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Megan Hokaj from U.S. Air Forces Central Band "Galaxy" dances with students during a performance at King's Academy in Madaba, Jordan, Oct. 27, 2010. Galaxy performs for audience More
U.S. Air Force loadmasters Tech. Sgt. Erin Manley and Tech. Sgt. Steven Elmore of the 14th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., conducts pre-flight checks on board her C-17 Globemaster III before an a More
Crew chiefs from the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, ride out in their truck to an AC-130U gunship on the flight line, Janu. 25, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is the primary weapon of More
CV-22 Osprey flight engineer Staff Sgt. Eric Wiggins from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" sits on the back ramp scanning as the plane lands, Jan. 26, during a local training mission at Hurlbur More
CV-22 Osprey co-pilot Capt. Timothy Skypeck from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" pre-flights his plane, Jan. 26, before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The CV-22 Ospreys prima More
CV-22 Ospreys flight engineers Staff Sgt. Eric Wiggins and Master Sgt. Erik Davis from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" pre-brief, Jan. 26, before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fl More
An AC-130U Gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron flies over the range firing its 105mm gun during a local training mission on Jan. 27, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is t More
An AC-130U Gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron flies a local training mission on Jan. 27, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is the primary weapon of Air Force Special Oper More
AC-130U gunship loadmaster Senior Airman Oleksandr Slidenko from the 4th Special Operations Squadron pre-flights the plane before take off, Jan. 27, 2011 before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. More
AC-130U Gunship Pilot Capt. Chris Jennette and Co-Pilot Nick Beihl from the 4th Special Operations Squadron conduct a debrief after flying a local training mission on Jan. 27, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The More
An AC-130U Gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron flies a local training mission, Jan. 27,at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is the primary weapon of Air Force Special Operations Com More
Aircrew members from the 4th Special Operations Squadron ride out to their AC-130U Gunship for pre-flight, Jan. 27, before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is the pr More