HomeNewsPhotos

Planes over water

AIR FORCE PHOTOS

Clear Filters | 321 - 340 of 7643 results

MQ-1 Predator in flight

The MQ-1 Predator assigned to the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing is in flight over the Southern California Logistics Airport, formerly George Air Force Base, Jan. 7, 2012, in Victorville, Calif. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Effrain Lopez)
Details Download

130822-F-JP000-253

A rotational plate is welded together, Aug 22, 2013 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Two Airmen from MacDill co-engineered a way to centrifugally mount a KC-135 Stratotanker’s nose and main landing wheel on a rotating base, which reduces a wheel’s paint process by 50 percent.
Details Download

130719-Z-QY689-001.jpg

A C130J Super Hercules from the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, Calif., drops a line of retardant over the trees July 19, 2013, in the mountains above Palm Springs. The 146th AW was activated July 18 to support CAL Fire and CAL OES on the Mountain fire and other potential wildfire activity throughout the state.
Details Download

130813-F-TB066-012

A decal is removed from an F-16 Fighting Falcon Aug. 13, 2013 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Corrosion control technicians create, print and cut all decals that are applied to the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jessica Hines)
Details Download

130813-F-TB066-023

Francesco Di Carlo paints the tail end of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Aug. 13, 2013, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Corrosion control focuses on preventative maintenance by sanding down and repainting aircraft through the use of special polyurethane paint, which helps protect the metal from environmental stressors. Di Carlo is a 31st Maintenance Squadron corrosion technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jessica Hines)
Details Download

130813-F-TB066-015

Staff Sgt. Daniel Palermiti removes paper and tape covering from an F-16 Fighting Falcon Aug. 13, 2013 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. With a new state-of-the-art Corrosion Control Facility on base, aircrafts are serviced in-house for a quarter of the cost that it took to send them to Germany or Belgium for repainting. Palermiti is a 31st Maintenance Squadron corrosion technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jessica Hines)
Details Download

130815-F-TB066-001

An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits in the Corrosion Control Facility after being coated with primer Aug. 8, 2013, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. From start to finish, an F-16 takes approximately eight days to repaint. (Courtesy photo)
Details Download

Standing ready for flight

A U.S. Marine Corps plane captain, known as a crew chief in the Air Force, marshals out an F-35B Lightning II short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the aircraft May 22, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base. The maintainer orchestrated a "hot pit" ground refueling, running the engine while receiving fuel, allowing it to take off immediately afterward for another training sortie. Assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron-501, the plane captain helped train up 24 U.S. and United Kingdom pilots flying the B variant to date by having aircraft ready for the daily flight operations.
Details Download

Ready to go

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Tabert returns from the first local flight of the carrier variant of the F-35C Lightning II, Joint Strike Fighter, Aug. 14, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base's 33rd Fighter Wing. The unit, co-located at the wing, serves as the F-35C Fleet Replacement Squadron, training F-35C aircrew and maintenance personnel alongside Air Force, Marine and coalition partners in the joint strike fighter program. Tabert is an F-35 instructor pilot with the U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-101.
Details Download

130814-F-XC501-002

Staff Sgt. Michael A. Conran performs an in-flight refueling receptacle inspection for the F-35A Lightning II, Aug. 14, 2013, on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Fuel was transferred in flight from a tanker aircraft to the F-35 through the receptacle. Due to the precision needed to properly conduct the mission, post flight maintainers verify the boom did not do any damage thus readying the plane for another sortie. Conran, a crew chief with the 33rd Fighter Wing, recently maintained C-130 Hercules before transitioning to the joint strike fighter.
Details Download

Morning lift-off

In 2008, the 131st Bomb Wing achieved another major milestone by completing the first B-2 sortie flown and launched by Missouri Air National Guard personnel from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo, June 18. The 131st BW is the nation’s only Guard unit to fly and maintain the B-2 Spirit
Details Download

Maintainer

During early morning operations, 131st Bomb Wing Missouri Air National Guard mantainers service a B-2 Stealth at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The 131st BW has recently been certified to conduct nuclear missions upon completion of their initial nuclear surety inspection.
Details Download

Launch of Delta IV WGS-6, August 7, 2013 from Cape Canaveral AFS

Wideband Global Satcom-6 launches Aug. 7 from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The WGS satellite will provide additional wideband satellite communications coverage for U.S. defense forces and International partners.
Details Download

130803-F-SC698-217

Delaware Air National Guard five ship formation C-130 aircraft tactical airdrop Aug. 3, 2013 covering four states. This is the first such five ship formation mission since June 7, 2008. The mission covered Del., Pa., Md. and N.J., with two airdrops over the Coyle Field Drop Zone in the Pine Barrens of Southern N.J. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Robin Meredith)
Details Download

130803-F-SC698-214

Delaware Air National Guard five ship formation C-130 aircraft tactical airdrop Aug. 3, 2013 covering four states. This is the first such five ship formation mission since June 7, 2008. The mission covered Del., Pa., Md. and N.J., with two airdrops over the Coyle Field Drop Zone in the Pine Barrens of Southern N.J. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Robin Meredith)
Details Download

Delaware Air National Guard five ship formation C-130 aircraft tactical airdrop Aug. 3, 2013 covering four states. This is the first such five ship formation mission since June 7, 2008. The mission covered Del., Pa., Md. and N.J., with two airdrops over the Coyle Field Drop Zone in the Pine Barrens of Southern N.J. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Robin Meredith)

Delaware Air National Guard five ship formation C-130 aircraft tactical airdrop Aug. 3, 2013 covering four states. This is the first such five ship formation mission since June 7, 2008. The mission covered Del., Pa., Md. and N.J., with two airdrops over the Coyle Field Drop Zone in the Pine Barrens of Southern N.J. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Robin Meredith)
Details Download

130803-F-SC698-221

Delaware Air National Guard five ship formation C-130 aircraft tactical airdrop Aug. 3, 2013 covering four states. This is the first such five ship formation mission since June 7, 2008. The mission covered Del., Pa., Md. and N.J., with two airdrops over the Coyle Field Drop Zone in the Pine Barrens of Southern N.J. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Robin Meredith)
Details Download

130803-F-SC698-081

Delaware Air National Guard five ship formation C-130 aircraft tactical airdrop Aug. 3, 2013 covering four states. This is the first such five ship formation mission since June 7, 2008. The mission covered Del., Pa., Md. and N.J., with two airdrops over the Coyle Field Drop Zone in the Pine Barrens of Southern N.J. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. Robin Meredith)
Details Download

Bagram air assets save 60 Army members

A HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron takes off from Bagram Airfield, June 22, 2013. Recently a HH-60's and two 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt aircraft worked together during a mission saving 60 U.S. Army members lives. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
Details Download

F-35 Lightning II

Two new Air Force variants of the F-35 Lightning II taxi in to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for the first time June 5, 2013. The 33rd Fighter Wing received the F-35A Lightning II jets bringing the total to 12 Air Force joint strike fighters. Including the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 based here, the training fleet grew to 25 F-35A and F-35B joint strike fighters. The Navy F-35C variant is slated to arrive in the coming weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Egebrecht)
Details Download