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Operation Allied Force

A weapons tecnician uploads an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Aviano Air Base, Italy, for the next sortie in support to NATO in the Operation Allied Force, March 27, 1999. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mitch Fuqua)
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Air war over Bosnia

Capt. Scott O'Grady talks to Airmen from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, Italy, about his experience after evading capture in 1995. Capt. O'Grady, with the 555th Fighter Squadron at Aviano, ejected from his F-16 over Bosnia, after his aircraft was hit by a rocket from the Bosnian Serb Army. He eluded capture by Serbian forces for five days before being picked up by a U.S. Marine Corps rescue helicopter. (Courtesy photo)
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Operation Allied Force

A F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over Aviano Air Base, Italy, as it departs for an NATO Operation Allied Force mission in the Balkans March 27, 1999. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mitch Fuqua)
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Operation Iraqi Freedom

Capt. Bart Wilbanks receives a F-16 pre-flight briefing before an Operation Iraqi Freedom mission at Balad Air Base, Iraq, November 2005. Captain Wilbanks is deployed from Aviano AB, Italy. (Courtesy photo)
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Flightline maintenance at Aviano Air Base

Senior Airman Paul Laspino breaks down the F-16 Fighting Falcon right wheel well at Aviano Air Base, Italy, in May 2003. The "break down" is a pre-flight inspection performed by the crew chief to locate and correct hydraulic fluids, oil levels, nitrogen and the jet fuel starters if needed. Airman Laspino is a crew chief assigned to the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron . (U. S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st C lass Isaac L. Freeman)
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Everything's ship-shape

Crew chief Senior Airman Gary Riddle checks over an F-16 Fighting Falcon Sept. 12 prior to a flight. Airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base were preparing for an upcoming operational readiness exercise. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Caycee Cook)
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Bring on the inspectors

Crew chiefs ready their F-16 Fighting Falcons Sept. 12 for a mission. The Airmen, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, were preparing for an upcoming operational readiness exercise. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Caycee Cook)
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Thunderbirds arrive for Air Force Week Honolulu

Thunderbird maintainers marshal F-16 Fighting Falcons to parking spots during an arrival ceremony Sept. 12 at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. The Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, are performing as part of Air Force Week Honolulu, which runs Sept. 8 through 15. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)
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American pilots of yesteryear visit Kunsan, rekindle Korean War memories

Capt. Cesar Orozco shows retired Lt. Gen. Charles Cleveland the functions of the F-16 Fighting Falcon Sept. 11 as Cols. Wilbur Carpenter (left to right), Kenneth Shealy and Ralph Gibson observe. The four Korean War veterans were visiting Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, and sharing their experiences with 8th Fighter Wing Airmen. Captain Orozco is with the 35th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Giang Nguyen)
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Let's talk

Avionics technicians assigned to the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, discuss repairs on an F-16 Fighting Falcon that experienced an in-flight malfunction Aug. 29. Avionics specialists must be familiar with nearly 40 separate avionics systems that are built into the multi-role fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)
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Soaring high

F-15 Eagles and an F-16 Fighting Falcon take flight after a refueling at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)
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Revving up for Red Flag

The 64th Aggressor Squadron's F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcon head to the fight after refueling Aug. 28 during Red Flag 07-3 exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag tests aircrew war-fighting skills in realistic combat situations. The aircraft fly missions during the day and night to the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range to simulate an air war. Servicemembers from all the U.S. military branches, along with coalition forces, are participating in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)
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Airpower summary for Aug. 28, 2007

An F-16 Fighting Falcon arrives at Balad Air Base, Iraq, after a mission. F-16s fly close air support sorties for Operation Iraqi Freedom. F-16s and other coalition aircraft flew 50 CAS missions Aug. 28. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Airmen in Moscow reach out to children

A view from the tail of the C-17 Globemaster III shows just some of the thousands of people who visited the Moscow International Air Show Aug. 26 in Zhukovsky, Russia. A KC-135 Stratotanker from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England; an F-15 Eagle from RAF Lakenheath, England; a B-52 from Barksdale Air Force Base, La.; a C-17 Globemaster II from McChord AFB, Wash., and two F-16 Fighting Falcons from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, were on static display at the air show, along with many other aircraft from all over the world. The air show began Aug. 21 and concluded Aug. 26, and had more than 500,000 visitors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Pamela A.Q. Cook)
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Airmen in Moscow reach out to children

A view from a B-52 Stratofortress cockpit shows just some of the thousands of people who visited the Moscow International Air Show Aug. 25 in Zhukovsky, Russia. A KC-135 Stratotanker from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England; an F-15 Eagle from RAF Lakenheath, England; a B-52 from Barksdale Air Force Base, La.; a C-17 Globemaster II from McChord AFB, Wash., and two F-16 Fighting Falcons from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, were on static display at the air show, along with many other aircraft from all over the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Karen Abeyasekere)
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Airpower Summary for Aug. 23, 2007

An F-16 Fighting Falcon eases up to the refueling boom of a KC-10 Extender during an Operation Iraqi Freedom mission. F-16s provide shows of force to enemy troops and provide overwatch for coalition troops on the ground in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Matt Cook)
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Astronaut orbits Air Force Week science day

Veronica Morrier, 8, from Concord, N.H., tries on a fighter pilot helmet during an Air Force pilot's life support survival equipment display by members of Pease Air National Guard Base from New Hampshire Aug. 21 in Concord, N.H. The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium hosted the Air Force New England Science Day, which provided children and adults hands-on displays of Air Force equipment, a model rocket launch demonstration, an F-16 Fighting Falcon static display, and "Do Something Amazing" display trailers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Astronaut orbits Air Force Week science day

Four-year-old Kiaden from Concord, N.H., takes a closer look inside a 60th Anniversary Air Force display during Air Force New England Science Day Aug. 21 in Concord, N.H. "It looks like the big airplane is having a helicopter baby," said Kaiden of the picture of the C-17 Globemaster III unloading a Blackhawk helicopter. The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium hosted the Air Force New England Science Day, which provided children and adults hands-on displays of Air Force equipment, a model rocket launch demonstration, an F-16 Fighting Falcon static display, and "Do Something Amazing" display trailers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Astronaut orbits Air Force Week science day

Spectators watch as Phil Chouynerd runs the "Rockteers Workshop" and launches a model rocket at the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium Aug. 21 in Concord, N.H. The planetarium hosted the Air Force New England Science Day, which provided children and adults hands-on displays of Air Force equipment, a model rocket launch demonstration, an F-16 Fighting Falcon static display, and "Do Something Amazing" display trailers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Astronaut orbits Air Force Week science day

Thomas Fougery, 6, from Londonderry, N.H., tosses his balsa wood aircraft for it's first flight after completing an airplane building station as part of Air Force Week New England's Science Day Aug. 21at Concord, N.H. The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium hosted the Air Force New England Science Day, which provided children and adults hands on displays of Air Force equipment, a model rocket launch demonstration, an F-16 Fighting Falcon static display, and "Do Something Amazing" display trailers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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