D-Day 70th anniversary - A group of men standing in front of an airpla...
U.S. Airmen with the 37th Airlift Squadron (AS) pose for a group photo in front of a C-47 Skytrain aircraft, designated Whiskey 7, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 29, 2014. The 37th AS recreated the historic... More
An emergency medical evacuation helicopter takes off
An emergency medical evacuation helicopter takes off from Forward Operating Base (FOB) Loyalty in eastern Baghdad, after receiving a casualty from a mortar attack on the FOB. One U.S. Army Soldier from the 4th ... More
Joint Base Charleston Air Expo 2011
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team performs a pass during the 2011 Charleston Air Expo at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 9, 2011. The expo was attended by more than 80,000 spectators and fea... More
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Pacific Aviation Museum
Pacific Aviation Museum officially began the $7.5 million stabilization of the historical Ford Island Control Tower with a Hawaiian blessing. The tower stood over Ford Island on the day the Japanese attacked P... More
USS Winston S. Churchill
Sailors and visitors stand on the flightdeck of USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) to watch a parade pass during the International Festival of the Sea in Portsmouth, England. The Norfolk, Va.-based destroyer is... More
USS Carl Vinson, US Navy Photo
The portside lookout aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) stands a vigilant watch while FOD (Foreign Object Damage) walkdown is conducted on the flight deck below, Nov. 17, 2001. Carl Vinson and her carrier airw... More
U.S. Navy Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Bart
U.S. Navy Chief Aviation Warfare Systems Operator Bart Reabe performs preflight checks on an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Georg... More
USS Tarawa AV-8B Harrier II operations
AV-8B Harrier II aircraft operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 21, 2002. (U.S. Navy photo by PH3 Rodney W. Jones/Released)
An Apache Attack Helicopter circles overhead to provide
An Apache Attack Helicopter circles overhead to provide fire support after a convoy of Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division was hit by an imp... More
Patrol Squadron 5 - Defense imagery management operations center
Capt. Kyle Cozad, commodore of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing (CPRW) 11, is shown a mobile equipment cart that Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 Sailors use while maintaining aircraft on the flight line. The equipment car... More
Oath of enlistment, US Navy Photogrpah
Navy recruits from across southern Idaho in the delayed entry program take the oath of enlistment during the Air Magic Valley 2008 air show. (U.S. Navy photo by Elizabeth Allen/Released)
US Air Force Academy - Defense imagery management operations center
An U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircraft of the 71st Special Operations Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., sits on the Terrazzo as a static display on the last regular day of classes at U.S. Air Force Acad... More
MH-53 Pave Low flies over the Gulf of Mexico
An U.S. Air Force MH-53 Pave Low helicopter flies over the Gulf of Mexico from Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 12, 2008, during the last five-ship formation of the 20th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force p... More
Aerial refueling - Defense imagery management operations center
An U.S Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft, assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Va., connects with the refueling boom of a KC 135R Stratotanker aircraft, assigned to the 916th Air Refueling Win... More
C-130 Hercules aircraft inspection
U.S. Airmen with the 447th Air Expeditionary Group inspect a C-130 Hercules aircraft after controlled detonations were used to separate the wings from the body July 7, 2008, in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Te... More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gar S. Graham, the asstistant
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Gar S. Graham, the asstistant surgeon general with dental services, is greeted by Col. Steven Harrison, the commander of the 436th Air Wing, on his way to visit the 436th Dental Squadro... More
Naval Base Blood Drive Challenge trophy
The Coastal Bend Blood Center presents the U.S. Navy Command Master Chief JD McKinney, third from the left, at Naval Air Station (NAVSTA) Ingleside, Texas, Aug. 4, 2009, the Naval Base Blood Drive Challenge tro... More
Helicopter exercise, US Navy Photogrpah
Lt. Cmdr. Werner Rauchenstein, a search and rescue (SAR) pilot, poses in front of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter before a training exercise at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island. NAS Whidbey Island SAR's pri... More
VMFA(T)-101 Water Rescue
U.S. Marines assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 and Sailors with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 are training for water rescue lifts at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Aug.... More
NMCB 133 conducts bombing range survey
Equipment Operator Constructionman Keith Hauter, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, surveys a bombing range that NMCB-133 will be renovating in the fall with a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopt... More
Leaflet drop - Defense imagery management operations center
An U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to 1st Combat Aviation Brigade positions for an information leaflet drop during routine air operations over the Diyala province in Iraq, Aug. 22, 2008. The Blac... More
Joint Aviation Executive Steering Committee
Rear Adm. Mark Guadagnini, center, chief of Naval Air Training, greets Brig. Gen. Richard T. Devereaux, left, director of Intelligence and Air, Space and Information Operations, and Maj. Gen. Gregory A. Feest, ... More
S-3B Viking crew prepares to launch
Sailors assigned to the Checkmates of Sea Control Squadron (VS) 22 monitor the start-up of an S-3B Viking aircraft as its crew prepares to launch for a non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissa... More
Participants from the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation
Participants from the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) fly on board a Marine CH-46 helicopter en route to the USS Iwo Jima, Sept. 21, 2008. JCOC is the oldest existing Pentagon outreach program... More
U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopters from HSC-26 perform
U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopters from HSC-26 perform an air power and rescue swimmer demonstration for the participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) onboard the USS Iwo Jima in So... More
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) receive a hand to hand combat demonstration from Marine Lt. Timothy Patrick, 26 Marine Expeditionary Unit Public Affairs, in Souda Bay, Gree... More
A weapons loader assigned to 48th Fighter Squadron,
A weapons loader assigned to 48th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath England, compete in a bomb loading competition during the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) Sept 23, 2008. JCOC is the oldest e... More
76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference
Participants of the 76th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) watch a U.S. Air Force A-10 Warthog aircraft during air power capabilities demonstration on Royal Air Forces Lakenheath, Tuesday, Sept. 23, ... More
Rear Adm. Mark T. Emerson, commander of Naval Strike
Rear Adm. Mark T. Emerson, commander of Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, taxis a new F/A-18F Super Hornet at Naval Air Station Fallon as Lt. Cmdr. Scot Husa, maintenance officer of Naval Strike and Air Warf... More
VR 59 Diverse Crew supporting Humanitarian efforts
VR 59 Diverse Crew supporting Humanitarian efforts in Angeles City, Philippines. Transported 22 people and 5,000 pounds of cargo in one flight.
T-45C Goshawk on flight deck
A T-45C Goshawk recovers on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Commu... More
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead is given a tour of Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead is given a tour of Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)
Shooter for the day aboard the USS Ronald Reagan
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Fighting Redcocks" of Strike Fighter Squadron 22 catches the cross deck pennant after performing an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carr... More
Vertical replenishment - A helicopter is lifting cargo from a ship
An SA-330 Puma helicopter assigned to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1) conducts a vertical replenishment with the multipurpose amphibious assault ship US... More
Loading an MTVR - Defense imagery management operations center
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 back a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) into a C-17 Globemaster III during a training evolution on Point Mugu Naval Air Weapons Station... More
Operation Toy Drop - Defense imagery management operations center
U.S. Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft to earn foreign jump wings during Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 6, 2008. Operation Toy Drop is an annual airborne ju... More
Flight operations, US Navy Photo
Flight deck crew members aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) maneuver CH-46E helicopters assigned to the Evil Eyes of Helicopter Marine Medium (HMM) 163 (Reinforced) into position before flight... More
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle
The guided-missile frigate USS McInerney (FFG 8) embarks an MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This is the first deployment with the U.S. Navy for Fire Scout.... More
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 takes off from the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expe... More
A-4 Skyhawk, US Navy Photogrpah
The A-4 Skyhawk serves as an aggressor operated by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, which provides airborne tactical training and threat simulation training to the U.S. military. (U.S. Navy photo by Clark P... More
A T-34C Turbomentor from Training Air Wing (TRAWING)
A T-34C Turbomentor from Training Air Wing (TRAWING) 4 taxis down the flight line at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi before takeoff. The aircraft is used to provide primary flight training to Navy, Marine Corp... More
Commanding officer of Training Squadron (VT) 31
Rear Adm. Mark Guadagnini, chief of naval air training, and Cmdr. Dennis Crews, commanding officer of Training Squadron (VT) 31, discuss the upgrade of T-44A Pegasus to T-44C. The T-44 is used for advanced turb... More
Pre-flight checks - Defense imagery management operations center
Crew members, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Detachment 1, perform pre-flight checks on an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter before flight maneuvers and gun qualification. HSC-28 is homeported in ... More
USS Nimitz flight deck activity
Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Willard Riffe signals an all clear to begin charging the weapons systems on an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 on the flight deck aboard the nucl... More
(Photomerge) Tech Sgt. Joseph Galada, from the 111th
(Photomerge) Tech Sgt. Joseph Galada, from the 111th Fighter Wing, ARS Willow Grove, Pa., performs post flight inspection on an A-10 just returning from the weapons delivery compilation at Avon Park Air Force R... More
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 5 vertical replenishment activities
Naval Air Crewman 1st Class Sean Upton, top left, and Naval Air Crewman 3rd Class Kevin Sullivant, right, watch Chief Naval Crewman Kenneth Smith, left bottom, attach a cargo pallet from the flight deck of the ... More
Sailors assigned to the War Eagles of Patrol Squadron
Sailors assigned to the War Eagles of Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 participate in a foreign object damage walkdown on the flight line of Naval Air Station Jacksonville, with downtown Jacksonville, Fla. visible in th... More
Test flight, US Navy Photogrpah
An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft conducts a test flight. (Photo Courtesy Northrop Grumman/Released)
US Army UH-60 Black Hawk, Italy
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter approaches a landing zone during a combat search and rescue training mission June 24, 2014, at Cellina Meduna training ground near Maniago, Italy. The training provided A... More
U.S. Airmen board an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
U.S. Airmen board an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a combat search and rescue training mission June 24, 2014, at Cellina Meduna training grounds near Maniago, Italy. The training provided Airmen with ... More
P-3C Orion, US Navy Photo, Florida
The Chief Petty Officers of Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 pose in front of a freshly painted P-3C Orion. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charles White/Released)
Patrol Squadron 40, US Navy Photogrpah
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Christopher Saindon, commander of Patrol Squadron (VP) 40, poses for a photograph with his squadron prior to departing the flightline for the final time at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash... More
2009 N'awlins Air Show practice
An F-22 Raptor from the U.S. Air Force's demonstration team performs maneuvers over Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans. The Raptors are performing in the 2009 N'awlins Air Show on NAS JR... More
An F-22 Raptor from the U.S. Air Force's demonstration
An F-22 Raptor from the U.S. Air Force's demonstration team performs maneuvers over Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans. The Raptors are performing in the 2009 N'awlins Air Show on NAS JR... More
South Korea exercise - Defense imagery management operations center
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Malcolm Potts, commanding officer of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, briefs South Korean Rear Adm. Sang Seok Kim, commodore of Korea's 6th Air Wing, after returning from a flig... More
Oklahoma Navy Week 2009
Commander, Strategic Communications Wing One, Capt. Tim Pedersen is interviewed by KWTV News 9 (CBS) aboard the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) facilities on Tinker Air Force Base. The interview was during Ok... More
Field carrier landing practice
An E-2C Hawkeye of VAW-120 flies in close formation over the skies of Jacksonville, Fla. The Greyhawks of VAW-120, based at NS Norfolk, Va., are conducting Field Carrier Landing Practice in Jacksonville, FL in ... More
Final flight - Defense imagery management operations center
Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Jackson, of Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CVWP), and Lt. Cmdr. Jared Bradel, of CVWP, board Electronic Attack Squadron 129's EA-6B Prowler 907 for the aircraft's final flight on ... More
Naval Air Station Oceana
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 sits on the flight line at Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., July 29, 2009. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist... More
Homecoming celebration - A group of men walking across a tarmac
Returning pilots of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 prepare to reunite with family, during a homecoming celebration. VFA-143 completed a five-month deployment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight... More
USS Momsen tour, US Navy Photo, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class (SW/AW) Richard Moore, of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), from Springfield, Ore., explains the MK-38 25 mm machine gun to gues... More
Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz operations
Capt. Bret Batchelder, Commander Carrier Air Wing 11, climbs out of a F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Warhawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 on the flightdeck of the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (... More
ESSEX Amphibious Ready Group
U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mates prepare a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, for takeoff aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)... More
SECNAV visit - Defense imagery management operations center
Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus secures his flight helmet before taking an aerial tour of Guam hosted by Commander, Joint Region Marianas and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25. Mabus visite... More
Aircraft preparation - Defense imagery management operations center
Maintainers from HSC-85 squadron check for discrepancies on aircraft before they take off at Naval Base North Island, San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Edwardo Proano (RELEASED).)
U.S. Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
U.S. Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 secure a box containing rotor blades to a SH-60 Seahawk helicopter in support of Panamax 2009 in an undisclosed location Sept. 18, 2009. Panamax ... More
Capt. Tom Slais, commodore of Electronic Attack Wing,
Capt. Tom Slais, commodore of Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 132 Sailors and guests during a Safe For Flight ceremony, Oct. 2. The ceremony marked the cul... More
Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan area of operations tour
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ronald Baczkowski, the deputy commander of Marine Corps Forces Central Command, and members of his party board a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afgh... More
USS Cape St. George operations
Rear Adm. Scott H. Swift, commander, Carrier Strike Group 9 and Rear Adm. Gary Blore, commander, U.S. Coast Guard District 13 discuss the capabilities of the MH-60R Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strik... More
Aviation Ordnanceman assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP-5)
Aviation Ordnanceman assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP-5) attach a BDU-45 training bomb to the wing of a P-3C Orion aircraft onboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville. The BDU-45 is used to simulate the shape and we... More
Balikatan 2009 - Defense imagery management operations center
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 Detachment 6 returns to the Navy command's hangar at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam, Dec. 9, following an eight-month deployment that began in March to support the joint milit... More
British Army Gen. John McColl, left, the deputy Supreme
British Army Gen. John McColl, left, the deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, exits the Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan (MEB-A) command center with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Larry D. Nicholson, t... More
Chief Warrant Officer Wilfrid Bossous, USS Bataan's
Chief Warrant Officer Wilfrid Bossous, USS Bataan's (LHD 5) air boatswain, looks across the flight deck as two CH-53E Super Stallions from the Ironhorse of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 turn at low... More
CH-53E Super Stallions attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter
CH-53E Super Stallions attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 approach the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) shortly after getting underway from Morehead... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (FMF) Joseph Williams,
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (FMF) Joseph Williams, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Alejandro Calzada and Marine Staff Sgt. Jenna Kumpf stand by near an MV-22B Osprey after medically evacuating a USS Nassau (LHA 4) ... More
Kentucky Air Guard facilitates airlift of Army logisitcs troops
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cecil Dickerson, a loadmaster from the Alaska Air National Guard's 249th Airlift Squadron, directs an Army Humvee onto a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 aircraft at the Kentucky Air Nat... More
USS Carl Vinson, US Navy Photogrpah
An F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron 81, is secured for sea in front of the island of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently... More
CH-46E helicopters, an AV-8B Harrier, and an AH-1W
CH-46E helicopters, an AV-8B Harrier, and an AH-1W Cobra are stowed in the hangar bay onboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5) due to heavy weather warnings. Peleliu is currently underway conducting an integration training... More
ISO CHRONAL inspection, Air National Guard
Airman 1st Class Mark Shafferl a mechanic from Aircraft Maintenance at the Charleston, West Virginia 130th Air National Guard Yeager Airbase lubricates the paratroop door track on a C-130 during a standard 450 ... More
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians from
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians from EOD Group 1 conduct fast rope training from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter. While they are not deployed, EOD units conduct fast rope, rappelling, and free fall t... More
Training Air Wing 5's new T-6B Texan II
Thomas Cooley Jr. instructs Training Air Wing 5's first group of student military aviators on the preflight procedures of the new T-6B Texan II. TRAWING-5 anticipates a complete transition to the new aircraft b... More
The Navy celebrates Earth Day by showcasing a supersonic
The Navy celebrates Earth Day by showcasing a supersonic flight test of the "Green Hornet," an F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighter jet powered by a 50/50 biofuel blend. The test, conducted at Naval Air Station P... More
Mission prep, Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jessica Livingston, left, watches as Cpl. Colin McCall mounts an M240G machine gun aboard an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft April 24, 2010, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Both Mari... More
Joint Civilian Orientation Course
A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey flys over the Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. The Osprey demonstrated some of its capabilities to participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Course (JCOC). JCOC is a Secretary of D... More
Training flight over North Carolina
A U.S. Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Colorado Springs, Colo., that is equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) drops water during a training fl... More
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to
A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing drops water during a training flight over North Carolina April 30, 2010. The aircraft is equipped with a modular airborne firefighting... More
Training flight - Defense imagery management operations center
A U.S. Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Colorado Springs, Colo., that is equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) drops water during a training fl... More
2010 Joint Service Open House Air Show
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, left, is joined by other spectators in clapping in appreciation for the exciting aerial maneuvers performed by the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team during the 2010 Joint Se... More
Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team
Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, center, expresses joy as he and thousands of other people watch the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team perform aerial maneuvers all around them, crisscrossing the skies and ... More
Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team
Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, left, and Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team event coordinator, Lt. Amy Tomlinson, right, walk past Blue Angels Aircraft 4 and 5, at the conclusion of the 2010 Joint Service... More
Gen. George W. Casey Jr. visits Bagram
Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., boards a C-130 at Bagram, Afghanistan, on Oct. 13, 2010. Casey is in Afghanistan to visit deployed Soldiers and meet with ISAF leadership throughout th... More
Black Hawk prepares for take off
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Task Force No Mercy takes off from Forward Operating Base Tirin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2010. The helicopter... More
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow takes off from Forward
A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow takes off from Forward Operation Base Tirin Kot in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2010. The aircraft was one of two AH-64D Apache Longbows that provided security for o... More
An AH-64 Apache takes flight from Forward Operating
An AH-64 Apache takes flight from Forward Operating Base Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 14, 2010. The helicopter was one of two AH-64 Apaches that were providing security for multiple helicop... More
Maj. Richard Goodman, Thunderbird 5, lead solo, demonstrates
Maj. Richard Goodman, Thunderbird 5, lead solo, demonstrates the tactical surprise of the F-16 Fighting Falcon with the sneak pass during the Cocoa Beach Air Show, Oct. 31, 2010. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt... More
Jet launch preparation - A group of people walking across a runway at ...
Crew chiefs assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds," conduct a foreign object debris (FOD) walk of the flight line prior to jet launch at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 1, 2... More
Nellis Aviation Nation 2010, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
Aircraft flight together in the Trainer Aircraft Parade during the 2010 Aviation Nation open house at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 13, 2010. The annual open house is an opportunity for the Las Vegas commun... More
U.S. Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli, vice chief of staff
U.S. Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli, vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, meets with Soldiers of 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, as they work to repair multiple aircrafts, Kan... More
Secretary of defense staff board Black Hawk at Kandahar Airfield
A U.S. Secret Service agent stands guard while members of the secretary of defense staff board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Dec. 8, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert T... More